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Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Options *options*
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91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
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Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +020013For an overview of options see quickref.txt |option-list|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
15Vim has a number of internal variables and switches which can be set to
16achieve special effects. These options come in three forms:
17 boolean can only be on or off *boolean* *toggle*
18 number has a numeric value
19 string has a string value
20
21==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +0000221. Setting options *set-option* *E764*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023
24 *:se* *:set*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010025:se[t][!] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
27 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010029:se[t][!] all Show all but terminal options.
30 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
31 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032
33:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
34 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
35 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
36 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
37
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +000038:se[t]! termcap Idem, but don't use multiple columns.
39
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000040 *E518* *E519*
41:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
42
43:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
44 Number option: show value.
45 String option: show value.
46
47:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
48
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020049 *:set-!* *:set-inv*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000050:se[t] {option}! or
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020051:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052
53 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
54:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020055 current value of 'compatible'.
56:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value.
57:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000058
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010059:se[t] all& Set all options to their default value. The values of
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +020060 these options are not changed:
61 all terminal options, starting with t_
62 'columns'
63 'cryptmethod'
64 'encoding'
65 'key'
66 'lines'
67 'term'
68 'ttymouse'
69 'ttytype'
70 Warning: This may have a lot of side effects.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000071
72 *:set-args* *E487* *E521*
73:se[t] {option}={value} or
74:se[t] {option}:{value}
75 Set string or number option to {value}.
76 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +010077 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000078 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
79 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
80 set). See |cmdline-completion|.
81 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
82 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
83 is not allowed.
84 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
85 backslashes in {value}.
86
87:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
88 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
89 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010090 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000091 value was empty.
92 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000093 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
94 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +000095 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000096
97:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
98 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
99 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +0100100 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000101 value was empty.
102 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000103
104:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
105 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
106 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
107 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
108 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
109 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
110 becomes empty.
111 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
112 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
113 one by one to avoid problems.
114 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000115
116The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
117 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
118If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
119and the following arguments will be ignored.
120
121 *:set-verbose*
122When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
123was last set. Example: >
124 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200125< shiftwidth=4 ~
126 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
127 cindent ~
128 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim line 30 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000129This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":verbose
130set all" or ":verbose set" without an argument.
131When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000132When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
133autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
134Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
135'compatible'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000136A few special texts:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200137 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000138 Option was set in a |modeline|.
139 Last set from --cmd argument ~
140 Option was set with command line argument |--cmd| or +.
141 Last set from -c argument ~
142 Option was set with command line argument |-c|, +, |-S| or
143 |-q|.
144 Last set from environment variable ~
145 Option was set from an environment variable, $VIMINIT,
146 $GVIMINIT or $EXINIT.
147 Last set from error handler ~
148 Option was cleared when evaluating it resulted in an error.
149
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200150{not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000151
152 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000153For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000154override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
155the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
156 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
157This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
158example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
159 :set <M-b>=^[b
160(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
161The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
162
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100163You can define any key codes, e.g.: >
164 :set t_xy=^[foo;
165There is no warning for using a name that isn't recognized. You can map these
166codes as you like: >
167 :map <t_xy> something
168< *E846*
169When a key code is not set, it's like it does not exist. Trying to get its
170value will result in an error: >
171 :set t_kb=
172 :set t_kb
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +0000173< E846: Key code not set: t_kb ~
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100174
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000175The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
176security reasons.
177
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000178The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000179at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000180"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
181|more-prompt|.
182
183 *option-backslash*
184To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
185backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
186means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
187down).
188A few examples: >
189 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags /usr/tags"
190 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags\,file"
191 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags\ file"
192
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000193The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
194include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000195'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
196 :set titlestring=hi\|there
197This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
198 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
199
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200200Similarly, in legacy script the double quote character starts a comment. To
201include the '"' in the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the
202'titlestring' option to 'hi "there"': >
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000203 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
204
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200205In |Vim9| script it's simpler, comments start with a '#' character, and only
206when preceded by white space. A backslash is needed less often: >
207 vim9script
208 set titlestring=hi\ "there"
209 set titlestring=hi#there#
210 set titlestring=hi\ \#there#
211
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100212For Win32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More precise: For
213options that expect a file name (those where environment variables are
214expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not removed. But
215a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma, etc.) is used
216like explained above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000217There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
218 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
219 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
220 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
221For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
222are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000223halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000224result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
225
226 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
227 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
228Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
229option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
230 :set guioptions+=a
231Remove a flag from an option like this: >
232 :set guioptions-=a
233This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000234Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000235the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
236doesn't appear.
237
238 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000239Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000240environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
241name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
242are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
243follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
244appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
245 :set term=$TERM.new
246 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
247When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
248opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
249
250
251Handling of local options *local-options*
252
253Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100254has its own copy of this option, thus each can have its own value. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000255allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
256'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
257
258The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
259situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
260the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
261expects is a bit complicated...
262
263When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
264right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
265
266When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
267the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
268these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
269global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
270global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
271thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
272
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +0200273When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the options from the window
274that was last closed are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this
275window, the values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the
276last closed window where the buffer was edited last are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000277
278It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
279When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
280using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
281local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
282has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
283global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
284 :e one
285 :set list
286 :e two
287Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
288command you have also set the global value. >
289 :set nolist
290 :e one
291 :setlocal list
292 :e two
293Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
294value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
295global value. Note that if you do this next: >
296 :e one
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200297You will get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited "one".
298The options local to a window are remembered for each buffer. This also
299happens when the buffer is not loaded, but they are lost when the buffer is
300wiped out |:bwipe|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000301
302 *:setl* *:setlocal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100303:setl[ocal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000304 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
305 local value. If the option does not have a local
306 value the global value is set.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200307 With the "all" argument: display local values for all
308 local options.
309 Without argument: Display local values for all local
310 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000311 When displaying a specific local option, show the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000312 local value. For a global/local boolean option, when
313 the global value is being used, "--" is displayed
314 before the option name.
315 For a global option the global value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000316 shown (but that might change in the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000317
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000318:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by
319 copying the value.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000320
Bram Moolenaar6be7f872012-01-20 21:08:56 +0100321:se[t] {option}< For |global-local| options: Remove the local value of
322 {option}, so that the global value will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000323
324 *:setg* *:setglobal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100325:setg[lobal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000326 option without changing the local value.
327 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200328 With the "all" argument: display global values for all
329 local options.
330 Without argument: display global values for all local
331 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000332
333For buffer-local and window-local options:
334 Command global value local value ~
335 :set option=value set set
336 :setlocal option=value - set
337:setglobal option=value set -
338 :set option? - display
339 :setlocal option? - display
340:setglobal option? display -
341
342
343Global options with a local value *global-local*
344
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000345Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
346For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
347You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
348use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
349value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000350
351For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
352'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
353 :set makeprg=gmake
354then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
355the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
356However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000357another 'makeprg' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000358files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000359 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
360You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
361 :setlocal makeprg=
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100362This only works for a string option. For a number or boolean option you need
363to use the "<" flag, like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000364 :setlocal autoread<
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100365Note that for non-boolean and non-number options using "<" copies the global
366value to the local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value
367(that matters when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000368 :set path<
369This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
370used. Thus it does the same as: >
371 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000372Note: In the future more global options can be made |global-local|. Using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000373":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
374
375
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000376 *option-value-function*
377Some options ('completefunc', 'imactivatefunc', 'imstatusfunc', 'omnifunc',
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +0000378'operatorfunc', 'quickfixtextfunc', 'tagfunc' and 'thesaurusfunc') are set to
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000379a function name or a function reference or a lambda function. When using a
380lambda it will be converted to the name, e.g. "<lambda>123". Examples:
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000381>
382 set opfunc=MyOpFunc
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +0000383 set opfunc=function('MyOpFunc')
384 set opfunc=funcref('MyOpFunc')
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000385 set opfunc={a\ ->\ MyOpFunc(a)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000386
387Set to a script-local function: >
388 set opfunc=s:MyLocalFunc
389 set opfunc=<SID>MyLocalFunc
390In |Vim9| script the "s:" and "<SID>" can be omitted if the function exists in
391the script: >
392 set opfunc=MyLocalFunc
393
394Set using a funcref variable: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000395 let Fn = function('MyTagFunc')
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +0000396 let &tagfunc = Fn
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000397
398Set using a lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000399 let &tagfunc = {t -> MyTagFunc(t)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000400
401Set using a variable with lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000402 let L = {a, b, c -> MyTagFunc(a, b , c)}
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000403 let &tagfunc = L
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +0000404
405In Vim9 script, in a compiled function, you can use a lambda, but a
406closured does not work, because the function will be called without the
407context of where it was defined.
408
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000409
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000410Setting the filetype
411
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200412:setf[iletype] [FALLBACK] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000413 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
414 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
415 This is short for: >
416 :if !did_filetype()
417 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
418 :endif
419< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
420 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
421 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200422
423 When the optional FALLBACK argument is present, a
424 later :setfiletype command will override the
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +0100425 'filetype'. This is to be used for filetype
426 detections that are just a guess. |did_filetype()|
427 will return false after this command.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200428
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100429 *option-window* *optwin*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000430:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
431:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
432 Options are grouped by function.
433 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
434 short help to open a help window with more help for
435 the option.
436 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
437 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
438 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
439 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
440 window, in which case the window below help window is
441 used (skipping the option-window).
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100442 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
443 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000444
445 *$HOME*
446Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
447option and after a space or comma.
448
449On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
450of user "user". Example: >
451 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
452
453On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
454contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
455"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
456
457NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
458command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
459
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200460 *$HOME-windows*
461On MS-Windows, if $HOME is not defined as an environment variable, then
462at runtime Vim will set it to the expansion of $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200463If $HOMEDRIVE is not set then $USERPROFILE is used.
464
465This expanded value is not exported to the environment, this matters when
466running an external command: >
467 :echo system('set | findstr ^HOME=')
468and >
469 :echo luaeval('os.getenv("HOME")')
470should echo nothing (an empty string) despite exists('$HOME') being true.
471When setting $HOME to a non-empty string it will be exported to the
472subprocesses.
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200473
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000474
475Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
476the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
477
478 *:fix* *:fixdel*
479:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
480 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
481 CTRL-? CTRL-H
482 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
483
Bram Moolenaar82be4842021-01-11 19:40:15 +0100484 (CTRL-? is 0o177 octal, 0x7f hex)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000485
486 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
487 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
488 your .vimrc: >
489 :fixdel
490< This works no matter what the actual code for
491 backspace is.
492
493 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
494 use this: >
495 :if &term == "termname"
496 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
497 : fixdel
498 :endif
499< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000500 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000501 with your terminal name.
502
503 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
504 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
505 :if &term == "termname"
506 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
507 :endif
508< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
509 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
510 with your terminal name.
511
512 *Linux-backspace*
513 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
514 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
515 putting this line in your rc.local: >
516 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
517<
518 *NetBSD-backspace*
519 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
520 the right code, try this: >
521 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
522< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
523 keysym 22 = BackSpace
524< You need to restart for this to take effect.
525
526==============================================================================
5272. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
528
529Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
530to set options automatically for one or more files:
531
5321. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
533 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
534 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
535 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
536 |:mksession|.
5372. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
538 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
539 many other things. See |autocommand|.
5403. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
541 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
542 modelines. This is explained here.
543
544 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
545There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100546 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000547
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100548[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
549 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
550 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200551{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200552[white] optional white space
553{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space
554 or ':', where each part between ':' is the argument
555 for a ":set" command (can be empty)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000556
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200557Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000558 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200559 vim: tw=77 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000560
561The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
562
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100563 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000564
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100565[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
566 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
567 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200568{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:", "Vim:" or "ex:"
569[white] optional white space
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200570se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space); When
571 "Vim" is used it must be "set".
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200572{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which
573 is the argument for a ":set" command
574: a colon
575[text] any text or empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000576
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200577Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000578 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200579 /* Vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000580
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200581The white space before {vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the
582chance that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception:
583"vi:" and "vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with
584version 3.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this
585could be short for "example:").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000586
Hu Jialun9dcd3492021-08-28 20:42:50 +0200587If the modeline is disabled within a modeline, subsequent modelines will be
588ignored. This is to allow turning off modeline on a per-file basis. This is
589useful when a line looks like a modeline but isn't. For example, it would be
590good to start a YAML file containing strings like "vim:" with
591 # vim: nomodeline ~
592so as to avoid modeline misdetection. Following options on the same line
593after modeline deactivation, if any, are still evaluated (but you would
594normally not have any).
595
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000596 *modeline-local*
597The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000598buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
599options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
600the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
601depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000602
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000603When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
604from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
605option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
606in another window. But window-local options will be set.
607
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000608 *modeline-version*
609If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200610number can be specified where "vim:" or "Vim:" is used:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000611 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
612 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
613 vim={vers}: version {vers}
614 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100615{vers} is 700 for Vim 7.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
616For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 7.0:
617 /* vim700: set foldmethod=marker */ ~
618To use a modeline for Vim after version 7.2:
619 /* vim>702: set cole=2: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000620There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
621
622
623The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
624If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
625
626Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000627like:
628 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
629will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
630 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000631
632If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
633
634If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000635backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +0100636 /* vi:set fillchars=stl\:^,vert\:\|: */ ~
637This sets the 'fillchars' option to "stl:^,vert:\|". Only a single backslash
638before the ':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200639 *E992*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000640No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000641might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines). And not all options
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200642can be set. For some options a flag is set, so that when the value is used
643the |sandbox| is effective. Some options can only be set from the modeline
644when 'modelineexpr' is set (the default is off).
645
646Still, there is always a small risk that a modeline causes trouble. E.g.,
647when some joker sets 'textwidth' to 5 all your lines are wrapped unexpectedly.
648So disable modelines before editing untrusted text. The mail ftplugin does
649this, for example.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000650
651Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
652define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
653example: >
654 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
655And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
656"VAR".
657
658==============================================================================
6593. Options summary *option-summary*
660
661In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
662an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
663
664In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
665is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
666
667For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
668used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
669'compatible' is set.
670
671Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000672are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000673different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
674one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
675at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
676file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
677the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
678program.
679
680 global one option for all buffers and windows
681 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
682 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
683
684When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
685are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
686buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
687'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
688buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000689first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
690is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000691present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
692buffer is created.
693
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000694Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000695
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000696Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
697features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
698below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
699error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
700option though, it is not stored.
701
702To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
703 if exists('&foo')
704This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
705supported use something like this: >
706 if exists('+foo')
707<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000708 *E355*
709A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
710
711 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100712'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-Windows, 224 otherwise)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000713 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000714 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
715 feature}
716 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
717 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
718 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
719 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
720 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
721 See |rileft.txt|.
722
723 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
724'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
725 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000726 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
727 feature}
728 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
729 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
730 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
731 'revins'.
732 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
733
734 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
735'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
736 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000737 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
738 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +0100739 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
740 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000741
742 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
743'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
744 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000745 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
746 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
747 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
748 letters, Cyrillic letters).
749
750 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000751 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000752 expected by most users.
753 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
Bram Moolenaar5c3bd0a2010-08-04 20:55:44 +0200754 *E834* *E835*
755 The value "double" cannot be used if 'listchars' or 'fillchars'
Bram Moolenaar079ba762021-10-23 12:08:41 +0100756 contains a character that would be double width. These errors may
757 also be given when calling setcellwidths().
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +0200758
759 The values are overruled for characters specified with
760 |setcellwidths()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000761
762 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
763 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
764 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
765 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000766 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000767 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000768 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000769 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
770 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
771 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
772 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +0100773 to be set to "double" under CJK MS-Windows when the system locale is
774 set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode Standard Annex #11
775 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000776
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100777 Vim may set this option automatically at startup time when Vim is
778 compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and if |t_u7| is set to the
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200779 escape sequence to request cursor position report. The response can
780 be found in |v:termu7resp|.
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100781
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000782 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
783'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
784 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000785 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +0200786 on macOS}
787 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on macOS
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000788 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
789 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
790 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
791 to its default (empty string).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100792 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000793
794 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
795'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
796 global
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200797 {only available when compiled with it, use
798 exists("+autochdir") to check}
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +0000799 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
800 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
801 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +0100802 or selected. When a buffer has no name it also has no directory, thus
803 the current directory won't change when navigating to it.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000804 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000805
Bram Moolenaar8b9abfd2021-03-29 20:49:05 +0200806 *'autoshelldir'* *'asd'* *'noautoshelldir'* *'noasd'*
807'autoshelldir' 'asd' boolean (default off)
808 global
809 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
810 change the directory of the shell running in a terminal window. You
811 need proper setting-up, so whenever the shell's pwd changes an OSC 7
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +0100812 escape sequence will be emitted. For example, on Linux, you can
813 source /etc/profile.d/vte.sh in your shell profile if you use bash or
814 zsh. For bash this should work (put it in a bash init file): >
815 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
816 PROMPT_COMMAND='_vim_sync_PWD'
817 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
Bram Moolenaare1f3fd12022-08-15 18:51:32 +0100818 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +0100819 }
820 fi
821<
822 Or, in a zsh init file: >
823 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
824 autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
825 add-zsh-hook -Uz chpwd _vim_sync_PWD
826 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
Bram Moolenaare1f3fd12022-08-15 18:51:32 +0100827 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +0100828 }
829 fi
830<
831 In a fish init file: >
832 if test -n "$VIM_TERMINAL"
833 function _vim_sync_PWD --on-variable=PWD
Bram Moolenaare1f3fd12022-08-15 18:51:32 +0100834 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +0100835 end
836 end
837<
838 You can find an alternative method at |terminal-autoshelldir|.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +0000839 When the parsing of the OSC sequence fails you get *E1179* .
Bram Moolenaar8b9abfd2021-03-29 20:49:05 +0200840
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000841 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
842'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
843 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000844 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
845 feature}
846 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
847 Setting this option will:
848 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
849 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
850 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
851 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
852 - Set the 'delcombine' option
853 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
854
855 Resetting this option will:
856 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
857 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
858 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200859 option).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100860 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000861 Also see |arabic.txt|.
862
863 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
864 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
865'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
866 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000867 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
868 feature}
869 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
870 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200871 take effect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000872 one which encompasses:
873 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
874 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
875 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
876 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100877 When disabled the display shows each character's true stand-alone
878 form.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000879 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
880 further details see |arabic.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100881 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000882
883 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
884'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
885 local to buffer
886 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
887 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
888 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000889 <Esc>, CTRL-O or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor
890 to another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included
891 in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000892 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
893 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
894 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000895 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
896 a different way.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +0200897 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and
898 restored when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000899
900 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
901'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
902 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000903 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
904 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +0200905 When the file has been deleted this is not done, so you have the text
906 from before it was deleted. When it appears again then it is read.
907 |timestamp|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000908 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
909 using the global value: >
910 :set autoread<
911<
912 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
913'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
914 global
915 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000916 `:next`, `:rewind`, `:last`, `:first`, `:previous`, `:stop`,
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000917 `:suspend`, `:tag`, `:!`, `:make`, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when
918 a `:buffer`, CTRL-O, CTRL-I, '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000919 to another file.
920 A buffer is not written if it becomes hidden, e.g. when 'bufhidden' is
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000921 set to "hide" and `:next` is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000922 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
923 'autowriteall' for that.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +0200924 Some buffers will not be written, specifically when 'buftype' is
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +0200925 "nowrite", "nofile", "terminal" or "prompt".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000926
927 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
928'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
929 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000930 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
931 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
932 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
933 been set.
934
935 *'background'* *'bg'*
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200936'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light", see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000937 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000938 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
939 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
940 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
941 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
942 This will not always be correct.
943 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
944 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
945 color, see |:hi-normal|.
946
947 When 'background' is set Vim will adjust the default color groups for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000948 the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000949 change. *g:colors_name*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100950 When a color scheme is loaded (the "g:colors_name" variable is set)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000951 setting 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
952 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
953 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100954 be undone. First delete the "g:colors_name" variable when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000955
956 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
957 :set background&
958< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
959 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +0200960 If the GUI supports a dark theme, you can use the "d" flag in
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +0200961 'guioptions', see 'go-d'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000962
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200963 When the |t_RB| option is set, Vim will use it to request the background
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200964 color from the terminal. If the returned RGB value is dark/light and
965 'background' is not dark/light, 'background' will be set and the
966 screen is redrawn. This may have side effects, make t_BG empty in
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200967 your .vimrc if you suspect this problem. The response to |t_RB| can
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +0100968 be found in |v:termrbgresp|.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +0200969
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000970 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
971 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
972 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
973 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
974 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
975 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
976 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
977 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200978
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +0100979 For MS-Windows the default is "dark".
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200980 For other systems "dark" is used when 'term' is "linux",
981 "screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
982 background. Otherwise the default is "light".
983
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200984 The |:terminal| command and the |term_start()| function use the
985 'background' value to decide whether the terminal window will start
986 with a white or black background.
987
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000988 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
989 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
990 :if &term == "pcterm"
991 : set background=dark
992 :endif
993< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
994 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
995 the setting of the 'background' option.
996 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
997 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
998 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
999 done with ":syntax on".
1000
1001 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02001002'backspace' 'bs' string (default "", set to "indent,eol,start"
1003 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001004 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001005 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
1006 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
1007 a way to backspace over something:
1008 value effect ~
1009 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
1010 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
1011 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
1012 stop once at the start of insert.
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001013 nostop like start, except CTRL-W and CTRL-U do not stop at the start of
1014 insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001015
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001016 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used, none of
1017 the ways mentioned for the items above are possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001018
1019 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
1020 value effect ~
1021 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
1022 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
1023 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001024 3 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,nostop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001025
1026 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
1027 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
1028
1029 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
1030'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
1031 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001032 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
1033 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
1034 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
1035 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
1036 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001037 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001038 |backup-table| for more explanations.
1039 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
1040 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
1041 oldest version of a file.
1042 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1043
1044 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
1045'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
Bram Moolenaarb8ee25a2014-09-23 15:45:08 +02001046 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001047 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001048 done. This is a comma-separated list of words.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001049
1050 The main values are:
1051 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
1052 "no" rename the file and write a new one
1053 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
1054
1055 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
1056 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
1057 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
1058
1059 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
1060 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
1061 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
1062 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
1063 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
1064 not of the real file.
1065
1066 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
1067 + It's fast.
1068 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
1069 file.
1070 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
1071
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001072 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming the
1073 file is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on
1074 and the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected,
1075 a copy will be made.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001076
1077 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
1078 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
1079 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
1080 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
1081 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
1082 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
1083 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
1084 be propagated back to the original source.
1085 *crontab*
1086 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
1087 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
1088 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001089 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001090 example.
1091
1092 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
1093 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001094 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001095 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001096 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
1097 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
1098 others.
1099
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001100 When the file is renamed, this is the other way around: The backup has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001101 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
1102 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
1103 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
1104 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
1105 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
1106 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
1107 again not rename the file.
1108
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001109 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1110 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
1111
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001112 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
1113'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01001114 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001115 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
1116 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001117 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
1118 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001119 where this is possible. The directory must exist, Vim will not
1120 create it for you.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01001121 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ('patchmode' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001122 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
1123 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
1124 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01001125 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
1126 the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
1127 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001128 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
1129 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
1130 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
1131 name, precede it with a backslash.
1132 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
1133 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001134 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01001135 the backup file name will be built from the complete path to the
1136 file with all path separators changed to percent '%' signs. This
1137 will ensure file name uniqueness in the backup directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001138 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
1139 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
1140 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
1141 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001142 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
1143 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
1144 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
1145 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
1146< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
1147 of the option is removed.
1148 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
1149 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
1150 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
1151< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
1152 home directory for this to work properly.
1153 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
1154 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
1155 uses another default.
1156 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1157 security reasons.
1158
1159 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
1160'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
1161 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
1163 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
1164 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
1165 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
1166 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001167 Only normal file name characters can be used; "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001168
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001169 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
1170 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
1171 include a timestamp. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001172 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' .. strftime("%Y%b%d%X") .. '~'
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001173< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
1174
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001175 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
Bram Moolenaarb8e22a02018-04-12 21:37:34 +02001176'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1177 Unix: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1178 Mac: "/private/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001179 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001180 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
1181 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
1182 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
1183 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1184 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1185 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001186 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001187
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001188 WARNING: Not having a backup file means that when Vim fails to write
1189 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
1190 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only disable
1191 backups if you don't care about losing the file.
1192
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001193 Note that environment variables are not expanded. If you want to use
1194 $HOME you must expand it explicitly, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001195 :let &backupskip = escape(expand('$HOME'), '\') .. '/tmp/*'
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001196
1197< Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001198 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1199 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001200
1201 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1202'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1203 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001204 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1205 feature}
1206 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1207
1208 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1209'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1210 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001211 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001212 feature}
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001213 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the GUI.
1214
1215 *'balloonevalterm'* *'bevalterm'* *'noballoonevalterm'*
1216 *'nobevalterm'*
1217'balloonevalterm' 'bevalterm' boolean (default off)
1218 global
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001219 {only available when compiled with the
1220 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1221 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the terminal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001222
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001223 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1224'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001225 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001226 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1227 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001228 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001229 when 'ballooneval' or 'balloonevalterm' is on. These variables can be
1230 used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001231
1232 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1233 v:beval_winnr number of the window
Bram Moolenaar82af8712016-06-04 20:20:29 +02001234 v:beval_winid ID of the window
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001235 v:beval_lnum line number
1236 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1237 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1238
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001239 Instead of showing a balloon, which is limited to plain text, consider
1240 using a popup window, see |popup_beval_example|. A popup window can
1241 use highlighting and show a border.
1242
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001243 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1244 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001245 function MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001246 return 'Cursor is at line ' .. v:beval_lnum ..
1247 \ ', column ' .. v:beval_col ..
1248 \ ' of file ' .. bufname(v:beval_bufnr) ..
1249 \ ' on word "' .. v:beval_text .. '"'
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001250 endfunction
1251 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
1252 set ballooneval
1253<
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001254 Also see |balloon_show()|, it can be used if the content of the balloon
1255 is to be fetched asynchronously. In that case evaluating
1256 'balloonexpr' should result in an empty string. If you get a balloon
1257 with only "0" you probably didn't return anything from your function.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001258
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001259 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1260 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1261 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1262 or Sun Workshop).
1263
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00001264 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
1265 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1266 set bexpr=s:MyBalloonExpr()
1267 set bexpr=<SID>SomeBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00001268< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1269 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1270
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001271 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
1272 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02001273 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001274
1275 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001276 evaluating 'balloonexpr', see |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001277
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001278 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001279 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001280< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1281 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1282 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001283 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001284
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001285 *'belloff'* *'bo'*
1286'belloff' 'bo' string (default "")
1287 global
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001288 Specifies for which events the bell will not be rung. It is a comma
1289 separated list of items. For each item that is present, the bell
1290 will be silenced. This is most useful to specify specific events in
1291 insert mode to be silenced.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001292 You can also make it flash by using 'visualbell'.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001293
1294 item meaning when present ~
1295 all All events.
