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Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01001*options.txt* For Vim version 7.4. Last change: 2016 Mar 08
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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6
7Options *options*
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91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
12
13For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
14
15Vim has a number of internal variables and switches which can be set to
16achieve special effects. These options come in three forms:
17 boolean can only be on or off *boolean* *toggle*
18 number has a numeric value
19 string has a string value
20
21==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +0000221. Setting options *set-option* *E764*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023
24 *:se* *:set*
25:se[t] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26
27:se[t] all Show all but terminal options.
28
29:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
30 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
31 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
32 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
33
34 *E518* *E519*
35:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
36
37:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
38 Number option: show value.
39 String option: show value.
40
41:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
42
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020043 *:set-!* *:set-inv*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000044:se[t] {option}! or
45:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value. {not in Vi}
46
47 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
48:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
49 current value of 'compatible'. {not in Vi}
50:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value. {not in Vi}
51:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value. {not in Vi}
52
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +020053:se[t] all& Set all options to their default value. The values of
54 these options are not changed:
55 all terminal options, starting with t_
56 'columns'
57 'cryptmethod'
58 'encoding'
59 'key'
60 'lines'
61 'term'
62 'ttymouse'
63 'ttytype'
64 Warning: This may have a lot of side effects.
65 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000066
67 *:set-args* *E487* *E521*
68:se[t] {option}={value} or
69:se[t] {option}:{value}
70 Set string or number option to {value}.
71 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
Bram Moolenaar18400e62015-01-27 15:58:40 +010072 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
74 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
75 set). See |cmdline-completion|.
76 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
77 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
78 is not allowed.
79 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
80 backslashes in {value}.
81
82:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
83 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
84 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
85 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
86 value was empty.
87 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000088 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
89 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +000090 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000091 {not in Vi}
92
93:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
94 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
95 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
96 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
97 value was empty.
98 Also see |:set-args| above.
99 {not in Vi}
100
101:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
102 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
103 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
104 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
105 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
106 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
107 becomes empty.
108 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
109 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
110 one by one to avoid problems.
111 Also see |:set-args| above.
112 {not in Vi}
113
114The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
115 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
116If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
117and the following arguments will be ignored.
118
119 *:set-verbose*
120When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
121was last set. Example: >
122 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000123< shiftwidth=4 ~
124 Last set from modeline ~
125 cindent ~
126 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim ~
127This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":verbose
128set all" or ":verbose set" without an argument.
129When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000130When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
131autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
132Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
133'compatible'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000134A few special texts:
135 Last set from modeline ~
136 Option was set in a |modeline|.
137 Last set from --cmd argument ~
138 Option was set with command line argument |--cmd| or +.
139 Last set from -c argument ~
140 Option was set with command line argument |-c|, +, |-S| or
141 |-q|.
142 Last set from environment variable ~
143 Option was set from an environment variable, $VIMINIT,
144 $GVIMINIT or $EXINIT.
145 Last set from error handler ~
146 Option was cleared when evaluating it resulted in an error.
147
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200148{not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000149
150 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000151For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000152override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
153the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
154 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
155This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
156example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
157 :set <M-b>=^[b
158(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
159The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
160
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100161You can define any key codes, e.g.: >
162 :set t_xy=^[foo;
163There is no warning for using a name that isn't recognized. You can map these
164codes as you like: >
165 :map <t_xy> something
166< *E846*
167When a key code is not set, it's like it does not exist. Trying to get its
168value will result in an error: >
169 :set t_kb=
170 :set t_kb
171 E846: Key code not set: t_kb
172
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000173The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
174security reasons.
175
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000176The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000177at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000178"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
179|more-prompt|.
180
181 *option-backslash*
182To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
183backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
184means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
185down).
186A few examples: >
187 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags /usr/tags"
188 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags\,file"
189 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags\ file"
190
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000191The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
192include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000193'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
194 :set titlestring=hi\|there
195This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
196 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
197
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000198Similarly, the double quote character starts a comment. To include the '"' in
199the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the 'titlestring'
200option to 'hi "there"': >
201 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
202
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000203For MS-DOS and WIN32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000204precise: For options that expect a file name (those where environment
205variables are expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not
206removed. But a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma,
207etc.) is used like explained above.
208There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
209 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
210 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
211 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
212For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
213are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000214halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000215result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
216
217 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
218 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
219Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
220option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
221 :set guioptions+=a
222Remove a flag from an option like this: >
223 :set guioptions-=a
224This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000225Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000226the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
227doesn't appear.
228
229 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000230Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000231environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
232name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
233are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
234follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
235appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
236 :set term=$TERM.new
237 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
238When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
239opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
240
241
242Handling of local options *local-options*
243
244Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
245has its own copy of this option, thus can each have their own value. This
246allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
247'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
248
249The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
250situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
251the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
252expects is a bit complicated...
253
254When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
255right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
256
257When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
258the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
259these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
260global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
261global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
262thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
263
264When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the last used window
265options are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this window, the
266values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the window where
267the buffer was edited last are used.
268
269It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
270When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
271using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
272local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
273has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
274global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
275 :e one
276 :set list
277 :e two
278Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
279command you have also set the global value. >
280 :set nolist
281 :e one
282 :setlocal list
283 :e two
284Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
285value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
286global value. Note that if you do this next: >
287 :e one
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200288You will get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited "one".
289The options local to a window are remembered for each buffer. This also
290happens when the buffer is not loaded, but they are lost when the buffer is
291wiped out |:bwipe|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000292
293 *:setl* *:setlocal*
294:setl[ocal] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
295 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
296 local value. If the option does not have a local
297 value the global value is set.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200298 With the "all" argument: display local values for all
299 local options.
300 Without argument: Display local values for all local
301 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000302 When displaying a specific local option, show the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000303 local value. For a global/local boolean option, when
304 the global value is being used, "--" is displayed
305 before the option name.
306 For a global option the global value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000307 shown (but that might change in the future).
308 {not in Vi}
309
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000310:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value by
311 copying the value.
312 {not in Vi}
313
Bram Moolenaar6be7f872012-01-20 21:08:56 +0100314:se[t] {option}< For |global-local| options: Remove the local value of
315 {option}, so that the global value will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000316 {not in Vi}
317
318 *:setg* *:setglobal*
319:setg[lobal] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
320 option without changing the local value.
321 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200322 With the "all" argument: display global values for all
323 local options.
324 Without argument: display global values for all local
325 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000326 {not in Vi}
327
328For buffer-local and window-local options:
329 Command global value local value ~
330 :set option=value set set
331 :setlocal option=value - set
332:setglobal option=value set -
333 :set option? - display
334 :setlocal option? - display
335:setglobal option? display -
336
337
338Global options with a local value *global-local*
339
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000340Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
341For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
342You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
343use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
344value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000345
346For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
347'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
348 :set makeprg=gmake
349then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
350the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
351However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000352another 'makeprg' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000353files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000354 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
355You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
356 :setlocal makeprg=
357This only works for a string option. For a boolean option you need to use the
358"<" flag, like this: >
359 :setlocal autoread<
360Note that for non-boolean options using "<" copies the global value to the
361local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value (that matters
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000362when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
363 :set path<
364This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
365used. Thus it does the same as: >
366 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000367Note: In the future more global options can be made global-local. Using
368":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
369
370
371Setting the filetype
372
373:setf[iletype] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
374 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
375 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
376 This is short for: >
377 :if !did_filetype()
378 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
379 :endif
380< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
381 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
382 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
383 {not in Vi}
384
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100385 *option-window* *optwin*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000386:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
387:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
388 Options are grouped by function.
389 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
390 short help to open a help window with more help for
391 the option.
392 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
393 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
394 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
395 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
396 window, in which case the window below help window is
397 used (skipping the option-window).
398 {not available when compiled without the |+eval| or
399 |+autocmd| features}
400
401 *$HOME*
402Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
403option and after a space or comma.
404
405On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
406of user "user". Example: >
407 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
408
409On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
410contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
411"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
412
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +0100413On MS-Windows, if $HOME is not defined as an environment variable, then
414at runtime Vim will set it to the expansion of $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH.
415
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000416NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
417command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
418
419
420Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
421the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
422
423 *:fix* *:fixdel*
424:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
425 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
426 CTRL-? CTRL-H
427 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
428
429 (CTRL-? is 0177 octal, 0x7f hex) {not in Vi}
430
431 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
432 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
433 your .vimrc: >
434 :fixdel
435< This works no matter what the actual code for
436 backspace is.
437
438 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
439 use this: >
440 :if &term == "termname"
441 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
442 : fixdel
443 :endif
444< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000445 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000446 with your terminal name.
447
448 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
449 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
450 :if &term == "termname"
451 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
452 :endif
453< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
454 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
455 with your terminal name.
456
457 *Linux-backspace*
458 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
459 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
460 putting this line in your rc.local: >
461 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
462<
463 *NetBSD-backspace*
464 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
465 the right code, try this: >
466 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
467< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
468 keysym 22 = BackSpace
469< You need to restart for this to take effect.
470
471==============================================================================
4722. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
473
474Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
475to set options automatically for one or more files:
476
4771. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
478 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
479 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
480 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
481 |:mksession|.
4822. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
483 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
484 many other things. See |autocommand|.
4853. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
486 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
487 modelines. This is explained here.
488
489 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
490There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200491 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000492
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200493[text] any text or empty
494{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200495{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200496[white] optional white space
497{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space
498 or ':', where each part between ':' is the argument
499 for a ":set" command (can be empty)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000500
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200501Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000502 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200503 vim: tw=77 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000504
505The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
506
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200507 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000508
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200509[text] any text or empty
510{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
511{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:", "Vim:" or "ex:"
512[white] optional white space
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200513se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space); When
514 "Vim" is used it must be "set".
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200515{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which
516 is the argument for a ":set" command
517: a colon
518[text] any text or empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000519
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200520Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000521 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200522 /* Vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000523
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200524The white space before {vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the
525chance that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception:
526"vi:" and "vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with
527version 3.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this
528could be short for "example:").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000529
530 *modeline-local*
531The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000532buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
533options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
534the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
535depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000536
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000537When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
538from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
539option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
540in another window. But window-local options will be set.
541
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000542 *modeline-version*
543If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200544number can be specified where "vim:" or "Vim:" is used:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000545 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
546 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
547 vim={vers}: version {vers}
548 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100549{vers} is 700 for Vim 7.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
550For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 7.0:
551 /* vim700: set foldmethod=marker */ ~
552To use a modeline for Vim after version 7.2:
553 /* vim>702: set cole=2: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000554There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
555
556
557The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
558If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
559
560Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000561like:
562 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
563will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
564 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000565
566If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
567
568If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000569backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
570 /* vi:set dir=c\:\tmp: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000571This sets the 'dir' option to "c:\tmp". Only a single backslash before the
572':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
573
574No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000575might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines). And not all options
576can be set. For some options a flag is set, so that when it's used the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000577|sandbox| is effective. Still, there is always a small risk that a modeline
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000578causes trouble. E.g., when some joker sets 'textwidth' to 5 all your lines
579are wrapped unexpectedly. So disable modelines before editing untrusted text.
580The mail ftplugin does this, for example.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000581
582Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
583define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
584example: >
585 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
586And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
587"VAR".
588
589==============================================================================
5903. Options summary *option-summary*
591
592In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
593an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
594
595In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
596is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
597
598For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
599used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
600'compatible' is set.
601
602Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000603are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000604different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
605one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
606at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
607file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
608the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
609program.
610
611 global one option for all buffers and windows
612 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
613 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
614
615When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
616are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
617buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
618'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
619buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000620first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
621is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000622present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
623buffer is created.
624
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000625Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000626
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000627Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
628features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
629below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
630error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
631option though, it is not stored.
632
633To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
634 if exists('&foo')
635This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
636supported use something like this: >
637 if exists('+foo')
638<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000639 *E355*
640A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
641
642 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
643'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-DOS, 224 otherwise)
644 global
645 {not in Vi}
646 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
647 feature}
648 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
649 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
650 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
651 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
652 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
653 See |rileft.txt|.
654
655 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
656'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
657 global
658 {not in Vi}
659 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
660 feature}
661 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
662 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
663 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
664 'revins'.
665 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
666
667 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
668'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
669 global
670 {not in Vi}
671 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
672 feature}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000673 When on, the second language is Farsi. In editing mode CTRL-_ toggles
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000674 the keyboard map between Farsi and English, when 'allowrevins' set.
675
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000676 When off, the keyboard map toggles between Hebrew and English. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000677 is useful to start the Vim in native mode i.e. English (left-to-right
678 mode) and have default second language Farsi or Hebrew (right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000679 mode). See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000680
681 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
682'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
683 global
684 {not in Vi}
685 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
686 feature}
687 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
688 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
689 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
690 letters, Cyrillic letters).
691
692 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000693 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000694 expected by most users.
695 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
Bram Moolenaar5c3bd0a2010-08-04 20:55:44 +0200696 *E834* *E835*
697 The value "double" cannot be used if 'listchars' or 'fillchars'
698 contains a character that would be double width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000699
700 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
701 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
702 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
703 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000704 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000705 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000706 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000707 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
708 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
709 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
710 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
711 to be set to "double" under CJK Windows 9x/ME or Windows 2k/XP
712 when the system locale is set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode
713 Standard Annex #11 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
714
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100715 Vim may set this option automatically at startup time when Vim is
716 compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and if |t_u7| is set to the
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +0200717 escape sequence to request cursor position report.
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100718
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000719 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
720'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
721 global
722 {not in Vi}
723 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
724 on Mac OS X}
725 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on Mac OS X
726 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
727 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
728 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
729 to its default (empty string).
730
731 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
732'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
733 global
734 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +0200735 {only available when compiled with it, use
736 exists("+autochdir") to check}
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +0000737 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
738 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
739 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
740 or selected.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +0000741 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000742
743 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
744'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
745 local to window
746 {not in Vi}
747 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
748 feature}
749 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
750 Setting this option will:
751 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
752 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
753 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
754 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
755 - Set the 'delcombine' option
756 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
757
758 Resetting this option will:
759 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
760 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
761 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200762 option).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000763 Also see |arabic.txt|.
764
765 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
766 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
767'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
768 global
769 {not in Vi}
770 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
771 feature}
772 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
773 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200774 take effect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000775 one which encompasses:
776 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
777 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
778 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
779 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100780 When disabled the display shows each character's true stand-alone
781 form.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000782 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
783 further details see |arabic.txt|.
784
785 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
786'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
787 local to buffer
788 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
789 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
790 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000791 <Esc>, CTRL-O or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor
792 to another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included
793 in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000794 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
795 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
796 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000797 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
798 a different way.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +0200799 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and
800 restored when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000801 {small difference from Vi: After the indent is deleted when typing
802 <Esc> or <CR>, the cursor position when moving up or down is after the
803 deleted indent; Vi puts the cursor somewhere in the deleted indent}.
804
805 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
806'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
807 global or local to buffer |global-local|
808 {not in Vi}
809 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
810 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
811 When the file has been deleted this is not done. |timestamp|
812 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
813 using the global value: >
814 :set autoread<
815<
816 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
817'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
818 global
819 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
820 :next, :rewind, :last, :first, :previous, :stop, :suspend, :tag, :!,
Bram Moolenaar14716812006-05-04 21:54:08 +0000821 :make, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when a :buffer, CTRL-O, CTRL-I,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000822 '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one to another file.
823 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
824 'autowriteall' for that.
825
826 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
827'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
828 global
829 {not in Vi}
830 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
831 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
832 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
833 been set.
834
835 *'background'* *'bg'*
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200836'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light", see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000837 global
838 {not in Vi}
839 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
840 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
841 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
842 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
843 This will not always be correct.
844 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
845 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
846 color, see |:hi-normal|.
847
848 When 'background' is set Vim will adjust the default color groups for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000849 the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will not
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000850 change. *g:colors_name*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100851 When a color scheme is loaded (the "g:colors_name" variable is set)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000852 setting 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
853 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
854 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100855 be undone. First delete the "g:colors_name" variable when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000856
857 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
858 :set background&
859< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
860 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
861
862 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
863 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
864 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
865 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
866 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
867 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
868 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
869 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +0200870
871 For MS-DOS, Windows and OS/2 the default is "dark".
872 For other systems "dark" is used when 'term' is "linux",
873 "screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
874 background. Otherwise the default is "light".
875
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000876 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
877 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
878 :if &term == "pcterm"
879 : set background=dark
880 :endif
881< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
882 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
883 the setting of the 'background' option.
884 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
885 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
886 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
887 done with ":syntax on".
888
889 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
890'backspace' 'bs' string (default "")
891 global
892 {not in Vi}
893 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
894 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
895 a way to backspace over something:
896 value effect ~
897 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
898 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
899 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
900 stop once at the start of insert.
901
902 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used.
903
904 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
905 value effect ~
906 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
907 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
908 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
909
910 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
911 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
912
913 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
914'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
915 global
916 {not in Vi}
917 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
918 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
919 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
920 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
921 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000922 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000923 |backup-table| for more explanations.
924 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
925 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
926 oldest version of a file.
927 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
928
929 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
930'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
Bram Moolenaarb8ee25a2014-09-23 15:45:08 +0200931 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000932 {not in Vi}
933 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
934 done. This is a comma separated list of words.
935
936 The main values are:
937 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
938 "no" rename the file and write a new one
939 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
940
941 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
942 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
943 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
944
945 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
946 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
947 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
948 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
949 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
950 not of the real file.
951
952 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
953 + It's fast.
954 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
955 file.
956 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
957
958 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming file
959 is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000960 the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected, a
961 copy will be made.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000962
963 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
964 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
965 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
966 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
967 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
968 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
969 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
970 be propagated back to the original source.
971 *crontab*
972 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
973 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
974 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000975 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000976 example.
977
978 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
979 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
980 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000981 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000982 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
983 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
984 others.
985
986 When the file is renamed this is the other way around: The backup has
987 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
988 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
989 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
990 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
991 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
992 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
993 again not rename the file.
994
995 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
996'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +0100997 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000998 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
999 global
1000 {not in Vi}
1001 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
1002 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001003 where this is possible. The directory must exist, Vim will not
1004 create it for you.
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001005 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ( 'patchmode' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001006 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
1007 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
1008 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00001009 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001010 put the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The
1011 leading "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
1012 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
1013 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
1014 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
1015 name, precede it with a backslash.
1016 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
1017 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
1018 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
1019 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
1020 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
1021 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
1022< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
1023 of the option is removed.
1024 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
1025 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
1026 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
1027< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
1028 home directory for this to work properly.
1029 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
1030 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
1031 uses another default.
1032 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1033 security reasons.
1034
1035 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
1036'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
1037 global
1038 {not in Vi}
1039 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
1040 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
1041 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
1042 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
1043 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00001044 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001045
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001046 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
1047 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
1048 include a timestamp. >
1049 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' . strftime("%Y%b%d%X") . '~'
1050< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
1051
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001052 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
1053'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
1054 global
1055 {not in Vi}
1056 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
1057 feature}
1058 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
1059 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
1060 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
1061 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1062 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1063 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001064 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001065
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001066 WARNING: Not having a backup file means that when Vim fails to write
1067 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
1068 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only disable
1069 backups if you don't care about losing the file.
1070
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001071 Note that environment variables are not expanded. If you want to use
1072 $HOME you must expand it explicitly, e.g.: >
1073 :let backupskip = escape(expand('$HOME'), '\') . '/tmp/*'
1074
1075< Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001076 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1077 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001078
1079 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1080'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1081 global
1082 {not in Vi}
1083 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1084 feature}
1085 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1086
1087 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1088'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1089 global
1090 {not in Vi}
1091 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001092 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001093 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality.
1094
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001095 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1096'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001097 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001098 {not in Vi}
1099 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1100 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001101 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
1102 when 'ballooneval' is on. These variables can be used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001103
1104 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1105 v:beval_winnr number of the window
1106 v:beval_lnum line number
1107 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1108 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1109
1110 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1111 Example: >
1112 function! MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001113 return 'Cursor is at line ' . v:beval_lnum .
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001114 \', column ' . v:beval_col .
1115 \ ' of file ' . bufname(v:beval_bufnr) .
1116 \ ' on word "' . v:beval_text . '"'
1117 endfunction
1118 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
1119 set ballooneval
1120<
1121 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1122 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1123 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1124 or Sun Workshop).
1125
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001126 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
1127 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001128
1129 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
1130 evaluating 'balloonexpr' |textlock|.
1131
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001132 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001133 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001134< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1135 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1136 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
1137
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001138 *'belloff'* *'bo'*
1139'belloff' 'bo' string (default "")
1140 global
1141 {not in Vi}
1142 Specifies for which events the bell will not be rung. It is a comma
1143 separated list of items. For each item that is present, the bell
1144 will be silenced. This is most useful to specify specific events in
1145 insert mode to be silenced.
1146
1147 item meaning when present ~
1148 all All events.
1149 backspace When hitting <BS> or <Del> and deleting results in an
1150 error.
1151 cursor Fail to move around using the cursor keys or
1152 <PageUp>/<PageDown> in |Insert-mode|.
1153 complete Error occurred when using |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| or
1154 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|.
1155 copy Cannot copy char from insert mode using |i_CTRL-Y| or
1156 |i_CTRL-E|.
1157 ctrlg Unknown Char after <C-G> in Insert mode.
1158 error Other Error occurred (e.g. try to join last line)
1159 (mostly used in |Normal-mode| or |Cmdline-mode|).
1160 esc hitting <Esc> in |Normal-mode|.
1161 ex In |Visual-mode|, hitting |Q| results in an error.
1162 hangul Error occurred when using hangul input.
1163 insertmode Pressing <Esc> in 'insertmode'.
1164 lang Calling the beep module for Lua/Mzscheme/TCL.
1165 mess No output available for |g<|.
1166 showmatch Error occurred for 'showmatch' function.
1167 operator Empty region error |cpo-E|.
1168 register Unknown register after <C-R> in |Insert-mode|.
1169 shell Bell from shell output |:!|.
1170 spell Error happened on spell suggest.
1171 wildmode More matches in |cmdline-completion| available
1172 (depends on the 'wildmode' setting).
1173
1174 This is most useful, to fine tune when in insert mode the bell should
1175 be rung. For normal mode and ex commands, the bell is often rung to
1176 indicate that an error occurred. It can be silenced by adding the
1177 "error" keyword.
1178
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001179 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1180'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1181 local to buffer
1182 {not in Vi}
1183 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1184 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1185 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1186 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1187 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1188 'modeline' will be off
1189 'expandtab' will be off
1190 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1191 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1192 separates lines).
1193 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1194 file is read without conversion.
1195 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1196 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1197 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1198 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1199 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1200 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1201 saved option values.
1202 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1203 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1204 files you edit.
1205 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1206 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1207 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1208 the 'endofline' option.
1209
1210 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1211'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1212 global
1213 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01001214 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001215
1216 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1217'bomb' boolean (default off)
1218 local to buffer
1219 {not in Vi}
1220 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1221 feature}
1222 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1223 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1224 - this option is on
1225 - the 'binary' option is off
1226 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1227 endian variants.
1228 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1229 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1230 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001231 appear halfway the resulting file. Gcc doesn't accept a BOM.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001232 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1233 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1234 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1235 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1236 will be restored when writing the file.
1237
1238 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1239'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1240 global
1241 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001242 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001243 feature}
1244 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001245 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1246 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001247
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01001248 *'breakindent'* *'bri'* *'nobreakindent'* *'nobri'*
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001249'breakindent' 'bri' boolean (default off)
1250 local to window
1251 {not in Vi}
1252 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1253 feature}
1254 Every wrapped line will continue visually indented (same amount of
1255 space as the beginning of that line), thus preserving horizontal blocks
1256 of text.
1257
1258 *'breakindentopt'* *'briopt'*
1259'breakindentopt' 'briopt' string (default empty)
1260 local to window
1261 {not in Vi}
1262 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1263 feature}
1264 Settings for 'breakindent'. It can consist of the following optional
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001265 items and must be separated by a comma:
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001266 min:{n} Minimum text width that will be kept after
1267 applying 'breakindent', even if the resulting
1268 text should normally be narrower. This prevents
1269 text indented almost to the right window border
1270 occupying lot of vertical space when broken.
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001271 shift:{n} After applying 'breakindent', the wrapped line's
1272 beginning will be shifted by the given number of
1273 characters. It permits dynamic French paragraph
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001274 indentation (negative) or emphasizing the line
1275 continuation (positive).
1276 sbr Display the 'showbreak' value before applying the
1277 additional indent.
1278 The default value for min is 20 and shift is 0.
1279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001280 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001281'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001282 global
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001283 {not in Vi} {only for Motif, Athena, GTK, Mac and
1284 Win32 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001285 Which directory to use for the file browser:
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001286 last Use same directory as with last file browser, where a
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02001287 file was opened or saved.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001288 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1289 current Use the current directory.
1290 {path} Use the specified directory
1291
1292 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1293'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
1294 local to buffer
1295 {not in Vi}
1296 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1297 feature}
1298 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1299 displayed in a window:
1300 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
1301 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), also when 'hidden'
1302 is not set
1303 unload unload the buffer, also when 'hidden' is set or using
1304 |:hide|
1305 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1306 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1307 |:bdelete|
1308 wipe wipe out the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1309 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1310 |:bwipeout|
1311
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001312 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001313 are lost without a warning. Also, these values may break autocommands
1314 that switch between buffers temporarily.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001315 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1316 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1317
1318 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1319'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1320 local to buffer
1321 {not in Vi}
1322 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1323 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1324 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1325 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1326 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1327
1328 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1329'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
1330 local to buffer
1331 {not in Vi}
1332 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1333 feature}
1334 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1335 <empty> normal buffer
1336 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1337 written
1338 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001339 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001340 autocommands. {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001341 |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001342 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001343 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001344 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1345 manually)
1346
1347 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1348 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1349
1350 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
1351
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001352 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1353 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1354 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001355
1356 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1357 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1358 work (":w filename" does work though).
1359 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1360 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1361 example when you quit Vim.
1362 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1363 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1364 file).
1365 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1366 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1367 command.
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001368 both: When using ":e bufname" and already editing "bufname"
1369 the buffer is made empty and autocommands are
1370 triggered as usual for |:edit|.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001371 *E676*
1372 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1373 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1374 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1375 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1376 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001377
1378 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1379'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1380 global
1381 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar2217cae2006-03-25 21:55:52 +00001382 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1383 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001384 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1385 these words, separated by a comma:
1386 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1387 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001388 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1389 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1390 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1391 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001392 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1393 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1394 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1395
1396 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1397'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1398 global
1399 {not in Vi}
1400 {not available when compiled without the
1401 |+file_in_path| feature}
1402 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
1403 |:cd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being searched
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00001404 for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with "/", "./"
1405 or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001406 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1407 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1408 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1409 in the current directory first.
1410 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1411 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1412 override it: >
1413 :let &cdpath = ',' . substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
1414< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1415 security reasons.
1416 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1417
1418 *'cedit'*
1419'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1420 global
1421 {not in Vi}
1422 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1423 feature}
1424 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1425 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1426 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1427 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
1428 type. The preferred way is to use the <> notation. Examples: >
1429 :set cedit=<C-Y>
1430 :set cedit=<Esc>
1431< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1432 See |cmdwin|.
1433
1434 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1435'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1436 global
1437 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001438 and |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001439 {not in Vi}
1440 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1441 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1442 different encoding from what is desired.
1443 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1444 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1445 preferred, because it is much faster.
1446 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1447 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
1448 The expression must return zero or an empty string for success,
1449 non-zero for failure.
1450 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1451 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1452 used.
1453 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1454 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1455 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1456 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1457 Example: >
1458 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1459 fun CharConvert()
1460 system("recode "
1461 \ . v:charconvert_from . ".." . v:charconvert_to
1462 \ . " <" . v:fname_in . " >" v:fname_out)
1463 return v:shell_error
1464 endfun
1465< The related Vim variables are:
1466 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1467 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1468 v:fname_in name of the input file
1469 v:fname_out name of the output file
1470 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1471 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1472 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
1473 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1474 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1475 of this.
1476 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1477 security reasons.
1478
1479 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1480'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1481 local to buffer
1482 {not in Vi}
1483 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1484 feature}
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001485 Enables automatic C program indenting. See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001486 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1487 preferred indent style.
1488 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1489 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1490 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1491 external program.
1492 See |C-indenting|.
1493 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1494 option or 'indentexpr'.
1495 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1496 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1497
1498 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
1499'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
1500 local to buffer
1501 {not in Vi}
1502 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1503 feature}
1504 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1505 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1506 empty.
1507 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1508 See |C-indenting|.
1509
1510 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1511'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1512 local to buffer
1513 {not in Vi}
1514 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1515 feature}
1516 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1517 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1518 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1519
1520
1521 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1522'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1523 local to buffer
1524 {not in Vi}
1525 {not available when compiled without both the
1526 |+cindent| and the |+smartindent| features}
1527 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1528 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1529 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1530 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1531 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1532 "if,If,IF".
1533
1534 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
1535'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1536 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1537 global
1538 {not in Vi}
1539 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1540 feature is included}
1541 This option is a list of comma separated names.
1542 These names are recognized:
1543
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001544 *clipboard-unnamed*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001545 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1546 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1547 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1548 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1549 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1550 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1551 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1552 |gui-clipboard|.
1553
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001554 *clipboard-unnamedplus*
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001555 unnamedplus A variant of the "unnamed" flag which uses the
1556 clipboard register '+' (|quoteplus|) instead of
1557 register '*' for all yank, delete, change and put
1558 operations which would normally go to the unnamed
1559 register. When "unnamed" is also included to the
1560 option, yank operations (but not delete, change or
1561 put) will additionally copy the text into register
1562 '*'.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001563 Only available with the |+X11| feature.
Bram Moolenaarbf9680e2010-12-02 21:43:16 +01001564 Availability can be checked with: >
1565 if has('unnamedplus')
1566<
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001567 *clipboard-autoselect*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001568 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1569 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1570 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1571 windowing system's global selection or put the
1572 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
1573 register "*. See |guioptions_a| and |quotestar| for
1574 details. When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in
1575 'guioptions' is used, when the GUI is not active, this
1576 "autoselect" flag is used.
1577 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1578
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001579 *clipboard-autoselectplus*
1580 autoselectplus Like "autoselect" but using the + register instead of
1581 the * register. Compare to the 'P' flag in
1582 'guioptions'.
1583
1584 *clipboard-autoselectml*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001585 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1586 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1587
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001588 *clipboard-html*
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001589 html When the clipboard contains HTML, use this when
1590 pasting. When putting text on the clipboard, mark it
1591 as HTML. This works to copy rendered HTML from
1592 Firefox, paste it as raw HTML in Vim, select the HTML
1593 in Vim and paste it in a rich edit box in Firefox.
Bram Moolenaar20a825a2010-05-31 21:27:30 +02001594 You probably want to add this only temporarily,
1595 possibly use BufEnter autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001596 Only supported for GTK version 2 and later.
1597 Only available with the |+multi_byte| feature.
1598
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001599 *clipboard-exclude*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001600 exclude:{pattern}
1601 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1602 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1603 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1604 useful in this situation:
1605 - Running Vim in a console.
1606 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1607 display.
1608 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1609 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1610 To never connect to the X server use: >
1611 exclude:.*
1612< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1613 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1614 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1615 cannot be accessed.
1616 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1617 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1618 The rest of the option value will be used for
1619 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1620
1621 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1622'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
1623 global
1624 {not in Vi}
1625 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. Helps avoiding
1626 |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001627 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1628 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001629
1630 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1631'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1632 global
1633 {not in Vi}
1634 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1635 feature}
1636 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1637
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001638 *'colorcolumn'* *'cc'*
1639'colorcolumn' 'cc' string (default "")
1640 local to window
1641 {not in Vi}
1642 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
1643 feature}
1644 'colorcolumn' is a comma separated list of screen columns that are
1645 highlighted with ColorColumn |hl-ColorColumn|. Useful to align
1646 text. Will make screen redrawing slower.
1647 The screen column can be an absolute number, or a number preceded with
1648 '+' or '-', which is added to or subtracted from 'textwidth'. >
1649
1650 :set cc=+1 " highlight column after 'textwidth'
1651 :set cc=+1,+2,+3 " highlight three columns after 'textwidth'
1652 :hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
1653<
1654 When 'textwidth' is zero then the items with '-' and '+' are not used.
1655 A maximum of 256 columns are highlighted.
1656
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001657 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1658'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1659 global
1660 {not in Vi}
1661 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001662 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1663 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001664 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1665 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1666 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1667 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001668 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up. For
1669 the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
1670 what fits on the screen. You can use this command to get the widest
1671 window possible: >
1672 :set columns=9999
1673< Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001674
1675 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1676'comments' 'com' string (default
1677 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1678 local to buffer
1679 {not in Vi}
1680 {not available when compiled without the |+comments|
1681 feature}
1682 A comma separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
1683 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1684 insert a space.
1685
1686 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
1687'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/*%s*/")
1688 local to buffer
1689 {not in Vi}
1690 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1691 feature}
1692 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
1693 comment text. Currently only used to add markers for folding, see
1694 |fold-marker|.
1695
1696 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001697'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
1698 file is found)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001699 global
1700 {not in Vi}
1701 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1702 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
1703 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
1704 other options are also changed as a side effect. CAREFUL: Setting or
1705 resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected effects: Mappings
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001706 are interpreted in another way, undo behaves differently, etc. If you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001707 set this option in your vimrc file, you should probably put it at the
1708 very start.
1709 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1710 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1711 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1712 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001713 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001714 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1715 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001716 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001717 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001718 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file, nor for a file given
1719 with the |-u| argument). Also see |compatible-default| and
1720 |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001721 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1722 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
1723 Switching this option off makes the Vim defaults be used for options
1724 that have a different Vi and Vim default value. See the options
1725 marked with a '+' below. Other options are not modified.
1726 At the moment this option is set, several other options will be set
1727 or reset to make Vim as Vi-compatible as possible. See the table
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001728 below. This can be used if you want to revert to Vi compatible
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001729 editing.
1730 See also 'cpoptions'.
1731
1732 option + set value effect ~
1733
1734 'allowrevins' off no CTRL-_ command
1735 'backupcopy' Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1736 others: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1737 'backspace' "" normal backspace
1738 'backup' off no backup file
1739 'cindent' off no C code indentation
1740 'cedit' + "" no key to open the |cmdwin|
1741 'cpoptions' + (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1742 'cscopetag' off don't use cscope for ":tag"
1743 'cscopetagorder' 0 see |cscopetagorder|
1744 'cscopeverbose' off see |cscopeverbose|
1745 'digraph' off no digraphs
1746 'esckeys' + off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
1747 'expandtab' off tabs not expanded to spaces
1748 'fileformats' + "" no automatic file format detection,
1749 "dos,unix" except for DOS, Windows and OS/2
1750 'formatoptions' + "vt" Vi compatible formatting
1751 'gdefault' off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
1752 'history' + 0 no commandline history
1753 'hkmap' off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
1754 'hkmapp' off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
1755 'hlsearch' off no highlighting of search matches
1756 'incsearch' off no incremental searching
1757 'indentexpr' "" no indenting by expression
1758 'insertmode' off do not start in Insert mode
1759 'iskeyword' + "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
1760 characters and '_'
1761 'joinspaces' on insert 2 spaces after period
1762 'modeline' + off no modelines
1763 'more' + off no pauses in listings
1764 'revins' off no reverse insert
1765 'ruler' off no ruler
1766 'scrolljump' 1 no jump scroll
1767 'scrolloff' 0 no scroll offset
1768 'shiftround' off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
1769 'shortmess' + "" no shortening of messages
1770 'showcmd' + off command characters not shown
1771 'showmode' + off current mode not shown
1772 'smartcase' off no automatic ignore case switch
1773 'smartindent' off no smart indentation
1774 'smarttab' off no smart tab size
1775 'softtabstop' 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
1776 'startofline' on goto startofline with some commands
1777 'tagrelative' + off tag file names are not relative
1778 'textauto' + off no automatic textmode detection
1779 'textwidth' 0 no automatic line wrap
1780 'tildeop' off tilde is not an operator
1781 'ttimeout' off no terminal timeout
1782 'whichwrap' + "" left-right movements don't wrap
1783 'wildchar' + CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
1784 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001785 'writebackup' on or off depends on the |+writebackup| feature
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001786
1787 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
1788'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
1789 local to buffer
1790 {not in Vi}
1791 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
1792 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
1793 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
1794 and the places to scan. It is a comma separated list of flags:
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01001795 . scan the current buffer ( 'wrapscan' is ignored)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001796 w scan buffers from other windows
1797 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1798 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1799 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
1800 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00001801 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001802 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
1803 patterns are valid too. For example: >
1804 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
1805< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
1806 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
1807 are valid too.
1808 i scan current and included files
1809 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
1810 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1811 ] tag completion
1812 t same as "]"
1813
1814 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
1815 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
1816 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
1817 whole-line completion.
1818
1819 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
1820 1. the current buffer
1821 2. buffers in other windows
1822 3. other loaded buffers
1823 4. unloaded buffers
1824 5. tags
1825 6. included files
1826
1827 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001828 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
1829 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001830
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00001831 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
1832'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
1833 local to buffer
1834 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001835 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
1836 or |+insert_expand| features}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00001837 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
1838 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001839 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
1840 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01001841 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1842 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001843
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001844 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001845'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001846 global
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00001847 {not available when compiled without the
1848 |+insert_expand| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001849 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001850 A comma separated list of options for Insert mode completion
1851 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001852
1853 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
1854 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
1855 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
1856
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00001857 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00001858 Useful when there is additional information about the
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00001859 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
1860
Bram Moolenaarc1e37902006-04-18 21:55:01 +00001861 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
1862 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
1863 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
1864 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
1865 used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001866
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001867 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001868 completion in the preview window. Only works in
1869 combination with "menu" or "menuone".
1870
Bram Moolenaarb6be1e22015-07-10 18:18:40 +02001871 noinsert Do not insert any text for a match until the user selects
1872 a match from the menu. Only works in combination with
1873 "menu" or "menuone". No effect if "longest" is present.
1874
1875 noselect Do not select a match in the menu, force the user to
1876 select one from the menu. Only works in combination with
1877 "menu" or "menuone".
1878
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00001879
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001880 *'concealcursor'* *'cocu'*
1881'concealcursor' 'cocu' string (default: "")
1882 local to window
1883 {not in Vi}
1884 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
1885 feature}
1886 Sets the modes in which text in the cursor line can also be concealed.
1887 When the current mode is listed then concealing happens just like in
1888 other lines.
1889 n Normal mode
1890 v Visual mode
1891 i Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02001892 c Command line editing, for 'incsearch'
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001893
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +02001894 'v' applies to all lines in the Visual area, not only the cursor.
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02001895 A useful value is "nc". This is used in help files. So long as you
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001896 are moving around text is concealed, but when starting to insert text
1897 or selecting a Visual area the concealed text is displayed, so that
1898 you can see what you are doing.
Bram Moolenaarf70e3d62010-07-24 13:15:07 +02001899 Keep in mind that the cursor position is not always where it's
1900 displayed. E.g., when moving vertically it may change column.
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001901
1902
1903'conceallevel' 'cole' *'conceallevel'* *'cole'*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001904 number (default 0)
1905 local to window
1906 {not in Vi}
1907 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
1908 feature}
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02001909 Determine how text with the "conceal" syntax attribute |:syn-conceal|
1910 is shown:
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001911
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02001912 Value Effect ~
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001913 0 Text is shown normally
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02001914 1 Each block of concealed text is replaced with one
1915 character. If the syntax item does not have a custom
1916 replacement character defined (see |:syn-cchar|) the
1917 character defined in 'listchars' is used (default is a
1918 space).
1919 It is highlighted with the "Conceal" highlight group.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001920 2 Concealed text is completely hidden unless it has a
1921 custom replacement character defined (see
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02001922 |:syn-cchar|).
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02001923 3 Concealed text is completely hidden.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001924
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02001925 Note: in the cursor line concealed text is not hidden, so that you can
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02001926 edit and copy the text. This can be changed with the 'concealcursor'
1927 option.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02001928
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001929 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
1930'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
1931 global
1932 {not in Vi}
1933 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
1934 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
1935 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
1936 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
1937 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
1938 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
1939 command.
1940 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
1941
1942 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
1943'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
1944 global
1945 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01001946 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001947
1948 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
1949'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
1950 local to buffer
1951 {not in Vi}
1952 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
1953 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
1954 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
1955 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
1956 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001957 existing line. 'expandtab' has no effect on these characters, a Tab
1958 remains a Tab. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001959 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
1960 NOTE: 'copyindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1961 Also see 'preserveindent'.
1962
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01001963 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'* *cpo*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001964'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFs",
1965 Vi default: all flags)
1966 global
1967 {not in Vi}
1968 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02001969 this indicates Vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
1970 not being Vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001971 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
1972 Commas can be added for readability.
1973 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
1974 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
1975 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1976 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001977 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
1978 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001979 variable exists |posix|. This means Vim tries to behave like the
1980 POSIX specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001981
1982 contains behavior ~
1983 *cpo-a*
1984 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1985 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1986 current window.
1987 *cpo-A*
1988 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1989 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1990 current window.
1991 *cpo-b*
1992 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
1993 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
1994 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
1995 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
1996 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
1997 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
1998 See also |map_bar|.
1999 *cpo-B*
2000 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
2001 abbreviations and the "to" part of the menu commands.