1296 backspace When hitting <BS> or <Del> and deleting results in an
1297 error.
1298 cursor Fail to move around using the cursor keys or
1299 <PageUp>/<PageDown> in |Insert-mode|.
1300 complete Error occurred when using |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| or
1301 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|.
1302 copy Cannot copy char from insert mode using |i_CTRL-Y| or
1303 |i_CTRL-E|.
1304 ctrlg Unknown Char after <C-G> in Insert mode.
1305 error Other Error occurred (e.g. try to join last line)
1306 (mostly used in |Normal-mode| or |Cmdline-mode|).
1307 esc hitting <Esc> in |Normal-mode|.
1308 ex In |Visual-mode|, hitting |Q| results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01001309 hangul Ignored.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001310 insertmode Pressing <Esc> in 'insertmode'.
1311 lang Calling the beep module for Lua/Mzscheme/TCL.
1312 mess No output available for |g<|.
1313 showmatch Error occurred for 'showmatch' function.
1314 operator Empty region error |cpo-E|.
1315 register Unknown register after <C-R> in |Insert-mode|.
1316 shell Bell from shell output |:!|.
1317 spell Error happened on spell suggest.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001318 term Bell from |:terminal| output.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001319 wildmode More matches in |cmdline-completion| available
1320 (depends on the 'wildmode' setting).
1321
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001322 This is most useful to fine tune when in Insert mode the bell should
1323 be rung. For Normal mode and Ex commands, the bell is often rung to
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001324 indicate that an error occurred. It can be silenced by adding the
1325 "error" keyword.
1326
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001327 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1328'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1329 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001330 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1331 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1332 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1333 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1334 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1335 'modeline' will be off
1336 'expandtab' will be off
1337 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1338 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1339 separates lines).
1340 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1341 file is read without conversion.
1342 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1343 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1344 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1345 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1346 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1347 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1348 saved option values.
1349 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1350 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1351 files you edit.
1352 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1353 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1354 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1355 the 'endofline' option.
1356
1357 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1358'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1359 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02001360 {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01001361 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001362
1363 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1364'bomb' boolean (default off)
1365 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001366 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1367 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1368 - this option is on
1369 - the 'binary' option is off
1370 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1371 endian variants.
1372 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1373 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1374 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001375 appear halfway the resulting file. Gcc doesn't accept a BOM.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001376 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1377 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1378 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1379 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1380 will be restored when writing the file.
1381
1382 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1383'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1384 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001385 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001386 feature}
1387 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001388 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1389 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001390
Bram Moolenaar7c1c6db2016-04-03 22:08:05 +02001391 *'breakindent'* *'bri'* *'nobreakindent'* *'nobri'*
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001392'breakindent' 'bri' boolean (default off)
1393 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001394 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1395 feature}
1396 Every wrapped line will continue visually indented (same amount of
1397 space as the beginning of that line), thus preserving horizontal blocks
1398 of text.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001399 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001400
1401 *'breakindentopt'* *'briopt'*
1402'breakindentopt' 'briopt' string (default empty)
1403 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001404 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1405 feature}
1406 Settings for 'breakindent'. It can consist of the following optional
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001407 items and must be separated by a comma:
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001408 min:{n} Minimum text width that will be kept after
1409 applying 'breakindent', even if the resulting
1410 text should normally be narrower. This prevents
1411 text indented almost to the right window border
1412 occupying lot of vertical space when broken.
Christian Brabandtc53b4672022-01-15 10:01:05 +00001413 (default: 20)
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001414 shift:{n} After applying 'breakindent', the wrapped line's
1415 beginning will be shifted by the given number of
1416 characters. It permits dynamic French paragraph
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001417 indentation (negative) or emphasizing the line
1418 continuation (positive).
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001419 (default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01001420 sbr Display the 'showbreak' value before applying the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001421 additional indent.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001422 (default: off)
Maxim Kimf674b352021-07-22 11:46:59 +02001423 list:{n} Adds an additional indent for lines that match a
Christian Brabandt4a0b85a2021-07-14 20:00:27 +02001424 numbered or bulleted list (using the
1425 'formatlistpat' setting).
Maxim Kimf674b352021-07-22 11:46:59 +02001426 list:-1 Uses the length of a match with 'formatlistpat'
1427 for indentation.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001428 (default: 0)
1429 column:{n} Indent at column {n}. Will overrule the other
1430 sub-options. Note: an additional indent may be
1431 added for the 'showbreak' setting.
1432 (default: off)
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001433
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001434 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001435'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001436 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001437 {only for Motif, GTK, Mac and Win32 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001438 Which directory to use for the file browser:
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001439 last Use same directory as with last file browser, where a
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02001440 file was opened or saved.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001441 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1442 current Use the current directory.
1443 {path} Use the specified directory
1444
1445 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1446'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
1447 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001448 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1449 displayed in a window:
1450 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001451 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), even if 'hidden' is
1452 not set
1453 unload unload the buffer, even if 'hidden' is set; the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01001454 |:hide| command will also unload the buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001455 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1456 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also delete
1457 the buffer, making it behave like |:bdelete|
1458 wipe wipe the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1459 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also wipe
1460 out the buffer, making it behave like |:bwipeout|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001461
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001462 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001463 are lost without a warning. Also, these values may break autocommands
1464 that switch between buffers temporarily.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001465 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1466 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1467
1468 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1469'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1470 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001471 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1472 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1473 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1474 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1475 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1476
1477 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1478'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
1479 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001480 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1481 <empty> normal buffer
1482 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1483 written
1484 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001485 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01001486 autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001487 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001488 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001489 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1490 manually)
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02001491 terminal buffer for a |terminal| (you are not supposed to set
1492 this manually)
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02001493 prompt buffer where only the last line can be edited, meant
1494 to be used by a plugin, see |prompt-buffer|
1495 {only when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02001496 popup buffer used in a popup window, see |popup|.
1497 {only when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001498
1499 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1500 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
Bram Moolenaarebdf3c92020-02-15 21:41:42 +01001501 Also see |win_gettype()|, which returns the type of the window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001502
1503 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00001504 One such effect is that Vim will not check the timestamp of the file,
1505 if the file is changed by another program this will not be noticed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001506
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001507 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1508 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1509 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001510
1511 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1512 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1513 work (":w filename" does work though).
1514 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1515 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1516 example when you quit Vim.
1517 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1518 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1519 file).
1520 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1521 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1522 command.
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001523 both: When using ":e bufname" and already editing "bufname"
1524 the buffer is made empty and autocommands are
1525 triggered as usual for |:edit|.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001526 *E676*
1527 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1528 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1529 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1530 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1531 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001532
1533 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1534'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1535 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001536 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1537 these words, separated by a comma:
1538 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1539 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001540 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1541 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1542 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1543 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001544 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1545 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1546 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1547
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001548 *'cdhome'* *'cdh'*
1549'cdhome' 'cdh' boolean (default: off)
1550 global
1551 When on, |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| without an argument changes the
1552 current working directory to the |$HOME| directory like in Unix.
1553 When off, those commands just print the current directory name.
1554 On Unix this option has no effect.
1555 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1556
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001557 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1558'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1559 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001560 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02001561 |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being
1562 searched for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with
1563 "/", "./" or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001564 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1565 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1566 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1567 in the current directory first.
1568 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1569 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1570 override it: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001571 :let &cdpath = ',' .. substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001572< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1573 security reasons.
1574 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1575
1576 *'cedit'*
1577'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1578 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001579 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1580 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1581 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1582 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
1583 type. The preferred way is to use the <> notation. Examples: >
Bram Moolenaare18dbe82016-07-02 21:42:23 +02001584 :exe "set cedit=\<C-Y>"
1585 :exe "set cedit=\<Esc>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001586< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1587 See |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001588 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
1589 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001590
1591 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1592'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1593 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01001594 {only available when compiled with the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001595 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1596 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1597 different encoding from what is desired.
1598 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1599 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1600 preferred, because it is much faster.
1601 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1602 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001603 The expression must return zero, false or an empty string for success,
1604 non-zero or true for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001605 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1606 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1607 used.
1608 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1609 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1610 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1611 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1612 Example: >
1613 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1614 fun CharConvert()
1615 system("recode "
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001616 \ .. v:charconvert_from .. ".." .. v:charconvert_to
1617 \ .. " <" .. v:fname_in .. " >" .. v:fname_out)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001618 return v:shell_error
1619 endfun
1620< The related Vim variables are:
1621 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1622 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1623 v:fname_in name of the input file
1624 v:fname_out name of the output file
1625 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1626 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1627 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001628
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01001629 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
1630 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
1631
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001632 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1633 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1634 of this.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001635
1636 If the 'charconvert' expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is
1637 replaced with the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1638 set charconvert=s:MyConvert()
1639 set charconvert=<SID>SomeConvert()
1640< Otherwise the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1641 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1642
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001643 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1644 security reasons.
1645
1646 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1647'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1648 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001649 Enables automatic C program indenting. See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001650 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1651 preferred indent style.
1652 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1653 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1654 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1655 external program.
1656 See |C-indenting|.
1657 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1658 option or 'indentexpr'.
1659 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1660 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1661
1662 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01001663'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001664 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001665 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1666 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1667 empty.
1668 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1669 See |C-indenting|.
1670
1671 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1672'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1673 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001674 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1675 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1676 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1677
1678
1679 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1680'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1681 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001682 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1683 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1684 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1685 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1686 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1687 "if,If,IF".
1688
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +01001689 *'cinscopedecls'* *'cinsd'*
1690'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' string (default "public,protected,private")
1691 local to buffer
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +01001692 Keywords that are interpreted as a C++ scope declaration by |cino-g|.
1693 Useful e.g. for working with the Qt framework that defines additional
1694 scope declarations "signals", "public slots" and "private slots": >
1695 set cinscopedecls+=signals,public\ slots,private\ slots
1696
1697< *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001698'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1699 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1700 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001701 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1702 feature is included}
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +01001703 This option is a list of comma-separated names.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001704 Note: if one of the items is "exclude:", then you can't add an item
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01001705 after that. Therefore do not append an item with += but use ^= to
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001706 prepend, e.g.: >
1707 set clipboard^=unnamed
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01001708< When using the GUI see |'go-A'|.
1709 These names are recognized:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001710
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001711 *clipboard-unnamed*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001712 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1713 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1714 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1715 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1716 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1717 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1718 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1719 |gui-clipboard|.
1720
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001721 *clipboard-unnamedplus*
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001722 unnamedplus A variant of the "unnamed" flag which uses the
1723 clipboard register '+' (|quoteplus|) instead of
1724 register '*' for all yank, delete, change and put
1725 operations which would normally go to the unnamed
1726 register. When "unnamed" is also included to the
1727 option, yank operations (but not delete, change or
1728 put) will additionally copy the text into register
1729 '*'.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001730 Only available with the |+X11| feature.
Bram Moolenaarbf9680e2010-12-02 21:43:16 +01001731 Availability can be checked with: >
1732 if has('unnamedplus')
1733<
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001734 *clipboard-autoselect*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001735 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1736 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1737 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1738 windowing system's global selection or put the
1739 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01001740 register "*. See |'go-a'| and |quotestar| for details.
1741 When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in 'guioptions'
1742 is used, when the GUI is not active, this "autoselect"
1743 flag is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001744 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1745
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001746 *clipboard-autoselectplus*
1747 autoselectplus Like "autoselect" but using the + register instead of
1748 the * register. Compare to the 'P' flag in
1749 'guioptions'.
1750
1751 *clipboard-autoselectml*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001752 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1753 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1754
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001755 *clipboard-html*
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001756 html When the clipboard contains HTML, use this when
1757 pasting. When putting text on the clipboard, mark it
1758 as HTML. This works to copy rendered HTML from
1759 Firefox, paste it as raw HTML in Vim, select the HTML
1760 in Vim and paste it in a rich edit box in Firefox.
Bram Moolenaar20a825a2010-05-31 21:27:30 +02001761 You probably want to add this only temporarily,
1762 possibly use BufEnter autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001763 Only supported for GTK version 2 and later.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001764
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001765 *clipboard-exclude*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001766 exclude:{pattern}
1767 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1768 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1769 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1770 useful in this situation:
1771 - Running Vim in a console.
1772 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1773 display.
1774 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1775 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1776 To never connect to the X server use: >
1777 exclude:.*
1778< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1779 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1780 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1781 cannot be accessed.
1782 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1783 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1784 The rest of the option value will be used for
1785 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1786
1787 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1788'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
Shougo Matsushitaf39cfb72022-07-30 16:54:05 +01001789 global or local to tab page
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01001790 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. A larger value
1791 helps avoiding |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001792 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1793 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001794
1795 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1796'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1797 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001798 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1799
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001800 *'colorcolumn'* *'cc'*
1801'colorcolumn' 'cc' string (default "")
1802 local to window
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001803 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
1804 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001805 'colorcolumn' is a comma-separated list of screen columns that are
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001806 highlighted with ColorColumn |hl-ColorColumn|. Useful to align
1807 text. Will make screen redrawing slower.
1808 The screen column can be an absolute number, or a number preceded with
1809 '+' or '-', which is added to or subtracted from 'textwidth'. >
1810
1811 :set cc=+1 " highlight column after 'textwidth'
1812 :set cc=+1,+2,+3 " highlight three columns after 'textwidth'
1813 :hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
1814<
1815 When 'textwidth' is zero then the items with '-' and '+' are not used.
1816 A maximum of 256 columns are highlighted.
1817
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001818 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1819'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1820 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001821 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001822 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1823 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001824 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1825 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1826 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1827 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001828 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up. For
1829 the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
1830 what fits on the screen. You can use this command to get the widest
1831 window possible: >
1832 :set columns=9999
1833< Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001834
1835 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1836'comments' 'com' string (default
1837 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1838 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001839 A comma-separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001840 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1841 insert a space.
1842
1843 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
1844'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/*%s*/")
1845 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001846 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1847 feature}
1848 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
1849 comment text. Currently only used to add markers for folding, see
1850 |fold-marker|.
1851
1852 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001853'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02001854 file is found, reset in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001855 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001856 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1857 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001858
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001859 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001860 other options are also changed as a side effect.
1861 NOTE: Setting or resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected
1862 effects: Mappings are interpreted in another way, undo behaves
1863 differently, etc. If you set this option in your vimrc file, you
1864 should probably put it at the very start.
1865
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001866 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1867 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1868 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1869 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001870 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001871 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1872 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001873 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001874 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001875 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file, nor for a file given
1876 with the |-u| argument). Also see |compatible-default| and
1877 |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001878 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1879 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001880 See 'cpoptions' for more fine tuning of Vi compatibility.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001881
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001882 When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
1883 Vi-compatible as possible. When this option is unset, various options
1884 are set to make Vim more useful. The table below lists all the
1885 options affected.
1886 The {?} column indicates when the options are affected:
1887 + Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1888 'compatible' is set.
1889 & Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1890 'compatible' is set AND is set to its Vim default value when
1891 'compatible' is unset.
1892 - Means the option is NOT changed when setting 'compatible' but IS
1893 set to its Vim default when 'compatible' is unset.
1894 The {effect} column summarises the change when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001895
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001896 option ? set value effect ~
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001897
1898 'allowrevins' + off no CTRL-_ command
1899 'antialias' + off don't use antialiased fonts
1900 'arabic' + off reset arabic-related options
1901 'arabicshape' + on correct character shapes
1902 'backspace' + "" normal backspace
1903 'backup' + off no backup file
1904 'backupcopy' & Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1905 else: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1906 'balloonexpr' + "" text to show in evaluation balloon
1907 'breakindent' + off don't indent when wrapping lines
1908 'cedit' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001909 'cdhome' + off ":cd" don't chdir to home on non-Unix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001910 'cindent' + off no C code indentation
1911 'compatible' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
1912 'copyindent' + off don't copy indent structure
1913 'cpoptions' & (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1914 'cscopepathcomp'+ 0 don't show directories in tags list
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01001915 'cscoperelative'+ off don't use basename of path as prefix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001916 'cscopetag' + off don't use cscope for ":tag"
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001917 'cscopetagorder'+ 0 see |cscopetagorder|
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001918 'cscopeverbose' + off see |cscopeverbose|
1919 'delcombine' + off unicode: delete whole char combination
1920 'digraph' + off no digraphs
1921 'esckeys' & off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
1922 'expandtab' + off tabs not expanded to spaces
1923 'fileformats' & "" no automatic file format detection,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01001924 "dos,unix" except for MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001925 'formatexpr' + "" use 'formatprg' for auto-formatting
1926 'formatoptions' & "vt" Vi compatible formatting
1927 'gdefault' + off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
1928 'history' & 0 no commandline history
1929 'hkmap' + off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
1930 'hkmapp' + off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
1931 'hlsearch' + off no highlighting of search matches
1932 'incsearch' + off no incremental searching
1933 'indentexpr' + "" no indenting by expression
1934 'insertmode' + off do not start in Insert mode
1935 'iskeyword' & "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001936 characters and '_'
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001937 'joinspaces' + on insert 2 spaces after period
1938 'modeline' & off no modelines
1939 'more' & off no pauses in listings
1940 'mzquantum' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
1941 'numberwidth' & 8 min number of columns for line number
1942 'preserveindent'+ off don't preserve current indent structure
1943 when changing it
1944 'revins' + off no reverse insert
1945 'ruler' + off no ruler
1946 'scrolljump' + 1 no jump scroll
1947 'scrolloff' + 0 no scroll offset
1948 'shelltemp' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
1949 'shiftround' + off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02001950 'shortmess' & "S" no shortening of messages
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001951 'showcmd' & off command characters not shown
1952 'showmode' & off current mode not shown
1953 'sidescrolloff' + 0 cursor moves to edge of screen in scroll
1954 'smartcase' + off no automatic ignore case switch
1955 'smartindent' + off no smart indentation
1956 'smarttab' + off no smart tab size
1957 'softtabstop' + 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
1958 'startofline' + on goto startofline with some commands
1959 'tagcase' & "followic" 'ignorecase' when searching tags file
1960 'tagrelative' & off tag file names are not relative
1961 'termguicolors' + off don't use highlight-(guifg|guibg)
1962 'textauto' & off no automatic textmode detection
1963 'textwidth' + 0 no automatic line wrap
1964 'tildeop' + off tilde is not an operator
1965 'ttimeout' + off no terminal timeout
1966 'undofile' + off don't use an undo file
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001967 'viminfo' - {unchanged} {set Vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001968 'virtualedit' + "" cursor can only be placed on characters
1969 'whichwrap' & "" left-right movements don't wrap
1970 'wildchar' & CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001971 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001972 'writebackup' + on or off depends on the |+writebackup| feature
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001973
1974 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
1975'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
1976 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001977 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
1978 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
1979 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001980 and the places to scan. It is a comma-separated list of flags:
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01001981 . scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001982 w scan buffers from other windows
1983 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1984 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1985 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
1986 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00001987 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001988 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
1989 patterns are valid too. For example: >
1990 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
1991< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
1992 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
1993 are valid too.
1994 i scan current and included files
1995 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
1996 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1997 ] tag completion
1998 t same as "]"
1999
2000 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
2001 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
2002 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
2003 whole-line completion.
2004
2005 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
2006 1. the current buffer
2007 2. buffers in other windows
2008 3. other loaded buffers
2009 4. unloaded buffers
2010 5. tags
2011 6. included files
2012
2013 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002014 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
2015 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002016
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00002017 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
2018'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
2019 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002020 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02002021 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00002022 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
2023 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00002024 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00002025 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
2026 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
2027 more information.
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01002028 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2029 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00002030
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02002031 *'completeslash'* *'csl'*
2032'completeslash' 'csl' string (default: "")
2033 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02002034 {only for MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02002035 When this option is set it overrules 'shellslash' for completion:
2036 - When this option is set to "slash", a forward slash is used for path
2037 completion in insert mode. This is useful when editing HTML tag, or
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01002038 Makefile with 'noshellslash' on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02002039 - When this option is set to "backslash", backslash is used. This is
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01002040 useful when editing a batch file with 'shellslash' set on MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02002041 - When this option is empty, same character is used as for
2042 'shellslash'.
2043 For Insert mode completion the buffer-local value is used. For
2044 command line completion the global value is used.
2045
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002046 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002047'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002048 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002049 A comma-separated list of options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002050 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002051
2052 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
2053 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
2054 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
2055
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002056 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002057 Useful when there is additional information about the
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002058 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
2059
Bram Moolenaarc1e37902006-04-18 21:55:01 +00002060 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
2061 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
2062 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
2063 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
2064 used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002065
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002066 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002067 completion in the preview window. Only works in
2068 combination with "menu" or "menuone".
2069
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002070 popup Show extra information about the currently selected
2071 completion in a popup window. Only works in combination
2072 with "menu" or "menuone". Overrides "preview".
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002073 See |'completepopup'| for specifying properties.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02002074 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002075
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002076 popuphidden
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01002077 Just like "popup" but initially hide the popup. Use a
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002078 |CompleteChanged| autocommand to fetch the info and call
2079 |popup_show()| once the popup has been filled.
2080 See the example at |complete-popuphidden|.
2081 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
2082
Bram Moolenaarb6be1e22015-07-10 18:18:40 +02002083 noinsert Do not insert any text for a match until the user selects
2084 a match from the menu. Only works in combination with
2085 "menu" or "menuone". No effect if "longest" is present.
2086
2087 noselect Do not select a match in the menu, force the user to
2088 select one from the menu. Only works in combination with
2089 "menu" or "menuone".
2090
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002091
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002092 *'completepopup'* *'cpp'*
2093'completepopup' 'cpp' string (default empty)
2094 global
2095 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
2096 or |+quickfix| feature}
2097 When 'completeopt' contains "popup" then this option is used for the
Bram Moolenaar447bfba2020-07-18 16:07:16 +02002098 properties of the info popup when it is created. If an info popup
2099 window already exists it is closed, so that the option value is
2100 applied when it is created again.
2101 You can also use |popup_findinfo()| and then set properties for an
2102 existing info popup with |popup_setoptions()|. See |complete-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002103
2104
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002105 *'concealcursor'* *'cocu'*
2106'concealcursor' 'cocu' string (default: "")
2107 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002108 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2109 feature}
2110 Sets the modes in which text in the cursor line can also be concealed.
2111 When the current mode is listed then concealing happens just like in
2112 other lines.
2113 n Normal mode
2114 v Visual mode
2115 i Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002116 c Command line editing, for 'incsearch'
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002117
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +02002118 'v' applies to all lines in the Visual area, not only the cursor.
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002119 A useful value is "nc". This is used in help files. So long as you
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002120 are moving around text is concealed, but when starting to insert text
2121 or selecting a Visual area the concealed text is displayed, so that
2122 you can see what you are doing.
Bram Moolenaarf70e3d62010-07-24 13:15:07 +02002123 Keep in mind that the cursor position is not always where it's
2124 displayed. E.g., when moving vertically it may change column.
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002125
2126
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002127 *'conceallevel'* *'cole'*
2128'conceallevel' 'cole' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002129 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002130 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2131 feature}
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002132 Determine how text with the "conceal" syntax attribute |:syn-conceal|
2133 is shown:
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002134
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002135 Value Effect ~
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002136 0 Text is shown normally
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002137 1 Each block of concealed text is replaced with one
2138 character. If the syntax item does not have a custom
2139 replacement character defined (see |:syn-cchar|) the
2140 character defined in 'listchars' is used (default is a
2141 space).
2142 It is highlighted with the "Conceal" highlight group.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002143 2 Concealed text is completely hidden unless it has a
2144 custom replacement character defined (see
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002145 |:syn-cchar|).
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002146 3 Concealed text is completely hidden.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002147
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002148 Note: in the cursor line concealed text is not hidden, so that you can
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002149 edit and copy the text. This can be changed with the 'concealcursor'
2150 option.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002151
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002152 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
2153'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
2154 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002155 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
2156 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
2157 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
2158 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
2159 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
2160 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
2161 command.
2162 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
2163
2164 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
2165'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
2166 global
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01002167 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002168
2169 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
2170'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
2171 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002172 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
2173 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
2174 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
2175 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
2176 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002177 existing line. 'expandtab' has no effect on these characters, a Tab
2178 remains a Tab. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002179 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002180 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002181 Also see 'preserveindent'.
2182
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002183 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'* *cpo*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002184'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFs",
2185 Vi default: all flags)
2186 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002187 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02002188 this indicates Vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
2189 not being Vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002190 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
2191 Commas can be added for readability.
2192 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
2193 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002194
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002195 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2196 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002197
2198 NOTE: In a |Vim9| script, when `vim9script` is encountered, the value
2199 is saved, 'cpoptions' is set to the Vim default, and the saved value
2200 is restored at the end of the script. Changes to the value of
2201 'cpoptions' will be applied to the saved value, but keep in mind that
2202 removing a flag that is not present when 'cpoptions' is changed has no
2203 effect. In the |.vimrc| file the value is not restored, thus using
2204 `vim9script` in the |.vimrc| file results in using the Vim default.
2205
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002206 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
2207 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002208 variable exists |posix|. This means Vim tries to behave like the
2209 POSIX specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002210
2211 contains behavior ~
2212 *cpo-a*
2213 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2214 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2215 current window.
2216 *cpo-A*
2217 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2218 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2219 current window.
2220 *cpo-b*
2221 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
2222 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
2223 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
2224 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
2225 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
2226 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
2227 See also |map_bar|.
2228 *cpo-B*
2229 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
Bram Moolenaara9604e62018-07-21 05:56:22 +02002230 abbreviations, user commands and the "to" part of the
2231 menu commands. Remove this flag to be able to use a
2232 backslash like a CTRL-V. For example, the command
2233 ":map X \<Esc>" results in X being mapped to:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002234 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
2235 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
2236 ('<' excluded in both cases)
2237 *cpo-c*
2238 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
2239 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
2240 next line. When not present searching continues
2241 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
2242 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
2243 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
2244 *cpo-C*
2245 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
2246 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
2247 *cpo-d*
2248 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
2249 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
2250 tags file in the current directory.
2251 *cpo-D*
2252 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
2253 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
2254 |t|.
2255 *cpo-e*
2256 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
2257 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
2258 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
2259 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
2260 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
2261 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
2262 *cpo-E*
2263 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
2264 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02002265 at least one character is to be operated on. Example:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002266 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
2267 *cpo-f*
2268 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2269 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
2270 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
2271 *cpo-F*
2272 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2273 argument will set the file name for the current
2274 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002275 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002276 *cpo-g*
2277 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002278 *cpo-H*
2279 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
2280 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
2281 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002282 *cpo-i*
2283 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
2284 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002285 *cpo-I*
2286 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
2287 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002288 *cpo-j*
2289 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
2290 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
2291 *cpo-J*
2292 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002293 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002294 white space.
2295 *cpo-k*
2296 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
2297 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
2298 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
2299 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
2300 being mapped to:
2301 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
2302 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
2303 Also see the '<' flag below.
2304 *cpo-K*
2305 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
2306 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
2307 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
2308 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
2309 *cpo-l*
2310 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002311 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
2312 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002313 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
2314 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002315 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002316 *cpo-L*
2317 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
2318 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
2319 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
2320 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
2321 *cpo-m*
2322 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
2323 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
2324 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
2325 *cpo-M*
2326 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
2327 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
2328 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
2329 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
2330 *cpo-n*
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02002331 n When included, the column used for 'number' and
2332 'relativenumber' will also be used for text of wrapped
2333 lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002334 *cpo-o*
2335 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
2336 next search.
2337 *cpo-O*
2338 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
2339 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
2340 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
2341 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
2342 *cpo-p*
2343 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
2344 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002345 *cpo-P*
2346 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
2347 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
2348 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
2349 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002350 *cpo-q*
2351 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
2352 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002353 *cpo-r*
2354 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
2355 command, instead of the actually used search string.
2356 *cpo-R*
2357 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
2358 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
2359 *cpo-s*
2360 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
2361 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002362 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002363 set when the buffer is created.
2364 *cpo-S*
2365 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
2366 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
2367 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
2368 The options are set to the values in the current
2369 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
2370 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
2371 buffer options global to all buffers.
2372
2373 's' 'S' copy buffer options
2374 no no when buffer created
2375 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
2376 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
2377 *cpo-t*
2378 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
2379 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
2380 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
2381 last used search pattern.
2382 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002383 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002384 *cpo-v*
2385 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
2386 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
2387 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
2388 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
2389 characters.
2390 *cpo-w*
2391 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
2392 character and not all blanks until the start of the
2393 next word.
2394 *cpo-W*
2395 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
2396 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
2397 *cpo-x*
2398 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
2399 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
2400 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002401 *cpo-X*
2402 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
2403 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
2404 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002405 *cpo-y*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002406 y A yank command can be redone with ".". Think twice if
2407 you really want to use this, it may break some
2408 plugins, since most people expect "." to only repeat a
2409 change.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002410 *cpo-Z*
2411 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
2412 don't reset 'readonly'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002413 *cpo-!*
2414 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
2415 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
2416 used -filter- command is used.
2417 *cpo-$*
2418 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
2419 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
2420 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
2421 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
2422 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
2423 point.
2424 *cpo-%*
2425 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
2426 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
2427 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
2428 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
2429 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
2430 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
2431 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
2432 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
2433 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
2434 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
2435 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
2436 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002437 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002438 This flag is also used for other features, such as
2439 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002440 *cpo--*
2441 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002442 it would go above the first line or below the last
2443 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
2444 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002445 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002446 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002447 *cpo-+*
2448 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
2449 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
2450 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002451 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002452 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
2453 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
2454 *cpo-<*
2455 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
2456 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002457 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002458 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
2459 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
2460 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
2461 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002462 *cpo->*
2463 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
2464 the appended text.
Bram Moolenaar8b3e0332011-06-26 05:36:34 +02002465 *cpo-;*
2466 ; When using |,| or |;| to repeat the last |t| search
2467 and the cursor is right in front of the searched
2468 character, the cursor won't move. When not included,
2469 the cursor would skip over it and jump to the
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02002470 following occurrence.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002471
2472 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
2473 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
2474
2475 contains behavior ~
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002476 *cpo-#*
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002477 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002478 *cpo-&*
2479 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
2480 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
2481 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002482 *cpo-\*
2483 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
2484 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00002485 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
2486 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
2487 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002488 *cpo-/*
2489 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
2490 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
2491 *cpo-{*
2492 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
2493 at the start of a line.
2494 *cpo-.*
2495 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
2496 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
2497 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
2498 opened file.
2499 *cpo-bar*
2500 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2501 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2502 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002503
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002504
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002505 *'cryptmethod'* *'cm'*
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002506'cryptmethod' 'cm' string (default "blowfish2")
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002507 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002508 Method used for encryption when the buffer is written to a file:
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002509 *pkzip*
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002510 zip PkZip compatible method. A weak kind of encryption.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002511 Backwards compatible with Vim 7.2 and older.
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002512 *blowfish*
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002513 blowfish Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption but it has
2514 an implementation flaw. Requires Vim 7.3 or later,
2515 files can NOT be read by Vim 7.2 and older. This adds
2516 a "seed" to the file, every time you write the file
2517 the encrypted bytes will be different.
2518 *blowfish2*
2519 blowfish2 Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption. Requires
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01002520 Vim 7.4.401 or later, files can NOT be read by Vim 7.3
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002521 and older. This adds a "seed" to the file, every time
2522 you write the file the encrypted bytes will be
2523 different. The whole undo file is encrypted, not just
2524 the pieces of text.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002525 *E1193* *E1194* *E1195* *E1196* *E1230*
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002526 *E1197* *E1198* *E1199* *E1200* *E1201*
2527 xchacha20 XChaCha20 Cipher with Poly1305 Message Authentication
2528 Code. Medium strong till strong encryption.
2529 Encryption is provided by the libsodium library, it
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01002530 requires Vim to be built with |+sodium|.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002531 It adds a seed and a message authentication code (MAC)
2532 to the file. This needs at least a Vim 8.2.3022 to
2533 read the encrypted file.
2534 Encryption of swap files is not supported, therefore
2535 no swap file will be used when xchacha20 encryption is
2536 enabled.
2537 Encryption of undo files is not yet supported,
2538 therefore no undo file will currently be written.
2539 CURRENTLY EXPERIMENTAL: Files written with this method
2540 might have to be read back with the same version of
2541 Vim if the binary format changes later.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002542
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01002543 You should use "blowfish2", also to re-encrypt older files.
2544
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002545 When reading an encrypted file 'cryptmethod' will be set automatically
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002546 to the detected method of the file being read. Thus if you write it
2547 without changing 'cryptmethod' the same method will be used.
2548 Changing 'cryptmethod' does not mark the file as modified, you have to
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002549 explicitly write it, you don't get a warning unless there are other
2550 modifications. Also see |:X|.
2551
2552 When setting the global value to an empty string, it will end up with
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002553 the value "blowfish2". When setting the local value to an empty
2554 string the buffer will use the global value.
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002555
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002556 When a new encryption method is added in a later version of Vim, and
2557 the current version does not recognize it, you will get *E821* .
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002558 You need to edit this file with the later version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002559
2560
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002561 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2562'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2563 global
2564 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2565 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002566 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2567 See |cscopepathcomp|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002568 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002569
2570 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2571'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2572 global
2573 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2574 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002575 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2576 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2577 security reasons.
2578
2579 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2580'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2581 global
2582 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2583 or |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002584 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2585 See |cscopequickfix|.
2586
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02002587 *'cscoperelative'* *'csre'* *'nocscoperelative'* *'nocsre'*
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002588'cscoperelative' 'csre' boolean (default off)
2589 global
2590 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2591 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002592 In the absence of a prefix (-P) for cscope. setting this option enables
2593 to use the basename of cscope.out path as the prefix.
2594 See |cscoperelative|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002595 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002596
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002597 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2598'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2599 global
2600 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2601 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002602 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2603 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2604
2605 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2606'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2607 global
2608 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2609 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002610 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2611 |cscopetagorder|.
2612 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2613
2614 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2615 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2616'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2617 global
2618 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2619 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002620 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2621 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2622
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002623 *'cursorbind'* *'crb'* *'nocursorbind'* *'nocrb'*
2624'cursorbind' 'crb' boolean (default off)
2625 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002626 When this option is set, as the cursor in the current
2627 window moves other cursorbound windows (windows that also have
2628 this option set) move their cursors to the corresponding line and
2629 column. This option is useful for viewing the
2630 differences between two versions of a file (see 'diff'); in diff mode,
2631 inserted and deleted lines (though not characters within a line) are
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02002632 taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002633
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002634
2635 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2636'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2637 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002638 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002639 feature}
2640 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2641 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2642 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002643 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2644 these autocommands: >
2645 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2646 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2647<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002648
2649 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2650'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2651 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002652 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002653 feature}
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002654 Highlight the text line of the cursor with CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2655 Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002656 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002657 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002658
2659
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002660 *'cursorlineopt'* *'culopt'*
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002661'cursorlineopt' 'culopt' string (default: "number,line")
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002662 local to window
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002663 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
2664 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002665 Comma-separated list of settings for how 'cursorline' is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002666 Valid values:
2667 "line" Highlight the text line of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002668 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002669 "screenline" Highlight only the screen line of the cursor with
2670 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2671 "number" Highlight the line number of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002672 CursorLineNr |hl-CursorLineNr|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002673
2674 Special value:
2675 "both" Alias for the values "line,number".
2676
2677 "line" and "screenline" cannot be used together.
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002678
2679
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002680 *'debug'*
2681'debug' string (default "")
2682 global
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002683 These values can be used:
2684 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2685 anyway.
2686 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2687 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2688 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2689 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002690 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002691 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2692 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002693
2694 *'define'* *'def'*
2695'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2696 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002697 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002698 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2699 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2700 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2701 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2702 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2703 or backslash.
2704 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2705 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2706 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002707< You can also use "\ze" just before the name and continue the pattern
2708 to check what is following. E.g. for Javascript, if a function is
2709 defined with "func_name = function(args)": >
2710 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*=\s*function(
2711< If the function is defined with "func_name : function() {...": >
2712 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*[:]\s*(*function\s*(
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002713< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002714 To avoid that use `:let` with a single quote string: >
2715 let &l:define = '^\s*\ze\k\+\s*=\s*function('
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02002716<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002717
2718 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2719'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2720 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002721 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2722 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2723 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2724 deleted.
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02002725 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work differently from "2x"!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002726
2727 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2728 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2729 to remove only the combining ones.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002730 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002731
2732 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2733'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2734 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002735 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2736 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2737 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2738 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2739 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar259f26a2018-05-15 22:25:40 +02002740
2741 When this option is empty or an entry "spell" is present, and spell
2742 checking is enabled, words in the word lists for the currently active
2743 'spelllang' are used. See |spell|.
2744
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002745 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002746 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2747 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002748 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002749 Where to find a list of words?
2750 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2751 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2752 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2753 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2754 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2755 uses another default.
2756 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2757
2758 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2759'diff' boolean (default off)
2760 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002761 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2762 feature}
2763 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002764 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002765
2766 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2767'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2768 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002769 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2770 feature}
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002771 Expression which is evaluated to obtain a diff file (either ed-style
2772 or unified-style) from two versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002773 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2774 security reasons.
2775
2776 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
Bram Moolenaarc8234772019-11-10 21:00:27 +01002777'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "internal,filler,closeoff")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002778 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002779 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2780 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002781 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002782 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2783
2784 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2785 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2786 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2787 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2788 is set.
2789
2790 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2791 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2792 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01002793 When using zero the context is actually one,
2794 since folds require a line in between, also
2795 for a deleted line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002796 See |fold-diff|.
2797
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002798 iblank Ignore changes where lines are all blank. Adds
2799 the "-B" flag to the "diff" command if
2800 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2801 of the "diff" command for what this does
2802 exactly.
2803 NOTE: the diff windows will get out of sync,
2804 because no differences between blank lines are
2805 taken into account.
2806
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002807 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2808 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2809 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2810
2811 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2812 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2813 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2814 of the "diff" command for what this does
2815 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2816 white space, but not leading white space.
2817
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002818 iwhiteall Ignore all white space changes. Adds
2819 the "-w" flag to the "diff" command if
2820 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2821 of the "diff" command for what this does
2822 exactly.
2823
2824 iwhiteeol Ignore white space changes at end of line.
2825 Adds the "-Z" flag to the "diff" command if
2826 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2827 of the "diff" command for what this does
2828 exactly.
2829
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002830 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2831 explicitly specified otherwise).
2832
2833 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
2834 explicitly specified otherwise).
2835
Bram Moolenaarc8234772019-11-10 21:00:27 +01002836 closeoff When a window is closed where 'diff' is set
2837 and there is only one window remaining in the
2838 same tab page with 'diff' set, execute
2839 `:diffoff` in that window. This undoes a
2840 `:diffsplit` command.
2841
Bram Moolenaar97ce4192017-12-01 20:35:58 +01002842 hiddenoff Do not use diff mode for a buffer when it
2843 becomes hidden.
2844
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002845 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2846 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2847
Bram Moolenaar4223d432021-02-10 13:18:17 +01002848 followwrap Follow the 'wrap' option and leave as it is.
2849
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002850 internal Use the internal diff library. This is
2851 ignored when 'diffexpr' is set. *E960*
2852 When running out of memory when writing a
2853 buffer this item will be ignored for diffs
2854 involving that buffer. Set the 'verbose'
2855 option to see when this happens.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002856
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002857 indent-heuristic
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002858 Use the indent heuristic for the internal
2859 diff library.
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002860
2861 algorithm:{text} Use the specified diff algorithm with the
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01002862 internal diff engine. Currently supported
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002863 algorithms are:
2864 myers the default algorithm
2865 minimal spend extra time to generate the
2866 smallest possible diff
2867 patience patience diff algorithm
2868 histogram histogram diff algorithm
2869
2870 Examples: >
2871 :set diffopt=internal,filler,context:4
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002872 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002873 :set diffopt=internal,filler,foldcolumn:3
2874 :set diffopt-=internal " do NOT use the internal diff parser
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002875<
2876 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2877'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2878 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002879 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2880 feature}
2881 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2882 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2883 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2884
2885 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2886'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01002887 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002888 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2889 global
2890 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02002891 Recommended value: ".,~/vimswap//" - this will put the swap file next
2892 to the edited file if possible, and in your personal swap directory
2893 otherwise. Make sure "~/vimswap//" is only readable for you.
2894
2895 Possible items:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002896 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
2897 possible.
2898 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
Bram Moolenaar00e192b2019-10-19 17:01:28 +02002899 impossible!) and no |E303| error will be given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002900 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
2901 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
2902 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
2903 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01002904 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
2905 the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading "."
2906 is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02002907 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
2908 the swap file name will be built from the complete path to the file
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02002909 with all path separators replaced by percent '%' signs (including
2910 the colon following the drive letter on Win32). This will ensure
2911 file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02002912 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
2913 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
2914 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
2915 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002916 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
2917 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
2918 name, precede it with a backslash.
2919 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
2920 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
2921 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2922 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
2923 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
2924 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
2925< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
2926 of the option is removed.
2927 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
2928 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
2929 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
2930 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02002931 choice than "/tmp". But others on the computer may be able to see the
2932 files, and it can contain a lot of files, your swap files get lost in
2933 the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your home directory is
2934 tried first.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002935 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2936 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2937 uses another default.
2938 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2939 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002940
2941 *'display'* *'dy'*
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02002942'display' 'dy' string (default "", set to "truncate" in
2943 |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002944 global
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01002945 Change the way text is displayed. This is a comma-separated list of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002946 flags:
2947 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02002948 in a window will be displayed. "@@@" is put in the
2949 last columns of the last screen line to indicate the
2950 rest of the line is not displayed.
2951 truncate Like "lastline", but "@@@" is displayed in the first
2952 column of the last screen line. Overrules "lastline".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002953 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
2954 instead of using ^C and ~C.
2955
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02002956 When neither "lastline" nor "truncate" is included, a last line that
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02002957 doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
2958
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01002959 The "@" character can be changed by setting the "lastline" item in
2960 'fillchars'. The character is highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
2961
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002962 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
2963'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
2964 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002965 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
2966 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
2967 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
2968 both width and height of windows is affected
2969
2970 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
2971'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
2972 global
2973 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
2974 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
2975 also 'gdefault' option.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02002976 Switching this option on may break plugins!
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01002977 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002978
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02002979 *'emoji'* *'emo'* *'noemoji'* *'noemo'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01002980'emoji' 'emo' boolean (default: on)
2981 global
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01002982 When on all Unicode emoji characters are considered to be full width.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02002983 This excludes "text emoji" characters, which are normally displayed as
2984 single width. Unfortunately there is no good specification for this
2985 and it has been determined on trial-and-error basis. Use the
2986 |setcellwidths()| function to change the behavior.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01002987
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002988 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
K.Takataf883d902021-05-30 18:04:19 +02002989'encoding' 'enc' string (default for MS-Windows: "utf-8",
2990 otherwise: value from $LANG or "latin1")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002991 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002992 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
2993 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
2994 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
2995 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
2996
2997 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002998 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002999 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003000 starts up. See |multibyte|. To reload the menus see |:menutrans|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003001
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003002 This option cannot be set from a |modeline|. It would most likely
3003 corrupt the text.
3004
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01003005 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 or later, it is highly recommended to set 'encoding'
3006 to "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003007 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
3008 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003009 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003010 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
3011 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
3012
3013 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003014 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003015 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
3016
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02003017 If you need to know whether 'encoding' is a multibyte encoding, you
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003018 can use: >
3019 if has("multi_byte_encoding")
3020<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003021 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
3022 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
3023 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
3024 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
3025
3026 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
3027 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
3028
3029 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3030 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
3031 to '-' signs.
3032 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
3033 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
3034 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
3035
3036 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
3037 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
3038 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
3039 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
3040 utf-8.
3041
3042 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
3043 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
3044 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
3045 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
3046 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
3047
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00003048 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
3049 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003050
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003051 *'endoffile'* *'eof'* *'noendoffile'* *'noeof'*
3052'endoffile' 'eof' boolean (default on)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003053 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003054 Indicates that a CTRL-Z character was found at the end of the file
3055 when reading it. Normally only happens when 'fileformat' is "dos".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003056 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003057 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no CTRL-Z will be written at the
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003058 end of the file.
3059
3060 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
3061'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
3062 local to buffer
3063 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003064 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no <EOL> will be written for the
3065 last line in the file. This option is automatically set or reset when
3066 starting to edit a new file, depending on whether file has an <EOL>
3067 for the last line in the file. Normally you don't have to set or
3068 reset this option.
3069 When 'binary' is off and 'fixeol' is on the value is not used when
3070 writing the file. When 'binary' is on or 'fixeol' is off it is used
3071 to remember the presence of a <EOL> for the last line in the file, so
3072 that when you write the file the situation from the original file can
3073 be kept. But you can change it if you want to.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003074
3075 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
3076'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
3077 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003078 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00003079 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
3080 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
3081 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
3082 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
3083 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003084 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
3085 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
3086 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
Bram Moolenaar67f71312007-08-12 14:55:56 +00003087 Changing the height and width of a window can be avoided by setting
3088 'winfixheight' and 'winfixwidth', respectively.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003089 If a window size is specified when creating a new window sizes are
3090 currently not equalized (it's complicated, but may be implemented in
3091 the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003092
3093 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
3094'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
3095 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003096 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003097 the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003098 or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting,
3099 the "indent" program is used.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003100 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003101 about including spaces and backslashes.
3102 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3103 security reasons.
3104
3105 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
3106'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
3107 global
3108 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
3109 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
3110 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003111 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02003112 screen flash or do nothing. See 'belloff' to finetune when to ring the
3113 bell.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003114
3115 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
3116'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
3117 others: "errors.err")
3118 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003119 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3120 feature}
3121 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
3122 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
3123 following argument. See |-q|.
3124 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
3125 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
3126 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3127 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3128 security reasons.
3129
3130 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
3131'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
3132 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003133 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3134 feature}
3135 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
3136 (see |errorformat|).
3137
3138 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
3139'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
3140 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003141 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
3142 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
3143 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
3144 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
3145 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
3146 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
3147 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
3148 won't work by default.
3149 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3150 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaarc8234772019-11-10 21:00:27 +01003151 NOTE: when this option is off then the |modifyOtherKeys| functionality
3152 is disabled while in Insert mode to avoid ending Insert mode with any
3153 key that has a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003154
3155 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
3156'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
3157 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003158 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003159 When set to "all" or when "all" is one of the items, all autocommand
3160 events are ignored, autocommands will not be executed.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003161 Otherwise this is a comma-separated list of event names. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003162 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
3163<
3164 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
3165'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
3166 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003167 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003168 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003169 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
3170 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02003171 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and restored when
3172 the 'paste' option is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003173 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3174
3175 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
3176'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
3177 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003178 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02003179 directory.
3180
3181 Setting this option is a potential security leak. E.g., consider
3182 unpacking a package or fetching files from github, a .vimrc in there
3183 might be a trojan horse. BETTER NOT SET THIS OPTION!
3184 Instead, define an autocommand in your .vimrc to set options for a
3185 matching directory.
3186
3187 If you do switch this option on you should also consider setting the
3188 'secure' option (see |initialization|).
3189 Also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003190 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3191 security reasons.
3192
3193 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
3194'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
3195 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003196 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003197
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003198 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003199 done when writing the file. For reading see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003200 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
3201 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003202 No error will be given when the value is set, only when it is used,
3203 only when writing a file.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003204 Conversion will also be done when 'encoding' and 'fileencoding' are
3205 both a Unicode encoding and 'fileencoding' is not utf-8. That's
3206 because internally Unicode is always stored as utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003207 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003208 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding, conversion
3209 is most likely done in a way that the reverse conversion
3210 results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some
3211 characters may be lost!
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003212
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003213 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
3214 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
3215 |mbyte-conversion|.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003216
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003217 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
3218 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003219 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument. One exception: when
3220 'fileencodings' is empty the value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003221 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003222
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003223 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
3224 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3225 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
3226 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
3227 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
3228 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003229
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003230 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3231 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003232
3233 Keep in mind that changing 'fenc' from a modeline happens
3234 AFTER the text has been read, thus it applies to when the file will be
3235 written. If you do set 'fenc' in a modeline, you might want to set
3236 'nomodified' to avoid not being able to ":q".
3237
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003238 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3239
3240 *'fe'*
3241 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003242 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003243 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
3244
3245 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003246'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
3247 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
3248 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003249 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003250 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
3251 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
3252 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
3253 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003254 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003255 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
3256 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
3257 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
3258 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
3259 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003260 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
3261 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
3262 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003263 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
3264 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
3265 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
3266 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
3267 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
3268 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
3269 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
3270< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
3271 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003272 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
3273 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003274 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
3275 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
3276 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
3277< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
3278 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003279 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
3280 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
3281 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
3282 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
3283 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
3284 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003285 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
K.Takataef8706f2021-05-31 18:40:49 +02003286 environment. On MS-Windows this is the system encoding. Otherwise
3287 this is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful when
3288 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a non-latin1
3289 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00003290 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
3291 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
3292 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003293 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
3294 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
3295 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
3296 file
3297 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
3298 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
3299 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
3300 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
3301 is read.
3302
3303 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003304'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-Windows default: "dos",
3305 Unix, macOS default: "unix")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003306 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003307 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
3308 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003309 dos <CR><NL>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003310 unix <NL>
3311 mac <CR>
3312 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
3313 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
3314 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
3315 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003316 works like it was set to "unix".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003317 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
3318 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
3319 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3320 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
3321 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3322 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
3323 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
3324
3325 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
3326'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003327 Vim+Vi MS-Windows: "dos,unix",
3328 Vim Unix, macOS: "unix,dos",
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003329 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
3330 Vi others: "")
3331 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003332 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
3333 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
3334 buffer:
3335 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
3336 always. It is not set automatically.
3337 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003338 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003339 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
3340 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
3341 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
3342 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
3343 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
3344 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
3345 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
3346 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003347 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003348 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01003349 3. If 'fileformat' has not yet been set, and if a <CR> is found, and
3350 if 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02003351 This means that "mac" is only chosen when:
3352 "unix" is not present or no <NL> is found in the file, and
3353 "dos" is not present or no <CR><NL> is found in the file.
3354 Except: if "unix" was chosen, but there is a <CR> before
3355 the first <NL>, and there appear to be more <CR>s than <NL>s in
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01003356 the first few lines, "mac" is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003357 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
3358 'fileformats' is used.
3359 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
3360 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
3361 file only, the option is not changed.
3362 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
3363
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01003364 When Vim starts up with an empty buffer the first item is used. You
3365 can overrule this by setting 'fileformat' in your .vimrc.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01003366
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003367 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
3368 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
3369 done:
3370 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
3371 format will be used.
3372 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
3373 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
3374 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
3375 used.
3376 Also see |file-formats|.
3377 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
3378 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
3379 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
3380 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3381 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3382
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003383 *'fileignorecase'* *'fic'* *'nofileignorecase'* *'nofic'*
3384'fileignorecase' 'fic' boolean (default on for systems where case in file
3385 names is normally ignored)
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003386 global
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003387 When set case is ignored when using file names and directories.
3388 See 'wildignorecase' for only ignoring case when doing completion.
3389
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003390 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
3391'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
3392 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003393 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
3394 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
3395 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
3396 name.
3397 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
3398 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
3399 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
3400 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
3401 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003402 Example, for in an IDL file:
3403 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
3404 |FileType| |filetypes|
3405 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
3406 names. Example:
3407 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
3408 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
3409 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
3410 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003411 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
3412 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003413 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003414
3415 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
Bram Moolenaara98f8a22021-02-13 18:24:23 +01003416'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-,eob:~")
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003417 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02003418 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3419 feature}
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003420 Characters to fill the statuslines, vertical separators and special
3421 lines in the window.
3422 It is a comma-separated list of items. Each item has a name, a colon
3423 and the value of that item:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003424
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003425 item name default Used for ~
3426 stl ' ' or '^' statusline of the current window
3427 stlnc ' ' or '=' statusline of the non-current windows
3428 vert '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
3429 fold '-' filling 'foldtext'
3430 foldopen '-' mark the beginning of a fold
3431 foldclose '+' show a closed fold
3432 foldsep '|' open fold middle character
3433 diff '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
3434 eob '~' empty lines below the end of a buffer
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003435 lastline '@' 'display' contains lastline/truncate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003436
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003437 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default. For "stl" and
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01003438 "stlnc" the space will be used when there is highlighting, '^' or '='
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003439 otherwise.
3440
3441 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01003442 :set fillchars=stl:^,stlnc:=,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003443< This is similar to the default, except that these characters will also
3444 be used when there is highlighting.
3445
Bram Moolenaar8cc5b552022-06-23 13:04:20 +01003446 For the "stl", "stlnc", "foldopen", "foldclose" and "foldsep" items
3447 single-byte and multibyte characters are supported. But double-width
3448 characters are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003449
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003450 The highlighting used for these items:
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003451 item name highlight group ~
3452 stl StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
3453 stlnc StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
3454 vert VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
3455 fold Folded |hl-Folded|
3456 diff DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
3457 eob EndOfBuffer |hl-EndOfBuffer|
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003458 lastline NonText |hl-NonText|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003459
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003460 *'fixendofline'* *'fixeol'* *'nofixendofline'* *'nofixeol'*
3461'fixendofline' 'fixeol' boolean (default on)
3462 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003463 When writing a file and this option is on, <EOL> at the end of file
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003464 will be restored if missing. Turn this option off if you want to
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003465 preserve the situation from the original file.