2002 Remove this flag to be able to use a backslash like a
2003 CTRL-V. For example, the command ":map X \<Esc>"
2004 results in X being mapped to:
2005 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
2006 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
2007 ('<' excluded in both cases)
2008 *cpo-c*
2009 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
2010 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
2011 next line. When not present searching continues
2012 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
2013 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
2014 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
2015 *cpo-C*
2016 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
2017 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
2018 *cpo-d*
2019 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
2020 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
2021 tags file in the current directory.
2022 *cpo-D*
2023 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
2024 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
2025 |t|.
2026 *cpo-e*
2027 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
2028 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
2029 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
2030 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
2031 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
2032 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
2033 *cpo-E*
2034 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
2035 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
2036 at least one character is to be operate on. Example:
2037 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
2038 *cpo-f*
2039 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2040 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
2041 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
2042 *cpo-F*
2043 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2044 argument will set the file name for the current
2045 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002046 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002047 *cpo-g*
2048 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002049 *cpo-H*
2050 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
2051 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
2052 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002053 *cpo-i*
2054 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
2055 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002056 *cpo-I*
2057 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
2058 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002059 *cpo-j*
2060 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
2061 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
2062 *cpo-J*
2063 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002064 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002065 white space.
2066 *cpo-k*
2067 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
2068 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
2069 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
2070 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
2071 being mapped to:
2072 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
2073 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
2074 Also see the '<' flag below.
2075 *cpo-K*
2076 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
2077 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
2078 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
2079 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
2080 *cpo-l*
2081 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002082 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
2083 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002084 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
2085 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002086 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002087 *cpo-L*
2088 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
2089 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
2090 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
2091 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
2092 *cpo-m*
2093 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
2094 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
2095 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
2096 *cpo-M*
2097 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
2098 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
2099 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
2100 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
2101 *cpo-n*
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02002102 n When included, the column used for 'number' and
2103 'relativenumber' will also be used for text of wrapped
2104 lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002105 *cpo-o*
2106 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
2107 next search.
2108 *cpo-O*
2109 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
2110 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
2111 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
2112 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
2113 *cpo-p*
2114 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
2115 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002116 *cpo-P*
2117 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
2118 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
2119 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
2120 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002121 *cpo-q*
2122 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
2123 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002124 *cpo-r*
2125 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
2126 command, instead of the actually used search string.
2127 *cpo-R*
2128 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
2129 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
2130 *cpo-s*
2131 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
2132 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002133 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002134 set when the buffer is created.
2135 *cpo-S*
2136 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
2137 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
2138 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
2139 The options are set to the values in the current
2140 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
2141 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
2142 buffer options global to all buffers.
2143
2144 's' 'S' copy buffer options
2145 no no when buffer created
2146 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
2147 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
2148 *cpo-t*
2149 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
2150 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
2151 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
2152 last used search pattern.
2153 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002154 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002155 *cpo-v*
2156 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
2157 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
2158 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
2159 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
2160 characters.
2161 *cpo-w*
2162 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
2163 character and not all blanks until the start of the
2164 next word.
2165 *cpo-W*
2166 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
2167 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
2168 *cpo-x*
2169 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
2170 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
2171 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002172 *cpo-X*
2173 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
2174 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
2175 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002176 *cpo-y*
2177 y A yank command can be redone with ".".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002178 *cpo-Z*
2179 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
2180 don't reset 'readonly'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002181 *cpo-!*
2182 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
2183 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
2184 used -filter- command is used.
2185 *cpo-$*
2186 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
2187 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
2188 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
2189 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
2190 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
2191 point.
2192 *cpo-%*
2193 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
2194 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
2195 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
2196 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
2197 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
2198 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
2199 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
2200 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
2201 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
2202 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
2203 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
2204 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002205 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002206 This flag is also used for other features, such as
2207 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002208 *cpo--*
2209 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002210 it would go above the first line or below the last
2211 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
2212 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002213 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002214 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002215 *cpo-+*
2216 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
2217 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
2218 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002219 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002220 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
2221 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
2222 *cpo-<*
2223 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
2224 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002225 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002226 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
2227 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
2228 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
2229 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002230 *cpo->*
2231 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
2232 the appended text.
Bram Moolenaar8b3e0332011-06-26 05:36:34 +02002233 *cpo-;*
2234 ; When using |,| or |;| to repeat the last |t| search
2235 and the cursor is right in front of the searched
2236 character, the cursor won't move. When not included,
2237 the cursor would skip over it and jump to the
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02002238 following occurrence.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002239
2240 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
2241 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
2242
2243 contains behavior ~
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002244 *cpo-#*
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002245 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002246 *cpo-&*
2247 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
2248 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
2249 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002250 *cpo-\*
2251 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
2252 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00002253 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
2254 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
2255 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002256 *cpo-/*
2257 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
2258 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
2259 *cpo-{*
2260 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
2261 at the start of a line.
2262 *cpo-.*
2263 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
2264 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
2265 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
2266 opened file.
2267 *cpo-bar*
2268 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2269 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2270 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002271
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002272
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002273 *'cryptmethod'* *'cm'*
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01002274'cryptmethod' 'cm' string (default "zip")
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002275 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002276 {not in Vi}
2277 Method used for encryption when the buffer is written to a file:
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002278 *pkzip*
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002279 zip PkZip compatible method. A weak kind of encryption.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002280 Backwards compatible with Vim 7.2 and older.
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002281 *blowfish*
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002282 blowfish Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption but it has
2283 an implementation flaw. Requires Vim 7.3 or later,
2284 files can NOT be read by Vim 7.2 and older. This adds
2285 a "seed" to the file, every time you write the file
2286 the encrypted bytes will be different.
2287 *blowfish2*
2288 blowfish2 Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption. Requires
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01002289 Vim 7.4.401 or later, files can NOT be read by Vim 7.3
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002290 and older. This adds a "seed" to the file, every time
2291 you write the file the encrypted bytes will be
2292 different. The whole undo file is encrypted, not just
2293 the pieces of text.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002294
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002295 When reading an encrypted file 'cryptmethod' will be set automatically
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002296 to the detected method of the file being read. Thus if you write it
2297 without changing 'cryptmethod' the same method will be used.
2298 Changing 'cryptmethod' does not mark the file as modified, you have to
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002299 explicitly write it, you don't get a warning unless there are other
2300 modifications. Also see |:X|.
2301
2302 When setting the global value to an empty string, it will end up with
2303 the value "zip". When setting the local value to an empty string the
2304 buffer will use the global value.
2305
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002306 When a new encryption method is added in a later version of Vim, and
2307 the current version does not recognize it, you will get *E821* .
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002308 You need to edit this file with the later version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002309
2310
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002311 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2312'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2313 global
2314 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2315 feature}
2316 {not in Vi}
2317 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2318 See |cscopepathcomp|.
2319
2320 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2321'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2322 global
2323 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2324 feature}
2325 {not in Vi}
2326 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2327 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2328 security reasons.
2329
2330 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2331'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2332 global
2333 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2334 or |+quickfix| features}
2335 {not in Vi}
2336 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2337 See |cscopequickfix|.
2338
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02002339 *'cscoperelative'* *'csre'* *'nocscoperelative'* *'nocsre'*
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002340'cscoperelative' 'csre' boolean (default off)
2341 global
2342 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2343 feature}
2344 {not in Vi}
2345 In the absence of a prefix (-P) for cscope. setting this option enables
2346 to use the basename of cscope.out path as the prefix.
2347 See |cscoperelative|.
2348
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002349 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2350'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2351 global
2352 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2353 feature}
2354 {not in Vi}
2355 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2356 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2357
2358 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2359'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2360 global
2361 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2362 feature}
2363 {not in Vi}
2364 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2365 |cscopetagorder|.
2366 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2367
2368 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2369 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2370'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2371 global
2372 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2373 feature}
2374 {not in Vi}
2375 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2376 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2377
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002378 *'cursorbind'* *'crb'* *'nocursorbind'* *'nocrb'*
2379'cursorbind' 'crb' boolean (default off)
2380 local to window
2381 {not in Vi}
2382 {not available when compiled without the |+cursorbind|
2383 feature}
2384 When this option is set, as the cursor in the current
2385 window moves other cursorbound windows (windows that also have
2386 this option set) move their cursors to the corresponding line and
2387 column. This option is useful for viewing the
2388 differences between two versions of a file (see 'diff'); in diff mode,
2389 inserted and deleted lines (though not characters within a line) are
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02002390 taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002391
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002392
2393 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2394'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2395 local to window
2396 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002397 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002398 feature}
2399 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2400 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2401 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002402 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2403 these autocommands: >
2404 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2405 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2406<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002407
2408 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2409'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2410 local to window
2411 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002412 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002413 feature}
2414 Highlight the screen line of the cursor with CursorLine
2415 |hl-CursorLine|. Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen
2416 redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002417 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002418 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002419
2420
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002421 *'debug'*
2422'debug' string (default "")
2423 global
2424 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002425 These values can be used:
2426 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2427 anyway.
2428 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2429 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2430 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2431 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002432 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002433 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2434 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002435
2436 *'define'* *'def'*
2437'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2438 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2439 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002440 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002441 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2442 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2443 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2444 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2445 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2446 or backslash.
2447 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2448 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2449 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
2450< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
2451
2452 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2453'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2454 global
2455 {not in Vi}
2456 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2457 feature}
2458 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2459 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2460 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2461 deleted.
2462 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work different from "2x"!
2463
2464 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2465 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2466 to remove only the combining ones.
2467
2468 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2469'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2470 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2471 {not in Vi}
2472 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2473 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2474 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2475 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2476 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00002477 When this option is empty, or an entry "spell" is present, spell
2478 checking is enabled the currently active spelling is used. |spell|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002479 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002480 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2481 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002482 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002483 Where to find a list of words?
2484 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2485 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2486 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2487 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2488 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2489 uses another default.
2490 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2491
2492 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2493'diff' boolean (default off)
2494 local to window
2495 {not in Vi}
2496 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2497 feature}
2498 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002499 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002500
2501 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2502'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2503 global
2504 {not in Vi}
2505 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2506 feature}
2507 Expression which is evaluated to obtain an ed-style diff file from two
2508 versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
2509 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2510 security reasons.
2511
2512 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
2513'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "filler")
2514 global
2515 {not in Vi}
2516 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2517 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002518 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002519 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2520
2521 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2522 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2523 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2524 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2525 is set.
2526
2527 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2528 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2529 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
2530 See |fold-diff|.
2531
2532 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2533 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2534 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2535
2536 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2537 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2538 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2539 of the "diff" command for what this does
2540 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2541 white space, but not leading white space.
2542
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002543 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2544 explicitly specified otherwise).
2545
2546 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
2547 explicitly specified otherwise).
2548
2549 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2550 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2551
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002552 Examples: >
2553
2554 :set diffopt=filler,context:4
2555 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002556 :set diffopt=filler,foldcolumn:3
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002557<
2558 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2559'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2560 global
2561 {not in Vi}
2562 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2563 feature}
2564 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2565 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2566 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2567
2568 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2569'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaardfb18412013-12-11 18:53:29 +01002570 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002571 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2572 global
2573 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
2574 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
2575 possible.
2576 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
2577 impossible!).
2578 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
2579 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
2580 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
2581 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002582 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002583 put the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
2584 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00002585 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//"
2586 or "\\", the swap file name will be built from the complete path to
2587 the file with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.
2588 This will ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00002589 On Win32, when a separating comma is following, you must use "//",
2590 since "\\" will include the comma in the file name.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002591 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
2592 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
2593 name, precede it with a backslash.
2594 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
2595 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
2596 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2597 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
2598 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
2599 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
2600< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
2601 of the option is removed.
2602 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
2603 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
2604 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
2605 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
2606 choice than "/tmp". But it can contain a lot of files, your swap
2607 files get lost in the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your
2608 home directory is tried first.
2609 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2610 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2611 uses another default.
2612 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2613 security reasons.
2614 {Vi: directory to put temp file in, defaults to "/tmp"}
2615
2616 *'display'* *'dy'*
2617'display' 'dy' string (default "")
2618 global
2619 {not in Vi}
2620 Change the way text is displayed. This is comma separated list of
2621 flags:
2622 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002623 in a window will be displayed. When not included, a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002624 last line that doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
2625 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
2626 instead of using ^C and ~C.
2627
2628 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
2629'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
2630 global
2631 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002632 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002633 feature}
2634 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
2635 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
2636 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
2637 both width and height of windows is affected
2638
2639 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
2640'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
2641 global
2642 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
2643 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
2644 also 'gdefault' option.
2645 Switching this option on is discouraged!
2646
2647 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
2648'encoding' 'enc' string (default: "latin1" or value from $LANG)
2649 global
2650 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2651 feature}
2652 {not in Vi}
2653 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
2654 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
2655 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
2656 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
2657
2658 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002659 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002660 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002661 starts up. See |multibyte|. To reload the menus see |:menutrans|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002662
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002663 This option cannot be set from a |modeline|. It would most likely
2664 corrupt the text.
2665
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002666 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 it is highly recommended to set 'encoding' to
2667 "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
2668 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
2669 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002670 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002671 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
2672 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
2673
2674 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002675 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002676 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
2677
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002678 If you need to know whether 'encoding' is a multi-byte encoding, you
2679 can use: >
2680 if has("multi_byte_encoding")
2681<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002682 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
2683 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
2684 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
2685 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
2686
2687 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
2688 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
2689
2690 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2691 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
2692 to '-' signs.
2693 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
2694 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
2695 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
2696
2697 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
2698 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
2699 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
2700 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
2701 utf-8.
2702
2703 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
2704 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
2705 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
2706 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
2707 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
2708
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00002709 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
2710 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002711
2712 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
2713'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
2714 local to buffer
2715 {not in Vi}
2716 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02002717 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no <EOL> will be written for the
2718 last line in the file. This option is automatically set or reset when
2719 starting to edit a new file, depending on whether file has an <EOL>
2720 for the last line in the file. Normally you don't have to set or
2721 reset this option.
2722 When 'binary' is off and 'fixeol' is on the value is not used when
2723 writing the file. When 'binary' is on or 'fixeol' is off it is used
2724 to remember the presence of a <EOL> for the last line in the file, so
2725 that when you write the file the situation from the original file can
2726 be kept. But you can change it if you want to.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002727
2728 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
2729'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
2730 global
2731 {not in Vi}
2732 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002733 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
2734 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
2735 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
2736 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
2737 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002738 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
2739 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
2740 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
Bram Moolenaar67f71312007-08-12 14:55:56 +00002741 Changing the height and width of a window can be avoided by setting
2742 'winfixheight' and 'winfixwidth', respectively.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002743 If a window size is specified when creating a new window sizes are
2744 currently not equalized (it's complicated, but may be implemented in
2745 the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002746
2747 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
2748'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
2749 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2750 {not in Vi}
2751 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002752 the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002753 or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting,
2754 the "indent" program is used.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002755 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002756 about including spaces and backslashes.
2757 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2758 security reasons.
2759
2760 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
2761'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
2762 global
2763 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
2764 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
2765 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002766 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02002767 screen flash or do nothing. See 'belloff' to finetune when to ring the
2768 bell.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002769
2770 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
2771'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
2772 others: "errors.err")
2773 global
2774 {not in Vi}
2775 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2776 feature}
2777 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
2778 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
2779 following argument. See |-q|.
2780 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
2781 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2782 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
2783 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2784 security reasons.
2785
2786 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
2787'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
2788 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2789 {not in Vi}
2790 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2791 feature}
2792 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
2793 (see |errorformat|).
2794
2795 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
2796'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
2797 global
2798 {not in Vi}
2799 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
2800 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
2801 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
2802 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
2803 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
2804 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
2805 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
2806 won't work by default.
2807 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2808 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2809
2810 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
2811'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
2812 global
2813 {not in Vi}
2814 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2815 feature}
2816 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00002817 When set to "all" or when "all" is one of the items, all autocommand
2818 events are ignored, autocommands will not be executed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002819 Otherwise this is a comma separated list of event names. Example: >
2820 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
2821<
2822 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
2823'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
2824 local to buffer
2825 {not in Vi}
2826 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002827 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002828 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
2829 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02002830 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and restored when
2831 the 'paste' option is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002832 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2833
2834 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
2835'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
2836 global
2837 {not in Vi}
2838 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
2839 directory. If you switch this option on you should also consider
2840 setting the 'secure' option (see |initialization|). Using a local
2841 .exrc, .vimrc or .gvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
2842 also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
2843 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2844 security reasons.
2845
2846 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
2847'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
2848 local to buffer
2849 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2850 feature}
2851 {not in Vi}
2852 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002853
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002854 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002855 done when writing the file. For reading see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002856 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
2857 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002858 Conversion will also be done when 'encoding' and 'fileencoding' are
2859 both a Unicode encoding and 'fileencoding' is not utf-8. That's
2860 because internally Unicode is always stored as utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002861 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002862 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding, conversion
2863 is most likely done in a way that the reverse conversion
2864 results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some
2865 characters may be lost!
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002866
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002867 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
2868 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
2869 |mbyte-conversion|.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002870
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002871 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
2872 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002873 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument. One exception: when
2874 'fileencodings' is empty the value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002875 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002876
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002877 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
2878 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2879 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
2880 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
2881 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
2882 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002883
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002884 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2885 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02002886
2887 Keep in mind that changing 'fenc' from a modeline happens
2888 AFTER the text has been read, thus it applies to when the file will be
2889 written. If you do set 'fenc' in a modeline, you might want to set
2890 'nomodified' to avoid not being able to ":q".
2891
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002892 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2893
2894 *'fe'*
2895 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002896 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002897 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
2898
2899 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002900'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
2901 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
2902 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002903 global
2904 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2905 feature}
2906 {not in Vi}
2907 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
2908 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
2909 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
2910 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002911 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002912 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
2913 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2914 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
2915 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
2916 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002917 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
2918 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
2919 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002920 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
2921 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
2922 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
2923 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
2924 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
2925 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
2926 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
2927< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
2928 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002929 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
2930 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00002931 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
2932 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
2933 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
2934< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
2935 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002936 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
2937 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
2938 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
2939 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
2940 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
2941 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002942 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
2943 environment. This is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful
2944 when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a
2945 non-latin1 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00002946 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
2947 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
2948 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002949 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
2950 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
2951 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
2952 file
2953 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
2954 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
2955 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
2956 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
2957 is read.
2958
2959 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
2960'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-DOS, MS-Windows, OS/2 default: "dos",
2961 Unix default: "unix",
2962 Macintosh default: "mac")
2963 local to buffer
2964 {not in Vi}
2965 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
2966 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
2967 dos <CR> <NL>
2968 unix <NL>
2969 mac <CR>
2970 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
2971 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
2972 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
2973 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02002974 works like it was set to "unix".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002975 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
2976 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
2977 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2978 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2979 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2980 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
2981 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
2982
2983 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
2984'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
2985 Vim+Vi MS-DOS, MS-Windows OS/2: "dos,unix",
2986 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
2987 Vim Mac: "mac,unix,dos",
2988 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
2989 Vi others: "")
2990 global
2991 {not in Vi}
2992 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
2993 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
2994 buffer:
2995 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
2996 always. It is not set automatically.
2997 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002998 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002999 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
3000 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
3001 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
3002 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
3003 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
3004 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
3005 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
3006 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003007 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003008 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01003009 3. If 'fileformat' has not yet been set, and if a <CR> is found, and
3010 if 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02003011 This means that "mac" is only chosen when:
3012 "unix" is not present or no <NL> is found in the file, and
3013 "dos" is not present or no <CR><NL> is found in the file.
3014 Except: if "unix" was chosen, but there is a <CR> before
3015 the first <NL>, and there appear to be more <CR>s than <NL>s in
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01003016 the first few lines, "mac" is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003017 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
3018 'fileformats' is used.
3019 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
3020 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
3021 file only, the option is not changed.
3022 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
3023
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01003024 Note that when Vim starts up with an empty buffer this option is not
Bram Moolenaar2a8a3ec2011-01-08 16:06:37 +01003025 used. Set 'fileformat' in your .vimrc instead.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01003026
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003027 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
3028 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
3029 done:
3030 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
3031 format will be used.
3032 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
3033 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
3034 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
3035 used.
3036 Also see |file-formats|.
3037 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
3038 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
3039 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
3040 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3041 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3042
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003043 *'fileignorecase'* *'fic'* *'nofileignorecase'* *'nofic'*
3044'fileignorecase' 'fic' boolean (default on for systems where case in file
3045 names is normally ignored)
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003046 global
3047 {not in Vi}
3048 When set case is ignored when using file names and directories.
3049 See 'wildignorecase' for only ignoring case when doing completion.
3050
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003051 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
3052'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
3053 local to buffer
3054 {not in Vi}
3055 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
3056 feature}
3057 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
3058 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
3059 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
3060 name.