3466 When the 'binary' option is set the value of this option doesn't
3467 matter.
3468 See the 'endofline' option.
3469
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003470 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01003471'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003472 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003473 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3474 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +01003475 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
3476 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003477
3478 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
3479'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
3480 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003481 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3482 feature}
3483 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
3484 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
3485 automatically close when moving out of them.
3486
3487 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
3488'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
3489 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003490 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3491 feature}
3492 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
3493 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
3494 value is 12.
3495 See |folding|.
3496
3497 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
3498'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
3499 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003500 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3501 feature}
3502 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
3503 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
3504 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003505 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003506 'foldenable' is off.
3507 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
3508 See |folding|.
3509
3510 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
3511'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
3512 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003513 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003514 or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003515 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003516 for each line to obtain its fold level. The context is set to the
3517 script where 'foldexpr' was set, script-local items can be accessed.
3518 See |fold-expr| for the usage.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003519
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003520 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3521 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003522 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003523 on or the 'modelineexpr' option is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003524
3525 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3526 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003527
3528 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
3529'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
3530 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003531 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3532 feature}
3533 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
3534 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003535 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003536 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
3537
3538 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
3539'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
3540 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003541 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3542 feature}
3543 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
3544 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
3545 close fewer folds.
3546 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
3547 See |fold-foldlevel|.
3548
3549 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
3550'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
3551 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003552 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3553 feature}
3554 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
3555 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
3556 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
3557 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003558 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003559 ignores this option and closes all folds.
3560 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
3561 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
3562 When the value is negative, it is not used.
3563
3564 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
3565'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
3566 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003567 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3568 feature}
3569 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
3570 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
3571 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
3572 See |fold-marker|.
3573
3574 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
3575'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
3576 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003577 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3578 feature}
3579 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
3580 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
3581 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
3582 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
3583 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
3584 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
3585 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
3586
3587 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
3588'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
3589 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003590 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3591 feature}
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01003592 Sets the number of screen lines above which a fold can be displayed
3593 closed. Also for manually closed folds. With the default value of
3594 one a fold can only be closed if it takes up two or more screen lines.
3595 Set to zero to be able to close folds of just one screen line.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003596 Note that this only has an effect on what is displayed. After using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003597 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
3598 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
3599
3600 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
3601'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
3602 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003603 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3604 feature}
3605 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
3606 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
3607 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
3608
3609 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
3610'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
3611 search,tag,undo")
3612 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003613 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3614 feature}
3615 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003616 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003617 list of items.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02003618 NOTE: When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used.
3619 Add the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
3620 (rationale: the mapping may want to control opening folds itself)
3621
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003622 item commands ~
3623 all any
3624 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
3625 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
3626 insert any command in Insert mode
3627 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
3628 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
3629 percent "%"
3630 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
3631 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
3632 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003633 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003634 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
3635 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003636 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
3637 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
3638 whole closed fold.
3639 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
3640 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
3641 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
3642 when text is inserted.
3643 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
3644 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
3645
3646 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
3647'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
3648 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003649 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3650 feature}
3651 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003652 fold. The context is set to the script where 'foldexpr' was set,
3653 script-local items can be accessed. See |fold-foldtext| for the
3654 usage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003655
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003656 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3657 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003658 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003659
3660 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3661 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
3662
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003663 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
3664'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
3665 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003666 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3667 feature}
3668 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
3669 operator or automatic formatting (see 'formatoptions'). When this
3670 option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
3671
3672 The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted.
3673 The |v:count| variable holds the number of lines to be formatted.
3674 The |v:char| variable holds the character that is going to be
3675 inserted if the expression is being evaluated due to
3676 automatic formatting. This can be empty. Don't insert
3677 it yet!
3678
3679 Example: >
3680 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
3681< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
3682 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
3683
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01003684 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
3685 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
3686
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003687 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
3688 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3689 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3690 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
3691 return "i" or "R" in this situation.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01003692
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003693 When the expression evaluates to non-zero Vim will fall back to using
3694 the internal format mechanism.
3695
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00003696 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
3697 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
3698 set formatexpr=s:MyFormatExpr()
3699 set formatexpr=<SID>SomeFormatExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003700< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
3701 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
3702
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003703 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
3704 modeline, see |sandbox-option|. That stops the option from working,
3705 since changing the buffer text is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003706 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01003707 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003708
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003709 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
3710'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
3711 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003712 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
3713 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
3714 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003715 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003716 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
3717 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
3718 like there is no match.
3719 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
3720 character and white space.
3721
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02003722 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
3723'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
3724 local to buffer
3725 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
3726 formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
3727 on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
3728 be inserted for readability.
3729 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3730 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3731 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3732 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3733
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003734 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
3735'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9be7c042017-01-14 14:28:30 +01003736 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003737 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003738 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003739 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003740 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003741 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
3742 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
3743 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003744 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
3745 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003746 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3747 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003748
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01003749 *'fsync'* *'fs'* *'nofsync'* *'nofs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003750'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3751 global
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003752 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3753 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3754 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3755 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3756 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3757 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3758 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3759 off.
3760 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
Bram Moolenaar340dd0f2021-10-14 17:52:23 +01003761 'fsync' also applies to |writefile()| (unless a flag is used to
3762 overrule it) and when writing undo files (see |undo-persistence|).
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003763 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3764 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003765
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003766 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
3767'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
3768 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003769 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
3770 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
3771 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
3772 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
3773
3774 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
3775 :s/// subst. all subst. one
3776 :s///g subst. one subst. all
3777 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
3778
3779 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar21020352017-06-13 17:21:04 +02003780 DEPRECATED: Setting this option may break plugins that are not aware
3781 of this option. Also, many users get confused that adding the /g flag
3782 has the opposite effect of that it normally does.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003783 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003784
3785 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02003786'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l:%m,%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003787 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003788 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
3789 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
3790 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
3791
3792 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
3793'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
3794 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
3795 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
3796 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
3797 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003798 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003799 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
3800 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
3801 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
3802 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3803 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
3804 also work well with a single file: >
3805 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00003806< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00003807 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
3808 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003809 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003810 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
3811 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
3812 otherwise it's "grep -n".
3813 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3814 security reasons.
3815
3816 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
3817'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
3818 ve:ver35-Cursor,
3819 o:hor50-Cursor,
3820 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
3821 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
3822 sm:block-Cursor
3823 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003824 for Win32 console:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003825 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
3826 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
3827 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003828 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003829 for Win32 console}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003830 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01003831 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In a Win32 console, only the
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003832 height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by specifying a
3833 block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar1e7813a2015-03-31 18:31:03 +02003834 For a console the 't_SI', 't_SR', and 't_EI' escape sequences are
3835 used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003836
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003837 The option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003838 mode-list and an argument-list:
3839 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3840 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3841 n Normal mode
3842 v Visual mode
3843 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
3844 if not specified)
3845 o Operator-pending mode
3846 i Insert mode
3847 r Replace mode
3848 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
3849 ci Command-line Insert mode
3850 cr Command-line Replace mode
3851 sm showmatch in Insert mode
3852 a all modes
3853 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
3854 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
3855 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
3856 block block cursor, fills the whole character
3857 [only one of the above three should be present]
3858 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
3859 blinkon{N}
3860 blinkoff{N}
3861 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
3862 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
3863 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
3864 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
3865 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
3866 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
3867 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
3868 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
3869 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
3870 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
3871 executing a command.
3872 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
3873 |xterm-blink|.
3874 {group-name}
3875 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
3876 for the cursor
3877 {group-name}/{group-name}
3878 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
3879 no language mappings are used, the other when they
3880 are. |language-mapping|
3881
3882 Examples of parts:
3883 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
3884 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
3885 highlight group
3886 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
3887 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
3888 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
3889 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
3890 faster.
3891
3892 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
3893 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
3894 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
3895 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
3896
3897 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
3898 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
3899 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
3900<
3901 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02003902 *E235* *E596*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003903'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
3904 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003905 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3906 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02003907 In its simplest form the value is just one font name.
3908 See |gui-font| for the details.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003909
3910 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
3911 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
3912'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
3913 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003914 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3915 with the |+xfontset| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01003916 {not available in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003917 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
3918 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
3919 |xfontset|.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02003920
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003921 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
3922'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
3923 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003924 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3925 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
3926 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02003927 used. See |gui-fontwide|.
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01003928
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003929 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
3930'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
3931 global
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003932 {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003933 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
3934 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
3935 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003936 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003937 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
3938 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
3939 screen.
3940
Dusan Popovic4eeedc02021-10-16 20:52:05 +01003941 *'guiligatures'* *'gli'* *E1243*
3942'guiligatures' 'gli' string (default "")
3943 global
3944 {only for GTK GUI}
3945 List of ASCII characters that, when combined together, can create more
3946 complex shapes. Each character must be a printable ASCII character
3947 with a value in the 32-127 range.
3948 Example: >
3949 :set guiligatures=!\"#$%&()*+-./:<=>?@[]^_{\|~
3950< Changing this option updates screen output immediately. Set it to an
3951 empty string to disable ligatures.
3952
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003953 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02003954'guioptions' 'go' string (default "egmrLtT" (MS-Windows,
3955 "t" is removed in |defaults.vim|),
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003956 "aegimrLtT" (GTK and Motif),
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02003957 )
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003958 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003959 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003960 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003961 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
3962 GUI should be used.
3963 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3964 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3965
Bram Moolenaar13568252018-03-16 20:46:58 +01003966 Valid characters are as follows:
3967 *'go-!'*
3968 '!' External commands are executed in a terminal window. Without
3969 this flag the MS-Windows GUI will open a console window to
3970 execute the command. The Unix GUI will simulate a dumb
3971 terminal to list the command output.
3972 The terminal window will be positioned at the bottom, and grow
3973 upwards as needed.
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01003974 *'go-a'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003975 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
3976 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
3977 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
3978 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
3979 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
3980 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
3981 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
3982 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
3983 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
3984 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
3985 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
3986 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
3987 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
3988 The same applies to the modeless selection.
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02003989 *'go-P'*
3990 'P' Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003991 register.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003992 *'go-A'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003993 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003994 applies to the modeless selection.
3995
3996 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
3997 "" - -
3998 "a" yes yes
3999 "A" - yes
4000 "aA" yes yes
4001
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01004002 When using a terminal see the 'clipboard' option.
4003
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004004 *'go-c'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004005 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
4006 choices.
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +02004007 *'go-d'*
4008 'd' Use dark theme variant if available. Currently only works for
4009 GTK+ GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004010 *'go-e'*
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00004011 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004012 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
4013 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004014 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systems, currently
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01004015 GTK, Motif, Mac OS/X, Haiku, and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004016 *'go-f'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004017 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
4018 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
4019 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
4020 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
4021 foreground. |gui-fork|
4022 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004023 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004024 *'go-i'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004025 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
4026 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
4027 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004028 *'go-m'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004029 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004030 *'go-M'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004031 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004032 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004033 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004034 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01004035 `:syntax on` and `:filetype on` commands load the menu too).
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004036 *'go-g'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004037 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
4038 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004039 *'go-t'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004040 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
4041 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004042 *'go-T'*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004043 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif and
4044 Photon GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004045 *'go-r'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004046 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004047 *'go-R'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004048 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4049 split window.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004050 *'go-l'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004051 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004052 *'go-L'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004053 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4054 split window.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004055 *'go-b'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004056 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
4057 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
4058 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004059 *'go-h'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004060 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
4061 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
4062
4063 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
4064 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
4065
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004066 *'go-v'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004067 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
4068 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02004069 vertical layout is used anyway. Not supported in GTK 3.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004070 *'go-p'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004071 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
4072 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
4073 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004074 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004075 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004076 *'go-F'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004077 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004078 *'go-k'*
4079 'k' Keep the GUI window size when adding/removing a scrollbar, or
4080 toolbar, tabline, etc. Instead, the behavior is similar to
4081 when the window is maximized and will adjust 'lines' and
4082 'columns' to fit to the window. Without the 'k' flag Vim will
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01004083 try to keep 'lines' and 'columns' the same when adding and
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004084 removing GUI components.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004085
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004086 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
4087'guipty' boolean (default on)
4088 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004089 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4090 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
4091 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
4092
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004093 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
4094'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
4095 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004096 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004097 When non-empty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004098 pages line. When empty and when the result is empty Vim will use a
4099 default label. See |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004100
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004101 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004102 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01004103 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4104 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004105 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004106
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004107 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
4108 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
4109 used.
4110
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004111 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
4112'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
4113 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004114 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004115 When non-empty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004116 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
4117 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004118 You can include a line break. Simplest method is to use |:let|: >
4119 :let &guitabtooltip = "line one\nline two"
4120<
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004121
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004122 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004123'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MS-Windows) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004124 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
4125 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004126 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
4127 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
4128 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
4129 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
4130 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004131 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004132 spaces and backslashes.
4133 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4134 security reasons.
4135
4136 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
4137'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
4138 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004139 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
4140 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
4141 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
4142 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
4143 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
4144
4145 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
4146'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
4147 global
4148 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
4149 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004150 Comma-separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004151 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
4152 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
4153 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
4154 language and not in the English help.
4155 Example: >
4156 :set helplang=de,it
4157< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
4158 files.
4159 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
4160 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
4161 See |help-translated|.
4162
4163 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
4164'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
4165 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004166 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
4167 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
4168 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004169
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004170 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004171 hidden even if the 'hidden' option is off when these three are true:
4172 - the buffer is modified
4173 - 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible
4174 - the '!' flag was used
4175 Also see |windows.txt|.
4176
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004177 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004178 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
4179 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
4180 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
4181
4182 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
4183'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004184 "8:SpecialKey,~:EndOfBuffer,@:NonText,
4185 d:Directory,e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,
4186 l:Search,m:MoreMsg,M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004187 a:LineNrAbove,b:LineNrBelow,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004188 N:CursorLineNr,r:Question,s:StatusLine,
4189 S:StatusLineNC,c:VertSplit,t:Title,
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004190 v:Visual,V:VisualNOS,w:WarningMsg,
4191 W:WildMenu,f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,
4192 A:DiffAdd,C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,
4193 T:DiffText,>:SignColumn,-:Conceal,
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01004194 B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,R:SpellRare,
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004195 L:SpellLocal,+:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
Bram Moolenaar21020352017-06-13 17:21:04 +02004196 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb,*:TabLine,
4197 #:TabLineSel,_:TabLineFill,!:CursorColumn,
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02004198 .:CursorLine,o:ColorColumn,q:QuickFixLine,
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02004199 z:StatusLineTerm,Z:StatusLineTermNC")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004200 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004201 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004202 occasions. It is a comma-separated list of character pairs. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004203 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004204 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004205 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004206 |hl-EndOfBuffer| ~ lines after the last line in the buffer
4207 |hl-NonText| @ '@' at the end of the window and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004208 characters from 'showbreak'
4209 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
4210 things in listings
4211 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
4212 h (obsolete, ignored)
4213 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
LemonBoya4399382022-04-09 21:04:08 +01004214 |hl-CurSearch| y current instance of last search pattern
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004215 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
4216 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
4217 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02004218 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands, and
4219 when 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004220 |hl-LineNrAbove| a line number above the cursor for when the
4221 'relativenumber' option is set.
4222 |hl-LineNrBelow| b line number below the cursor for when the
4223 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004224 |hl-CursorLineNr| N like n for when 'cursorline' or 'relativenumber' is
4225 set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004226 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
4227 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004228 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004229 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
4230 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
4231 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
4232 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
4233 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
4234 |xterm-clipboard|.
4235 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
4236 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
4237 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
4238 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00004239 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
4240 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
4241 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
4242 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004243 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004244 |hl-Conceal| - the placeholders used for concealed characters
4245 (see 'conceallevel')
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004246 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004247 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital |spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004248 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
4249 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004250 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
4251 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu selected line
4252 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
4253 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004254
4255 The display modes are:
4256 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
4257 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
4258 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
4259 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
4260 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaar84f54632022-06-29 18:39:11 +01004261 c undercurl (termcap entry "Us" and "Ce")
4262 2 double underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
4263 d dotted underline (termcap entry "ds" and "Ce")
4264 = dashed underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +02004265 t strikethrough (termcap entry "Ts" and "Te")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004266 n no highlighting
4267 - no highlighting
4268 : use a highlight group
4269 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
4270 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
4271 for an example.
4272 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
4273 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
4274 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
4275 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
4276 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
4277
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004278 *'history'* *'hi'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004279'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 50, Vi default: 0,
4280 set to 200 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004281 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004282 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004283 is remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004284 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing|).
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004285 The maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004286 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4287 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4288
4289 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
4290'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
4291 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004292 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4293 feature}
4294 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
4295 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
4296 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
4297 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4298
4299 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
4300'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
4301 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004302 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4303 feature}
4304 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
4305 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
4306 See |rileft.txt|.
4307 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4308
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004309 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
4310'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
4311 global
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004312 {not available when compiled without the
4313 |+extra_search| feature}
4314 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
4315 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
4316 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
4317 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01004318 are not applied. If the "CurSearch" highlight group is set then the
4319 current match is highlighted with that.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004320 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
4321 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
4322 off with |:nohlsearch|. This does not change the option value, as
4323 soon as you use a search command, the highlighting comes back.
4324 'redrawtime' specifies the maximum time spent on finding matches.
4325 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
4326 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
4327 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
4328 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
4329 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
4330 You can specify whether the highlight status is restored on startup
4331 with the 'h' flag in 'viminfo' |viminfo-h|.
4332 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4333
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004334 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
4335'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
4336 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004337 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
4338 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
4339 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
4340 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
4341 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
4342 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
4343 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
4344 builtin termcap).
4345 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004346 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004347 X11.
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02004348 For MS-Windows the icon can be changed, see |windows-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004349
4350 *'iconstring'*
4351'iconstring' string (default "")
4352 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004353 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
4354 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
4355 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
4356 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02004357 Does not work for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004358 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
4359 restored if possible |X11|.
4360 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004361 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004362 'titlestring' for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004363 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004364 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
4365
4366 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
4367'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
4368 global
4369 Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags
4370 file.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01004371 Also see 'smartcase' and 'tagcase'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004372 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
4373 |/ignorecase|.
4374
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004375 *'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
4376'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' string (default "")
4377 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004378 This option specifies a function that will be called to
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004379 activate or deactivate the Input Method. The value can be the name of
4380 a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
4381 more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004382 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004383 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4384 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004385
4386 Example: >
4387 function ImActivateFunc(active)
4388 if a:active
4389 ... do something
4390 else
4391 ... do something
4392 endif
4393 " return value is not used
4394 endfunction
4395 set imactivatefunc=ImActivateFunc
4396<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004397 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
4398'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
4399 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004400 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
Bram Moolenaar67c53842010-05-22 18:28:27 +02004401 |+GUI_GTK|} *E599*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004402 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
4403 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
4404 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
4405 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
4406 tells Vim what the key is.
4407 Format:
4408 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
4409
4410 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
4411 S Shift key
4412 L Lock key
4413 C Control key
4414 1 Mod1 key
4415 2 Mod2 key
4416 3 Mod3 key
4417 4 Mod4 key
4418 5 Mod5 key
4419 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
4420 both shift+ctrl+space.
4421 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
4422
4423 Example: >
4424 :set imactivatekey=S-space
4425< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
4426 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
4427
4428 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
4429'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
4430 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004431 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
4432 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
4433 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
4434 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
4435 characters with dead keys.
4436
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004437 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'noimdisable'* *'noimd'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004438'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
4439 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004440 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
4441 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
4442 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
4443 may change in later releases.
4444
4445 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004446'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004447 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004448 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
4449 Insert mode. Valid values:
4450 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4451 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4452 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004453 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
4454 this can be used: >
4455 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
4456< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
4457 mode.
4458 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
4459 |i_CTRL-^|.
4460 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
4461 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004462 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004463 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4464
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004465 You can set 'imactivatefunc' and 'imstatusfunc' to handle IME/XIM
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004466 via external command if Vim is not compiled with the |+xim|,
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004467 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime|.
4468
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004469 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004470'imsearch' 'ims' number (default -1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004471 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004472 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
4473 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
4474 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
4475 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
4476 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4477 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4478 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4479 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
4480 |c_CTRL-^|.
4481 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
4482 option to a valid keymap name.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004483 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004484 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4485
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004486 *'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*
4487'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' string (default "")
4488 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004489 This option specifies a function that is called to obtain the status
4490 of Input Method. It must return a positive number when IME is active.
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004491 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
4492 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004493 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004494
4495 Example: >
4496 function ImStatusFunc()
4497 let is_active = ...do something
4498 return is_active ? 1 : 0
4499 endfunction
4500 set imstatusfunc=ImStatusFunc
4501<
4502 NOTE: This function is invoked very often. Keep it fast.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004503 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4504 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004505
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004506 *'imstyle'* *'imst'*
4507'imstyle' 'imst' number (default 1)
4508 global
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004509 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4510 |+GUI_GTK|}
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02004511 This option specifies the input style of Input Method:
4512 0 use on-the-spot style
4513 1 over-the-spot style
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004514 See: |xim-input-style|
4515
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02004516 For a long time on-the-spot style had been used in the GTK version of
4517 vim, however, it is known that it causes troubles when using mappings,
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004518 |single-repeat|, etc. Therefore over-the-spot style becomes the
4519 default now. This should work fine for most people, however if you
4520 have any problem with it, try using on-the-spot style.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004521 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4522 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004523
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004524 *'include'* *'inc'*
4525'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
4526 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004527 {not available when compiled without the
4528 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004529 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004530 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
4531 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004532 "]I", "[d", etc.
4533 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004534 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
4535 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
4536 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
4537 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
4538 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004539 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004540
4541 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
4542'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
4543 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004544 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004545 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004546 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004547 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004548 :set includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
4549< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004550
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004551 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004552 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004553 Also used for |<cfile>|.
4554
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004555 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4556 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004557 set includeexpr=s:MyIncludeExpr()
4558 set includeexpr=<SID>SomeIncludeExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004559< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4560 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4561
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004562 It is more efficient if the value is just a function call without
4563 arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
4564
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004565 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4566 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004567 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004568
4569 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4570 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
4571
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004572 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004573'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim| if the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004574 |+reltime| feature is supported)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004575 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004576 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004577 |+extra_search| features}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004578 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
4579 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
4580 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
4581 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02004582 Also applies to the pattern in commands: >
4583 :global
4584 :lvimgrep
4585 :lvimgrepadd
4586 :smagic
4587 :snomagic
4588 :sort
4589 :substitute
4590 :vglobal
4591 :vimgrep
4592 :vimgrepadd
4593< Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004594 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
4595 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
4596 cursor to the match.
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +02004597 You can use the CTRL-G and CTRL-T keys to move to the next and
4598 previous match. |c_CTRL-G| |c_CTRL-T|
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00004599 When compiled with the |+reltime| feature Vim only searches for about
4600 half a second. With a complicated pattern and/or a lot of text the
4601 match may not be found. This is to avoid that Vim hangs while you
4602 are typing the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004603 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01004604 When 'hlsearch' is on, all matched strings are highlighted too while
4605 typing a search command. See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004606 If you don't want to turn 'hlsearch' on, but want to highlight all
4607 matches while searching, you can turn on and off 'hlsearch' with
4608 autocmd. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004609 augroup vimrc-incsearch-highlight
4610 autocmd!
Bram Moolenaarf8f8b2e2017-11-02 19:08:48 +01004611 autocmd CmdlineEnter /,\? :set hlsearch
4612 autocmd CmdlineLeave /,\? :set nohlsearch
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004613 augroup END
4614<
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004615 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
Bram Moolenaara9dc3752010-07-11 20:46:53 +02004616 to the command line. If 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' are set and the
4617 command line has no uppercase characters, the added character is
4618 converted to lowercase.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004619 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
4620 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004621 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4622
4623 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
4624'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
4625 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01004626 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
4627 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004628 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
4629 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
4630 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
4631 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02004632 'smartindent' indenting. When 'lisp' is set, this option is
Bram Moolenaar49846fb2022-10-15 16:05:33 +01004633 is only used when 'lispoptions' contains "expr:1".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004634 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
4635 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004636 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004637 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004638
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004639 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4640 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
4641 set indentexpr=s:MyIndentExpr()
4642 set indentexpr=<SID>SomeIndentExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004643< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4644 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4645
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004646 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
4647 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
4648
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004649 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
4650 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
4651 used for the indent).
4652 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
4653 and |lispindent()|.
4654 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
4655 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
4656 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
4657 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
4658 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
4659< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
4660 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004661 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004662 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004663
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004664 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4665 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004666 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004667
4668 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4669 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
4670
4671
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004672 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01004673'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004674 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004675 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
4676 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
4677 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
4678 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
4679
4680 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
4681'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
4682 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004683 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004684 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted depending
4685 on the typed text. If the typed text contains a lowercase letter
4686 where the match has an upper case letter, the completed part is made
4687 lowercase. If the typed text has no lowercase letters and the match
4688 has a lowercase letter where the typed text has an uppercase letter,
4689 and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
4690 With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004691
4692 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
4693'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
4694 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004695 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
4696 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
4697 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
4698 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02004699 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|. When
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004700 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
4701 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004702 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00004703 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
4704 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004705
4706 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
4707 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
4708 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
4709 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
4710 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
4711 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
4712 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
4713 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
4714 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
4715 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
4716
4717 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4718
4719 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004720'isfname' 'isf' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004721 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
4722 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
4723 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
4724 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
4725 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
4726 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004727 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
4728 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004729 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004730 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4731 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
4732 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004733 Think twice before adding white space to this option. Although a
4734 space may appear inside a file name, the effect will be that Vim
4735 doesn't know where a file name starts or ends when doing completion.
4736 It most likely works better without a space in 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004737
4738 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
4739 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
4740 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
4741 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
4742 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
4743 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
4744 cmd.exe.
4745
4746 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004747 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
4748 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004749 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
4750 not work for digits). Example:
4751 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
4752 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
4753 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
4754 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
4755 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
4756 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
4757 option or the end of a range. Example:
4758 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
4759 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
4760 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
4761 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
4762 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004763 case ASCII letters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004764 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
4765 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
4766 expected. Example:
4767 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
4768 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
4769 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
4770 comma, plus <Tab>.
4771 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4772
4773 *'isident'* *'isi'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004774'isident' 'isi' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004775 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4776 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
4777 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004778 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
4779 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
4780 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004781 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004782 option. For '@' only characters up to 255 are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004783 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004784 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004785 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
4786
4787 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004788'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004789 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4790 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
4791 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
4792 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004793 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004794 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004795 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For '@'
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02004796 characters above 255 check the "word" character class (any character
4797 that is not white space or punctuation).
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004798 For C programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004799 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
4800 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
4801 command).
4802 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
Bram Moolenaarb8060fe2016-01-19 22:29:28 +01004803 This option also influences syntax highlighting, unless the syntax
4804 uses |:syn-iskeyword|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004805 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4806 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4807
4808 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02004809'isprint' 'isp' string (default for Win32 and macOS:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004810 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
4811 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004812 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
4813 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
4814 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
4815 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
4816 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
4817
4818 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
4819 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
4820 32 - 126 always single characters
4821 127 "^?"
4822 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
4823 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
4824 255 "~?"
4825 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
4826 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
4827 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
4828 displayed as <xx>.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004829 The SpecialKey highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
4830 |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004831
4832 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4833 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
4834 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
4835 replacement character will be shown.
4836 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
4837 There is no option to specify these characters.
4838
4839 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
4840'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
4841 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004842 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
4843 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
4844 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
4845 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
4846
4847 *'key'*
4848'key' string (default "")
4849 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02004850 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv|
4851 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004852 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02004853 See |encryption| and 'cryptmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004854 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
4855 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
4856 :set key=
4857< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
4858 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
4859 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
4860 be careful not to make a typing error!
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01004861 You can use "&key" in an expression to detect whether encryption is
4862 enabled. When 'key' is set it returns "*****" (five stars).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004863
4864 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
4865'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
4866 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004867 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
4868 feature}
4869 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
4870 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
4871 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
4872 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004873 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004874
4875 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
4876'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
4877 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004878 List of comma-separated words, which enable special things that keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004879 can do. These values can be used:
4880 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
4881 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
4882 present in 'selectmode').
4883 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
4884 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
4885 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
4886 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4887
4888 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
4889'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02004890 VMS: "help")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004891 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004892 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
4893 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
4894 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
4895 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02004896 When the first character is ":", the command is invoked as a Vim
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01004897 Ex command with [count] added as an argument if it is not zero.
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02004898 When "man", "man -s" or an Ex command is used, Vim will automatically
4899 translate a count for the "K" command and pass it as the first
4900 argument. For "man -s" the "-s" is removed when there is no count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004901 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4902 Example: >
4903 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
4904< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4905 security reasons.
4906
4907 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
4908'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
4909 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004910 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4911 feature}
4912 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004913 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01004914 inserted directly. When in Normal mode the 'langmap' option takes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004915 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
4916 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
4917 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
4918 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
4919 mapped in Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01004920 Also consider setting 'langremap' to off, to prevent 'langmap' from
4921 applying to characters resulting from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02004922 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4923 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004924
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00004925 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
4926 :set langmap=ΑA,ΒB,ΨC,ΔD,ΕE,ΦF,ΓG,ΗH,ΙI,ΞJ,ΚK,ΛL,ΜM,ΝN,ΟO,ΠP,QQ,ΡR,ΣS,ΤT,ΘU,ΩV,WW,ΧX,ΥY,ΖZ,αa,βb,ψc,δd,εe,φf,γg,ηh,ιi,ξj,κk,λl,μm,νn,οo,πp,qq,ρr,σs,τt,θu,ωv,ςw,χx,υy,ζz
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004927< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
4928 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
4929<
4930 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
4931 part can be in one of two forms:
4932 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
4933 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
4934 2. A list of "from" characters, a semi-colon and a list of "to"
4935 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
4936 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
4937 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02004938 ";", ',', '"', '|' and backslash itself.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004939
4940 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
4941 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
4942 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
4943 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
4944 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
4945 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
4946 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
4947 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
4948 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
4949 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
4950 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
4951
4952 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
4953'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
4954 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004955 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
4956 |+multi_lang| features}
4957 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
4958 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004959 "lang/menu_" .. &langmenu .. ".vim"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004960< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
4961 matter what $LANG is set to: >
4962 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
4963< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004964 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004965 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
4966 the English menus: >
4967 :set langmenu=none
4968< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
4969 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
4970 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
4971 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
4972 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
4973 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
4974< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
4975
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004976 *'langnoremap'* *'lnr'* *'nolangnoremap'* *'nolnr'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004977'langnoremap' 'lnr' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004978 global
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004979 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4980 feature}
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02004981 This is just like 'langremap' but with the value inverted. It only
4982 exists for backwards compatibility. When setting 'langremap' then
4983 'langnoremap' is set to the inverted value, and the other way around.
4984
4985 *'langremap'* *'lrm'* *'nolangremap'* *'nolrm'*
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01004986'langremap' 'lrm' boolean (default on, set to off in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02004987 global
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02004988 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4989 feature}
4990 When off, setting 'langmap' does not apply to characters resulting from
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004991 a mapping. This basically means, if you noticed that setting
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02004992 'langmap' disables some of your mappings, try resetting this option.
4993 This option defaults to on for backwards compatibility. Set it off if
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004994 that works for you to avoid mappings to break.
4995
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004996 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
4997'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
4998 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004999 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
5000 status line:
5001 0: never
5002 1: only if there are at least two windows
5003 2: always
5004 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
5005 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
5006
5007 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
5008'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
5009 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005010 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
5011 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005012 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005013 update use |:redraw|.
Bram Moolenaara57b5532022-06-24 11:48:03 +01005014 This may occasionally cause display errors. It is only meant to be set
5015 temporarily when performing an operation where redrawing may cause
Bram Moolenaar8cc5b552022-06-23 13:04:20 +01005016 flickering or cause a slow down.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005017
5018 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
5019'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
5020 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005021 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005022 feature}
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005023 If on, Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005024 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
5025 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005026 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents.
5027 If 'breakindent' is set, line is visually indented. Then, the value
5028 of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines. This option
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02005029 is not used when the 'wrap' option is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005030 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
5031 with the right amount of white space.
5032
5033 *'lines'* *E593*
5034'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
5035 global
5036 Number of lines of the Vim window.
5037 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00005038 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005039 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
5040 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
5041 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
5042 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
5043 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
5044 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00005045< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02005046 If you get fewer lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005047 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
5048 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
5049
5050 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
5051'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
5052 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005053 {only in the GUI}
5054 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
5055 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
5056 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005057 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
5058 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
5059 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
5060 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005061
5062 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
5063'lisp' boolean (default off)
5064 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005065 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
5066 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
5067 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
5068 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
5069 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
5070 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
5071 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
5072 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
5073 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005074
Bram Moolenaar49846fb2022-10-15 16:05:33 +01005075 *'lispoptions'* *'lop'*
5076'lispoptions' 'lop' string (default "")
5077 local to buffer
5078 Comma-separated list of items that influence the Lisp indenting when
5079 enabled with the |'lisp'| option. Currently only one item is
5080 supported:
5081 expr:1 use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting when it is set
5082 expr:0 do not use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting (default)
5083 Note that when using 'indentexpr' the `=` operator indents all the
5084 lines, otherwise the first line is not indented (Vi-compatible).
5085
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005086 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
5087'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
Bram Moolenaaraf6c1312014-03-12 18:55:58 +01005088 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01005089 Comma-separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting when
5090 enabled with the |'lisp'| option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005091
5092 *'list'* *'nolist'*
5093'list' boolean (default off)
5094 local to window
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00005095 List mode: By default show tabs as CTRL-I is displayed, display $
5096 after end of line. Useful to see the difference between tabs and
5097 spaces and for trailing blanks. Further changed by the 'listchars'
5098 option.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005099
5100 The cursor is displayed at the start of the space a Tab character
5101 occupies, not at the end as usual in Normal mode. To get this cursor
5102 position while displaying Tabs with spaces, use: >
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +02005103 :set list lcs=tab:\ \
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005104<
5105 Note that list mode will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth'
5106 or 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005107 changing the way tabs are displayed.
5108
5109 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
5110'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
Bram Moolenaareed9d462021-02-15 20:38:25 +01005111 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf9d5ca12010-08-01 16:13:51 +02005112 Strings to use in 'list' mode and for the |:list| command. It is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005113 comma-separated list of string settings.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005114 *lcs-eol*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005115 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
5116 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
5117 line.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005118 *lcs-tab*
Bram Moolenaar83a52172019-01-16 22:41:54 +01005119 tab:xy[z] Two or three characters to be used to show a tab.
5120 The third character is optional.
5121
5122 tab:xy The 'x' is always used, then 'y' as many times as will
5123 fit. Thus "tab:>-" displays:
5124 >
5125 >-
5126 >--
5127 etc.
5128
5129 tab:xyz The 'z' is always used, then 'x' is prepended, and
5130 then 'y' is used as many times as will fit. Thus
5131 "tab:<->" displays:
5132 >
5133 <>
5134 <->
5135 <-->
5136 etc.
5137
5138 When "tab:" is omitted, a tab is shown as ^I.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005139 *lcs-space*
5140 space:c Character to show for a space. When omitted, spaces
5141 are left blank.
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005142 *lcs-multispace*
5143 multispace:c...
5144 One or more characters to use cyclically to show for
5145 multiple consecutive spaces. Overrides the "space"
5146 setting, except for single spaces. When omitted, the
5147 "space" setting is used. For example,
5148 `:set listchars=multispace:---+` shows ten consecutive
5149 spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005150 ---+---+-- ~
Bram Moolenaar91478ae2021-02-03 15:58:13 +01005151 *lcs-lead*
5152 lead:c Character to show for leading spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005153 leading spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5154 "multispace" settings for leading spaces. You can
5155 combine it with "tab:", for example: >
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01005156 :set listchars+=tab:>-,lead:.
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005157< *lcs-leadmultispace*
5158 leadmultispace:c...
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01005159 Like the |lcs-multispace| value, but for leading
5160 spaces only. Also overrides |lcs-lead| for leading
5161 multiple spaces.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005162 `:set listchars=leadmultispace:---+` shows ten
5163 consecutive leading spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005164 ---+---+--XXX ~
5165 Where "XXX" denotes the first non-blank characters in
5166 the line.
5167 *lcs-trail*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005168 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005169 trailing spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5170 "multispace" settings for trailing spaces.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005171 *lcs-extends*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005172 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
5173 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
5174 screen.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005175 *lcs-precedes*
Bram Moolenaarbffba7f2019-09-20 17:00:17 +02005176 precedes:c Character to show in the first visible column of the
5177 physical line, when there is text preceding the
5178 character visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005179 *lcs-conceal*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02005180 conceal:c Character to show in place of concealed text, when
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02005181 'conceallevel' is set to 1.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005182 *lcs-nbsp*
Bram Moolenaar73284b92015-05-04 17:28:22 +02005183 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space character
5184 (0xA0 (160 decimal) and U+202F). Left blank when
5185 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005186
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005187 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005188 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00005189 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005190
Bram Moolenaar93ff6722021-10-16 17:51:40 +01005191 Each character can be specified as hex: >
5192 set listchars=eol:\\x24
5193 set listchars=eol:\\u21b5
5194 set listchars=eol:\\U000021b5
5195< Note that a double backslash is used. The number of hex characters
5196 must be exactly 2 for \\x, 4 for \\u and 8 for \\U.
5197
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005198 Examples: >
5199 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005200 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005201 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
5202< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02005203 "precedes". "SpecialKey" will be used for "tab", "nbsp", "space",
5204 "multispace", "lead" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005205 |hl-NonText| |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005206
5207 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
5208'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
5209 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005210 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
5211 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
5212 of plugins.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02005213 Note that using the "-u NONE", "-u DEFAULTS" and "--noplugin" command
5214 line arguments reset this option. See |-u| and |--noplugin|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005215
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005216 *'luadll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01005217'luadll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005218 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005219 {only available when compiled with the |+lua/dyn|
5220 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005221 Specifies the name of the Lua shared library. The default is
5222 DYNAMIC_LUA_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005223 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005224 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5225 security reasons.
5226
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00005227 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
5228'macatsui' boolean (default on)
5229 global
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02005230 {not supported}
5231 No longer supported, as the Mac OS X GUI code was removed.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005232
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005233 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
5234'magic' boolean (default on)
5235 global
5236 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
5237 See |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +02005238 WARNING: Switching this option off most likely breaks plugins! That
5239 is because many patterns assume it's on and will fail when it's off.
5240 Only switch it off when working with old Vi scripts. In any other
5241 situation write patterns that work when 'magic' is on. Include "\M"
5242 when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005243 In |Vim9| script the value of 'magic' is ignored, patterns behave like
5244 it is always set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005245
5246 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
5247'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
5248 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005249 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
5250 feature}
5251 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
5252 and the |:grep| command.
5253 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
5254 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
5255 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
5256 existing file.
5257 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
5258 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5259 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5260 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5261 security reasons.
5262
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005263 *'makeencoding'* *'menc'*
5264'makeencoding' 'menc' string (default "")
5265 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005266 Encoding used for reading the output of external commands. When empty,
5267 encoding is not converted.
5268 This is used for `:make`, `:lmake`, `:grep`, `:lgrep`, `:grepadd`,
5269 `:lgrepadd`, `:cfile`, `:cgetfile`, `:caddfile`, `:lfile`, `:lgetfile`,
5270 and `:laddfile`.
5271
5272 This would be mostly useful when you use MS-Windows and set 'encoding'
5273 to "utf-8". If |+iconv| is enabled and GNU libiconv is used, setting
5274 'makeencoding' to "char" has the same effect as setting to the system
5275 locale encoding. Example: >
5276 :set encoding=utf-8
5277 :set makeencoding=char " system locale is used
5278<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005279 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
5280'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
5281 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005282 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01005283 This option may contain '%' and '#' characters (see |:_%| and |:_#|),
5284 which are expanded to the current and alternate file name. Use |::S|
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01005285 to escape file names in case they contain special characters.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005286 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
5287 about including spaces and backslashes.
5288 Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set" and once for
5289 the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter called
5290 "myfilter" do it like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005291 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
5292< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
5293 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
5294 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
5295< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5296 security reasons.
5297
5298 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
5299'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
5300 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005301 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01005302 other.
5303 Only character pairs are allowed that are different, thus you cannot
5304 jump between two double quotes.
5305 The characters must be separated by a colon.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005306 The pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02005307 '>' (for HTML): >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005308 :set mps+=<:>
5309
5310< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
5311 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
5312 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
5313
5314< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01005315 the $VIMRUNTIME/pack/dist/opt/matchit directory. |add-local-help|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005316
5317 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
5318'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
5319 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005320 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
5321 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
5322 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
5323
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005324 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
5325'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
5326 global
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005327 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
5328 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
5329 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
5330 Maximum value is 6.
5331 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
5332 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
5333 See |mbyte-combining|.
5334
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005335 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
5336'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
5337 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005338 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005339 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005340 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
5341 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
5342 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
5343 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +01005344 Increasing this limit above 200 also changes the maximum for Ex
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02005345 command recursion, see |E169|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005346 See also |:function|.
5347
5348 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
5349'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
5350 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005351 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
5352 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
5353 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
5354 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
5355 |key-mapping|.
5356
5357 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
5358'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
5359 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5360 available)
5361 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005362 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
5363 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005364 other memory to be freed.
5365 The maximum usable value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a
5366 limit.
5367 The value is ignored when 'swapfile' is off.
5368 Also see 'maxmemtot'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005369
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005370 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
5371'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
5372 global
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005373 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005374 The maximum value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005375 *E363*
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005376 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message and mostly
5377 behaves like CTRL-C was typed.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005378 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
5379 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
5380 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +02005381 Might also happen on redraw, when syntax rules try to match a complex
5382 text structure.
5383 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit, in
5384 which case you get an "Out of memory" error instead.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005385
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005386 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
5387'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
5388 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5389 available)
5390 global
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005391 Maximum amount of memory in Kbyte to use for all buffers together.
5392 The maximum usable value is about 2000000 (2 Gbyte). Use this to work
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005393 without a limit.
5394 On 64 bit machines higher values might work. But hey, do you really
5395 need more than 2 Gbyte for text editing? Keep in mind that text is
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005396 stored in the swap file, one can edit files > 2 Gbyte anyway. We do
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005397 need the memory to store undo info.
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005398 Buffers with 'swapfile' off still count to the total amount of memory
5399 used.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005400 Also see 'maxmem'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005401
5402 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
5403'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
5404 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005405 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
5406 feature}
5407 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
5408 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
5409 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
5410
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005411 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
5412'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
5413 global
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005414 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5415 feature}
5416 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
5417 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
5418 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
5419 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
5420 this tuning is complicated.
5421
5422 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
5423 {start},{inc},{added}
5424
5425 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
5426 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
5427 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
5428 memory that is available to Vim.
5429
5430 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
5431 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
5432 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
5433 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
5434 will be allocated.
5435
5436 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
5437 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
5438 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
5439 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
5440 slower.
5441
5442 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
5443 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
5444 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
5445 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
5446< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
5447 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
5448
Bram Moolenaar07607392019-05-26 19:20:43 +02005449 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|.
5450
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005451 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +00005452'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on (off for root),
5453 Vi default: off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005454 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005455 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5456 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5457 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5458
5459 *'modelineexpr'* *'mle'* *'nomodelineexpr'* *'nomle'*
5460'modelineexpr' 'mle' boolean (default: off)
5461 global
5462 When on allow some options that are an expression to be set in the
5463 modeline. Check the option for whether it is affected by
5464 'modelineexpr'. Also see |modeline|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02005465 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5466 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005467
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005468 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
5469'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
5470 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005471 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5472 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5473 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5474 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5475 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5476
5477 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005478 *E21*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005479'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
5480 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005481 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
5482 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01005483 Can be reset on startup with the |-M| command line argument.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005484
5485 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
5486'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
5487 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005488 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
5489 when:
5490 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
5491 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
5492 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
5493 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
5494 when it was written.
5495 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
5496 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
5497 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
5498 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
5499 reset.
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01005500 Similarly for 'eol' and 'bomb'.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02005501 This option is not set when a change is made to the buffer as the
5502 result of a BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost,
5503 FileAppendPost or VimLeave autocommand event. See |gzip-example| for
5504 an explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005505 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
5506 will be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01005507 Note that the text may actually be the same, e.g. 'modified' is set
5508 when using "rA" on an "A".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005509
5510 *'more'* *'nomore'*
5511'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5512 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005513 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
5514 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
5515 listing continues until finished.
5516 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5517 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5518
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01005519 *'mouse'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005520'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI and Win32,
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005521 set to "a" or "nvi" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005522 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005523 Enable the use of the mouse. Works for most terminals (xterm, Win32
5524 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, *BSD console with sysmouse and Linux console
5525 with gpm). For using the mouse in the GUI, see |gui-mouse|. The
5526 mouse can be enabled for different modes:
Bram Moolenaar7f2e9d72017-11-11 20:58:53 +01005527 n Normal mode and Terminal modes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005528 v Visual mode
5529 i Insert mode
5530 c Command-line mode
5531 h all previous modes when editing a help file
5532 a all previous modes
5533 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005534 Normally you would enable the mouse in all five modes with: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005535 :set mouse=a
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005536< If your terminal can't overrule the mouse events going to the
5537 application, use: >
5538 :set mouse=nvi
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02005539< Then you can press ":", select text for the system, and press Esc to go
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005540 back to Vim using the mouse events.
5541 In |defaults.vim| "nvi" is used if the 'term' option is not matching
5542 "xterm".
5543
5544 When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005545 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
5546
5547 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
5548
5549 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005550 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005551 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
5552 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
5553
5554 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
5555'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
5556 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005557 {only works in the GUI}
5558 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
5559 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
5560 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
5561 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
5562 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01005563 MS-Windows: Also see 'scrollfocus' for what window is scrolled when
Bram Moolenaar1d9215b2020-01-25 13:27:42 +01005564 using the mouse scroll wheel.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005565
5566 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
5567'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
5568 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005569 {only works in the GUI}
5570 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
5571 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
5572
5573 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005574'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for Win32)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005575 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005576 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
5577 the right mouse button is used for:
5578 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
5579 like in an xterm.
5580 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
5581 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005582 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005583 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
5584 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
5585 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
5586 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005587 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005588 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
5589 end Visual mode.
5590 Overview of what button does what for each model:
5591 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
5592 left click place cursor place cursor
5593 left drag start selection start selection
5594 shift-left search word extend selection
5595 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
5596 right drag extend selection -
5597 middle click paste paste
5598
5599 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
5600 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
5601
5602 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
5603 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
5604 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
5605
5606 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5607
Ernie Raelc4cb5442022-04-03 15:47:28 +01005608 *'mousemoveevent'* *'mousemev'*
5609'mousemoveevent' 'mousemev' boolean (default off)
5610 global
5611 {only works in the GUI}
5612 When on, mouse move events are delivered to the input queue and are
5613 available for mapping. The default, off, avoids the mouse movement
5614 overhead except when needed. See |gui-mouse-mapping|.
5615 Warning: Setting this option can make pending mappings to be aborted
5616 when the mouse is moved.
5617 Currently only works in the GUI, may be made to work in a terminal
5618 later.
5619
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005620 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01005621'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i-r:beam,s:updown,sd:udsizing,
5622 vs:leftright,vd:lrsizing,m:no,
5623 ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005624 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005625 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
5626 feature}
5627 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005628 different modes. The option is a comma-separated list of parts, much
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005629 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
5630 and an argument-list:
5631 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
5632 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
5633 In a normal window: ~
5634 n Normal mode
5635 v Visual mode
5636 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
5637 if not specified)
5638 o Operator-pending mode
5639 i Insert mode
5640 r Replace mode
5641
5642 Others: ~
5643 c appending to the command-line
5644 ci inserting in the command-line
5645 cr replacing in the command-line
5646 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
5647 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
5648 e any mode, pointer below last window
5649 s any mode, pointer on a status line
5650 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
5651 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
5652 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
5653 a everywhere
5654
5655 The shape is one of the following:
5656 avail name looks like ~
5657 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
5658 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
5659 w x beam I-beam
5660 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
5661 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
5662 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
5663 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
5664 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
5665 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
5666 x crosshair like a big thin +
5667 x hand1 black hand
5668 x hand2 white hand
5669 x pencil what you write with
5670 x question big ?
5671 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
5672 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
5673 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
5674
5675 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
5676 x for X11.
5677 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
5678 pointer.
5679
5680 Example: >
5681 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
5682< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
5683 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
5684 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
5685
5686 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
5687'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
5688 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005689 Only for GUI, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005690 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
5691 recognized as a multi click.
5692
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005693 *'mzschemedll'*
5694'mzschemedll' string (default depends on the build)
5695 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005696 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
5697 feature}
5698 Specifies the name of the MzScheme shared library. The default is
5699 DYNAMIC_MZSCH_DLL which was specified at compile time.
5700 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005701 The value must be set in the |vimrc| script or earlier. In the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01005702 startup, before the |load-plugins| step.
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005703 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5704 security reasons.
5705
5706 *'mzschemegcdll'*
5707'mzschemegcdll' string (default depends on the build)
5708 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005709 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
5710 feature}
5711 Specifies the name of the MzScheme GC shared library. The default is
5712 DYNAMIC_MZGC_DLL which was specified at compile time.
5713 The value can be equal to 'mzschemedll' if it includes the GC code.
5714 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5715 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5716 security reasons.
5717
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005718 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
5719'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
5720 global
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005721 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
5722 feature}
5723 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
5724 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01005725 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
5726 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005727
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005728 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02005729'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "bin,octal,hex",
5730 set to "bin,hex" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005731 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005732 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
5733 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
5734 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005735 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005736 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01005737 letter index a), b), etc. *octal-nrformats*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005738 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005739 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005740 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005741 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
5742 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005743 bin If included, numbers starting with "0b" or "0B" will be
5744 considered to be binary. Example: Using CTRL-X on
5745 "0b1000" subtracts one, resulting in "0b0111".
Bram Moolenaaraaad9952020-05-31 15:08:59 +02005746 unsigned If included, numbers are recognized as unsigned. Thus a
5747 leading dash or negative sign won't be considered as part of
5748 the number. Examples:
5749 Using CTRL-X on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2019"
5750 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2021").
5751 Using CTRL-A on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2021"
5752 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2019").
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +02005753 Using CTRL-X on "0" or CTRL-A on "18446744073709551615"
5754 (2^64 - 1) has no effect, overflow is prevented.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005755 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
5756 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
5757 recognized as octal or hex.
5758
5759 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
5760'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
5761 local to window
5762 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
5763 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
5764 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005765 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
5766 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005767 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
5768 characters are put before the number.
James McCoya80aad72021-12-22 19:45:28 +00005769 For highlighting see |hl-LineNr|, and |hl-CursorLineNr|, and the
5770 |:sign-define| "numhl" argument.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005771 *number_relativenumber*
5772 The 'relativenumber' option changes the displayed number to be
5773 relative to the cursor. Together with 'number' there are these
5774 four combinations (cursor in line 3):
5775
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01005776 'nonu' 'nu' 'nonu' 'nu'
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005777 'nornu' 'nornu' 'rnu' 'rnu'
5778
5779 |apple | 1 apple | 2 apple | 2 apple
5780 |pear | 2 pear | 1 pear | 1 pear
5781 |nobody | 3 nobody | 0 nobody |3 nobody
5782 |there | 4 there | 1 there | 1 there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005783
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005784 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
5785'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
5786 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005787 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
5788 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005789 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005790 when the 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set or printing lines
5791 with a line number. Since one space is always between the number and
5792 the text, there is one less character for the number itself.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005793 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005794 fit the highest line number in the buffer respectively the number of
5795 rows in the window, depending on whether 'number' or 'relativenumber'
5796 is set. Thus with the Vim default of 4 there is room for a line number
5797 up to 999. When the buffer has 1000 lines five columns will be used.
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02005798 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 20.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01005799 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5800 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005801
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00005802 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
5803'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005804 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005805 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02005806 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00005807 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
5808 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005809 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00005810 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
5811 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
5812 more information.
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005813 This option is usually set by a filetype plugin:
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00005814 |:filetype-plugin-on|
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02005815 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5816 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005817
5818
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005819 *'opendevice'* *'odev'* *'noopendevice'* *'noodev'*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005820'opendevice' 'odev' boolean (default off)
5821 global
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00005822 {only for MS-Windows} *E796*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005823 Enable reading and writing from devices. This may get Vim stuck on a
5824 device that can be opened but doesn't actually do the I/O. Therefore
5825 it is off by default.
5826 Note that on MS-Windows editing "aux.h", "lpt1.txt" and the like also
5827 result in editing a device.
5828
5829
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005830 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
5831'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
5832 global
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005833 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00005834 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example. The value can be
5835 the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See
5836 |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005837
5838 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5839 security reasons.
5840
5841
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005842 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'*
5843'osfiletype' 'oft' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005844 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005845 This option was supported on RISC OS, which has been removed.
5846
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005847
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01005848 *'packpath'* *'pp'*
5849'packpath' 'pp' string (default: see 'runtimepath')
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01005850 Directories used to find packages. See |packages|.
5851
5852
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005853 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
Bram Moolenaar57e48462008-03-12 16:38:55 +00005854'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP TPHPLIPpLpItpplpipbp")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005855 global
5856 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
5857 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
5858
5859 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
5860'paste' boolean (default off)
5861 global
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005862 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
5863 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005864 unexpected effects.