3061 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
3062 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
3063 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
3064 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
3065 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003066 Example, for in an IDL file:
3067 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
3068 |FileType| |filetypes|
3069 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
3070 names. Example:
3071 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
3072 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
3073 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
3074 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003075 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
3076 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003077 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003078
3079 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
3080'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-")
3081 global
3082 {not in Vi}
3083 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
3084 and |+folding| features}
3085 Characters to fill the statuslines and vertical separators.
3086 It is a comma separated list of items:
3087
3088 item default Used for ~
3089 stl:c ' ' or '^' statusline of the current window
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01003090 stlnc:c ' ' or '=' statusline of the non-current windows
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003091 vert:c '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
3092 fold:c '-' filling 'foldtext'
3093 diff:c '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
3094
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003095 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default. For "stl" and
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01003096 "stlnc" the space will be used when there is highlighting, '^' or '='
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003097 otherwise.
3098
3099 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01003100 :set fillchars=stl:^,stlnc:=,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003101< This is similar to the default, except that these characters will also
3102 be used when there is highlighting.
3103
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003104 for "stl" and "stlnc" only single-byte values are supported.
3105
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003106 The highlighting used for these items:
3107 item highlight group ~
3108 stl:c StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
3109 stlnc:c StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
3110 vert:c VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
3111 fold:c Folded |hl-Folded|
3112 diff:c DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
3113
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003114 *'fixendofline'* *'fixeol'* *'nofixendofline'* *'nofixeol'*
3115'fixendofline' 'fixeol' boolean (default on)
3116 local to buffer
3117 {not in Vi}
3118 When writing a file and this option is on, <EOL> at the end of file
3119 will be restored if missing. Turn this option off if you want to
3120 preserve the situation from the original file.
3121 When the 'binary' option is set the value of this option doesn't
3122 matter.
3123 See the 'endofline' option.
3124
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003125 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
3126'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off) *E198*
3127 global
3128 {not in Vi}
3129 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3130 feature}
3131 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Farsi character set.
3132 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003133 toggle this option |i_CTRL-_|. See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003134
3135 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
3136'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
3137 global
3138 {not in Vi}
3139 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3140 feature}
3141 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
3142 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
3143 automatically close when moving out of them.
3144
3145 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
3146'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
3147 local to window
3148 {not in Vi}
3149 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3150 feature}
3151 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
3152 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
3153 value is 12.
3154 See |folding|.
3155
3156 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
3157'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
3158 local to window
3159 {not in Vi}
3160 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3161 feature}
3162 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
3163 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
3164 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003165 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003166 'foldenable' is off.
3167 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
3168 See |folding|.
3169
3170 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
3171'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
3172 local to window
3173 {not in Vi}
3174 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003175 or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003176 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003177 for each line to obtain its fold level. See |fold-expr|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003178
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003179 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3180 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003181 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
3182 on.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003183
3184 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3185 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003186
3187 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
3188'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
3189 local to window
3190 {not in Vi}
3191 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3192 feature}
3193 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
3194 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003195 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003196 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
3197
3198 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
3199'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
3200 local to window
3201 {not in Vi}
3202 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3203 feature}
3204 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
3205 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
3206 close fewer folds.
3207 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
3208 See |fold-foldlevel|.
3209
3210 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
3211'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
3212 global
3213 {not in Vi}
3214 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3215 feature}
3216 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
3217 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
3218 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
3219 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003220 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003221 ignores this option and closes all folds.
3222 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
3223 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
3224 When the value is negative, it is not used.
3225
3226 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
3227'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
3228 local to window
3229 {not in Vi}
3230 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3231 feature}
3232 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
3233 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
3234 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
3235 See |fold-marker|.
3236
3237 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
3238'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
3239 local to window
3240 {not in Vi}
3241 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3242 feature}
3243 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
3244 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
3245 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
3246 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
3247 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
3248 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
3249 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
3250
3251 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
3252'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
3253 local to window
3254 {not in Vi}
3255 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3256 feature}
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01003257 Sets the number of screen lines above which a fold can be displayed
3258 closed. Also for manually closed folds. With the default value of
3259 one a fold can only be closed if it takes up two or more screen lines.
3260 Set to zero to be able to close folds of just one screen line.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003261 Note that this only has an effect on what is displayed. After using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003262 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
3263 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
3264
3265 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
3266'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
3267 local to window
3268 {not in Vi}
3269 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3270 feature}
3271 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
3272 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
3273 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
3274
3275 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
3276'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
3277 search,tag,undo")
3278 global
3279 {not in Vi}
3280 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3281 feature}
3282 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
3283 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma separated
3284 list of items.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02003285 NOTE: When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used.
3286 Add the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
3287 (rationale: the mapping may want to control opening folds itself)
3288
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003289 item commands ~
3290 all any
3291 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
3292 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
3293 insert any command in Insert mode
3294 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
3295 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
3296 percent "%"
3297 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
3298 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
3299 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003300 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003301 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
3302 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003303 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
3304 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
3305 whole closed fold.
3306 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
3307 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
3308 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
3309 when text is inserted.
3310 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
3311 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
3312
3313 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
3314'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
3315 local to window
3316 {not in Vi}
3317 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3318 feature}
3319 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
3320 fold. See |fold-foldtext|.
3321
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003322 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3323 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003324
3325 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3326 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
3327
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003328 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
3329'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
3330 local to buffer
3331 {not in Vi}
3332 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
3333 formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
3334 on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
3335 be inserted for readability.
3336 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3337 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3338 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3339 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3340
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003341 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
3342'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
3343 local to buffer
3344 {not in Vi}
3345 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
3346 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
3347 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003348 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003349 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
3350 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
3351 like there is no match.
3352 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
3353 character and white space.
3354
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003355 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
3356'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
3357 global
3358 {not in Vi}
3359 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003360 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003361 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003362 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003363 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
3364 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
3365 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003366 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
3367 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003368 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3369 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003370
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003371 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
3372'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
3373 local to buffer
3374 {not in Vi}
3375 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3376 feature}
3377 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02003378 operator or automatic formatting (see 'formatoptions'). When this
3379 option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003380
3381 The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00003382 The |v:count| variable holds the number of lines to be formatted.
3383 The |v:char| variable holds the character that is going to be
Bram Moolenaar368373e2010-07-19 20:46:22 +02003384 inserted if the expression is being evaluated due to
3385 automatic formatting. This can be empty. Don't insert
3386 it yet!
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003387
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003388 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00003389 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003390< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
3391 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
3392
3393 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
3394 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3395 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3396 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
Bram Moolenaar700303e2010-07-11 17:35:50 +02003397 return "i" or "R" in this situation.
3398
3399 When the expression evaluates to non-zero Vim will fall back to using
3400 the internal format mechanism.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003401
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003402 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
3403 modeline, see |sandbox-option|. That stops the option from working,
3404 since changing the buffer text is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003405
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01003406 *'fsync'* *'fs'* *'nofsync'* *'nofs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003407'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3408 global
3409 {not in Vi}
3410 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3411 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3412 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3413 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3414 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3415 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3416 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3417 off.
3418 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
3419
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003420 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
3421'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
3422 global
3423 {not in Vi}
3424 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
3425 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
3426 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
3427 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
3428
3429 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
3430 :s/// subst. all subst. one
3431 :s///g subst. one subst. all
3432 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
3433
3434 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3435
3436 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02003437'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l:%m,%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003438 global
3439 {not in Vi}
3440 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
3441 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
3442 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
3443
3444 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
3445'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
3446 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
3447 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
3448 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
3449 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3450 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003451 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003452 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
3453 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
3454 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
3455 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3456 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
3457 also work well with a single file: >
3458 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00003459< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00003460 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
3461 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003462 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003463 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
3464 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
3465 otherwise it's "grep -n".
3466 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3467 security reasons.
3468
3469 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
3470'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
3471 ve:ver35-Cursor,
3472 o:hor50-Cursor,
3473 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
3474 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
3475 sm:block-Cursor
3476 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
3477 for MS-DOS and Win32 console:
3478 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
3479 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
3480 global
3481 {not in Vi}
3482 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
3483 for MS-DOS and Win32 console}
3484 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003485 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In an MSDOS or Win32 console, only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003486 the height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by
3487 specifying a block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or
3488 horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar1e7813a2015-03-31 18:31:03 +02003489 For a console the 't_SI', 't_SR', and 't_EI' escape sequences are
3490 used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003491
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003492 The option is a comma separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003493 mode-list and an argument-list:
3494 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3495 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3496 n Normal mode
3497 v Visual mode
3498 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
3499 if not specified)
3500 o Operator-pending mode
3501 i Insert mode
3502 r Replace mode
3503 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
3504 ci Command-line Insert mode
3505 cr Command-line Replace mode
3506 sm showmatch in Insert mode
3507 a all modes
3508 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
3509 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
3510 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
3511 block block cursor, fills the whole character
3512 [only one of the above three should be present]
3513 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
3514 blinkon{N}
3515 blinkoff{N}
3516 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
3517 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
3518 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
3519 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
3520 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
3521 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
3522 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
3523 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
3524 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
3525 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
3526 executing a command.
3527 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
3528 |xterm-blink|.
3529 {group-name}
3530 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
3531 for the cursor
3532 {group-name}/{group-name}
3533 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
3534 no language mappings are used, the other when they
3535 are. |language-mapping|
3536
3537 Examples of parts:
3538 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
3539 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
3540 highlight group
3541 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
3542 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
3543 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
3544 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
3545 faster.
3546
3547 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
3548 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
3549 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
3550 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
3551
3552 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
3553 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
3554 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
3555<
3556 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02003557 *E235* *E596*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003558'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
3559 global
3560 {not in Vi}
3561 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3562 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
3563 In its simplest form the value is just one font name. When
3564 the font cannot be found you will get an error message. To try other
3565 font names a list can be specified, font names separated with commas.
3566 The first valid font is used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003567
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003568 On systems where 'guifontset' is supported (X11) and 'guifontset' is
3569 not empty, then 'guifont' is not used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003570
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003571 Spaces after a comma are ignored. To include a comma in a font name
3572 precede it with a backslash. Setting an option requires an extra
3573 backslash before a space and a backslash. See also
3574 |option-backslash|. For example: >
3575 :set guifont=Screen15,\ 7x13,font\\,with\\,commas
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003576< will make Vim try to use the font "Screen15" first, and if it fails it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003577 will try to use "7x13" and then "font,with,commas" instead.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003578
3579 If none of the fonts can be loaded, Vim will keep the current setting.
3580 If an empty font list is given, Vim will try using other resource
3581 settings (for X, it will use the Vim.font resource), and finally it
3582 will try some builtin default which should always be there ("7x13" in
3583 the case of X). The font names given should be "normal" fonts. Vim
3584 will try to find the related bold and italic fonts.
3585
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003586 For Win32, GTK, Motif, Mac OS and Photon: >
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003587 :set guifont=*
3588< will bring up a font requester, where you can pick the font you want.
3589
3590 The font name depends on the GUI used. See |setting-guifont| for a
3591 way to set 'guifont' for various systems.
3592
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003593 For the GTK+ 2 GUI the font name looks like this: >
3594 :set guifont=Andale\ Mono\ 11
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003595< That's all. XLFDs are not used. For Chinese this is reported to work
3596 well: >
3597 if has("gui_gtk2")
3598 set guifont=Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 12,Fixed\ 12
3599 set guifontwide=Microsoft\ Yahei\ 12,WenQuanYi\ Zen\ Hei\ 12
3600 endif
3601<
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003602 For Mac OSX you can use something like this: >
3603 :set guifont=Monaco:h10
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00003604< Also see 'macatsui', it can help fix display problems.
3605 *E236*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003606 Note that the fonts must be mono-spaced (all characters have the same
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003607 width). An exception is GTK 2: all fonts are accepted, but
3608 mono-spaced fonts look best.
3609
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003610 To preview a font on X11, you might be able to use the "xfontsel"
3611 program. The "xlsfonts" program gives a list of all available fonts.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003612
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003613 For the Win32 GUI *E244* *E245*
3614 - takes these options in the font name:
3615 hXX - height is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3616 wXX - width is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3617 b - bold
3618 i - italic
3619 u - underline
3620 s - strikeout
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003621 cXX - character set XX. Valid charsets are: ANSI, ARABIC,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003622 BALTIC, CHINESEBIG5, DEFAULT, EASTEUROPE, GB2312, GREEK,
3623 HANGEUL, HEBREW, JOHAB, MAC, OEM, RUSSIAN, SHIFTJIS,
3624 SYMBOL, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE ANSI and BALTIC.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00003625 Normally you would use "cDEFAULT".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003626
3627 Use a ':' to separate the options.
3628 - A '_' can be used in the place of a space, so you don't need to use
3629 backslashes to escape the spaces.
3630 - Examples: >
3631 :set guifont=courier_new:h12:w5:b:cRUSSIAN
3632 :set guifont=Andale_Mono:h7.5:w4.5
3633< See also |font-sizes|.
3634
3635 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
3636 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
3637'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
3638 global
3639 {not in Vi}
3640 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3641 with the |+xfontset| feature}
3642 {not available in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
3643 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
3644 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
3645 |xfontset|.
3646 Setting this option also means that all font names will be handled as
3647 a fontset name. Also the ones used for the "font" argument of the
3648 |:highlight| command.
3649 The fonts must match with the current locale. If fonts for the
3650 character sets that the current locale uses are not included, setting
3651 'guifontset' will fail.
3652 Note the difference between 'guifont' and 'guifontset': In 'guifont'
3653 the comma-separated names are alternative names, one of which will be
3654 used. In 'guifontset' the whole string is one fontset name,
3655 including the commas. It is not possible to specify alternative
3656 fontset names.
3657 This example works on many X11 systems: >
3658 :set guifontset=-*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-c-*-*-*
3659<
3660 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
3661'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
3662 global
3663 {not in Vi}
3664 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3665 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
3666 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
3667 used.
3668 Note: The size of these fonts must be exactly twice as wide as the one
3669 specified with 'guifont' and the same height.
3670
3671 All GUI versions but GTK+ 2:
3672
3673 'guifontwide' is only used when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and
3674 'guifontset' is empty or invalid.
3675 When 'guifont' is set and a valid font is found in it and
3676 'guifontwide' is empty Vim will attempt to find a matching
3677 double-width font and set 'guifontwide' to it.
3678
3679 GTK+ 2 GUI only: *guifontwide_gtk2*
3680
3681 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is always used for double width
3682 characters, even if 'encoding' is not set to "utf-8".
3683 Vim does not attempt to find an appropriate value for 'guifontwide'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003684 automatically. If 'guifontwide' is empty Pango/Xft will choose the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003685 font for characters not available in 'guifont'. Thus you do not need
3686 to set 'guifontwide' at all unless you want to override the choice
3687 made by Pango/Xft.
3688
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01003689 Windows +multibyte only: *guifontwide_win_mbyte*
3690
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01003691 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is used for IME instead of 'guifont'.
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01003692
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003693 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
3694'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
3695 global
3696 {not in Vi} {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
3697 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
3698 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
3699 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003700 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003701 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
3702 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
3703 screen.
3704
3705 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01003706'guioptions' 'go' string (default "egmrLtT" (MS-Windows),
3707 "aegimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003708 global
3709 {not in Vi}
3710 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003711 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003712 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
3713 GUI should be used.
3714 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3715 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3716
3717 Valid letters are as follows:
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003718 *guioptions_a* *'go-a'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003719 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
3720 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
3721 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
3722 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
3723 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
3724 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
3725 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
3726 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
3727 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
3728 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
3729 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
3730 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
3731 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
3732 The same applies to the modeless selection.
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02003733 *'go-P'*
3734 'P' Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "*
3735 register.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003736 *'go-A'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003737 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003738 applies to the modeless selection.
3739
3740 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
3741 "" - -
3742 "a" yes yes
3743 "A" - yes
3744 "aA" yes yes
3745
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003746 *'go-c'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003747 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
3748 choices.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003749 *'go-e'*
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00003750 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003751 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
3752 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00003753 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systems, currently
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003754 GTK, Motif, Mac OS/X and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003755 *'go-f'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003756 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
3757 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
3758 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
3759 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
3760 foreground. |gui-fork|
3761 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003762 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003763 *'go-i'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003764 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
3765 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
3766 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003767 *'go-m'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003768 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003769 *'go-M'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003770 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003771 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003772 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003773 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
3774 ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands load the menu too).
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003775 *'go-g'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003776 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
3777 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
3778 Exception: Athena will always use grey menu items.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003779 *'go-t'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003780 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
3781 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003782 *'go-T'*
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00003783 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif, Photon
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00003784 and Athena GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003785 *'go-r'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003786 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003787 *'go-R'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003788 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3789 split window.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003790 *'go-l'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003791 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003792 *'go-L'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003793 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3794 split window.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003795 *'go-b'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003796 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
3797 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
3798 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003799 *'go-h'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003800 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
3801 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3802
3803 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
3804 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
3805
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003806 *'go-v'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003807 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
3808 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
3809 vertical layout is used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003810 *'go-p'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003811 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
3812 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
3813 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003814 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003815 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02003816 *'go-F'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003817 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003818
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003819
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003820 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
3821'guipty' boolean (default on)
3822 global
3823 {not in Vi}
3824 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3825 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
3826 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
3827
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003828 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
3829'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
3830 global
3831 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003832 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003833 with the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003834 When nonempty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00003835 pages line. When empty and when the result is empty Vim will use a
3836 default label. See |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003837
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003838 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003839 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003840
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00003841 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
3842 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
3843 used.
3844
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003845 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
3846'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
3847 global
3848 {not in Vi}
3849 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003850 with the |+windows| feature}
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003851 When nonempty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
3852 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
3853 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003854 You can include a line break. Simplest method is to use |:let|: >
3855 :let &guitabtooltip = "line one\nline two"
3856<
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00003857
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003858 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
3859'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MSDOS) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
3860 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
3861 global
3862 {not in Vi}
3863 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
3864 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
3865 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
3866 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
3867 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003868 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003869 spaces and backslashes.
3870 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3871 security reasons.
3872
3873 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
3874'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
3875 global
3876 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003877 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003878 feature}
3879 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
3880 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
3881 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
3882 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
3883 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
3884
3885 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
3886'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
3887 global
3888 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
3889 feature}
3890 {not in Vi}
3891 Comma separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
3892 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
3893 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
3894 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
3895 language and not in the English help.
3896 Example: >
3897 :set helplang=de,it
3898< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
3899 files.
3900 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
3901 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
3902 See |help-translated|.
3903
3904 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
3905'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
3906 global
3907 {not in Vi}
3908 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
3909 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
3910 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
3911 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
3912 hidden although the 'hidden' option is off: When the buffer is
3913 modified, 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible, and the '!'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003914 flag was used. See also |windows.txt|.
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00003915 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003916 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
3917 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
3918 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
3919
3920 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
3921'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
3922 "8:SpecialKey,@:NonText,d:Directory,
3923 e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,l:Search,m:MoreMsg,
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02003924 M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,N:CursorLineNr,
3925 r:Question,s:StatusLine,S:StatusLineNC,
3926 c:VertSplit, t:Title,v:Visual,
3927 w:WarningMsg,W:WildMenu,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003928 f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,A:DiffAdd,
3929 C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,T:DiffText,
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003930 >:SignColumn,B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02003931 R:SpellRare,L:SpellLocal,-:Conceal,
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003932 +:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
3933 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003934 global
3935 {not in Vi}
3936 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
3937 occasions. It is a comma separated list of character pairs. The
3938 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003939 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003940 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
3941 |hl-NonText| @ '~' and '@' at the end of the window and
3942 characters from 'showbreak'
3943 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
3944 things in listings
3945 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
3946 h (obsolete, ignored)
3947 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
3948 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
3949 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
3950 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02003951 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands, and
3952 when 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01003953 |hl-CursorLineNr| N like n for when 'cursorline' or 'relativenumber' is
3954 set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003955 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
3956 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
3957 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
3958 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
3959 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
3960 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
3961 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
3962 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
3963 |xterm-clipboard|.
3964 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
3965 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
3966 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
3967 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003968 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
3969 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
3970 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
3971 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003972 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003973 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02003974 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital |spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003975 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
3976 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02003977 |hl-Conceal| - the placeholders used for concealed characters
3978 (see 'conceallevel')
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003979 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
3980 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu normal line
3981 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
3982 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003983
3984 The display modes are:
3985 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
3986 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
3987 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
3988 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
3989 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00003990 c undercurl (termcap entry "Cs" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003991 n no highlighting
3992 - no highlighting
3993 : use a highlight group
3994 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
3995 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
3996 for an example.