5865 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005866 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005867 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
5868 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
5869 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00005870 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
5871 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
5872 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
5873 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005874 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
5875 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
5876 - abbreviations are disabled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005877 - 'autoindent' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005878 - 'expandtab' is reset
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005879 - 'hkmap' is reset
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005880 - 'revins' is reset
5881 - 'ruler' is reset
5882 - 'showmatch' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005883 - 'smarttab' is reset
5884 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
5885 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
5886 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005887 - 'varsofttabstop' is made empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005888 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005889 - 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005890 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005891 - 'indentexpr'
5892 - 'lisp'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02005893 - 'smartindent'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005894 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
5895 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
5896 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
5897 set the 'paste' option again.
5898 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
5899 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
5900 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
5901 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
5902 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
5903
5904 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
5905'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
5906 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005907 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
5908 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
5909 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
5910< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
5911 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
5912 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
5913 Command-line mode.
5914 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
5915 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
5916 this: >
5917 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
5918 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
5919 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
5920 :imap <F11> <nop>
5921 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
5922< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
5923 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
5924 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
5925 sequence.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005926 When the value has several bytes 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005927
5928 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
5929'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
5930 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005931 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
5932 feature}
5933 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005934 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005935
Bram Moolenaardbc28022014-07-26 13:40:44 +02005936 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E205* *E206*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005937'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
5938 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005939 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
5940 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
5941 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
5942 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
5943 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
5944 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +01005945 ".orig" or ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work
5946 (Detail: The backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the
5947 new file has been successfully written, that's why it must be possible
5948 to write a backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an
5949 empty file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005950 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
5951 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
5952 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
5953 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005954 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005955
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005956 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347* *E854*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005957'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005958 other systems: ".,,")
5959 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005960 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005961 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
5962 provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
5963 starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
5964 option may be relative or absolute.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005965 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
5966 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
5967< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
5968 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
5969 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
5970 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
5971< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
5972 backslash: >
5973 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
5974< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
5975 :set path=.
5976< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
5977 commas: >
5978 :set path=,,
5979< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
5980 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5981 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
5982 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005983 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
5984 ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005985 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
5986 :set path=.,c:\\include
5987< Or just use '/' instead: >
5988 :set path=.,c:/include
5989< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
5990 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005991 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005992 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
5993 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
5994 'path', see |:checkpath|.
5995 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
5996 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
5997 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
5998 :set path-=
5999< To add the current directory use: >
6000 :set path+=
6001< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
6002 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
6003 names are separated with a semi-colon: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006004 :let &path = &path .. "," .. substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006005< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
6006 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
6007
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006008 *'perldll'*
6009'perldll' string (default depends on the build)
6010 global
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006011 {only available when compiled with the |+perl/dyn|
6012 feature}
6013 Specifies the name of the Perl shared library. The default is
6014 DYNAMIC_PERL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
6015 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6016 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6017 security reasons.
6018
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006019 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
6020'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
6021 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006022 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
6023 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
6024 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
6025 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
6026 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
6027 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006028 'expandtab' does not apply to the preserved white space, a Tab remains
6029 a Tab.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006030 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
6031 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006032 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006033 Also see 'copyindent'.
6034 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
6035
6036 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
6037'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
6038 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006039 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6040 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006041 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006042 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given. Not used when
6043 'previewpopup' is set.
6044
6045 *'previewpopup'* *'pvp'*
6046'previewpopup' 'pvp' string (default empty)
6047 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006048 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
6049 or |+quickfix| feature}
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006050 When not empty a popup window is used for commands that would open a
6051 preview window. See |preview-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02006052 Not used for the insert completion info, add "popup" to
6053 'completeopt' for that.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006054
6055 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
6056 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
6057'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
6058 local to window
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006059 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6060 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006061 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006062 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
6063 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
6064
6065 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
6066'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
6067 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006068 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6069 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006070 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
6071 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006072 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6073 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006074
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006075 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006076'printencoding' 'penc' string (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006077 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006078 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6079 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006080 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
6081 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006082
6083 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006084'printexpr' 'pexpr' string (default: see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006085 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006086 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6087 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006088 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
6089 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01006090 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6091 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006092
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006093 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006094'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
6095 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006096 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6097 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006098 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
6099 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006100
6101 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
6102'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
6103 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006104 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6105 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006106 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
6107 See |pheader-option|.
6108
6109 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
6110'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
6111 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006112 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6113 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006114 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6115 See |pmbcs-option|.
6116
6117 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
6118'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
6119 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006120 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6121 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006122 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6123 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006124
6125 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
6126'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
6127 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006128 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006129 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
6130 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006131
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006132 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
6133'prompt' boolean (default on)
6134 global
6135 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
6136
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006137 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
6138'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
6139 global
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00006140 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu for
6141 Insert mode completion. When zero as much space as available is used.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006142 |ins-completion-menu|.
6143
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006144 *'pumwidth'* *'pw'*
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006145'pumwidth' 'pw' number (default 15)
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006146 global
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006147 Determines the minimum width to use for the popup menu for Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006148 completion. |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006149
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006150 *'pythondll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006151'pythondll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006152 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006153 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6154 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006155 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x shared library. The default is
6156 DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006157 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006158 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6159 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006160
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006161 *'pythonhome'*
6162'pythonhome' string (default "")
6163 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006164 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6165 feature}
6166 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x home directory. When 'pythonhome'
6167 and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set, PYTHON_HOME,
6168 which was specified at compile time, will be used for the Python 2.x
6169 home directory.
6170 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6171 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6172 security reasons.
6173
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006174 *'pythonthreedll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006175'pythonthreedll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006176 global
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006177 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6178 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006179 Specifies the name of the Python 3 shared library. The default is
6180 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006181 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006182 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6183 security reasons.
6184
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006185 *'pythonthreehome'*
6186'pythonthreehome' string (default "")
6187 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006188 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6189 feature}
6190 Specifies the name of the Python 3 home directory. When
6191 'pythonthreehome' and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set,
6192 PYTHON3_HOME, which was specified at compile time, will be used for
6193 the Python 3 home directory.
6194 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6195 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6196 security reasons.
6197
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006198 *'pyxversion'* *'pyx'*
6199'pyxversion' 'pyx' number (default depends on the build)
6200 global
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006201 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or
6202 the |+python3| feature}
6203 Specifies the python version used for pyx* functions and commands
6204 |python_x|. The default value is as follows:
6205
6206 Compiled with Default ~
6207 |+python| and |+python3| 0
6208 only |+python| 2
6209 only |+python3| 3
6210
6211 Available values are 0, 2 and 3.
6212 If 'pyxversion' is 0, it is set to 2 or 3 after the first execution of
6213 any python2/3 commands or functions. E.g. `:py` sets to 2, and `:py3`
6214 sets to 3. `:pyx` sets it to 3 if Python 3 is available, otherwise sets
6215 to 2 if Python 2 is available.
6216 See also: |has-pythonx|
6217
6218 If Vim is compiled with only |+python| or |+python3| setting
6219 'pyxversion' has no effect. The pyx* functions and commands are
6220 always the same as the compiled version.
6221
6222 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6223 security reasons.
6224
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006225 *'quickfixtextfunc'* *'qftf'*
6226'quickfixtextfunc' 'qftf' string (default "")
6227 global
6228 {only available when compiled with the |+quickfix|
6229 feature}
6230 This option specifies a function to be used to get the text to display
6231 in the quickfix and location list windows. This can be used to
6232 customize the information displayed in the quickfix or location window
6233 for each entry in the corresponding quickfix or location list. See
6234 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00006235 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
6236 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
6237 information.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006238
6239 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6240 security reasons.
6241
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006242 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006243'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
6244 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006245 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
6246 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
6247 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
6248 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
6249 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
6250
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006251 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
6252'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
6253 local to buffer
6254 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
6255 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
6256 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006257 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
6258 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02006259 When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is set for the
6260 newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01006261 See 'modifiable' for disallowing changes to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006262
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006263 *'redrawtime'* *'rdt'*
6264'redrawtime' 'rdt' number (default 2000)
6265 global
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006266 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime|
6267 feature}
6268 The time in milliseconds for redrawing the display. This applies to
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006269 searching for patterns for 'hlsearch', |:match| highlighting and syntax
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006270 highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006271 When redrawing takes more than this many milliseconds no further
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006272 matches will be highlighted.
6273 For syntax highlighting the time applies per window. When over the
6274 limit syntax highlighting is disabled until |CTRL-L| is used.
6275 This is used to avoid that Vim hangs when using a very complicated
6276 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006277
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02006278 *'regexpengine'* *'re'*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006279'regexpengine' 're' number (default 0)
6280 global
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006281 This selects the default regexp engine. |two-engines|
6282 The possible values are:
6283 0 automatic selection
6284 1 old engine
6285 2 NFA engine
6286 Note that when using the NFA engine and the pattern contains something
6287 that is not supported the pattern will not match. This is only useful
6288 for debugging the regexp engine.
Bram Moolenaarfda37292014-11-05 14:27:36 +01006289 Using automatic selection enables Vim to switch the engine, if the
6290 default engine becomes too costly. E.g., when the NFA engine uses too
6291 many states. This should prevent Vim from hanging on a combination of
6292 a complex pattern with long text.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006293
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006294 *'relativenumber'* *'rnu'* *'norelativenumber'* *'nornu'*
6295'relativenumber' 'rnu' boolean (default off)
6296 local to window
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006297 Show the line number relative to the line with the cursor in front of
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006298 each line. Relative line numbers help you use the |count| you can
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006299 precede some vertical motion commands (e.g. j k + -) with, without
6300 having to calculate it yourself. Especially useful in combination with
6301 other commands (e.g. y d c < > gq gw =).
6302 When the 'n' option is excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped
6303 line will not use the column of line numbers (this is the default when
6304 'compatible' isn't set).
6305 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
6306 number.
6307 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
6308 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006309 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
6310 the number.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006311
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006312 The number in front of the cursor line also depends on the value of
6313 'number', see |number_relativenumber| for all combinations of the two
6314 options.
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006315
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006316 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
6317'remap' boolean (default on)
6318 global
6319 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
6320 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00006321 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
6322 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
6323 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006324
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006325 *'renderoptions'* *'rop'*
6326'renderoptions' 'rop' string (default: empty)
6327 global
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006328 {only available when compiled with GUI and DIRECTX on
6329 MS-Windows}
6330 Select a text renderer and set its options. The options depend on the
6331 renderer.
6332
6333 Syntax: >
6334 set rop=type:{renderer}(,{name}:{value})*
6335<
6336 Currently, only one optional renderer is available.
6337
6338 render behavior ~
6339 directx Vim will draw text using DirectX (DirectWrite). It makes
6340 drawn glyphs more beautiful than default GDI.
6341 It requires 'encoding' is "utf-8", and only works on
6342 MS-Windows Vista or newer version.
6343
6344 Options:
6345 name meaning type value ~
6346 gamma gamma float 1.0 - 2.2 (maybe)
6347 contrast enhancedContrast float (unknown)
6348 level clearTypeLevel float (unknown)
6349 geom pixelGeometry int 0 - 2 (see below)
6350 renmode renderingMode int 0 - 6 (see below)
6351 taamode textAntialiasMode int 0 - 3 (see below)
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006352 scrlines Scroll Lines int (deprecated)
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006353
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006354 See this URL for detail (except for scrlines):
6355 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368190.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006356
6357 For geom: structure of a device pixel.
6358 0 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_FLAT
6359 1 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_RGB
6360 2 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_BGR
6361
6362 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006363 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368114.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006364
6365 For renmode: method of rendering glyphs.
6366 0 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_DEFAULT
6367 1 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_ALIASED
6368 2 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_CLASSIC
6369 3 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_NATURAL
6370 4 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL
6371 5 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL_SYMMETRIC
6372 6 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_OUTLINE
6373
6374 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006375 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368118.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006376
6377 For taamode: antialiasing mode used for drawing text.
6378 0 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_DEFAULT
6379 1 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_CLEARTYPE
6380 2 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_GRAYSCALE
6381 3 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_ALIASED
6382
6383 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006384 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368170.aspx
6385
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006386 For scrlines:
6387 This was used for optimizing scrolling behavior, however this
6388 is now deprecated. If specified, it is simply ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006389
6390 Example: >
6391 set encoding=utf-8
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006392 set gfn=Ricty_Diminished:h12
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006393 set rop=type:directx
6394<
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006395 If select a raster font (Courier, Terminal or FixedSys which
6396 have ".fon" extension in file name) to 'guifont', it will be
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006397 drawn by GDI as a fallback.
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006398
6399 NOTE: It is known that some fonts and options combination
6400 causes trouble on drawing glyphs.
6401
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006402 - 'renmode:5' and 'renmode:6' will not work with some
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006403 special made fonts (True-Type fonts which includes only
6404 bitmap glyphs).
6405 - 'taamode:3' will not work with some vector fonts.
6406
6407 NOTE: With this option, you can display colored emoji
6408 (emoticon) in Windows 8.1 or later. To display colored emoji,
6409 there are some conditions which you should notice.
6410
6411 - If your font includes non-colored emoji already, it will
6412 be used.
6413 - If your font doesn't have emoji, the system chooses an
6414 alternative symbol font. On Windows 10, "Segoe UI Emoji"
6415 will be used.
6416 - When this alternative font didn't have fixed width glyph,
6417 emoji might be rendered beyond the bounding box of drawing
6418 cell.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006419
6420 Other render types are currently not supported.
6421
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006422 *'report'*
6423'report' number (default 2)
6424 global
6425 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
6426 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
6427 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
6428 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
6429 instead of the number of lines.
6430
6431 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
6432'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
6433 global
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01006434 {only in MS-Windows console version}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006435 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
6436 happens when executing external commands.
6437
6438 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
6439 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
6440 set t_ti= t_te=
6441 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
6442 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
6443 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
6444
6445 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
6446'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
6447 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006448 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6449 feature}
6450 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
6451 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
6452 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006453 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6454 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6455 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006456
6457 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
6458'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
6459 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006460 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6461 feature}
6462 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
6463 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
6464 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
6465 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
6466 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
6467 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
6468 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
6469 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
6470 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
6471
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +02006472 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006473'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
6474 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006475 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6476 feature}
6477 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
6478 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
6479
6480 search "/" and "?" commands
6481
6482 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
6483 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
6484
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006485 *'rubydll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006486'rubydll' string (default: depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006487 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006488 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby/dyn|
6489 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006490 Specifies the name of the Ruby shared library. The default is
6491 DYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006492 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006493 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6494 security reasons.
6495
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006496 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02006497'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006498 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006499 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006500 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006501 text in the file is shown on the far right:
6502 Top first line is visible
6503 Bot last line is visible
6504 All first and last line are visible
6505 45% relative position in the file
6506 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006507 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01006508 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
6509 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
6510 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006511 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006512 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multibyte character), both
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006513 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
6514 separated with a dash.
6515 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
6516 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006517 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6518 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006519 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
6520 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
6521 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6522
6523 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
6524'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
6525 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006526 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6527 feature}
6528 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
6529 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006530 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02006531 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
6532
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006533 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
6534 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
6535 Example: >
6536 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
6537<
6538 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
6539'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006540 Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006541 $VIM/vimfiles,
6542 $VIMRUNTIME,
6543 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6544 $HOME/.vim/after"
6545 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
6546 $VIM/vimfiles,
6547 $VIMRUNTIME,
6548 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6549 home:vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006550 MS-Windows: "$HOME/vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006551 $VIM/vimfiles,
6552 $VIMRUNTIME,
6553 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6554 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02006555 macOS: "$VIM:vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006556 $VIMRUNTIME,
6557 $VIM:vimfiles:after"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01006558 Haiku: "$BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim,
6559 $VIM/vimfiles,
6560 $VIMRUNTIME,
6561 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006562 $BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim/after"
6563 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006564 $VIM/vimfiles,
6565 $VIMRUNTIME,
6566 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006567 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006568 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006569 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
6570 files:
6571 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
6572 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006573 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006574 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
6575 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
6576 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
6577 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01006578 import/ files that are found by `:import`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006579 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
6580 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
6581 lang/ menu translations |:menutrans|
6582 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006583 pack/ packages |:packadd|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006584 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
6585 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006586 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006587 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
6588 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
6589
6590 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
6591
6592 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
6593 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
6594 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
6595 administrator.
6596 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
6597 *after-directory*
6598 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
6599 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
6600 defaults (rarely needed)
6601 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
6602 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
6603 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
6604
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02006605 More entries are added when using |packages|. If it gets very long
6606 then `:set rtp` will be truncated, use `:echo &rtp` to see the full
6607 string.
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006608
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006609 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
6610 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006611 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006612 wildcards.
6613 See |:runtime|.
6614 Example: >
6615 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
6616< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
6617 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
6618 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
6619 files).
6620 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
6621 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
6622 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
6623 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
6624 runtime files.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006625 When Vim is started with |--clean| the home directory entries are not
6626 included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006627 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6628 security reasons.
6629
6630 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
6631'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
6632 local to window
6633 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
6634 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
Bram Moolenaar74667062020-12-28 15:41:41 +01006635 changes. This may happen when enabling the |status-line| or
6636 'tabline' option after setting the 'scroll' option.
6637 If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006638 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02006639 height with ":set scroll=0".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006640
6641 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
6642'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
6643 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006644 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, the current
6645 window scrolls as other scrollbind windows (windows that also have
6646 this option set) scroll. This option is useful for viewing the
6647 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
6648 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
6649 interpreted.
6650 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
6651 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
6652 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
6653
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01006654 *'scrollfocus'* *'scf'* *'noscrollfocus'* *'noscf'*
6655'scrollfocus' 'scf' boolean (default off)
6656 global
6657 {only for MS-Windows GUI}
6658 When using the scroll wheel and this option is set, the window under
6659 the mouse pointer is scrolled. With this option off the current
6660 window is scrolled.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01006661 Systems other than MS-Windows always behave like this option is on.
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01006662
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006663 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
6664'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
6665 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006666 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
6667 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
6668 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00006669 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
6670 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
6671 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006672 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
6673
6674 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02006675'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0, set to 5 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01006676 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006677 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
6678 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
6679 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
6680 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
6681 when long lines wrap).
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01006682 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
6683 these two: >
6684 setlocal scrolloff<
6685 setlocal scrolloff=-1
6686< For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006687 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6688
6689 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
6690'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
6691 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006692 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006693 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
6694 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006695 The following words are available:
6696 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6697 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6698 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
6699 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
6700 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
6701 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
6702 reach a position before the start or after the end of
6703 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
6704 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
6705 to the desired position when possible.
6706 When now making that window the current one, two
6707 things can be done with the relative offset:
6708 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
6709 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
6710 window. When going back to the other window, the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006711 new relative offset will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006712 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
6713 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
6714 going back to the other window, it still uses the
6715 same relative offset.
6716 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006717 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
6718 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006719
6720 *'sections'* *'sect'*
6721'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
6722 global
6723 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
6724 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
6725 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
6726
6727 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
6728'secure' boolean (default off)
6729 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006730 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
6731 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
6732 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
6733 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
6734 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006735 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006736 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
6737 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6738 security reasons.
6739
6740 *'selection'* *'sel'*
6741'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
6742 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006743 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
6744 in Visual and Select mode.
6745 Possible values:
6746 value past line inclusive ~
6747 old no yes
6748 inclusive yes yes
6749 exclusive yes no
6750 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
6751 character past the line.
6752 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
6753 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
6754 selection.
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02006755 When "old" is used and 'virtualedit' allows the cursor to move past
6756 the end of line the line break still isn't included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006757 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
6758 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
6759 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
6760
6761 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6762
6763 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
6764'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
6765 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006766 This is a comma-separated list of words, which specifies when to start
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006767 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
6768 Possible values:
6769 mouse when using the mouse
6770 key when using shifted special keys
6771 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
6772 See |Select-mode|.
6773 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6774
6775 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
6776'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006777 help,options,tabpages,winsize,terminal")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006778 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006779 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006780 feature}
6781 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
6782 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
6783 something:
6784 word save and restore ~
6785 blank empty windows
6786 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
6787 curdir the current directory
6788 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
6789 fold options
6790 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00006791 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
6792 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006793 help the help window
6794 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
6795 global values for local options)
6796 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
6797 options)
Bram Moolenaard23b7142021-04-17 21:04:34 +02006798 skiprtp exclude 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' from the options
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006799 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
6800 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
6801 will become the current directory (useful with
6802 projects accessed over a network from different
6803 systems)
6804 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
6805 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00006806 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
6807 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
6808 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02006809 terminal include terminal windows where the command can be
6810 restored
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006811 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
6812 on Windows or DOS
6813 winpos position of the whole Vim window
6814 winsize window sizes
6815
6816 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006817 When neither "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored
6818 with absolute paths.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006819 If you leave out "options" many things won't work well after restoring
6820 the session.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006821 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
6822 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
6823 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
6824
6825 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +01006826'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh", Win32: "cmd.exe")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006827 global
6828 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
6829 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
6830 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006831 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006832 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
6833 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01006834
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00006835 In |restricted-mode| shell commands will not be possible. This mode
6836 is used if the value of $SHELL ends in "false" or "nologin".
6837
Bram Moolenaar1ff14ba2019-11-02 14:09:23 +01006838 If the name of the shell contains a space, you need to enclose it in
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01006839 quotes and escape the space. Example with quotes: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006840 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
6841< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006842 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006843 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01006844 name. Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006845 separators.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01006846 Example with escaped space (Vim will do this when initializing the
6847 option from $SHELL): >
6848 :set shell=/bin/with\\\ space/sh
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02006849< The resulting value of 'shell' is "/bin/with\ space/sh", two
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01006850 backslashes are consumed by `:set`.
6851
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006852 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
6853 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
6854 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
6855 filtering).
6856 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
6857 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
6858 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
6859< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6860 security reasons.
6861
6862 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01006863'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c";
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006864 Win32, when 'shell' contains "powershell":
6865 "-Command", or when it does not contain "sh"
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01006866 somewhere: "/c")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006867 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006868 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006869 "bash.exe -c ls", "powershell.exe -Command dir", or "cmd.exe /c dir".
6870 For MS-Windows, the default is set according to the value of 'shell',
6871 to reduce the need to set this option by the user.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02006872 On Unix it can have more than one flag. Each white space separated
6873 part is passed as an argument to the shell command.
6874 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006875 Also see |dos-shell| and |dos-powershell| for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006876 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6877 security reasons.
6878
6879 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006880'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", ">%s 2>&1", "| tee", "|& tee"
6881 "2>&1| tee", or
6882 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006883 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006884 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6885 feature}
6886 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006887 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006888 including spaces and backslashes.
6889 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6890 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6891 of this option).
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006892 For the Amiga the default is ">". For MS-Windows using powershell the
6893 default is "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default", otherwise the default
6894 is ">%s 2>&1". The output is directly saved in a file and not echoed
6895 to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02006896 For Unix the default is "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006897 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
6898 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02006899 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Natanael Copa56318362021-05-06 18:46:35 +02006900 "bash", "fish", "ash" or "dash" the default becomes "2>&1| tee". This
6901 means that stderr is also included. Before using the 'shell' option a
6902 path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses "sh".
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006903 For Unix and MS-Windows, when the 'shell' option is "pwsh" the default
6904 becomes ">%s 2>&1" and the output is not echoed to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006905 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6906 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6907 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
6908 explicitly set before.
6909 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
6910 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
6911 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
6912 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
6913 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
6914 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6915 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6916 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6917 security reasons.
6918
6919 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006920'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006921 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006922 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
6923 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
6924 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
6925 probably not useful to set both options.
6926 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01006927 third-party shells on MS-Windows-like systems, such as the MKS Korn
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006928 Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". See |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006929 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6930 security reasons.
6931
6932 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006933'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&", ">%s 2>&1", or
6934 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006935 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006936 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
6937 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
6938 and backslashes.
6939 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6940 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6941 of this option).
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02006942 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh" or
6943 "tcsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01006944 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006945 "bash", "fish", or "pwsh", the default becomes ">%s 2>&1". This means
6946 that stderr is also included. For Win32, the Unix checks are done and
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006947 additionally "cmd" is checked for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1",
6948 and "powershell" is checked for which makes the default
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006949 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default" (see |dos-powershell|). Also, the
6950 same names with ".exe" appended are checked for.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006951 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6952 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6953 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
6954 explicitly set before.
6955 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6956 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6957 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6958 security reasons.
6959
6960 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
6961'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
6962 global
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01006963 {only for MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006964 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02006965 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of cmd.exe, pwsh.exe, or
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02006966 powershell.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are
6967 changed to forward slashes by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006968 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
6969 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
6970 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
6971 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
6972 separator. To test if this is so use: >
6973 if exists('+shellslash')
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02006974< Also see 'completeslash'.
6975
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006976 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
6977'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
6978 global
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006979 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
6980 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02006981 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix and MS-Windows 2K and
6982 later. You can check it with: >
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006983 :if has("filterpipe")
6984< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
6985 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
6986 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
6987 can be detected.
6988 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
6989 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
6990 'shelltemp' is off.
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +02006991 The `system()` function does not respect this option and always uses
6992 temp files.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006993 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
6994 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006995
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006996 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
6997'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
6998 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02006999 {only for the Amiga}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007000 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
7001 which use a shell.
7002 0 and 1: always use the shell
7003 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
7004 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
7005 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
7006
7007 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
7008 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
7009
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007010 *'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
7011'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007012 for MS-Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007013 global
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007014 When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
7015 option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
7016 to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
7017
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007018 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
7019'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007020 for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007021 for Win32, when 'shell' is
7022 powershell.exe: "\""
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007023 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
7024 somewhere: "\""
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007025 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
7026 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007027 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
7028 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
7029 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
7030 to set both options.
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007031 When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
7032 then ')"' is appended.
7033 When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
Bram Moolenaara64ba222012-02-12 23:23:31 +01007034 This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007035 useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or
7036 pwsh.exe which automatically strips off the first and last quote on a
7037 command, or 3rd-party shells such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where
7038 it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according the value of
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007039 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the user. See
7040 |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007041 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7042 security reasons.
7043
7044 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
7045'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
7046 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007047 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
7048 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
7049 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
7050 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7051
7052 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
7053'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
7054 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007055 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007056 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007057 When zero the 'ts' value will be used. Use the |shiftwidth()|
7058 function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007059
7060 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02007061'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToOS", Vi default: "S",
7062 POSIX default: "AS")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007063 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007064 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
7065 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
7066 It is a list of flags:
7067 flag meaning when present ~
7068 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)"
7069 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]"
Bram Moolenaar3f40ce72020-07-05 14:10:13 +02007070 l use "999L, 888B" instead of "999 lines, 888 bytes"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007071 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]"
7072 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]"
7073 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]"
7074 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message
7075 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
7076 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" instead of
7077 "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac format]".
7078 a all of the above abbreviations
7079
7080 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent message
7081 for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when 'autowrite' on)
7082 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous message.
7083 Also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn").
7084 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or "search
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02007085 hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages; when using the search
7086 count do not show "W" after the count message (see S below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007087 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long to fit
7088 on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most column.
7089 Ignored in Ex mode.
7090 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too long to
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007091 fit on the command line. "..." will appear in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007092 Ignored in Ex mode.
7093 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file
7094 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing swap file
7095 is found.
7096 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim |:intro|.
Bram Moolenaarea389e92014-05-28 21:40:52 +02007097 c don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages. For example,
7098 "-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only match",
7099 "Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
=?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn=20Linse?=91ccbad2022-10-13 12:51:13 +01007100 C don't give messages while scanning for ins-completion items,
7101 for instance "scanning tags"
Bram Moolenaar426dd022016-03-15 15:09:29 +01007102 q use "recording" instead of "recording @a"
7103 F don't give the file info when editing a file, like `:silent`
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02007104 was used for the command; note that this also affects messages
7105 from autocommands
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02007106 S do not show search count message when searching, e.g.
7107 "[1/5]"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007108
7109 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
7110 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
7111 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
7112 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
7113 Useful values:
7114 shm= No abbreviation of message.
7115 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
7116 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
7117
7118 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7119 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7120
7121 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
7122'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
7123 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007124 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
7125 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
7126 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007127 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is useful
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007128 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01007129 or crossdos.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007130
7131 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
7132'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007133 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007134 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007135 feature}
7136 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007137 values are "> " or "+++ ": >
7138 :set showbreak=>\
7139< Note the backslash to escape the trailing space. It's easier like
7140 this: >
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02007141 :let &showbreak = '+++ '
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007142< Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007143 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
7144 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
7145 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
7146 'highlight'.
7147 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
7148 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
7149 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007150 A window-local value overrules a global value. If the global value is
7151 set and you want no value in the current window use NONE: >
7152 :setlocal showbreak=NONE
7153<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007154 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02007155'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix,
7156 Vi default: off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007157 global
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007158 Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen. Set this
7159 option off if your terminal is slow.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007160 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
7161 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02007162 If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
7163 means two characters and six bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007164 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007165 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters:
7166 {lines}x{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007167 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7168 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7169
7170 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
7171'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
7172 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007173 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
7174 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007175 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007176 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
7177 required (coding style permitting).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007178 Note that this doesn't work well together with having "longest" in
7179 'completeopt', because the completion from the search pattern may not
7180 match the typed text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007181
7182 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
7183'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
7184 global
7185 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
7186 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
7187 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
7188 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007189 seen or not).
7190 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7191 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007192 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
7193 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
7194 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
7195 blinking when showing the match.
7196 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
7197 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
7198 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007199 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
7200 around |pi_paren.txt|.
7201 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007202
7203 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
7204'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7205 global
7206 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
7207 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
7208 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007209 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007210 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
7211 not set.
7212 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7213 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7214
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007215 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
7216'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
7217 global
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007218 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
7219 will be displayed:
7220 0: never
7221 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
7222 2: always
7223 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
7224 line.
7225 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
7226
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007227 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
7228'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
7229 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007230 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
7231 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
7232 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
7233 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
7234 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
7235 commands.
7236
7237 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
7238'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007239 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007240 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00007241 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
7242 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
7243 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
7244 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
7245 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
7246 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
7247 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007248 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
7249 these two: >
7250 setlocal sidescrolloff<
7251 setlocal sidescrolloff=-1
7252< NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007253
7254 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
7255 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007256 onto the "extends" character: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007257
7258 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
7259 :set sidescrolloff=1
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007260<
7261 *'signcolumn'* *'scl'*
7262'signcolumn' 'scl' string (default "auto")
7263 local to window
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007264 {not available when compiled without the |+signs|
7265 feature}
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +02007266 Whether or not to draw the signcolumn. Valid values are:
7267 "auto" only when there is a sign to display
7268 "no" never
7269 "yes" always
Bram Moolenaar394c5d82019-06-17 21:48:05 +02007270 "number" display signs in the 'number' column. If the number
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +02007271 column is not present, then behaves like "auto".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007272
7273
7274 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
7275'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
7276 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007277 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
7278 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
7279 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02007280 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007281 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
7282 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
7283 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7284
7285 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
7286'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
7287 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007288 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
7289 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
7290 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01007291 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007292 setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
7293 alternative.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007294 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
7295 An indent is automatically inserted:
7296 - After a line ending in '{'.
7297 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
7298 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
7299 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
7300 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
7301 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
7302 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007303 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007304 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
7305 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
7306 right.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01007307 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007308 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7309 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007310
7311 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
7312'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
7313 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007314 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007315 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
7316 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
7317 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00007318 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007319 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
7320 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007321 What gets inserted (a <Tab> or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007322 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007323 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007324 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7325 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007326 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7327
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007328 *'smoothscroll'* *'sms'* *'nosmoothscroll'* *'nosms'*
7329'smoothscroll' 'sms' boolean (default off)
7330 local to window
7331 Scrolling works with screen lines. When 'wrap' is set and the first
7332 line in the window wraps part of it may not be visible, as if it is
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007333 above the window. "<<<" is displayed at the start of the first line,
7334 highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
7335 NOTE: only partly implemented, currently works with CTRL-E, CTRL-Y
7336 and scrolling with the mouse.
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007337
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007338 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
7339'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
7340 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007341 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
7342 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
7343 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
7344 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
7345 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
7346 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
7347 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007348 When 'sts' is negative, the value of 'shiftwidth' is used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007349 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
7350 when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007351 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
7352 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
7353 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
7354 set.
7355 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7356
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02007357 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
7358 'softtabstop' will be ignored if |'varsofttabstop'| is set to
7359 anything other than an empty string.
7360
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007361 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
7362'spell' boolean (default off)
7363 local to window
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007364 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7365 feature}
7366 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007367 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007368
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007369 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007370'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007371 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007372 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7373 feature}
7374 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
7375 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007376 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007377 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
7378 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007379 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
7380 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007381 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
7382 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007383
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007384 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
7385'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
7386 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007387 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7388 feature}
7389 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00007390 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
7391 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01007392 The path may include characters from 'isfname', space, comma and '@'.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007393 *E765*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007394 It may also be a comma-separated list of names. A count before the
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007395 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
7396 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007397 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007398 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
7399 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
7400 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007401 ignoring the region.
7402 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
7403 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
7404 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
7405 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
7406 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
7407 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00007408 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7409 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007410
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007411 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007412'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007413 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007414 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7415 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007416 A comma-separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007417 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
7418 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
7419< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
7420 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02007421 The word list name must consist of alphanumeric characters, a dash or
7422 an underscore. It should not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007423 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
7424 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
7425 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
7426 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
7427 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
7428 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01007429 Britain. (Note: currently en_au and en_nz dictionaries are older than
7430 en_ca, en_gb and en_us).
Bram Moolenaarcc63c642013-11-12 04:44:01 +01007431 If the name "cjk" is included East Asian characters are excluded from
7432 spell checking. This is useful when editing text that also has Asian
7433 words.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02007434 Note that the "medical" dictionary does not exist, it is just an
7435 example of a longer name.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007436 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007437 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
7438 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
7439 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
7440 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
7441 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007442 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007443 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
7444 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007445 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007446
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00007447 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
7448 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
7449 will ask you if you want to download the file.
7450
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007451 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
7452 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarb730f0c2018-11-25 03:56:26 +01007453 up to the first character that is not an ASCII letter or number and
7454 not a dash. Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007455
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007456 *'spelloptions'* *'spo'*
7457'spelloptions' 'spo' string (default "")
7458 local to buffer
7459 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7460 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007461 A comma-separated list of options for spell checking:
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007462 camel When a word is CamelCased, assume "Cased" is a
7463 separate word: every upper-case character in a word
7464 that comes after a lower case character indicates the
7465 start of a new word.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007466
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007467 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
7468'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
7469 global
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007470 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7471 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007472 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007473 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
7474 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007475
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007476 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
7477 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
7478 scoring to improve the ordering.
7479
7480 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
7481 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007482 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007483 word. That only works when the language specifies
7484 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
7485 better results.
7486
7487 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
7488 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
7489 simple typing mistakes.
7490
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007491 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007492 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
7493 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
7494 minus two.
7495
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007496 timeout:{millisec} Limit the time searching for suggestions to
7497 {millisec} milli seconds. Applies to the following
7498 methods. When omitted the limit is 5000. When
7499 negative there is no limit. {only works when built
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01007500 with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007501
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007502 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
7503 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
7504 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
7505 Example:
7506 theribal/terrible ~
7507 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
7508 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
7509 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
7510 comments.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02007511 The word in the second column must be correct,
7512 otherwise it will not be used. Add the word to an
7513 ".add" file if it is currently flagged as a spelling
7514 mistake.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007515 The file is used for all languages.
7516
7517 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01007518 trouble with spaces. Best is to call a function
7519 without arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
7520 |v:val| holds the badly spelled word. The expression
7521 must evaluate to a List of Lists, each with a
7522 suggestion and a score.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007523 Example:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01007524 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]] ~
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007525 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007526 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
7527 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
7528 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
7529 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
7530 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
7531
7532 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
7533 appear several times in any order. Example: >
7534 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
7535<
7536 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7537 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007538
7539
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007540 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
7541'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
7542 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007543 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
7544 one. |:split|
7545
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007546 *'splitkeep'* *'spk'*
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007547'splitkeep' 'spk' string (default "cursor")
7548 global
7549 The value of this option determines the scroll behavior when opening,
7550 closing or resizing horizontal splits.
7551
7552 Possible values are:
7553 cursor Keep the same relative cursor position.
7554 screen Keep the text on the same screen line.
7555 topline Keep the topline the same.
7556
7557 For the "screen" and "topline" values, the cursor position will be
7558 changed when necessary. In this case, the jumplist will be populated
7559 with the previous cursor position. For "screen", the text cannot always
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007560 be kept on the same screen line when 'wrap' is enabled.
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007561
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007562 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
7563'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
7564 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007565 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
7566 current one. |:vsplit|
7567
7568 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
7569'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
7570 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007571 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007572 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007573 (if possible). This applies to the commands: CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B,
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007574 CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", gg, and to the commands "d", "<<" and ">>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007575 with a linewise operator, with "%" with a count and to buffer changing
7576 commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.). Also for an Ex command that
7577 only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
7578 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
7579 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
7580 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
7581
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007582 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E542*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007583'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00007584 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007585 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
7586 feature}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007587 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the status line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007588 Also see |status-line|.
7589
7590 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
7591 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
7592 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01007593 All fields except the {item} are optional. A single percent sign can
Bram Moolenaar8133cc62020-10-26 21:05:27 +01007594 be given as "%%".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007595
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007596 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
7597 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
7598 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02007599< The *g:statusline_winid* variable will be set to the |window-ID| of the
7600 window that the status line belongs to.
7601 The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02007602 Note that the "%!" expression is evaluated in the context of the
7603 current window and buffer, while %{} items are evaluated in the
7604 context of the window that the statusline belongs to.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007605
7606 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
7607 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
7608
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007609 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
7610 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
7611
7612 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007613 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007614 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007615 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007616 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
7617 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007618 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007619 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
7620 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
7621 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
7622 an exponential notation.
7623 item A one letter code as described below.
7624
7625 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
7626 second character in "item" is the type:
7627 N for number
7628 S for string
7629 F for flags as described below
7630 - not applicable
7631
7632 item meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007633 f S Path to the file in the buffer, as typed or relative to current
7634 directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007635 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
7636 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007637 m F Modified flag, text is "[+]"; "[-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007638 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007639 r F Readonly flag, text is "[RO]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007640 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007641 h F Help buffer flag, text is "[help]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007642 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007643 w F Preview window flag, text is "[Preview]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007644 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007645 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., "[vim]". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007646 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar7fd73202010-07-25 16:58:46 +02007647 q S "[Quickfix List]", "[Location List]" or empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007648 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
7649 being used: "<keymap>"
7650 n N Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007651 b N Value of character under cursor.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007652 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
7653 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
7654 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
7655 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
7656 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007657 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007658 l N Line number.
7659 L N Number of lines in buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02007660 c N Column number (byte index).
7661 v N Virtual column number (screen column).
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007662 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007663 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
7664 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02007665 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length, unless
7666 translated.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007667 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007668 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007669 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar6d150f72018-04-21 20:03:20 +02007670 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'. The
7671 expression cannot contain a '}' character, call a function to
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007672 work around that. See |stl-%{| below.
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02007673 {% - This is almost same as { except the result of the expression is
7674 re-evaluated as a statusline format string. Thus if the
7675 return value of expr contains % items they will get expanded.
7676 The expression can contain the } character, the end of
7677 expression is denoted by %}.
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01007678 For example: >
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02007679 func! Stl_filename() abort
7680 return "%t"
7681 endfunc
7682< `stl=%{Stl_filename()}` results in `"%t"`
7683 `stl=%{%Stl_filename()%}` results in `"Name of current file"`
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01007684 %} - End of `{%` expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007685 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
7686 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
7687 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007688 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
7689 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
7690 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
7691 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
7692 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007693 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
7694 No width fields allowed.
7695 = - Separation point between left and right aligned items.
7696 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007697 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
7698 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
7699 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
7700 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007701 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007702 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007703 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied
7704 to StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
7705 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
7706
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007707 When displaying a flag, Vim removes the leading comma, if any, when
7708 that flag comes right after plaintext. This will make a nice display
7709 when flags are used like in the examples below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007710
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007711 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007712 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
7713 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
7714 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
7715 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02007716< Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
7717 line is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007718 *stl-%{* *g:actual_curbuf* *g:actual_curwin*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01007719 While evaluating %{} the current buffer and current window will be set
7720 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007721 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
7722 The variable "g:actual_curbuf" is set to the `bufnr()` number of the
7723 real current buffer and "g:actual_curwin" to the |window-ID| of the
7724 real current window. These values are strings.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00007725
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007726 The 'statusline' option will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from
7727 a modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02007728 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00007729
7730 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
7731 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007732
7733 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
7734 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01007735 using `:redrawstatus`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007736
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01007737 A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007738 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
7739 described above.
7740
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00007741 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007742 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02007743 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim --clean" to get it right.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007744
7745 Examples:
7746 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
7747 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
7748< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
7749 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
7750< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
7751 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
7752 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
7753< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
7754 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
7755< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
7756 :let b:gzflag = 1
7757< And: >
7758 :unlet b:gzflag
7759< And define this function: >
7760 :function VarExists(var, val)
7761 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
7762 :endfunction
7763<
7764 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
7765'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
7766 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007767 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
7768 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007769 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
7770 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007771 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
7772 including spaces and backslashes).
7773 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
7774 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7775 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7776 uses another default.
7777
7778 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
7779'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
7780 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007781 Comma-separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007782 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
7783 :set suffixesadd=.java
7784<
7785 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
7786'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
7787 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007788 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007789 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
7790 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
7791 Careful: All text will be in memory:
7792 - Don't use this for big files.
7793 - Recovery will be impossible!
7794 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
7795 'swapfile' is set.
7796 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
7797 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
7798 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
7799 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01007800 If you want to open a new buffer without creating a swap file for it,
7801 use the |:noswapfile| modifier.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01007802 See 'directory' for where the swap file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007803
7804 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
7805 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
7806
7807 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
7808'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
7809 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007810 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007811 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007812 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
7813 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
7814 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
7815 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
7816 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
7817 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
7818 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007819 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007820
7821 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
7822'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
7823 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007824 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
Bram Moolenaard2ea7cf2021-05-30 20:54:13 +02007825 Mostly for |quickfix| commands some values are also used for other
7826 commands, as mentioned below.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007827 Possible values (comma-separated list):
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007828 useopen If included, jump to the first open window that
7829 contains the specified buffer (if there is one).
7830 Otherwise: Do not examine other windows.
7831 This setting is checked with |quickfix| commands, when
7832 jumping to errors (":cc", ":cn", "cp", etc.). It is
7833 also used in all buffer related split commands, for
7834 example ":sbuffer", ":sbnext", or ":sbrewind".
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00007835 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007836 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007837 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02007838 a buffer for a |quickfix| command that display errors.
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01007839 Otherwise: do not split, use current window (when used
7840 in the quickfix window: the previously used window or
7841 split if there is no other window).
Bram Moolenaara594d772015-06-19 14:41:49 +02007842 vsplit Just like "split" but split vertically.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007843 newtab Like "split", but open a new tab page. Overrules
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02007844 "split" when both are present.
Bram Moolenaar539aa6b2019-11-17 18:09:38 +01007845 uselast If included, jump to the previously used window when
7846 jumping to errors with |quickfix| commands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007847
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007848 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
7849'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
7850 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007851 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7852 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007853 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
7854 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
7855 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007856 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
7857 long line.
7858 Set to zero to remove the limit.
7859
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007860 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
7861'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
7862 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007863 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7864 feature}
7865 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
7866 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
7867 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
7868 b:current_syntax variable does).
7869 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007870 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
7871 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
7872 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
7873 names. Example:
7874 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
7875 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
7876 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
7877 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
7878 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007879 :set syntax=OFF
7880< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
7881 'filetype' option: >
7882 :set syntax=ON
7883< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
7884 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
7885 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
7886 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007887 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007888
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007889 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007890'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007891 global
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007892 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007893 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007894 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007895
7896 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00007897 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
7898 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
Bram Moolenaar7f036442010-08-15 15:24:20 +02007899 instead. Note that the two tab pages lines are very different.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007900
7901 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
7902 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007903 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
7904 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007905
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01007906 When changing something that is used in 'tabline' that does not
7907 trigger it to be updated, use |:redrawtabline|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02007908 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01007909
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007910 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
7911 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
7912
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007913
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007914 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
7915'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
7916 global
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007917 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
7918 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
7919
7920
7921 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007922'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
7923 local to buffer
7924 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007925 the |:retab| command, and the 'softtabstop' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007926
7927 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007928 appear wrong in many places, e.g., when printing it.
7929 The value must be more than 0 and less than 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007930
7931 There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim:
7932 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
7933 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007934 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing <Tab> and <BS> will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007935 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
7936 2. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
7937 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
7938 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
7939 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007940 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007941 works when using Vim to edit the file.
7942 4. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
7943 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
7944 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
7945 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
7946 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
7947 changed.
7948
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02007949 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
7950 'tabstop' will be ignored if |'vartabstop'| is set to anything other
7951 than an empty string.
7952
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007953 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
7954'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
7955 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007956 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007957 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007958 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
7959 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
7960 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
7961 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
7962 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
7963
7964 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007965 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007966 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
7967 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
7968
7969 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
7970 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007971 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some comment/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007972< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
7973
7974 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007975 files listed in 'tags', and case is ignored or a pattern is used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007976 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
7977 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
7978 be found in the retry.
7979
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00007980 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007981 linear search can be avoided when case is ignored. Use a value of '2'
7982 in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be case-fold
7983 sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in the command:
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00007984 "sort -f -o tags tags". For Universal ctags and Exuberant ctags
7985 version 5.x or higher (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be
7986 used for this as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for
7987 this to work.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007988
7989 By default, tag searches are case-sensitive. Case is ignored when
7990 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is
7991 "ignore".
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02007992 Also when 'tagcase' is "followscs" and 'smartcase' is set, or
7993 'tagcase' is "smart", and the pattern contains only lowercase
7994 characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007995
7996 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
7997 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
7998 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
7999 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
8000 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
8001 must be included in the tags file.
8002 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
8003 command-line completion and ":help").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008004
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008005 *'tagcase'* *'tc'*
8006'tagcase' 'tc' string (default "followic")
8007 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008008 This option specifies how case is handled when searching the tags
8009 file:
8010 followic Follow the 'ignorecase' option
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008011 followscs Follow the 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008012 ignore Ignore case
8013 match Match case
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008014 smart Ignore case unless an upper case letter is used
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008015 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8016 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008017
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008018 *'tagfunc'* *'tfu'*
8019'tagfunc' 'tfu' string (default: empty)
8020 local to buffer
8021 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8022 feature}
8023 This option specifies a function to be used to perform tag searches.
8024 The function gets the tag pattern and should return a List of matching
8025 tags. See |tag-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +00008026 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
8027 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
8028 information.
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008029
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008030 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
8031'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
8032 global
8033 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
8034
8035 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
8036'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8037 global
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00008038 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
8039 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008040 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8041 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8042
8043 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
8044'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
8045 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
8046 global or local to buffer |global-local|
8047 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
8048 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
8049 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
8050 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
8051 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
8052 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
8053 |tags-option|.
8054 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
Bram Moolenaare2b590e2010-08-08 18:29:48 +02008055 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
8056 find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
8057 contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
Bram Moolenaar2bd9dbc2022-08-25 18:12:06 +01008058 files called "tags?".
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00008059 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
8060 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008061 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
8062 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
8063 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
8064 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
8065 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8066 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8067 uses another default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008068
8069 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
8070'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
8071 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008072 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
8073 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
8074 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
8075 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
8076 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
8077 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
8078 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
8079
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008080 *'tcldll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008081'tcldll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008082 global
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008083 {only available when compiled with the |+tcl/dyn|
8084 feature}
8085 Specifies the name of the Tcl shared library. The default is
8086 DYNAMIC_TCL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02008087 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008088 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8089 security reasons.
8090
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008091 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
8092'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
8093 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
8094 on Amiga: "amiga"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01008095 on Haiku: "xterm"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008096 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008097 on Unix: "ansi"
8098 on VMS: "ansi"
8099 on Win 32: "win32")
8100 global
8101 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
8102 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
8103 For example: >
8104 :set term=$TERM
8105< See |termcap|.
8106
8107 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
8108 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
8109'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
8110 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008111 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
8112 feature}
8113 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
8114 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
8115 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
8116 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
8117 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
8118 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
8119 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
8120 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
8121 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
8122
8123 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008124'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ GUI: "utf-8")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008125 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008126 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
8127 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008128 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ('encoding' is used for the
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008129 display).
Bram Moolenaar4b7cdca2020-01-01 16:18:38 +01008130 *E617* *E950*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008131 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ GUI. After the GUI has been
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008132 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
8133 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
8134 message is shown.
Bram Moolenaarac360bf2015-09-01 20:31:20 +02008135 For the Win32 GUI and console versions 'termencoding' is not used,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008136 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
8137 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
8138 This is the normal value.
8139 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
8140 |encoding-table|.
8141 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
8142 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
8143 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
8144 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
8145 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
8146 :let &termencoding = &encoding
8147 :set encoding=utf-8
8148< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
8149
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008150 *'termguicolors'* *'tgc'* *E954*
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008151'termguicolors' 'tgc' boolean (default off)
8152 global
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008153 {not available when compiled without the
8154 |+termguicolors| feature}
8155 When on, uses |highlight-guifg| and |highlight-guibg| attributes in
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008156 the terminal (thus using 24-bit color).
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008157
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008158 Requires a ISO-8613-3 compatible terminal. If setting this option
8159 does not work (produces a colorless UI) reading |xterm-true-color|
8160 might help.
8161
8162 For Win32 console, Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) or later
8163 is required. Use this check to find out: >
8164 if has('vcon')
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008165< This requires Vim to be built with the |+vtp| feature.
8166
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02008167 Note that the "cterm" attributes are still used, not the "gui" ones.
Yasuhiro Matsumotoaa04e1b2022-05-07 14:09:19 +01008168
8169 When using Vim with Windows Terminal, the background of Windows
8170 Terminal is normally filled with the Vim background color. Setting
8171 'termguicolors' and the guibg of the Normal highlight group to NONE
8172 will make the background transparent: >
8173 :hi Normal guibg=NONE
8174<
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008175 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008176
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008177 *'termwinkey'* *'twk'*
8178'termwinkey' 'twk' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008179 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008180 The key that starts a CTRL-W command in a terminal window. Other keys
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008181 are sent to the job running in the window.
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008182 The <> notation can be used, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008183 :set termwinkey=<C-L>
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008184< The string must be one key stroke but can be multiple bytes.
8185 When not set CTRL-W is used, so that CTRL-W : gets you to the command
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008186 line. If 'termwinkey' is set to CTRL-L then CTRL-L : gets you to the
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008187 command line.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008188
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008189 *'termwinscroll'* *'twsl'*
8190'termwinscroll' 'twsl' number (default 10000)
8191 local to buffer
8192 {not available when compiled without the
8193 |+terminal| feature}
8194 Number of scrollback lines to keep. When going over this limit the
8195 first 10% of the scrollback lines are deleted. This is just to reduce
8196 the memory usage. See |Terminal-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar36968af2021-11-15 17:13:11 +00008197 Also used as a limit for text sent to the terminal in one write,
8198 multiplied by the number of columns times 3 (average number of bytes
8199 per cell).
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008200
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008201 *'termwinsize'* *'tws'*
8202'termwinsize' 'tws' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008203 local to window
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008204 Size used when opening the |terminal| window. Format:
8205 {rows}x{columns} or {rows}*{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008206 - When empty the terminal gets the size from the window.
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008207 - When set with a "x" (e.g., "24x80") the terminal size is not
8208 adjusted to the window size. If the window is smaller only the
8209 top-left part is displayed.
8210 - When set with a "*" (e.g., "10*50") the terminal size follows the
8211 window size, but will not be smaller than the specified rows and/or
8212 columns.
8213 - When rows is zero then use the height of the window.
8214 - When columns is zero then use the width of the window.
8215 - Using "0x0" or "0*0" is the same as empty.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008216 - Can be overruled in the |term_start()| options with "term_rows" and
8217 "term_cols".
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008218
8219 Examples:
8220 "30x0" uses 30 rows and the current window width.
8221 "20*0" uses at least 20 rows and the current window width.
8222 "0*40" uses the current window height and at least 40 columns.
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02008223 Note that the command running in the terminal window may still change
8224 the size of the terminal. In that case the Vim window will be
8225 adjusted to that size, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008226
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008227 *'termwintype'* *'twt'*
8228'termwintype' 'twt' string (default "")
8229 global
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008230 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
8231 feature on MS-Windows}
8232 Specify the virtual console (pty) used when opening the terminal
8233 window.
8234
8235 Possible values are:
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008236 "" use ConPTY if it is stable, winpty otherwise
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008237 "winpty" use winpty, fail if not supported
8238 "conpty" use |ConPTY|, fail if not supported
8239
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008240 |ConPTY| support depends on the platform. Windows 10 October 2018
8241 Update is the first version that supports ConPTY, however it is still
8242 considered unstable. ConPTY might become stable in the next release
8243 of Windows 10. winpty support needs to be installed. If neither is
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008244 supported then you cannot open a terminal window.
8245
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008246 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
8247'terse' boolean (default off)
8248 global
8249 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
8250 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
8251 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
8252 shortens a lot of messages}
8253
8254 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
8255'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8256 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008257 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
8258 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
8259 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
8260 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
8261 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8262 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8263
8264 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008265'textmode' 'tx' boolean (Win32: default on,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008266 others: default off)
8267 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008268 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
8269 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
8270 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
8271 "unix".