3997 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
3998 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
3999 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
4000 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
4001 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
4002
4003 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
4004'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
4005 global
4006 {not in Vi}
4007 {not available when compiled without the
4008 |+extra_search| feature}
4009 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
4010 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
4011 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
4012 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
4013 are not applied.
4014 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
4015 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01004016 off with |:nohlsearch|. This does not change the option value, as
4017 soon as you use a search command, the highlighting comes back.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004018 'redrawtime' specifies the maximum time spent on finding matches.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004019 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
4020 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004021 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004022 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004023 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01004024 You can specify whether the highlight status is restored on startup
4025 with the 'h' flag in 'viminfo' |viminfo-h|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004026 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4027
4028 *'history'* *'hi'*
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004029'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 50, Vi default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004030 global
4031 {not in Vi}
4032 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004033 is remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004034 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing|).
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004035 The maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004036 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4037 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4038
4039 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
4040'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
4041 global
4042 {not in Vi}
4043 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4044 feature}
4045 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
4046 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
4047 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
4048 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4049
4050 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
4051'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
4052 global
4053 {not in Vi}
4054 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4055 feature}
4056 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
4057 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
4058 See |rileft.txt|.
4059 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4060
4061 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
4062'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
4063 global
4064 {not in Vi}
4065 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
4066 feature}
4067 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
4068 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
4069 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
4070 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
4071 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
4072 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
4073 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
4074 builtin termcap).
4075 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004076 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004077 X11.
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02004078 For MS-Windows the icon can be changed, see |windows-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004079
4080 *'iconstring'*
4081'iconstring' string (default "")
4082 global
4083 {not in Vi}
4084 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
4085 feature}
4086 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
4087 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
4088 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
4089 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
4090 Does not work for MS Windows.
4091 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
4092 restored if possible |X11|.
4093 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004094 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004095 'titlestring' for example settings.
4096 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
4097
4098 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
4099'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
4100 global
4101 Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags
4102 file.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01004103 Also see 'smartcase' and 'tagcase'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004104 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
4105 |/ignorecase|.
4106
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004107 *'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
4108'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' string (default "")
4109 global
4110 {not in Vi}
4111 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4112 |+GUI_GTK|}
4113 This option specifies a function that will be called to
4114 activate/inactivate Input Method.
4115
4116 Example: >
4117 function ImActivateFunc(active)
4118 if a:active
4119 ... do something
4120 else
4121 ... do something
4122 endif
4123 " return value is not used
4124 endfunction
4125 set imactivatefunc=ImActivateFunc
4126<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004127 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
4128'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
4129 global
4130 {not in Vi}
4131 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
Bram Moolenaar67c53842010-05-22 18:28:27 +02004132 |+GUI_GTK|} *E599*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004133 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
4134 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
4135 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
4136 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
4137 tells Vim what the key is.
4138 Format:
4139 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
4140
4141 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
4142 S Shift key
4143 L Lock key
4144 C Control key
4145 1 Mod1 key
4146 2 Mod2 key
4147 3 Mod3 key
4148 4 Mod4 key
4149 5 Mod5 key
4150 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
4151 both shift+ctrl+space.
4152 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
4153
4154 Example: >
4155 :set imactivatekey=S-space
4156< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
4157 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
4158
4159 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
4160'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
4161 global
4162 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004163 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|,
4164 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004165 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
4166 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
4167 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
4168 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
4169 characters with dead keys.
4170
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004171 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'noimdisable'* *'noimd'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004172'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
4173 global
4174 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004175 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|,
4176 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004177 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
4178 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
4179 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
4180 may change in later releases.
4181
4182 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
4183'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
4184 local to buffer
4185 {not in Vi}
4186 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
4187 Insert mode. Valid values:
4188 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4189 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4190 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4191 2 is available only when compiled with the |+multi_byte_ime|, |+xim|
4192 or |global-ime|.
4193 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
4194 this can be used: >
4195 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
4196< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
4197 mode.
4198 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
4199 |i_CTRL-^|.
4200 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
4201 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
4202 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
4203 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4204
4205 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
4206'imsearch' 'ims' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
4207 local to buffer
4208 {not in Vi}
4209 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
4210 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
4211 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
4212 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
4213 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4214 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4215 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4216 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
4217 |c_CTRL-^|.
4218 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
4219 option to a valid keymap name.
4220 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
4221 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4222
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004223 *'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*
4224'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' string (default "")
4225 global
4226 {not in Vi}
4227 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4228 |+GUI_GTK|}
4229 This option specifies a function that is called to obtain the status
4230 of Input Method. It must return a positive number when IME is active.
4231
4232 Example: >
4233 function ImStatusFunc()
4234 let is_active = ...do something
4235 return is_active ? 1 : 0
4236 endfunction
4237 set imstatusfunc=ImStatusFunc
4238<
4239 NOTE: This function is invoked very often. Keep it fast.
4240
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004241 *'include'* *'inc'*
4242'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
4243 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4244 {not in Vi}
4245 {not available when compiled without the
4246 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004247 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004248 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
4249 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004250 "]I", "[d", etc.
4251 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004252 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
4253 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
4254 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
4255 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
4256 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004257 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004258
4259 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
4260'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
4261 local to buffer
4262 {not in Vi}
4263 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004264 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004265 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004266 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004267 :set includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
4268< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004269
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004270 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004271 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004272 Also used for |<cfile>|.
4273
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004274 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4275 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004276
4277 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4278 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
4279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004280 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
4281'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off)
4282 global
4283 {not in Vi}
4284 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004285 |+extra_search| features}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004286 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
4287 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
4288 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
4289 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
4290 Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
4291 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
4292 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
4293 cursor to the match.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00004294 When compiled with the |+reltime| feature Vim only searches for about
4295 half a second. With a complicated pattern and/or a lot of text the
4296 match may not be found. This is to avoid that Vim hangs while you
4297 are typing the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004298 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
4299 See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004300 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
Bram Moolenaara9dc3752010-07-11 20:46:53 +02004301 to the command line. If 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' are set and the
4302 command line has no uppercase characters, the added character is
4303 converted to lowercase.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004304 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
4305 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004306 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4307
4308 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
4309'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
4310 local to buffer
4311 {not in Vi}
4312 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
4313 or |+eval| features}
4314 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
4315 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
4316 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
4317 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02004318 'smartindent' indenting. When 'lisp' is set, this option is
4319 overridden by the Lisp indentation algorithm.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004320 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
4321 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004322 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004323 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
4324 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
4325 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
4326 used for the indent).
4327 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
4328 and |lispindent()|.
4329 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
4330 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
4331 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
4332 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
4333 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
4334< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
4335 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004336 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004337 NOTE: This option is made empty when 'compatible' is set.
4338
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004339 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4340 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004341
4342 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4343 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
4344
4345
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004346 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
4347'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
4348 local to buffer
4349 {not in Vi}
4350 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
4351 feature}
4352 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
4353 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
4354 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
4355 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
4356
4357 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
4358'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
4359 local to buffer
4360 {not in Vi}
4361 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004362 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted depending
4363 on the typed text. If the typed text contains a lowercase letter
4364 where the match has an upper case letter, the completed part is made
4365 lowercase. If the typed text has no lowercase letters and the match
4366 has a lowercase letter where the typed text has an uppercase letter,
4367 and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
4368 With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004369
4370 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
4371'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
4372 global
4373 {not in Vi}
4374 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
4375 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
4376 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
4377 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
4378 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|). When
4379 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
4380 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004381 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00004382 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
4383 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004384
4385 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
4386 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
4387 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
4388 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
4389 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
4390 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
4391 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
4392 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
4393 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
4394 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
4395
4396 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4397
4398 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
4399'isfname' 'isf' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
4400 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
4401 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
4402 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
4403 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
4404 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
4405 global
4406 {not in Vi}
4407 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
4408 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004409 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004410 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4411 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
4412 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004413 Think twice before adding white space to this option. Although a
4414 space may appear inside a file name, the effect will be that Vim
4415 doesn't know where a file name starts or ends when doing completion.
4416 It most likely works better without a space in 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004417
4418 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
4419 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
4420 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
4421 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
4422 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
4423 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
4424 cmd.exe.
4425
4426 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004427 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
4428 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004429 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
4430 not work for digits). Example:
4431 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
4432 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
4433 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
4434 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
4435 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
4436 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
4437 option or the end of a range. Example:
4438 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
4439 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
4440 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
4441 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
4442 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004443 case ASCII letters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004444 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
4445 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
4446 expected. Example:
4447 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
4448 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
4449 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
4450 comma, plus <Tab>.
4451 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4452
4453 *'isident'* *'isi'*
4454'isident' 'isi' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
4455 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4456 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
4457 global
4458 {not in Vi}
4459 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
4460 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
4461 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004462 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004463 option.
4464 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004465 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004466 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
4467
4468 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
4469'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for MS-DOS and Win32:
4470 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4471 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
4472 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
4473 local to buffer
4474 {not in Vi}
4475 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004476 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004477 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For C
4478 programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
4479 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
4480 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
4481 command).
4482 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
Bram Moolenaarb8060fe2016-01-19 22:29:28 +01004483 This option also influences syntax highlighting, unless the syntax
4484 uses |:syn-iskeyword|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004485 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4486 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4487
4488 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
4489'isprint' 'isp' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2 and Macintosh:
4490 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
4491 global
4492 {not in Vi}
4493 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
4494 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
4495 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
4496 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
4497 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
4498
4499 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
4500 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
4501 32 - 126 always single characters
4502 127 "^?"
4503 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
4504 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
4505 255 "~?"
4506 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
4507 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
4508 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
4509 displayed as <xx>.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004510 The SpecialKey highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
4511 |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004512
4513 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4514 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
4515 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
4516 replacement character will be shown.
4517 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
4518 There is no option to specify these characters.
4519
4520 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
4521'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
4522 global
4523 {not in Vi}
4524 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
4525 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
4526 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
4527 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
4528
4529 *'key'*
4530'key' string (default "")
4531 local to buffer
4532 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02004533 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv|
4534 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004535 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02004536 See |encryption| and 'cryptmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004537 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
4538 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
4539 :set key=
4540< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
4541 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
4542 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
4543 be careful not to make a typing error!
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01004544 You can use "&key" in an expression to detect whether encryption is
4545 enabled. When 'key' is set it returns "*****" (five stars).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004546
4547 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
4548'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
4549 local to buffer
4550 {not in Vi}
4551 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
4552 feature}
4553 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
4554 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
4555 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
4556 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004557 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004558
4559 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
4560'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
4561 global
4562 {not in Vi}
4563 List of comma separated words, which enable special things that keys
4564 can do. These values can be used:
4565 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
4566 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
4567 present in 'selectmode').
4568 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
4569 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
4570 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
4571 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4572
4573 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
4574'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
4575 OS/2: "view /", VMS: "help")
4576 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4577 {not in Vi}
4578 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
4579 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
4580 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
4581 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
4582 When "man" is used, Vim will automatically translate a count for the
4583 "K" command to a section number. Also for "man -s", in which case the
4584 "-s" is removed when there is no count.
4585 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4586 Example: >
4587 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
4588< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4589 security reasons.
4590
4591 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
4592'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
4593 global
4594 {not in Vi}
4595 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4596 feature}
4597 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004598 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01004599 inserted directly. When in Normal mode the 'langmap' option takes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004600 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
4601 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
4602 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
4603 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
4604 mapped in Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaarc2299672014-11-13 14:25:38 +01004605 Also consider setting 'langnoremap' to avoid 'langmap' applies to
4606 characters resulting from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02004607 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4608 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004609
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00004610 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
4611 :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 +00004612< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
4613 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
4614<
4615 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
4616 part can be in one of two forms:
4617 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
4618 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
4619 2. A list of "from" characters, a semi-colon and a list of "to"
4620 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
4621 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
4622 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
4623 ";", ',' and backslash itself.
4624
4625 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
4626 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
4627 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
4628 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
4629 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
4630 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
4631 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
4632 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
4633 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
4634 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
4635 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
4636
4637 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
4638'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
4639 global
4640 {not in Vi}
4641 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
4642 |+multi_lang| features}
4643 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
4644 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
4645 "lang/menu_" . &langmenu . ".vim"
4646< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
4647 matter what $LANG is set to: >
4648 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
4649< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004650 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004651 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
4652 the English menus: >
4653 :set langmenu=none
4654< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
4655 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
4656 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
4657 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
4658 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
4659 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
4660< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
4661
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004662 *'langnoremap'* *'lnr'* *'nolangnoremap'* *'nolnr'*
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01004663'langnoremap' 'lnr' boolean (default off)
4664 global
4665 {not in Vi}
4666 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
4667 feature}
4668 When on, setting 'langmap' does not apply to characters resulting from
4669 a mapping. This basically means, if you noticed that setting
4670 'langmap' disables some of your mappings, try setting this option.
4671 This option defaults to off for backwards compatibility. Set it on if
4672 that works for you to avoid mappings to break.
4673
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004674 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
4675'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
4676 global
4677 {not in Vi}
4678 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
4679 status line:
4680 0: never
4681 1: only if there are at least two windows
4682 2: always
4683 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
4684 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
4685
4686 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
4687'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
4688 global
4689 {not in Vi}
4690 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
4691 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004692 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004693 update use |:redraw|.
4694
4695 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
4696'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
4697 local to window
4698 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004699 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004700 feature}
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004701 If on, Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004702 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
4703 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02004704 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents.
4705 If 'breakindent' is set, line is visually indented. Then, the value
4706 of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines. This option
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02004707 is not used when the 'wrap' option is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004708 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
4709 with the right amount of white space.
4710
4711 *'lines'* *E593*
4712'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
4713 global
4714 Number of lines of the Vim window.
4715 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00004716 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004717 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
4718 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
4719 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
4720 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
4721 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
4722 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00004723< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
4724 If you get less lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004725 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
4726 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
4727
4728 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
4729'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
4730 global
4731 {not in Vi}
4732 {only in the GUI}
4733 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
4734 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
4735 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004736 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
4737 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
4738 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
4739 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004740
4741 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
4742'lisp' boolean (default off)
4743 local to buffer
4744 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4745 feature}
4746 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
4747 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
4748 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
4749 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
4750 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
4751 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
4752 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
4753 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
4754 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
4755 {Vi: Does it a little bit differently}
4756
4757 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
4758'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
Bram Moolenaaraf6c1312014-03-12 18:55:58 +01004759 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004760 {not in Vi}
4761 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4762 feature}
4763 Comma separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting.
4764 |'lisp'|
4765
4766 *'list'* *'nolist'*
4767'list' boolean (default off)
4768 local to window
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004769 List mode: Show tabs as CTRL-I is displayed, display $ after end of
4770 line. Useful to see the difference between tabs and spaces and for
4771 trailing blanks. Further changed by the 'listchars' option.
4772
4773 The cursor is displayed at the start of the space a Tab character
4774 occupies, not at the end as usual in Normal mode. To get this cursor
4775 position while displaying Tabs with spaces, use: >
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +02004776 :set list lcs=tab:\ \
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004777<
4778 Note that list mode will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth'
4779 or 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004780 changing the way tabs are displayed.
4781
4782 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
4783'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
4784 global
4785 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf9d5ca12010-08-01 16:13:51 +02004786 Strings to use in 'list' mode and for the |:list| command. It is a
4787 comma separated list of string settings.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004788 *lcs-eol*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004789 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
4790 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
4791 line.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004792 *lcs-tab*
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00004793 tab:xy Two characters to be used to show a tab. The first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004794 char is used once. The second char is repeated to
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00004795 fill the space that the tab normally occupies.
4796 "tab:>-" will show a tab that takes four spaces as
4797 ">---". When omitted, a tab is show as ^I.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004798 *lcs-space*
4799 space:c Character to show for a space. When omitted, spaces
4800 are left blank.
4801 *lcs-trail*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004802 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004803 trailing spaces are blank. Overrides the "space"
4804 setting for trailing spaces.
4805 *lcs-extends*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004806 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
4807 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
4808 screen.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004809 *lcs-precedes*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004810 precedes:c Character to show in the first column, when 'wrap'
4811 is off and there is text preceding the character
4812 visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004813 *lcs-conceal*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02004814 conceal:c Character to show in place of concealed text, when
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004815 'conceallevel' is set to 1.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004816 *lcs-nbsp*
Bram Moolenaar73284b92015-05-04 17:28:22 +02004817 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space character
4818 (0xA0 (160 decimal) and U+202F). Left blank when
4819 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004820
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004821 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004822 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004823 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004824
4825 Examples: >
4826 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004827 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004828 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
4829< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02004830 "precedes". "SpecialKey" for "nbsp", "space", "tab" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004831 |hl-NonText| |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004832
4833 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
4834'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
4835 global
4836 {not in Vi}
4837 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
4838 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
4839 of plugins.
4840 Note that using the "-u NONE" and "--noplugin" command line arguments
4841 reset this option. |-u| |--noplugin|
4842
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004843 *'luadll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01004844'luadll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004845 global
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01004846 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004847 {only available when compiled with the |+lua/dyn|
4848 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01004849 Specifies the name of the Lua shared library. The default is
4850 DYNAMIC_LUA_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01004851 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4852 security reasons.
4853
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00004854 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
4855'macatsui' boolean (default on)
4856 global
4857 {only available in Mac GUI version}
4858 This is a workaround for when drawing doesn't work properly. When set
4859 and compiled with multi-byte support ATSUI text drawing is used. When
4860 not set ATSUI text drawing is not used. Switch this option off when
4861 you experience drawing problems. In a future version the problems may
4862 be solved and this option becomes obsolete. Therefore use this method
4863 to unset it: >
4864 if exists('&macatsui')
4865 set nomacatsui
4866 endif
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004867< Another option to check if you have drawing problems is
4868 'termencoding'.
4869
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004870 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
4871'magic' boolean (default on)
4872 global
4873 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
4874 See |pattern|.
4875 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with using patterns, always keep
4876 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
4877 old Vi scripts. In any other situation write patterns that work when
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00004878 'magic' is on. Include "\M" when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004879
4880 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
4881'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
4882 global
4883 {not in Vi}
4884 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
4885 feature}
4886 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
4887 and the |:grep| command.
4888 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
4889 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
4890 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
4891 existing file.
4892 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
4893 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4894 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4895 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4896 security reasons.
4897
4898 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
4899'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
4900 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4901 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004902 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|.
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01004903 This option may contain '%' and '#' characters (see |:_%| and |:_#|),
4904 which are expanded to the current and alternate file name. Use |::S|
4905 to escape file names in case they contain special characters.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004906 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
4907 about including spaces and backslashes.
4908 Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set" and once for
4909 the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter called
4910 "myfilter" do it like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004911 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
4912< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
4913 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
4914 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
4915< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4916 security reasons.
4917
4918 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
4919'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
4920 local to buffer
4921 {not in Vi}
4922 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004923 other.
4924 Only character pairs are allowed that are different, thus you cannot
4925 jump between two double quotes.
4926 The characters must be separated by a colon.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004927 The pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and
4928 '>' (HTML): >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004929 :set mps+=<:>
4930
4931< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
4932 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
4933 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
4934
4935< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
4936 the $VIMRUNTIME/macros directory. |add-local-help|
4937
4938 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
4939'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
4940 global
4941 {not in Vi}{in Nvi}
4942 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
4943 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
4944 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
4945
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00004946 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
4947'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
4948 global
4949 {not in Vi}
4950 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
4951 feature}
4952 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
4953 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
4954 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
4955 Maximum value is 6.
4956 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
4957 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
4958 See |mbyte-combining|.
4959
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004960 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
4961'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
4962 global
4963 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004964 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004965 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004966 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
4967 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
4968 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
4969 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
4970 See also |:function|.
4971
4972 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
4973'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
4974 global
4975 {not in Vi}
4976 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
4977 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
4978 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
4979 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
4980 |key-mapping|.
4981
4982 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
4983'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
4984 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4985 available)
4986 global
4987 {not in Vi}
4988 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
4989 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004990 other memory to be freed. The maximum usable value is about 2000000.
4991 Use this to work without a limit. Also see 'maxmemtot'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004992
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004993 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
4994'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
4995 global
4996 {not in Vi}
4997 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004998 The maximum value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004999 *E363*
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005000 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message and mostly
5001 behaves like CTRL-C was typed.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005002 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
5003 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
5004 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
5005 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit.
5006
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005007 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
5008'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
5009 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5010 available)
5011 global
5012 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005013 Maximum amount of memory in Kbyte to use for all buffers together.
5014 The maximum usable value is about 2000000 (2 Gbyte). Use this to work
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005015 without a limit.
5016 On 64 bit machines higher values might work. But hey, do you really
5017 need more than 2 Gbyte for text editing? Keep in mind that text is
5018 stored in the swap file, one can edit files > 2 Gbyte anyay. We do
5019 need the memory to store undo info.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005020 Also see 'maxmem'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005021
5022 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
5023'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
5024 global
5025 {not in Vi}
5026 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
5027 feature}
5028 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
5029 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
5030 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
5031
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005032 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
5033'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
5034 global
5035 {not in Vi}
5036 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5037 feature}
5038 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
5039 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
5040 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
5041 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
5042 this tuning is complicated.
5043
5044 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
5045 {start},{inc},{added}
5046
5047 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
5048 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
5049 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
5050 memory that is available to Vim.
5051
5052 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
5053 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
5054 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
5055 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
5056 will be allocated.
5057
5058 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
5059 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
5060 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
5061 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
5062 slower.
5063
5064 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
5065 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
5066 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
5067 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
5068< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
5069 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
5070
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005071 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +00005072'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on (off for root),
5073 Vi default: off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005074 local to buffer
5075 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
5076'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
5077 global
5078 {not in Vi}
5079 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5080 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5081 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5082 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5083 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5084
5085 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
5086'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
5087 local to buffer
5088 {not in Vi} *E21*
5089 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
5090 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
5091 Can be reset with the |-M| command line argument.
5092
5093 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
5094'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
5095 local to buffer
5096 {not in Vi}
5097 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
5098 when:
5099 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
5100 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
5101 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
5102 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
5103 when it was written.
5104 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
5105 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
5106 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
5107 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
5108 reset.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02005109 This option is not set when a change is made to the buffer as the
5110 result of a BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost,
5111 FileAppendPost or VimLeave autocommand event. See |gzip-example| for
5112 an explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005113 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
5114 will be ignored.
5115
5116 *'more'* *'nomore'*
5117'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5118 global
5119 {not in Vi}
5120 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
5121 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
5122 listing continues until finished.
5123 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5124 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5125
5126 *'mouse'* *E538*
5127'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32)
5128 global
5129 {not in Vi}
5130 Enable the use of the mouse. Only works for certain terminals
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005131 (xterm, MS-DOS, Win32 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, *BSD console with
5132 sysmouse and Linux console with gpm). For using the mouse in the
5133 GUI, see |gui-mouse|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005134 The mouse can be enabled for different modes:
5135 n Normal mode
5136 v Visual mode
5137 i Insert mode
5138 c Command-line mode
5139 h all previous modes when editing a help file
5140 a all previous modes
5141 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005142 Normally you would enable the mouse in all four modes with: >
5143 :set mouse=a
5144< When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
5145 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
5146
5147 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
5148
5149 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005150 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005151 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
5152 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
5153
5154 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
5155'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
5156 global
5157 {not in Vi}
5158 {only works in the GUI}
5159 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
5160 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
5161 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
5162 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
5163 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
5164
5165 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
5166'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
5167 global
5168 {not in Vi}
5169 {only works in the GUI}
5170 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
5171 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
5172
5173 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
5174'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for MS-DOS and Win32)
5175 global
5176 {not in Vi}
5177 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
5178 the right mouse button is used for:
5179 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
5180 like in an xterm.
5181 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
5182 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005183 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005184 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
5185 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
5186 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
5187 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005188 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005189 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
5190 end Visual mode.
5191 Overview of what button does what for each model:
5192 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
5193 left click place cursor place cursor
5194 left drag start selection start selection
5195 shift-left search word extend selection
5196 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
5197 right drag extend selection -
5198 middle click paste paste
5199
5200 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
5201 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
5202
5203 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
5204 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
5205 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
5206
5207 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5208
5209 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
5210'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i:beam,r:beam,s:updown,sd:cross,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005211 m:no,ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005212 global
5213 {not in Vi}
5214 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
5215 feature}
5216 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
5217 different modes. The option is a comma separated list of parts, much
5218 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
5219 and an argument-list:
5220 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
5221 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
5222 In a normal window: ~
5223 n Normal mode
5224 v Visual mode
5225 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
5226 if not specified)
5227 o Operator-pending mode
5228 i Insert mode
5229 r Replace mode
5230
5231 Others: ~
5232 c appending to the command-line
5233 ci inserting in the command-line
5234 cr replacing in the command-line
5235 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
5236 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
5237 e any mode, pointer below last window
5238 s any mode, pointer on a status line
5239 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
5240 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
5241 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
5242 a everywhere
5243
5244 The shape is one of the following:
5245 avail name looks like ~
5246 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
5247 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
5248 w x beam I-beam
5249 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
5250 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
5251 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
5252 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
5253 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
5254 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
5255 x crosshair like a big thin +
5256 x hand1 black hand
5257 x hand2 white hand
5258 x pencil what you write with
5259 x question big ?
5260 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
5261 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
5262 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
5263
5264 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
5265 x for X11.
5266 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
5267 pointer.
5268
5269 Example: >
5270 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
5271< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
5272 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
5273 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
5274
5275 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
5276'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
5277 global
5278 {not in Vi}
5279 Only for GUI, MS-DOS, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
5280 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
5281 recognized as a multi click.
5282
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005283 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
5284'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
5285 global
5286 {not in Vi}
5287 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
5288 feature}
5289 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
5290 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
5291
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005292 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005293'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "bin,octal,hex")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005294 local to buffer
5295 {not in Vi}
5296 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
5297 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
5298 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005299 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005300 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
Bram Moolenaarb6b046b2011-12-30 13:11:27 +01005301 letter index a), b), etc. *octal-nrformats*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005302 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005303 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005304 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005305 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
5306 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005307 bin If included, numbers starting with "0b" or "0B" will be
5308 considered to be binary. Example: Using CTRL-X on
5309 "0b1000" subtracts one, resulting in "0b0111".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005310 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
5311 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
5312 recognized as octal or hex.
5313
5314 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
5315'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
5316 local to window
5317 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
5318 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
5319 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005320 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
5321 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005322 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
5323 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02005324 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
5325 the number.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005326 *number_relativenumber*
5327 The 'relativenumber' option changes the displayed number to be
5328 relative to the cursor. Together with 'number' there are these
5329 four combinations (cursor in line 3):
5330
5331 'nonu' 'nu' 'nonu' 'nu'
5332 'nornu' 'nornu' 'rnu' 'rnu'
5333
5334 |apple | 1 apple | 2 apple | 2 apple
5335 |pear | 2 pear | 1 pear | 1 pear
5336 |nobody | 3 nobody | 0 nobody |3 nobody
5337 |there | 4 there | 1 there | 1 there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005338
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005339 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
5340'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
5341 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00005342 {not in Vi}
5343 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
5344 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005345 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005346 when the 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set or printing lines
5347 with a line number. Since one space is always between the number and
5348 the text, there is one less character for the number itself.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005349 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005350 fit the highest line number in the buffer respectively the number of
5351 rows in the window, depending on whether 'number' or 'relativenumber'
5352 is set. Thus with the Vim default of 4 there is room for a line number
5353 up to 999. When the buffer has 1000 lines five columns will be used.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00005354 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 10.
5355 NOTE: 'numberwidth' is reset to 8 when 'compatible' is set.
5356
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00005357 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
5358'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005359 local to buffer
5360 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005361 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
5362 or |+insert_expand| features}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00005363 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
5364 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005365 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
5366 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005367 This option is usually set by a filetype plugin:
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00005368 |:filetype-plugin-on|
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02005369 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5370 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00005371
5372
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005373 *'opendevice'* *'odev'* *'noopendevice'* *'noodev'*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00005374'opendevice' 'odev' boolean (default off)
5375 global
5376 {not in Vi}
5377 {only for MS-DOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
5378 Enable reading and writing from devices. This may get Vim stuck on a
5379 device that can be opened but doesn't actually do the I/O. Therefore
5380 it is off by default.
5381 Note that on MS-Windows editing "aux.h", "lpt1.txt" and the like also
5382 result in editing a device.
5383
5384
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005385 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
5386'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
5387 global
5388 {not in Vi}
5389 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
5390 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example.
5391
5392 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5393 security reasons.
5394
5395
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005396 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'*
5397'osfiletype' 'oft' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005398 local to buffer
5399 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02005400 This option was supported on RISC OS, which has been removed.
5401
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005402
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01005403 *'packpath'* *'pp'*
5404'packpath' 'pp' string (default: see 'runtimepath')
5405 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01005406 Directories used to find packages. See |packages|.
5407
5408
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005409 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
Bram Moolenaar57e48462008-03-12 16:38:55 +00005410'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP TPHPLIPpLpItpplpipbp")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005411 global
5412 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
5413 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
5414
5415 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
5416'paste' boolean (default off)
5417 global
5418 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005419 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
5420 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005421 unexpected effects.
5422 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005423 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005424 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
5425 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
5426 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00005427 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
5428 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
5429 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
5430 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005431 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
5432 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
5433 - abbreviations are disabled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005434 - 'autoindent' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005435 - 'expandtab' is reset
5436 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005437 - 'revins' is reset
5438 - 'ruler' is reset
5439 - 'showmatch' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005440 - 'smartindent' is reset
5441 - 'smarttab' is reset
5442 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
5443 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
5444 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005445 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005446 - 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005447 - 'indentexpr'
5448 - 'lisp'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005449 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
5450 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
5451 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
5452 set the 'paste' option again.
5453 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
5454 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
5455 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
5456 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
5457 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
5458
5459 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
5460'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
5461 global
5462 {not in Vi}
5463 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
5464 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
5465 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
5466< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
5467 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
5468 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
5469 Command-line mode.
5470 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
5471 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
5472 this: >
5473 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
5474 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
5475 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
5476 :imap <F11> <nop>
5477 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
5478< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
5479 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
5480 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
5481 sequence.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005482 When the value has several bytes 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005483
5484 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
5485'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
5486 global
5487 {not in Vi}
5488 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
5489 feature}
5490 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005491 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005492
Bram Moolenaardbc28022014-07-26 13:40:44 +02005493 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E205* *E206*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005494'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
5495 global
5496 {not in Vi}
5497 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
5498 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
5499 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
5500 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
5501 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
5502 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
5503 ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work (Detail: The
5504 backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the new file has
5505 been successfully written, that's why it must be possible to write a
5506 backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an empty file is
5507 created.
5508 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
5509 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
5510 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
5511 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005512 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005513
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01005514 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347* *E854*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005515'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
5516 on OS/2: ".,/emx/include,,"
5517 other systems: ".,,")
5518 global or local to buffer |global-local|
5519 {not in Vi}
5520 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005521 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
5522 provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
5523 starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
5524 option may be relative or absolute.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005525 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
5526 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
5527< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
5528 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
5529 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
5530 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
5531< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
5532 backslash: >
5533 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
5534< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
5535 :set path=.
5536< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
5537 commas: >
5538 :set path=,,
5539< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
5540 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5541 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
5542 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00005543 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
5544 ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005545 {not available when compiled without the |+path_extra| feature}
5546 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
5547 :set path=.,c:\\include
5548< Or just use '/' instead: >
5549 :set path=.,c:/include
5550< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
5551 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005552 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005553 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
5554 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
5555 'path', see |:checkpath|.
5556 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
5557 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
5558 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
5559 :set path-=
5560< To add the current directory use: >
5561 :set path+=
5562< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
5563 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
5564 names are separated with a semi-colon: >
5565 :let &path = &path . "," . substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
5566< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
5567 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
5568
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005569 *'perldll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005570'perldll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005571 global
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005572 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005573 {only available when compiled with the |+perl/dyn|
5574 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005575 Specifies the name of the Perl shared library. The default is
5576 DYNAMIC_PERL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005577 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5578 security reasons.
5579
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005580 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
5581'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
5582 local to buffer
5583 {not in Vi}
5584 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
5585 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
5586 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
5587 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
5588 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
5589 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00005590 'expandtab' does not apply to the preserved white space, a Tab remains
5591 a Tab.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005592 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
5593 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
5594 NOTE: 'preserveindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5595 Also see 'copyindent'.
5596 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
5597
5598 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
5599'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
5600 global
5601 {not in Vi}
5602 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005603 |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005604 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
5605 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given.
5606
5607 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
5608 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
5609'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
5610 local to window
5611 {not in Vi}
5612 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005613 |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005614 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005615 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
5616 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
5617
5618 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
5619'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
5620 global
5621 {not in Vi}
5622 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5623 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005624 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
5625 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005626 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5627 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005628
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005629 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
5630'printencoding' 'penc' String (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005631 global
5632 {not in Vi}
5633 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5634 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005635 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
5636 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005637
5638 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
5639'printexpr' 'pexpr' String (default: see below)
5640 global
5641 {not in Vi}
5642 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5643 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005644 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
5645 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005646
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005647 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005648'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
5649 global
5650 {not in Vi}
5651 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5652 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005653 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
5654 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005655
5656 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
5657'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
5658 global
5659 {not in Vi}
5660 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
5661 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005662 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
5663 See |pheader-option|.
5664
5665 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
5666'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
5667 global
5668 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005669 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5670 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005671 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5672 See |pmbcs-option|.
5673
5674 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
5675'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
5676 global
5677 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005678 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
5679 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005680 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
5681 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005682
5683 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
5684'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
5685 global
5686 {not in Vi}
5687 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00005688 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
5689 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005690
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005691 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
5692'prompt' boolean (default on)
5693 global
5694 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
5695
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005696 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
5697'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
5698 global
5699 {not available when compiled without the
5700 |+insert_expand| feature}
5701 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00005702 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu for
5703 Insert mode completion. When zero as much space as available is used.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005704 |ins-completion-menu|.
5705
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005706 *'pythondll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005707'pythondll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005708 global
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005709 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005710 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
5711 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005712 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x shared library. The default is
5713 DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005714 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5715 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00005716
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01005717 *'pythonthreedll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005718'pythonthreedll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01005719 global
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005720 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01005721 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
5722 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005723 Specifies the name of the Python 3 shared library. The default is
5724 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01005725 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5726 security reasons.
5727
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00005728 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005729'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
5730 local to buffer
5731 {not in Vi}
5732 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
5733 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
5734 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
5735 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
5736 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
5737
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005738 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
5739'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
5740 local to buffer
5741 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
5742 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
5743 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005744 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
5745 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005746 {not in Vi:} When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005747 set for the newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005748
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00005749 *'redrawtime'* *'rdt'*
5750'redrawtime' 'rdt' number (default 2000)
5751 global
5752 {not in Vi}
5753 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime|
5754 feature}
5755 The time in milliseconds for redrawing the display. This applies to
5756 searching for patterns for 'hlsearch' and |:match| highlighting.
5757 When redrawing takes more than this many milliseconds no further
5758 matches will be highlighted. This is used to avoid that Vim hangs
5759 when using a very complicated pattern.
5760
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02005761 *'regexpengine'* *'re'*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02005762'regexpengine' 're' number (default 0)
5763 global
5764 {not in Vi}
5765 This selects the default regexp engine. |two-engines|
5766 The possible values are:
5767 0 automatic selection
5768 1 old engine
5769 2 NFA engine
5770 Note that when using the NFA engine and the pattern contains something
5771 that is not supported the pattern will not match. This is only useful
5772 for debugging the regexp engine.
Bram Moolenaarfda37292014-11-05 14:27:36 +01005773 Using automatic selection enables Vim to switch the engine, if the
5774 default engine becomes too costly. E.g., when the NFA engine uses too
5775 many states. This should prevent Vim from hanging on a combination of
5776 a complex pattern with long text.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02005777
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005778 *'relativenumber'* *'rnu'* *'norelativenumber'* *'nornu'*
5779'relativenumber' 'rnu' boolean (default off)
5780 local to window
5781 {not in Vi}
5782 Show the line number relative to the line with the cursor in front of
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02005783 each line. Relative line numbers help you use the |count| you can
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005784 precede some vertical motion commands (e.g. j k + -) with, without
5785 having to calculate it yourself. Especially useful in combination with
5786 other commands (e.g. y d c < > gq gw =).
5787 When the 'n' option is excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped
5788 line will not use the column of line numbers (this is the default when
5789 'compatible' isn't set).
5790 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
5791 number.
5792 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
5793 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02005794 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
5795 the number.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02005796
5797 The number in front of the cursor line also depends on the value of
5798 'number', see |number_relativenumber| for all combinations of the two
5799 options.
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02005800
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005801 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
5802'remap' boolean (default on)
5803 global
5804 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
5805 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00005806 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
5807 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
5808 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005809
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02005810 *'renderoptions'* *'rop'*
5811'renderoptions' 'rop' string (default: empty)
5812 global
5813 {not in Vi}
5814 {only available when compiled with GUI and DIRECTX on
5815 MS-Windows}
5816 Select a text renderer and set its options. The options depend on the
5817 renderer.
5818
5819 Syntax: >
5820 set rop=type:{renderer}(,{name}:{value})*
5821<
5822 Currently, only one optional renderer is available.
5823
5824 render behavior ~
5825 directx Vim will draw text using DirectX (DirectWrite). It makes
5826 drawn glyphs more beautiful than default GDI.
5827 It requires 'encoding' is "utf-8", and only works on
5828 MS-Windows Vista or newer version.
5829
5830 Options:
5831 name meaning type value ~
5832 gamma gamma float 1.0 - 2.2 (maybe)
5833 contrast enhancedContrast float (unknown)
5834 level clearTypeLevel float (unknown)
5835 geom pixelGeometry int 0 - 2 (see below)
5836 renmode renderingMode int 0 - 6 (see below)
5837 taamode textAntialiasMode int 0 - 3 (see below)
5838
5839 See this URL for detail:
5840 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368190.aspx
5841
5842 For geom: structure of a device pixel.
5843 0 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_FLAT
5844 1 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_RGB
5845 2 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_BGR
5846
5847 See this URL for detail:
5848 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368114.aspx
5849
5850 For renmode: method of rendering glyphs.
5851 0 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_DEFAULT
5852 1 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_ALIASED
5853 2 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_CLASSIC
5854 3 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_NATURAL
5855 4 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL
5856 5 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL_SYMMETRIC
5857 6 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_OUTLINE
5858
5859 See this URL for detail:
5860 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368118.aspx
5861
5862 For taamode: antialiasing mode used for drawing text.
5863 0 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_DEFAULT
5864 1 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_CLEARTYPE
5865 2 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_GRAYSCALE
5866 3 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_ALIASED
5867
5868 See this URL for detail:
5869 http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368170.aspx
5870
5871 Example: >
5872 set encoding=utf-8
5873 set gfn=Ricty_Diminished:h12:cSHIFTJIS
5874 set rop=type:directx
5875<
5876 If select a raster font (Courier, Terminal or FixedSys) to
5877 'guifont', it fallbacks to be drawn by GDI automatically.
5878
5879 Other render types are currently not supported.
5880
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005881 *'report'*
5882'report' number (default 2)
5883 global
5884 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
5885 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
5886 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
5887 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
5888 instead of the number of lines.
5889
5890 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
5891'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
5892 global
5893 {not in Vi} {only in Windows 95/NT console version}
5894 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
5895 happens when executing external commands.
5896
5897 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
5898 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
5899 set t_ti= t_te=
5900 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
5901 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
5902 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
5903
5904 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
5905'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
5906 global
5907 {not in Vi}
5908 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5909 feature}
5910 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
5911 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
5912 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005913 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5914 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
5915 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005916
5917 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
5918'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
5919 local to window
5920 {not in Vi}
5921 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5922 feature}
5923 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
5924 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
5925 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
5926 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
5927 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
5928 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
5929 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
5930 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
5931 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
5932
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +02005933 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005934'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
5935 local to window
5936 {not in Vi}
5937 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5938 feature}
5939 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
5940 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
5941
5942 search "/" and "?" commands
5943
5944 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
5945 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
5946
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005947 *'rubydll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005948'rubydll' string (default: depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005949 global
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005950 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005951 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby/dyn|
5952 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005953 Specifies the name of the Ruby shared library. The default is
5954 DYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005955 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5956 security reasons.
5957
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005958 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
5959'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off)
5960 global
5961 {not in Vi}
5962 {not available when compiled without the
5963 |+cmdline_info| feature}
5964 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005965 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005966 text in the file is shown on the far right:
5967 Top first line is visible
5968 Bot last line is visible
5969 All first and last line are visible
5970 45% relative position in the file
5971 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005972 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005973 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005974 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005975 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'
5976 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
5977 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multi-byte character), both
5978 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
5979 separated with a dash.