8272
8273 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
8274'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
8275 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008276 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
8277 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02008278 this.
8279 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
8280 when 'paste' is reset.
8281 When 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008282 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00008283 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008284 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
8285
8286 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
8287'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
8288 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008289 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008290 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. See
8291 |compl-thesaurus|.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008292
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008293 This option is not used if 'thesaurusfunc' is set, either for the
8294 buffer or globally.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008295
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008296 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008297 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008298 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes. The use of
8299 |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing directories
8300 from the list. This avoids problems when a future version uses
8301 another default. Backticks cannot be used in this option for security
8302 reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008303
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00008304 *'thesaurusfunc'* *'tsrfu'*
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008305'thesaurusfunc' 'tsrfu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008306 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008307 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8308 feature}
8309 This option specifies a function to be used for thesaurus completion
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008310 with CTRL-X CTRL-T. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| See |compl-thesaurusfunc|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00008311 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
8312 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008313
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008314 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8315 security reasons.
8316
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008317 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
8318'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
8319 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008320 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
8321 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8322
8323 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
8324'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
8325 global
8326 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008327'ttimeout' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008328 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008329 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
8330 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
8331
8332 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
8333 off off do not time out
8334 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
8335 off on time out on key codes
8336
8337 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
8338 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
8339 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
8340 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
8341 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
8342 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
8343 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
8344 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
8345 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
8346 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
8347 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
8348 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
8349 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
8350 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
8351 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
8352 reset the 'timeout' option.
8353
8354 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8355
8356 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
8357'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
8358 global
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008359
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008360 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008361'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1, set to 100 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008362 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008363 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
8364 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
8365 when part of a command has been typed.
8366 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
8367 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
8368 a non-negative number.
8369
8370 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
8371 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
8372 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
8373
8374 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
8375 tell so. A useful setting would be >
8376 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
8377< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
8378 a tenth of a second).
8379
8380 *'title'* *'notitle'*
8381'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
8382 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008383 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
8384 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
8385 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
8386 Where:
8387 filename the name of the file being edited
8388 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
8389 + indicates the file was modified
8390 = indicates the file is read-only
8391 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
8392 (path) is the path of the file being edited
8393 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
8394 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
8395 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02008396 terminals with a non-empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008397 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
8398 *X11*
8399 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
8400 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
8401 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
8402 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
8403 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
8404 will not work (except in the GUI).
8405 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
8406 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
8407 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command:
8408 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
8409 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
8410 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
8411 exiting Vim.
8412
8413 *'titlelen'*
8414'titlelen' number (default 85)
8415 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008416 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008417 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
8418 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008419 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
8420 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
8421 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
8422 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
8423 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
8424 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
8425
8426 *'titleold'*
8427'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
8428 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008429 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
8430 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
8431 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008432 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8433 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008434 *'titlestring'*
8435'titlestring' string (default "")
8436 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008437 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
8438 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
8439 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
8440 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
8441 non-empty 't_ts' option).
8442 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01008443 be restored if possible, see |X11|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008444
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008445 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
8446 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008447 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
8448
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008449 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008450 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() .. "/" .. expand("%:p")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008451 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
8452< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
8453 of the available space.
8454 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
8455 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
8456< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008457 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008458 separating space only when needed.
8459 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
8460 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
8461 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
8462
8463 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
8464'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
8465 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008466 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Motif| and |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008467 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008468 possible values are:
8469 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
8470 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
8471 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008472 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008473 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
8474 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
8475 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
8476
8477 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
8478 following: >
8479 :set tb=icons,text
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008480< Motif cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008481 will show icons if both are requested.
8482
8483 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
8484 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
8485 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
8486 :set guioptions-=T
8487< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
8488
8489 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
8490'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
8491 global
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008492 {only in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008493 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008494 tiny Use tiny icons.
8495 small Use small icons (default).
8496 medium Use medium-sized icons.
8497 large Use large icons.
8498 huge Use even larger icons.
8499 giant Use very big icons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008500 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008501 the current theme. Common dimensions are giant=48x48, huge=32x32,
8502 large=24x24, medium=24x24, small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008503
8504 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
8505 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
8506
8507 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
8508'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
8509 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008510 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
8511 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
8512 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
8513 the change to take effect, for example: >
8514 :set notbi term=$TERM
8515< See also |termcap|.
8516 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
8517 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
8518 xterm entries...).
8519
8520 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
8521'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default off, on when 'term' is xterm, hpterm,
8522 sun-cmd, screen, rxvt, dtterm or
8523 iris-ansi; also on when running Vim in
8524 a DOS console)
8525 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008526 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
8527 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
8528 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
8529 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
8530 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
8531 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
8532 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
8533
8534 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
8535'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
8536 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008537 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
8538 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
8539 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a7632007-05-10 18:19:11 +00008540 Currently these strings are valid:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008541 *xterm-mouse*
8542 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
8543 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
8544 "s" = button state
8545 "c" = column plus 33
8546 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008547 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec",
8548 "urxvt", and "sgr" for solutions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008549 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
8550 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
8551 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00008552 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008553 work. See below for how Vim detects this
8554 automatically.
8555 *netterm-mouse*
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008556 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. A left mouse click generates
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008557 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008558 for the row and column. No other mouse events are
8559 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008560 *dec-mouse*
8561 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
8562 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00008563 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
8564 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008565 *jsbterm-mouse*
8566 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
8567 *pterm-mouse*
8568 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008569 *urxvt-mouse*
8570 urxvt Mouse handling for the urxvt (rxvt-unicode) terminal.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008571 The mouse works only if the terminal supports this
8572 encoding style, but it does not have 223 columns limit
8573 unlike "xterm" or "xterm2".
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02008574 *sgr-mouse*
8575 sgr Mouse handling for the terminal that emits SGR-styled
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008576 mouse reporting. The mouse works even in columns
8577 beyond 223. This option is backward compatible with
8578 "xterm2" because it can also decode "xterm2" style
8579 mouse codes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008580
8581 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008582 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm| |+mouse_jsbterm| |+mouse_urxvt|
8583 |+mouse_sgr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008584 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
8585 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
8586 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008587 "xterm", "xterm2", "urxvt" or "sgr" (because dec mouse codes conflict
8588 with them).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008589 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
Bram Moolenaar45758762016-10-12 23:08:06 +02008590 set to a name that starts with "xterm", "mlterm", "screen", "tmux",
8591 "st" (full match only), "st-" or "stterm", and 'ttymouse' is not set
8592 already.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008593 Additionally, if vim is compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and
8594 |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the xterm version
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02008595 number, more intelligent detection is done.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008596 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01008597 from 95 to 276. The "sgr" value will be set if Vim detects Mac
8598 Terminal.app, iTerm2 or mintty, and when the xterm version is 277 or
8599 higher.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008600 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" or "sgr"
8601 automatically, set t_RV to an empty string: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008602 :set t_RV=
8603<
8604 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
8605'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
8606 global
8607 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
8608 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
8609 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
8610 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
8611
8612 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
8613'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
8614 global
8615 Alias for 'term', see above.
8616
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008617 *'undodir'* *'udir'*
8618'undodir' 'udir' string (default ".")
8619 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008620 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008621 List of directory names for undo files, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02008622 See |'backupdir'| for details of the format.
Bram Moolenaar6a244fe2010-05-24 22:02:24 +02008623 "." means using the directory of the file. The undo file name for
8624 "file.txt" is ".file.txt.un~".
8625 For other directories the file name is the full path of the edited
8626 file, with path separators replaced with "%".
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008627 When writing: The first directory that exists is used. "." always
8628 works, no directories after "." will be used for writing.
8629 When reading all entries are tried to find an undo file. The first
8630 undo file that exists is used. When it cannot be read an error is
8631 given, no further entry is used.
8632 See |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008633 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8634 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008635
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02008636 *'undofile'* *'noundofile'* *'udf'* *'noudf'*
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008637'undofile' 'udf' boolean (default off)
8638 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008639 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008640 When on, Vim automatically saves undo history to an undo file when
8641 writing a buffer to a file, and restores undo history from the same
8642 file on buffer read.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02008643 The directory where the undo file is stored is specified by 'undodir'.
8644 For more information about this feature see |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02008645 The undo file is not read when 'undoreload' causes the buffer from
8646 before a reload to be saved for undo.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01008647 When 'undofile' is turned off the undo file is NOT deleted.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008648 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008649
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008650 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01008651'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS and Win32)
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01008652 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008653 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +02008654 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used.
8655 Nevertheless, a single change can already use a large amount of memory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008656 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
8657 itself: >
8658 set ul=0
8659< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
8660 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02008661 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01008662 Set to -1 for no undo at all. You might want to do this only for the
8663 current buffer: >
8664 setlocal ul=-1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008665< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01008666
8667 The local value is set to -123456 when the global value is to be used.
8668
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02008669 Also see |clear-undo|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008670
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02008671 *'undoreload'* *'ur'*
8672'undoreload' 'ur' number (default 10000)
8673 global
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02008674 Save the whole buffer for undo when reloading it. This applies to the
8675 ":e!" command and reloading for when the buffer changed outside of
8676 Vim. |FileChangedShell|
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02008677 The save only happens when this option is negative or when the number
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02008678 of lines is smaller than the value of this option.
8679 Set this option to zero to disable undo for a reload.
8680
8681 When saving undo for a reload, any undo file is not read.
8682
8683 Note that this causes the whole buffer to be stored in memory. Set
8684 this option to a lower value if you run out of memory.
8685
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008686 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
8687'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
8688 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008689 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
8690 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
8691 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
8692 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
8693 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
8694 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
8695 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
8696 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
8697 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
8698 Also see |'swapsync'|.
8699 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
8700 or "nowrite".
8701
8702 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
8703'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
8704 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008705 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
8706 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
8707 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
8708
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008709 *'varsofttabstop'* *'vsts'*
8710'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' string (default "")
8711 local to buffer
8712 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
8713 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008714 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while editing,
8715 such as inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like variable-
8716 width <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mixture of spaces
8717 and <Tab>s is used. Tab widths are separated with commas, with the
8718 final value applying to all subsequent tabs.
8719
8720 For example, when editing assembly language files where statements
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02008721 start in the 9th column and comments in the 41st, it may be useful
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008722 to use the following: >
8723 :set varsofttabstop=8,32,8
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02008724< This will set soft tabstops with 8 and 8 + 32 spaces, and 8 more
8725 for every column thereafter.
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008726
8727 Note that the value of |'softtabstop'| will be ignored while
8728 'varsofttabstop' is set.
8729
8730 *'vartabstop'* *'vts'*
8731'vartabstop' 'vts' string (default "")
8732 local to buffer
8733 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
8734 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008735 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for,
8736 separated by commas. Each value corresponds to one tab, with the
8737 final value applying to all subsequent tabs. For example: >
8738 :set vartabstop=4,20,10,8
8739< This will make the first tab 4 spaces wide, the second 20 spaces,
8740 the third 10 spaces, and all following tabs 8 spaces.
8741
8742 Note that the value of |'tabstop'| will be ignored while 'vartabstop'
8743 is set.
8744
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008745 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
8746'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
8747 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008748 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
8749 Currently, these messages are given:
8750 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
8751 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02008752 >= 4 Shell commands.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008753 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008754 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
8755 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02008756 >= 11 Finding items in a path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008757 >= 12 Every executed function.
8758 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
8759 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
Bram Moolenaar823654b2020-05-29 23:03:09 +02008760 >= 15 Every executed Ex command from a script (truncated at 200
8761 characters).
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02008762 >= 16 Every executed Ex command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008763
8764 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
8765 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
8766
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00008767 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
8768 displayed.
8769
8770 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
8771'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
8772 global
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00008773 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
8774 When the file exists messages are appended.
8775 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
Bram Moolenaar80794b12010-06-13 05:20:42 +02008776 empty. Writes are buffered, thus may not show up for some time.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00008777 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
8778 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
8779 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
8780
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008781 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008782'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga and Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008783 "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
8784 for Unix: "~/.vim/view",
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008785 for macOS: "$VIM:vimfiles:view"
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01008786 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008787 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008788 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008789 feature}
8790 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
8791 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8792 security reasons.
8793
8794 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01008795'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor,curdir")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008796 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008797 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008798 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008799 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008800 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008801 word save and restore ~
8802 cursor cursor position in file and in window
8803 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
8804 fold options
8805 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
8806 global values for local options)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02008807 localoptions same as "options"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008808 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
8809 slashes
8810 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008811 on MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01008812 curdir the window-local directory, if set with `:lcd`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008813
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008814 "slash" and "unix" are useful on MS-Windows when sharing view files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008815 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008816 but the MS-Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008817
8818 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008819'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for
8820 MS-Windows: '100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008821 for Amiga: '100,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
8822 for others: '100,<50,s10,h)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008823 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008824 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008825 feature}
8826 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008827 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). Except when 'viminfofile' is
8828 "NONE".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008829 The string should be a comma-separated list of parameters, each
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008830 consisting of a single character identifying the particular parameter,
8831 followed by a number or string which specifies the value of that
8832 parameter. If a particular character is left out, then the default
8833 value is used for that parameter. The following is a list of the
8834 identifying characters and the effect of their value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008835 CHAR VALUE ~
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008836 *viminfo-!*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008837 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
8838 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
8839 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar680eeca2010-10-20 17:44:42 +02008840 and "_K_L_M" are not. Nested List and Dict items may not be
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01008841 read back correctly, you end up with an empty item.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008842 *viminfo-quote*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008843 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
8844 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
8845 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
8846 start of a comment!
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008847 *viminfo-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008848 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
8849 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
8850 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaard042dc82015-11-24 19:18:36 +01008851 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Quickfix
8852 ('buftype'), unlisted ('buflisted'), unnamed and buffers on
8853 removable media (|viminfo-r|) are not saved.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00008854 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
8855 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
8856 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008857 *viminfo-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008858 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
8859 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
8860 'viminfo' is non-empty.
8861 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
8862 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008863 *viminfo-/*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008864 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008865 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008866 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
8867 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008868 *viminfo-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008869 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008870 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008871 *viminfo-<*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008872 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
8873 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
8874 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
8875 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008876 *viminfo-@*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008877 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008878 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008879 *viminfo-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008880 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
8881 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008882 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008883 *viminfo-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008884 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
8885 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008886 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008887 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008888 *viminfo-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008889 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
8890 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
8891 has been used since the last search command.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008892 *viminfo-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008893 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008894 the 'n'. Must be at the end of the option! If the
8895 'viminfofile' option is set, that file name overrides the one
8896 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02008897 expanded when opening the file, not when setting the option.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008898 *viminfo-r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008899 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
8900 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
8901 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01008902 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-Windows you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008903 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
8904 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
8905 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
8906 characters.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008907 *viminfo-s*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008908 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
8909 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
8910 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
8911 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
8912
8913 Example: >
8914 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
8915<
8916 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
8917 edited.
8918 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
8919 remembered.
8920 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
8921 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
8922 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
8923 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
8924 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
8925 previous search and substitute patterns.
8926 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
8927 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
8928
8929 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
8930 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
8931
8932 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8933 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008934 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
8935 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008936
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008937 *'viminfofile'* *'vif'*
8938'viminfofile' 'vif' string (default: "")
8939 global
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008940 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
8941 feature}
8942 When non-empty, overrides the file name used for viminfo.
8943 When equal to "NONE" no viminfo file will be read or written.
8944 This option can be set with the |-i| command line flag. The |--clean|
8945 command line flag sets it to "NONE".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008946 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8947 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008948
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008949 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
8950'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
Gary Johnson51ad8502021-08-03 18:33:08 +02008951 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008952 A comma-separated list of these words:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008953 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
8954 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
8955 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008956 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Gary Johnson53ba05b2021-07-26 22:19:10 +02008957 none When used as the local value, do not allow virtual
8958 editing even when the global value is set. When used
8959 as the global value, "none" is the same as "".
8960 NONE Alternative spelling of "none".
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008961
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008962 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00008963 no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008964 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
8965 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008966 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
8967 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
8968 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
8969 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008970 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
8971 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008972 Using the `$` command will move to the last character in the line, not
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008973 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008974 The `g$` command will move to the end of the screen line.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008975 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
8976 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02008977 When combined with other words, "none" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008978 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008979
8980 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
8981'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
8982 global
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008983 Use a visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008984 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008985 use: >
8986 :set vb t_vb=
8987< If you want a short flash, you can use this on many terminals: >
8988 :set vb t_vb=[?5h$<100>[?5l
8989< Here $<100> specifies the time, you can use a smaller or bigger value
8990 to get a shorter or longer flash.
8991
8992 Note: Vim will limit the bell to once per half a second. This avoids
8993 having to wait for the flashing to finish when there are lots of
8994 bells, e.g. on key repeat. This also happens without 'visualbell'
8995 set.
8996
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008997 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
8998 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
8999 where 40 is the time in msec.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009000
9001 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
9002 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
9003
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009004 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
9005 Also see 'errorbells'.
9006
9007 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
9008'warn' boolean (default on)
9009 global
9010 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
9011 has been changed.
9012
9013 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
9014'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
9015 global
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009016 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009017 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
9018 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
9019 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
9020
9021 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
9022'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
9023 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009024 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
9025 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
9026 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
9027 char key mode ~
9028 b <BS> Normal and Visual
9029 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009030 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
9031 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009032 < <Left> Normal and Visual
9033 > <Right> Normal and Visual
9034 ~ "~" Normal
9035 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
9036 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
9037 For example: >
9038 :set ww=<,>,[,]
9039< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
9040 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
9041 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
9042 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
9043 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
9044 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
9045 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
9046 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009047 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02009048 line (not an empty line) then it will not move to the next line. This
9049 makes "dl", "cl", "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009050 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9051 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9052
9053 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
9054'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
9055 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009056 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
9057 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009058 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009059 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
9060 'wildcharm' for that.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009061 Some keys will not work, such as CTRL-C, <CR> and Enter.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009062 Although 'wc' is a number option, you can set it to a special key: >
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009063 :set wc=<Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009064< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9065 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9066
9067 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
9068'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
9069 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009070 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009071 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
9072 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009073 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
9074 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
9075 :set wcm=<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009076 :cnoremap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009077< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
9078
9079 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
9080'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
9081 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009082 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02009083 patterns is ignored when expanding |wildcards|, completing file or
9084 directory names, and influences the result of |expand()|, |glob()| and
9085 |globpath()| unless a flag is passed to disable this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009086 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
9087 Also see 'suffixes'.
9088 Example: >
9089 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
9090< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
9091 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
9092 uses another default.
9093
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009094
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01009095 *'wildignorecase'* *'wic'* *'nowildignorecase'* *'nowic'*
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009096'wildignorecase' 'wic' boolean (default off)
9097 global
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009098 When set case is ignored when completing file names and directories.
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01009099 Has no effect when 'fileignorecase' is set.
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009100 Does not apply when the shell is used to expand wildcards, which
9101 happens when there are special characters.
9102
9103
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009104 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02009105'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009106 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009107 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
9108 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
Bram Moolenaar54162322022-08-26 16:58:51 +01009109 the possible matches are shown.
9110 When 'wildoptions' contains "pum", then the completion matches are
9111 shown in a popup menu. Otherwise they are displayed just above the
9112 command line, with the first match highlighted (overwriting the status
9113 line, if there is one).
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009114 Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009115 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
9116 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
9117 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01009118 You can check the current mode with |wildmenumode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009119 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
9120 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
9121 as needed.
9122 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
9123 for selecting a completion.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009124 While the "wildmenu" is active, not using the popup menu, the
9125 following keys have special meanings:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009126
9127 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
9128 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9129 subdirectory or submenu.
9130 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
9131 dot: move into a submenu.
9132 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9133 parent directory or parent menu.
9134
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009135 When using the popup menu for command line completion, the following
9136 keys have special meanings:
9137 <Down> - select next match (like CTRL-N)
9138 <Left> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9139 parent directory or parent menu.
9140 <Right> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9141 subdirectory or submenu.
9142 <Up> - select previous match (like CTRL-P)
9143 CTRL-E - end completion, go back to what was there before
9144 selecting a match.
9145 CTRL-N - go to the next entry
9146 CTRL-P - go to the previous entry
9147 CTRL-Y - accept the currently selected match and stop
9148 completion.
9149
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009150 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
9151
9152 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
9153 of selecting a different match, use this: >
9154 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
9155 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
9156<
9157 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
9158 |hl-WildMenu|.
9159
9160 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
9161'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
9162 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009163 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009164 'wildchar'. It is a comma-separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00009165 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar'. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009166 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
9167 The second part for the second use, etc.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009168
9169 Each part consists of a colon separated list consisting of the
9170 following possible values:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009171 "" Complete only the first match.
9172 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
9173 the original string is used and then the first match
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009174 again. Will also start 'wildmenu' if it is enabled.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009175 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
9176 result in a longer string, use the next part.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009177 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009178 "lastused" When completing buffer names and more than one buffer
9179 matches, sort buffers by time last used (other than
9180 the current buffer).
9181 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
9182
9183 Examples of useful colon-separated values:
9184 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
9185 enabled. Will not complete to the next full match.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009186 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
9187 complete first match.
9188 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
9189 complete till longest common string.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009190 "list:lastused" When more than one buffer matches, list all matches
9191 and sort buffers by time last used (other than the
9192 current buffer).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009193
9194 Examples: >
9195 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009196< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009197 :set wildmode=longest,full
9198< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
9199 :set wildmode=list:full
9200< List all matches and complete each full match >
9201 :set wildmode=list,full
9202< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
9203 :set wildmode=longest,list
9204< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009205 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009206
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009207 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
9208'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
9209 global
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009210 A list of words that change how |cmdline-completion| is done.
9211 The following values are supported:
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009212 fuzzy Use |fuzzy-matching| to find completion matches. When
Yegappan Lakshmanan38b85cb2022-02-24 13:28:41 +00009213 this value is specified, wildcard expansion will not
9214 be used for completion. The matches will be sorted by
9215 the "best match" rather than alphabetically sorted.
9216 This will find more matches than the wildcard
9217 expansion. Currently fuzzy matching based completion
9218 is not supported for file and directory names and
9219 instead wildcard expansion is used.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01009220 pum Display the completion matches using the popup menu
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009221 in the same style as the |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009222 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009223 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009224 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
9225 d #define
9226 f function
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009227
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009228 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
9229'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
9230 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009231 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
9232 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
9233 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
9234 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
9235 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
9236 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
9237 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
9238 done with the |:simalt| command.
9239 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
9240 combinations cannot be mapped.
9241 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009242 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009243 keys can be mapped.
9244 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
9245 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00009246 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
9247 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009248
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02009249 *'wincolor'* *'wcr'*
9250'wincolor' 'wcr' string (default empty)
9251 local to window
9252 Highlight group name to use for this window instead of the Normal
9253 color |hl-Normal|.
9254
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009255 *'window'* *'wi'*
9256'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
9257 global
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009258 Window height used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one
9259 window and the value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen
9260 will scroll 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009261 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
9262 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
9263 When resizing the Vim window, the value is smaller than 1 or more than
9264 or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009265 Note: Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window, use
9266 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009267
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009268 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
9269'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
9270 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009271 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009272 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009273 focus goes to a window that is smaller, its size is increased, at the
9274 cost of the height of other windows.
9275 Set 'winheight' to a small number for normal editing.
9276 Set it to 999 to make the current window fill most of the screen.
9277 Other windows will be only 'winminheight' high. This has the drawback
9278 that ":all" will create only two windows. To avoid "vim -o 1 2 3 4"
9279 to create only two windows, set the option after startup is done,
9280 using the |VimEnter| event: >
9281 au VimEnter * set winheight=999
9282< Minimum value is 1.
9283 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands that change the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009284 height of the current window.
9285 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
9286 the minimal height for other windows.
9287
9288 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
9289'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
9290 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009291 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00009292 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|. Set by default for the
9293 |preview-window| and |quickfix-window|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009294 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9295
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009296 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
9297'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
9298 local to window
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009299 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00009300 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009301 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9302
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009303 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
9304'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
9305 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009306 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
9307 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9308 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
9309 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
9310 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
9311 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
9312 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9313 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9314 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
9315
9316 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
9317'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
9318 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009319 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
9320 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9321 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
9322 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
9323 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
9324 to go.)
9325 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
9326 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9327 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9328 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
9329
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009330 *'winptydll'*
9331'winptydll' string (default "winpty32.dll" or "winpty64.dll")
9332 global
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009333 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
9334 feature on MS-Windows}
9335 Specifies the name of the winpty shared library, used for the
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009336 |:terminal| command. The default depends on whether Vim was built as a
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02009337 32-bit or 64-bit executable. If not found, "winpty.dll" is tried as
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009338 a fallback.
9339 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
9340 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9341 security reasons.
9342
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009343 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
9344'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
9345 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009346 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
9347 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
9348 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
9349 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
9350 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
9351 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
9352 width of the current window.
9353 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
9354 the minimal width for other windows.
9355
9356 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
9357'wrap' boolean (default on)
9358 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009359 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
9360 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
9361 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009362 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
9363 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009364 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
9365 horizontally.
9366 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
9367 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
9368 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
9369 :set sidescroll=5
9370 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
9371< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009372 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
9373 on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009374
9375 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
9376'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
9377 local to buffer
9378 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
9379 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
9380 and inserting continues on the next line.
9381 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
9382 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
9383 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02009384 This option is set to 0 when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste'
9385 is reset.
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02009386 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009387
9388 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
9389'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
9390 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00009391 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
9392 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009393
9394 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
9395'write' boolean (default on)
9396 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009397 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
9398 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009399 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009400 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
9401 writing a temporary file.
9402
9403 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
9404'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
9405 global
9406 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
9407
9408 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
9409'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
9410 otherwise)
9411 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009412 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
9413 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02009414 also on.
9415 WARNING: Switching this option off means that when Vim fails to write
9416 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
9417 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only reset
9418 this option if your file system is almost full and it makes the write
9419 fail (and make sure not to exit Vim until the write was successful).
9420 See |backup-table| for another explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009421 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01009422 Depending on 'backupcopy' the backup is a new file or the original
9423 file renamed (and a new file is written).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009424 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
9425 set.
9426
9427 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
9428'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
9429 global
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02009430 The number of milliseconds to wait for each character sent to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009431 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01009432 one. For debugging purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009433
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009434 *'xtermcodes'* *'noxtermcodes'*
9435'xtermcodes' boolean (default on)
9436 global
9437 When detecting xterm patchlevel 141 or higher with the termresponse
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +00009438 mechanism and this option is set, Vim will request the actual terminal
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009439 key codes and number of colors from the terminal. This takes care of
9440 various configuration options of the terminal that cannot be obtained
9441 from the termlib/terminfo entry, see |xterm-codes|.
9442 A side effect may be that t_Co changes and Vim will redraw the
9443 display.
9444
9445
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