5980 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
5981 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02005982 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
5983 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005984 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
5985 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
5986 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5987
5988 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
5989'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
5990 global
5991 {not in Vi}
5992 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
5993 feature}
5994 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
5995 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00005996 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005997 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
5998 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
5999 Example: >
6000 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
6001<
6002 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
6003'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
6004 Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
6005 $VIM/vimfiles,
6006 $VIMRUNTIME,
6007 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6008 $HOME/.vim/after"
6009 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
6010 $VIM/vimfiles,
6011 $VIMRUNTIME,
6012 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6013 home:vimfiles/after"
6014 PC, OS/2: "$HOME/vimfiles,
6015 $VIM/vimfiles,
6016 $VIMRUNTIME,
6017 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6018 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
6019 Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles,
6020 $VIMRUNTIME,
6021 $VIM:vimfiles:after"
6022 RISC-OS: "Choices:vimfiles,
6023 $VIMRUNTIME,
6024 Choices:vimfiles/after"
6025 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
6026 $VIM/vimfiles,
6027 $VIMRUNTIME,
6028 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006029 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006030 global
6031 {not in Vi}
6032 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
6033 files:
6034 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
6035 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006036 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006037 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
6038 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
6039 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
6040 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
6041 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
6042 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
6043 lang/ menu translations |:menutrans|
6044 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
6045 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
6046 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006047 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006048 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
6049 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
6050
6051 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
6052
6053 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
6054 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
6055 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
6056 administrator.
6057 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
6058 *after-directory*
6059 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
6060 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
6061 defaults (rarely needed)
6062 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
6063 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
6064 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
6065
6066 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
6067 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006068 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006069 wildcards.
6070 See |:runtime|.
6071 Example: >
6072 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
6073< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
6074 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
6075 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
6076 files).
6077 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
6078 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
6079 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
6080 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
6081 runtime files.
6082 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6083 security reasons.
6084
6085 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
6086'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
6087 local to window
6088 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
6089 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
6090 changes. If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006091 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006092 height with ":set scroll=0". {Vi is a bit different: 'scroll' gives
6093 the number of screen lines instead of file lines, makes a difference
6094 when lines wrap}
6095
6096 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
6097'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
6098 local to window
6099 {not in Vi}
6100 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
6101 feature}
6102 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, the current
6103 window scrolls as other scrollbind windows (windows that also have
6104 this option set) scroll. This option is useful for viewing the
6105 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
6106 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
6107 interpreted.
6108 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
6109 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
6110 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
6111
6112 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
6113'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
6114 global
6115 {not in Vi}
6116 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
6117 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
6118 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00006119 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
6120 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
6121 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006122 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
6123
6124 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
6125'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0)
6126 global
6127 {not in Vi}
6128 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
6129 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
6130 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
6131 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
6132 when long lines wrap).
6133 For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
6134 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6135
6136 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
6137'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
6138 global
6139 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
6140 feature}
6141 {not in Vi}
6142 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006143 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
6144 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006145 The following words are available:
6146 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6147 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6148 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
6149 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
6150 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
6151 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
6152 reach a position before the start or after the end of
6153 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
6154 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
6155 to the desired position when possible.
6156 When now making that window the current one, two
6157 things can be done with the relative offset:
6158 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
6159 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
6160 window. When going back to the other window, the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006161 new relative offset will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006162 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
6163 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
6164 going back to the other window, it still uses the
6165 same relative offset.
6166 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006167 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
6168 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006169
6170 *'sections'* *'sect'*
6171'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
6172 global
6173 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
6174 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
6175 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
6176
6177 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
6178'secure' boolean (default off)
6179 global
6180 {not in Vi}
6181 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
6182 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
6183 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
6184 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
6185 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006186 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006187 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
6188 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6189 security reasons.
6190
6191 *'selection'* *'sel'*
6192'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
6193 global
6194 {not in Vi}
6195 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
6196 in Visual and Select mode.
6197 Possible values:
6198 value past line inclusive ~
6199 old no yes
6200 inclusive yes yes
6201 exclusive yes no
6202 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
6203 character past the line.
6204 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
6205 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
6206 selection.
6207 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
6208 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
6209 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
6210
6211 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6212
6213 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
6214'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
6215 global
6216 {not in Vi}
6217 This is a comma separated list of words, which specifies when to start
6218 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
6219 Possible values:
6220 mouse when using the mouse
6221 key when using shifted special keys
6222 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
6223 See |Select-mode|.
6224 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
6225
6226 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
6227'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00006228 help,options,tabpages,winsize")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006229 global
6230 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006231 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006232 feature}
6233 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
6234 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
6235 something:
6236 word save and restore ~
6237 blank empty windows
6238 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
6239 curdir the current directory
6240 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
6241 fold options
6242 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00006243 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
6244 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006245 help the help window
6246 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
6247 global values for local options)
6248 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
6249 options)
6250 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
6251 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
6252 will become the current directory (useful with
6253 projects accessed over a network from different
6254 systems)
6255 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
6256 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00006257 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
6258 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
6259 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006260 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
6261 on Windows or DOS
6262 winpos position of the whole Vim window
6263 winsize window sizes
6264
6265 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006266 When neither "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored
6267 with absolute paths.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006268 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
6269 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
6270 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
6271
6272 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
6273'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh",
6274 MS-DOS and Win32: "command.com" or
6275 "cmd.exe", OS/2: "cmd")
6276 global
6277 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
6278 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
6279 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006280 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006281 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
6282 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6283 If the name of the shell contains a space, you might need to enclose
6284 it in quotes. Example: >
6285 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
6286< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006287 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006288 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
6289 name. And Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
6290 separators.
6291 For Dos 32 bits (DJGPP), you can set the $DJSYSFLAGS environment
6292 variable to change the way external commands are executed. See the
6293 libc.inf file of DJGPP.
6294 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
6295 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
6296 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
6297 filtering).
6298 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
6299 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
6300 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
6301< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6302 security reasons.
6303
6304 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01006305'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c";
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01006306 MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell' does not
6307 contain "sh" somewhere: "/c")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006308 global
6309 {not in Vi}
6310 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
6311 "bash.exe -c ls" or "command.com /c dir". For the MS-DOS-like
6312 systems, the default is set according to the value of 'shell', to
6313 reduce the need to set this option by the user. It's not used for
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02006314 OS/2 (EMX figures this out itself).
6315 On Unix it can have more than one flag. Each white space separated
6316 part is passed as an argument to the shell command.
6317 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
6318 Also see |dos-shell| for MS-DOS and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006319 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6320 security reasons.
6321
6322 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
6323'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", "| tee", "|& tee" or "2>&1| tee")
6324 global
6325 {not in Vi}
6326 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6327 feature}
6328 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006329 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006330 including spaces and backslashes.
6331 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6332 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6333 of this option).
6334 For the Amiga and MS-DOS the default is ">". The output is directly
6335 saved in a file and not echoed to the screen.
6336 For Unix the default it "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
6337 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
6338 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
Bram Moolenaar8e5af3e2011-04-28 19:02:44 +02006339 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh" or "bash" the
6340 default becomes "2>&1| tee". This means that stderr is also included.
6341 Before using the 'shell' option a path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses
6342 "sh".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006343 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6344 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6345 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
6346 explicitly set before.
6347 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
6348 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
6349 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
6350 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
6351 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
6352 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6353 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6354 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6355 security reasons.
6356
6357 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
6358'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: ""; MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
6359 contains "sh" somewhere: "\"")
6360 global
6361 {not in Vi}
6362 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
6363 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
6364 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
6365 probably not useful to set both options.
6366 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
6367 third-party shells on MS-DOS-like systems, such as the MKS Korn Shell
6368 or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according
6369 the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the
6370 user. See |dos-shell|.
6371 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6372 security reasons.
6373
6374 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
6375'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&" or ">%s 2>&1")
6376 global
6377 {not in Vi}
6378 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
6379 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
6380 and backslashes.
6381 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
6382 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
6383 of this option).
6384 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh", "tcsh"
6385 or "zsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
6386 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh" or "bash" the default becomes
6387 ">%s 2>&1". This means that stderr is also included.
6388 For Win32, the Unix checks are done and additionally "cmd" is checked
6389 for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1". Also, the same names with
6390 ".exe" appended are checked for.
6391 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
6392 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
6393 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
6394 explicitly set before.
6395 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
6396 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
6397 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6398 security reasons.
6399
6400 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
6401'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
6402 global
6403 {not in Vi} {only for MSDOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
6404 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
6405 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of command.com or
6406 cmd.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are changed to
6407 forward slashes by Vim.
6408 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
6409 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
6410 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
6411 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
6412 separator. To test if this is so use: >
6413 if exists('+shellslash')
6414<
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006415 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
6416'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
6417 global
6418 {not in Vi}
6419 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
6420 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02006421 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix and MS-Windows 2K and
6422 later. You can check it with: >
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006423 :if has("filterpipe")
6424< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
6425 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
6426 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
6427 can be detected.
6428 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
6429 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
6430 'shelltemp' is off.
6431
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006432 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
6433'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
6434 global
6435 {not in Vi} {only for the Amiga}
6436 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
6437 which use a shell.
6438 0 and 1: always use the shell
6439 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
6440 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
6441 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
6442
6443 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
6444 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
6445
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01006446 *'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
6447'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "";
6448 for MS-DOS and MS-Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
6449 global
6450 {not in Vi}
6451 When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
6452 option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
6453 to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
6454
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006455 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
6456'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01006457 for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
6458 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
6459 somewhere: "\""
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006460 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
6461 global
6462 {not in Vi}
6463 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
6464 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
6465 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
6466 to set both options.
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01006467 When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
6468 then ')"' is appended.
6469 When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
Bram Moolenaara64ba222012-02-12 23:23:31 +01006470 This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
6471 useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe which automatically
6472 strips off the first and last quote on a command, or 3rd-party shells
6473 such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". The
6474 default is adjusted according the value of 'shell', to reduce the need
6475 to set this option by the user. See |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006476 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6477 security reasons.
6478
6479 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
6480'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
6481 global
6482 {not in Vi}
6483 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
6484 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
6485 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
6486 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6487
6488 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
6489'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
6490 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006491 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006492 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02006493 When zero the 'ts' value will be used. Use the |shiftwidth()|
6494 function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006495
6496 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006497'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToO", Vi default: "",
6498 POSIX default: "A")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006499 global
6500 {not in Vi}
6501 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
6502 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
6503 It is a list of flags:
6504 flag meaning when present ~
6505 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)"
6506 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]"
6507 l use "999L, 888C" instead of "999 lines, 888 characters"
6508 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]"
6509 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]"
6510 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]"
6511 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message
6512 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
6513 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" instead of
6514 "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac format]".
6515 a all of the above abbreviations
6516
6517 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent message
6518 for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when 'autowrite' on)
6519 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous message.
6520 Also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn").
6521 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or "search
6522 hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages
6523 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long to fit
6524 on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most column.
6525 Ignored in Ex mode.
6526 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too long to
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006527 fit on the command line. "..." will appear in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006528 Ignored in Ex mode.
6529 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file
6530 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing swap file
6531 is found.
6532 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim |:intro|.
Bram Moolenaarea389e92014-05-28 21:40:52 +02006533 c don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages. For example,
6534 "-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only match",
6535 "Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
Bram Moolenaara0ed84a2015-11-19 17:56:13 +01006536 q use "recording" instead of "recording @a"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006537
6538 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
6539 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
6540 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
6541 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
6542 Useful values:
6543 shm= No abbreviation of message.
6544 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
6545 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
6546
6547 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6548 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6549
6550 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
6551'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
6552 local to buffer
6553 {not in Vi, not in MS-DOS versions}
6554 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
6555 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
6556 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
6557 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is not available
6558 for MS-DOS, because then it would always be on. This option is useful
6559 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
6560 or crossdos. When running the Win32 GUI version under Win32s, this
6561 option is always on by default.
6562
6563 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
6564'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
6565 global
6566 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006567 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006568 feature}
6569 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006570 values are "> " or "+++ ": >
6571 :set showbreak=>\
6572< Note the backslash to escape the trailing space. It's easier like
6573 this: >
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02006574 :let &showbreak = '+++ '
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006575< Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006576 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
6577 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
6578 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
6579 'highlight'.
6580 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
6581 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
6582 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
6583
6584 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
6585'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix, Vi default:
6586 off)
6587 global
6588 {not in Vi}
6589 {not available when compiled without the
6590 |+cmdline_info| feature}
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006591 Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen. Set this
6592 option off if your terminal is slow.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006593 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
6594 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02006595 If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
6596 means two characters and six bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006597 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01006598 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters:
6599 {lines}x{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006600 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6601 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6602
6603 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
6604'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
6605 global
6606 {not in Vi}
6607 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
6608 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006609 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006610 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
6611 required (coding style permitting).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006612 Note that this doesn't work well together with having "longest" in
6613 'completeopt', because the completion from the search pattern may not
6614 match the typed text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006615
6616 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
6617'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
6618 global
6619 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
6620 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
6621 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
6622 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006623 seen or not).
6624 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6625 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006626 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
6627 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
6628 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
6629 blinking when showing the match.
6630 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
6631 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
6632 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00006633 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
6634 around |pi_paren.txt|.
6635 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006636
6637 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
6638'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6639 global
6640 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
6641 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
6642 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006643 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006644 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
6645 not set.
6646 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6647 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6648
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006649 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
6650'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
6651 global
6652 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006653 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006654 feature}
6655 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
6656 will be displayed:
6657 0: never
6658 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
6659 2: always
6660 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
6661 line.
6662 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
6663
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006664 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
6665'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
6666 global
6667 {not in Vi}
6668 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
6669 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
6670 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
6671 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
6672 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
6673 commands.
6674
6675 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
6676'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
6677 global
6678 {not in Vi}
6679 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00006680 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
6681 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
6682 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
6683 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
6684 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
6685 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
6686 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006687 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6688
6689 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
6690 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
6691 onto the "extends" character:
6692
6693 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
6694 :set sidescrolloff=1
6695
6696
6697 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
6698'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
6699 global
6700 {not in Vi}
6701 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
6702 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
6703 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02006704 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006705 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
6706 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
6707 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6708
6709 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
6710'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
6711 local to buffer
6712 {not in Vi}
6713 {not available when compiled without the
6714 |+smartindent| feature}
6715 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
6716 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
6717 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01006718 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01006719 setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
6720 alternative.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006721 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
6722 An indent is automatically inserted:
6723 - After a line ending in '{'.
6724 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
6725 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
6726 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
6727 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
6728 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
6729 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006730 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006731 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
6732 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
6733 right.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006734 NOTE: 'smartindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6735 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6736 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006737
6738 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
6739'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
6740 global
6741 {not in Vi}
6742 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006743 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
6744 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
6745 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006746 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006747 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
6748 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00006749 What gets inserted (a <Tab> or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006750 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006751 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006752 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6753 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006754 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6755
6756 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
6757'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
6758 local to buffer
6759 {not in Vi}
6760 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
6761 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
6762 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
6763 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
6764 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
6765 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
6766 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02006767 When 'sts' is negative, the value of 'shiftwidth' is used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006768 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
6769 when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006770 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
6771 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
6772 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
6773 set.
6774 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6775
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006776 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
6777'spell' boolean (default off)
6778 local to window
6779 {not in Vi}
6780 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6781 feature}
6782 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006783 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006784
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006785 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00006786'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006787 local to buffer
6788 {not in Vi}
6789 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6790 feature}
6791 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
6792 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006793 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006794 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
6795 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00006796 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
6797 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006798 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
6799 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006800
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006801 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
6802'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
6803 local to buffer
6804 {not in Vi}
6805 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6806 feature}
6807 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00006808 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
6809 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00006810 *E765*
6811 It may also be a comma separated list of names. A count before the
6812 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
6813 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006814 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006815 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
6816 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
6817 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006818 ignoring the region.
6819 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
6820 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
6821 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
6822 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
6823 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
6824 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00006825 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6826 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006827
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006828 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00006829'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006830 local to buffer
6831 {not in Vi}
6832 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6833 feature}
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006834 A comma separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
6835 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
6836 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
6837< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
6838 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
6839 The word list name must not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
6840 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
6841 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
6842 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
6843 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
6844 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
6845 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01006846 Britain. (Note: currently en_au and en_nz dictionaries are older than
6847 en_ca, en_gb and en_us).
Bram Moolenaarcc63c642013-11-12 04:44:01 +01006848 If the name "cjk" is included East Asian characters are excluded from
6849 spell checking. This is useful when editing text that also has Asian
6850 words.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006851 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006852 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
6853 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
6854 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
6855 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
6856 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006857 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006858 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
6859 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00006860 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00006861
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00006862 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
6863 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
6864 will ask you if you want to download the file.
6865
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006866 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
6867 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006868 up to the first comma, dot or underscore.
6869 Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00006870
6871
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006872 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
6873'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
6874 global
6875 {not in Vi}
6876 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6877 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006878 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006879 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
6880 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006881
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006882 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
6883 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
6884 scoring to improve the ordering.
6885
6886 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
6887 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006888 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006889 word. That only works when the language specifies
6890 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
6891 better results.
6892
6893 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
6894 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
6895 simple typing mistakes.
6896
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006897 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00006898 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
6899 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
6900 minus two.
6901
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006902 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
6903 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
6904 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
6905 Example:
6906 theribal/terrible ~
6907 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
6908 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
6909 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
6910 comments.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02006911 The word in the second column must be correct,
6912 otherwise it will not be used. Add the word to an
6913 ".add" file if it is currently flagged as a spelling
6914 mistake.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006915 The file is used for all languages.
6916
6917 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
6918 trouble with spaces. |v:val| holds the badly spelled
6919 word. The expression must evaluate to a List of
6920 Lists, each with a suggestion and a score.
6921 Example:
6922 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]]
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006923 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00006924 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
6925 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
6926 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
6927 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
6928 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
6929
6930 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
6931 appear several times in any order. Example: >
6932 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
6933<
6934 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6935 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00006936
6937
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006938 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
6939'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
6940 global
6941 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006942 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006943 feature}
6944 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
6945 one. |:split|
6946
6947 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
6948'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
6949 global
6950 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006951 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006952 feature}
6953 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
6954 current one. |:vsplit|
6955
6956 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
6957'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
6958 global
6959 {not in Vi}
6960 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006961 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006962 (if possible). This applies to the commands: CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B,
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00006963 CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", gg, and to the commands "d", "<<" and ">>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006964 with a linewise operator, with "%" with a count and to buffer changing
6965 commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.). Also for an Ex command that
6966 only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
6967 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
6968 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
6969 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
6970
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01006971 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E542*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006972'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00006973 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006974 {not in Vi}
6975 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6976 feature}
6977 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the status line.
6978 Also see |status-line|.
6979
6980 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
6981 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
6982 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01006983 All fields except the {item} are optional. A single percent sign can
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01006984 be given as "%%". Up to 80 items can be specified. *E541*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006985
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006986 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
6987 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
6988 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
6989< The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006990 Note that the "%!" expression is evaluated in the context of the
6991 current window and buffer, while %{} items are evaluated in the
6992 context of the window that the statusline belongs to.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006993
6994 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
6995 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
6996
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006997 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
6998 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
6999
7000 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007001 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007002 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007003 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007004 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
7005 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007006 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007007 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
7008 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
7009 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
7010 an exponential notation.
7011 item A one letter code as described below.
7012
7013 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
7014 second character in "item" is the type:
7015 N for number
7016 S for string
7017 F for flags as described below
7018 - not applicable
7019
7020 item meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007021 f S Path to the file in the buffer, as typed or relative to current
7022 directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007023 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
7024 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007025 m F Modified flag, text is "[+]"; "[-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007026 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007027 r F Readonly flag, text is "[RO]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007028 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007029 h F Help buffer flag, text is "[help]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007030 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007031 w F Preview window flag, text is "[Preview]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007032 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007033 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., "[vim]". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007034 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
7035 {not available when compiled without |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar7fd73202010-07-25 16:58:46 +02007036 q S "[Quickfix List]", "[Location List]" or empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007037 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
7038 being used: "<keymap>"
7039 n N Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007040 b N Value of character under cursor.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007041 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
7042 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
7043 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
7044 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
7045 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007046 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007047 l N Line number.
7048 L N Number of lines in buffer.
7049 c N Column number.
7050 v N Virtual column number.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007051 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007052 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
7053 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02007054 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length, unless
7055 translated.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007056 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007057 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007058 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00007059 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007060 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
7061 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
7062 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007063 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
7064 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
7065 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
7066 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
7067 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007068 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
7069 No width fields allowed.
7070 = - Separation point between left and right aligned items.
7071 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007072 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
7073 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
7074 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
7075 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007076 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007077 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007078 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied
7079 to StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
7080 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
7081
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007082 When displaying a flag, Vim removes the leading comma, if any, when
7083 that flag comes right after plaintext. This will make a nice display
7084 when flags are used like in the examples below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007085
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007086 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007087 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
7088 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
7089 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
7090 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
Bram Moolenaare392eb42015-11-19 20:38:09 +01007091< *g:actual_curbuf*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007092 Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
7093 line is displayed. The current buffer and current window will be set
7094 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007095 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007096 The variable "actual_curbuf" is set to the 'bufnr()' number of the
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00007097 real current buffer.
7098
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02007099 The 'statusline' option will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from
7100 a modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00007101
7102 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
7103 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007104
7105 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
7106 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
7107 setting an option without changing its value. Example: >
7108 :let &ro = &ro
7109
7110< A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
7111 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
7112 described above.
7113
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00007114 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007115 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
7116 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
7117
7118 Examples:
7119 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
7120 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
7121< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
7122 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
7123< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
7124 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
7125 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
7126< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
7127 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
7128< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
7129 :let b:gzflag = 1
7130< And: >
7131 :unlet b:gzflag
7132< And define this function: >
7133 :function VarExists(var, val)
7134 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
7135 :endfunction
7136<
7137 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
7138'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
7139 global
7140 {not in Vi}
7141 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
7142 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007143 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
7144 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007145 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
7146 including spaces and backslashes).
7147 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
7148 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7149 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7150 uses another default.
7151
7152 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
7153'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
7154 local to buffer
7155 {not in Vi}
7156 {not available when compiled without the
7157 |+file_in_path| feature}
7158 Comma separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
7159 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
7160 :set suffixesadd=.java
7161<
7162 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
7163'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
7164 local to buffer
7165 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007166 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007167 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
7168 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
7169 Careful: All text will be in memory:
7170 - Don't use this for big files.
7171 - Recovery will be impossible!
7172 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
7173 'swapfile' is set.
7174 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
7175 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
7176 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
7177 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01007178 If you want to open a new buffer without creating a swap file for it,
7179 use the |:noswapfile| modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007180
7181 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
7182 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
7183
7184 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
7185'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
7186 global
7187 {not in Vi}
7188 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007189 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007190 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
7191 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
7192 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
7193 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
7194 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
7195 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
7196 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007197 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007198
7199 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
7200'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
7201 global
7202 {not in Vi}
7203 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
7204 Possible values (comma separated list):
7205 useopen If included, jump to the first open window that
7206 contains the specified buffer (if there is one).
7207 Otherwise: Do not examine other windows.
7208 This setting is checked with |quickfix| commands, when
7209 jumping to errors (":cc", ":cn", "cp", etc.). It is
7210 also used in all buffer related split commands, for
7211 example ":sbuffer", ":sbnext", or ":sbrewind".
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00007212 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00007213 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007214 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02007215 a buffer for a |quickfix| command that display errors.
7216 Otherwise: do not split, use current window.
Bram Moolenaara594d772015-06-19 14:41:49 +02007217 vsplit Just like "split" but split vertically.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007218 newtab Like "split", but open a new tab page. Overrules
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02007219 "split" when both are present.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007220
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007221 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
7222'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
7223 local to buffer
7224 {not in Vi}
7225 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7226 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007227 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
7228 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
7229 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00007230 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
7231 long line.
7232 Set to zero to remove the limit.
7233
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007234 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
7235'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
7236 local to buffer
7237 {not in Vi}
7238 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7239 feature}
7240 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
7241 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
7242 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
7243 b:current_syntax variable does).
7244 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00007245 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
7246 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
7247 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
7248 names. Example:
7249 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
7250 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
7251 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
7252 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
7253 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007254 :set syntax=OFF
7255< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
7256 'filetype' option: >
7257 :set syntax=ON
7258< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
7259 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
7260 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
7261 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007262 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007263
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007264 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007265'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007266 global
7267 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007268 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007269 feature}
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007270 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
7271 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007272 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007273
7274 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00007275 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
7276 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
Bram Moolenaar7f036442010-08-15 15:24:20 +02007277 instead. Note that the two tab pages lines are very different.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007278
7279 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
7280 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007281 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
7282 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007283
7284 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
7285 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
7286
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00007287
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007288 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
7289'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
7290 global
7291 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007292 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007293 feature}
7294 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
7295 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
7296
7297
7298 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007299'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
7300 local to buffer
7301 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
7302 |:retab| command, and 'softtabstop' option.
7303
7304 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
7305 appear wrong in many places (e.g., when printing it).
7306
7307 There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim:
7308 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
7309 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007310 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing <Tab> and <BS> will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007311 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
7312 2. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
7313 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
7314 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
7315 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007316 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007317 works when using Vim to edit the file.
7318 4. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
7319 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
7320 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
7321 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
7322 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
7323 changed.
7324
7325 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
7326'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
7327 global
7328 {not in Vi}
7329 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007330 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007331 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
7332 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
7333 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
7334 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
7335 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
7336
7337 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007338 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007339 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
7340 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
7341
7342 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
7343 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007344 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some comment/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007345< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
7346
7347 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007348 files listed in 'tags', and case is ignored or a pattern is used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007349 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
7350 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
7351 be found in the retry.
7352
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00007353 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007354 linear search can be avoided when case is ignored. Use a value of '2'
7355 in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be case-fold
7356 sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in the command:
7357 "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version 5.x or higher
7358 (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be used for this as
7359 well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this to work.
7360
7361 By default, tag searches are case-sensitive. Case is ignored when
7362 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is
7363 "ignore".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007364
7365 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
7366 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
7367 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
7368 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
7369 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
7370 must be included in the tags file.
7371 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
7372 command-line completion and ":help").
7373 {Vi: always uses binary search in some versions}
7374
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01007375 *'tagcase'* *'tc'*
7376'tagcase' 'tc' string (default "followic")
7377 global or local to buffer |global-local|
7378 {not in Vi}
7379 This option specifies how case is handled when searching the tags
7380 file:
7381 followic Follow the 'ignorecase' option
7382 ignore Ignore case
7383 match Match case
7384
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007385 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
7386'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
7387 global
7388 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
7389
7390 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
7391'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7392 global
7393 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00007394 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
7395 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007396 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7397 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7398
7399 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
7400'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
7401 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
7402 global or local to buffer |global-local|
7403 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
7404 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
7405 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
7406 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
7407 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
7408 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
7409 |tags-option|.
7410 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
Bram Moolenaare2b590e2010-08-08 18:29:48 +02007411 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
7412 find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
7413 contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
7414 files called "tags?". {not available when compiled without the
7415 |+path_extra| feature}
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00007416 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
7417 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007418 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
7419 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
7420 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
7421 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
7422 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7423 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7424 uses another default.
7425 {Vi: default is "tags /usr/lib/tags"}
7426
7427 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
7428'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
7429 global
7430 {not in all versions of Vi}
7431 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
7432 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
7433 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
7434 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
7435 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
7436 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
7437 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
7438
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01007439 *'tcldll'*
7440'tcldll' string (default depends on the build)
7441 global
7442 {not in Vi}
7443 {only available when compiled with the |+tcl/dyn|
7444 feature}
7445 Specifies the name of the Tcl shared library. The default is
7446 DYNAMIC_TCL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
7447 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7448 security reasons.
7449
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007450 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
7451'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
7452 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
7453 on Amiga: "amiga"
7454 on BeOS: "beos-ansi"
7455 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
7456 on MiNT: "vt52"
7457 on MS-DOS: "pcterm"
7458 on OS/2: "os2ansi"
7459 on Unix: "ansi"
7460 on VMS: "ansi"
7461 on Win 32: "win32")
7462 global
7463 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
7464 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
7465 For example: >
7466 :set term=$TERM
7467< See |termcap|.
7468
7469 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
7470 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
7471'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
7472 global
7473 {not in Vi}
7474 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
7475 feature}
7476 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
7477 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
7478 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
7479 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
7480 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
7481 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
7482 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
7483 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
7484 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
7485
7486 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
7487'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ 2 GUI: "utf-8"; with
7488 Macintosh GUI: "macroman")
7489 global
7490 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
7491 feature}
7492 {not in Vi}
7493 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
7494 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
Bram Moolenaar34700a62013-03-07 13:20:54 +01007495 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ( 'encoding' is used for the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007496 display). Except for the Mac when 'macatsui' is off, then
7497 'termencoding' should be "macroman".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007498 *E617*
7499 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ 2 GUI. After the GUI has been
7500 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
7501 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
7502 message is shown.
Bram Moolenaarac360bf2015-09-01 20:31:20 +02007503 For the Win32 GUI and console versions 'termencoding' is not used,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007504 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
7505 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
7506 This is the normal value.
7507 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
7508 |encoding-table|.
7509 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
7510 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
7511 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
7512 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
7513 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
7514 :let &termencoding = &encoding
7515 :set encoding=utf-8
7516< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
7517
7518 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
7519'terse' boolean (default off)
7520 global
7521 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
7522 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
7523 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
7524 shortens a lot of messages}
7525
7526 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
7527'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7528 global
7529 {not in Vi}
7530 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
7531 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
7532 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
7533 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
7534 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7535 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7536
7537 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
7538'textmode' 'tx' boolean (MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2: default on,
7539 others: default off)
7540 local to buffer
7541 {not in Vi}
7542 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
7543 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
7544 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
7545 "unix".
7546
7547 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
7548'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
7549 local to buffer
7550 {not in Vi}
7551 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
7552 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007553 this.
7554 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
7555 when 'paste' is reset.
7556 When 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007557 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00007558 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007559 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7560
7561 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
7562'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
7563 global or local to buffer |global-local|
7564 {not in Vi}
7565 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007566 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. Each line in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007567 the file should contain words with similar meaning, separated by
7568 non-keyword characters (white space is preferred). Maximum line
7569 length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar9a7224b2012-04-30 15:56:52 +02007570 To obtain a file to be used here, check out this ftp site:
Bram Moolenaar38a55632016-02-15 22:07:32 +01007571 [Sorry this link doesn't work anymore, do you know the right one?]
Bram Moolenaar9a7224b2012-04-30 15:56:52 +02007572 ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/wordlists/ First get the README file.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007573 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007574 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
7575 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
7576 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7577 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7578 uses another default.
7579 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
7580
7581 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
7582'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
7583 global
7584 {not in Vi}
7585 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
7586 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7587
7588 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
7589'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
7590 global
7591 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
7592'ttimeout' boolean (default off)
7593 global
7594 {not in Vi}
7595 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
7596 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
7597
7598 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
7599 off off do not time out
7600 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
7601 off on time out on key codes
7602
7603 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
7604 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
7605 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
7606 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
7607 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
7608 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
7609 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
7610 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
7611 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
7612 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
7613 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
7614 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
7615 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
7616 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
7617 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
7618 reset the 'timeout' option.
7619
7620 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7621
7622 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
7623'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
7624 global
7625 {not in all versions of Vi}
7626 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
7627'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1)
7628 global
7629 {not in Vi}
7630 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
7631 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
7632 when part of a command has been typed.
7633 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
7634 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
7635 a non-negative number.
7636
7637 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
7638 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
7639 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
7640
7641 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
7642 tell so. A useful setting would be >
7643 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
7644< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
7645 a tenth of a second).
7646
7647 *'title'* *'notitle'*
7648'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
7649 global
7650 {not in Vi}
7651 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7652 feature}
7653 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
7654 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
7655 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
7656 Where:
7657 filename the name of the file being edited
7658 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
7659 + indicates the file was modified
7660 = indicates the file is read-only
7661 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
7662 (path) is the path of the file being edited
7663 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
7664 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
7665 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
7666 terminals with a non- empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
7667 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
7668 *X11*
7669 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
7670 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
7671 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
7672 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
7673 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
7674 will not work (except in the GUI).
7675 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
7676 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
7677 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command:
7678 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
7679 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
7680 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
7681 exiting Vim.
7682
7683 *'titlelen'*
7684'titlelen' number (default 85)
7685 global
7686 {not in Vi}
7687 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7688 feature}
7689 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007690 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
7691 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007692 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
7693 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
7694 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
7695 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
7696 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
7697 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
7698
7699 *'titleold'*
7700'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
7701 global
7702 {not in Vi}
7703 {only available when compiled with the |+title|
7704 feature}
7705 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
7706 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
7707 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007708 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7709 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007710 *'titlestring'*
7711'titlestring' string (default "")
7712 global
7713 {not in Vi}
7714 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
7715 feature}
7716 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
7717 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
7718 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
7719 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
7720 non-empty 't_ts' option).
7721 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
7722 be restored if possible |X11|.
7723 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
7724 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'.
7725 Example: >
7726 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() . "/" . expand("%:p")
7727 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
7728< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
7729 of the available space.
7730 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
7731 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
7732< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007733 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007734 separating space only when needed.
7735 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
7736 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
7737 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
7738
7739 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
7740'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
7741 global
7742 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Athena|, |+GUI_Motif| and
7743 |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007744 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007745 possible values are:
7746 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
7747 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
7748 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007749 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007750 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
7751 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
7752 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
7753
7754 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
7755 following: >
7756 :set tb=icons,text
7757< Motif and Athena cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
7758 will show icons if both are requested.
7759
7760 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
7761 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
7762 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
7763 :set guioptions-=T
7764< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
7765
7766 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
7767'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
7768 global
7769 {not in Vi}
7770 {only in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
7771 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01007772 tiny Use tiny icons.
7773 small Use small icons (default).
7774 medium Use medium-sized icons.
7775 large Use large icons.
7776 huge Use even larger icons.
7777 giant Use very big icons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007778 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01007779 the current theme. Common dimensions are giant=48x48, huge=32x32,
7780 large=24x24, medium=24x24, small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007781
7782 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
7783 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
7784
7785 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
7786'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
7787 global
7788 {not in Vi}
7789 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
7790 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
7791 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
7792 the change to take effect, for example: >
7793 :set notbi term=$TERM
7794< See also |termcap|.
7795 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
7796 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
7797 xterm entries...).
7798
7799 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
7800'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default off, on when 'term' is xterm, hpterm,
7801 sun-cmd, screen, rxvt, dtterm or
7802 iris-ansi; also on when running Vim in
7803 a DOS console)
7804 global
7805 {not in Vi}
7806 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
7807 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
7808 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
7809 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
7810 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
7811 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
7812 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
7813
7814 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
7815'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
7816 global
7817 {not in Vi}
7818 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
7819 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
7820 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a7632007-05-10 18:19:11 +00007821 Currently these strings are valid:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007822 *xterm-mouse*
7823 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
7824 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
7825 "s" = button state
7826 "c" = column plus 33
7827 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007828 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec",
7829 "urxvt", and "sgr" for solutions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007830 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
7831 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
7832 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00007833 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007834 work. See below for how Vim detects this
7835 automatically.
7836 *netterm-mouse*
7837 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. The mouse generates
7838 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
7839 for the row and column.
7840 *dec-mouse*
7841 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
7842 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00007843 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
7844 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007845 *jsbterm-mouse*
7846 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
7847 *pterm-mouse*
7848 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01007849 *urxvt-mouse*
7850 urxvt Mouse handling for the urxvt (rxvt-unicode) terminal.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007851 The mouse works only if the terminal supports this
7852 encoding style, but it does not have 223 columns limit
7853 unlike "xterm" or "xterm2".
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02007854 *sgr-mouse*
7855 sgr Mouse handling for the terminal that emits SGR-styled
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007856 mouse reporting. The mouse works even in columns
7857 beyond 223. This option is backward compatible with
7858 "xterm2" because it can also decode "xterm2" style
7859 mouse codes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007860
7861 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007862 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm| |+mouse_jsbterm| |+mouse_urxvt|
7863 |+mouse_sgr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007864 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
7865 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
7866 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007867 "xterm", "xterm2", "urxvt" or "sgr" (because dec mouse codes conflict
7868 with them).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007869 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007870 set to a name that starts with "xterm", "mlterm", or "screen", and
7871 'ttymouse' is not set already.
7872 Additionally, if vim is compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and
7873 |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the xterm version
7874 number, more intelligent detection process runs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007875 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02007876 from 95 to 276. The "sgr" value will be set if the xterm version is
7877 277 or highter.
7878 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" or "sgr"
7879 automatically, set t_RV to an empty string: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007880 :set t_RV=
7881<
7882 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
7883'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
7884 global
7885 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
7886 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
7887 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
7888 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
7889
7890 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
7891'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
7892 global
7893 Alias for 'term', see above.
7894
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007895 *'undodir'* *'udir'*
7896'undodir' 'udir' string (default ".")
7897 global
7898 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007899 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007900 List of directory names for undo files, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02007901 See |'backupdir'| for details of the format.
Bram Moolenaar6a244fe2010-05-24 22:02:24 +02007902 "." means using the directory of the file. The undo file name for
7903 "file.txt" is ".file.txt.un~".
7904 For other directories the file name is the full path of the edited
7905 file, with path separators replaced with "%".
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007906 When writing: The first directory that exists is used. "." always
7907 works, no directories after "." will be used for writing.
7908 When reading all entries are tried to find an undo file. The first
7909 undo file that exists is used. When it cannot be read an error is
7910 given, no further entry is used.
7911 See |undo-persistence|.
7912
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02007913 *'undofile'* *'noundofile'* *'udf'* *'noudf'*
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007914'undofile' 'udf' boolean (default off)
7915 local to buffer
7916 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007917 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007918 When on, Vim automatically saves undo history to an undo file when
7919 writing a buffer to a file, and restores undo history from the same
7920 file on buffer read.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02007921 The directory where the undo file is stored is specified by 'undodir'.
7922 For more information about this feature see |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02007923 The undo file is not read when 'undoreload' causes the buffer from
7924 before a reload to be saved for undo.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01007925 When 'undofile' is turned off the undo file is NOT deleted.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02007926
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007927 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
7928'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS,
7929 Win32 and OS/2)
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01007930 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007931 {not in Vi}
7932 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
7933 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used
7934 (nevertheless, a single change can use an unlimited amount of memory).
7935 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
7936 itself: >
7937 set ul=0
7938< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
7939 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02007940 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01007941 Set to -1 for no undo at all. You might want to do this only for the
7942 current buffer: >
7943 setlocal ul=-1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007944< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01007945
7946 The local value is set to -123456 when the global value is to be used.
7947
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02007948 Also see |clear-undo|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007949
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02007950 *'undoreload'* *'ur'*
7951'undoreload' 'ur' number (default 10000)
7952 global
7953 {not in Vi}
7954 Save the whole buffer for undo when reloading it. This applies to the
7955 ":e!" command and reloading for when the buffer changed outside of
7956 Vim. |FileChangedShell|
7957 The save only happens when this options is negative or when the number
7958 of lines is smaller than the value of this option.
7959 Set this option to zero to disable undo for a reload.
7960
7961 When saving undo for a reload, any undo file is not read.
7962
7963 Note that this causes the whole buffer to be stored in memory. Set
7964 this option to a lower value if you run out of memory.
7965
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007966 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
7967'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
7968 global
7969 {not in Vi}
7970 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
7971 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
7972 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
7973 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
7974 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
7975 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
7976 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
7977 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
7978 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
7979 Also see |'swapsync'|.
7980 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
7981 or "nowrite".
7982
7983 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
7984'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
7985 global
7986 {not in Vi}
7987 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
7988 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
7989 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
7990
7991 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
7992'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
7993 global
7994 {not in Vi, although some versions have a boolean
7995 verbose option}
7996 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
7997 Currently, these messages are given:
7998 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
7999 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008000 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008001 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
8002 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
8003 >= 12 Every executed function.
8004 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
8005 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
8006 >= 15 Every executed Ex command (truncated at 200 characters).
8007
8008 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
8009 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
8010
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00008011 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
8012 displayed.
8013
8014 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
8015'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
8016 global
8017 {not in Vi}
8018 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
8019 When the file exists messages are appended.
8020 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
Bram Moolenaar80794b12010-06-13 05:20:42 +02008021 empty. Writes are buffered, thus may not show up for some time.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00008022 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
8023 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
8024 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
8025
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008026 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
8027'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga, MS-DOS, OS/2 and Win32:
8028 "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
8029 for Unix: "~/.vim/view",
8030 for Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles:view"
8031 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view"
8032 for RiscOS: "Choices:vimfiles/view")
8033 global
8034 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008035 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008036 feature}
8037 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
8038 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8039 security reasons.
8040
8041 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
8042'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor")
8043 global
8044 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008045 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008046 feature}
8047 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008048 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008049 word save and restore ~
8050 cursor cursor position in file and in window
8051 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
8052 fold options
8053 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
8054 global values for local options)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02008055 localoptions same as "options"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008056 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
8057 slashes
8058 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
8059 on Windows or DOS
8060
8061 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing view files
8062 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
8063 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
8064
8065 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
8066'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for MS-DOS,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008067 Windows and OS/2: '100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
8068 for Amiga: '100,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
8069 for others: '100,<50,s10,h)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008070 global
8071 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008072 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008073 feature}
8074 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008075 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). The string should be a comma
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008076 separated list of parameters, each consisting of a single character
8077 identifying the particular parameter, followed by a number or string
8078 which specifies the value of that parameter. If a particular
8079 character is left out, then the default value is used for that
8080 parameter. The following is a list of the identifying characters and
8081 the effect of their value.
8082 CHAR VALUE ~
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008083 *viminfo-!*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008084 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
8085 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
8086 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar680eeca2010-10-20 17:44:42 +02008087 and "_K_L_M" are not. Nested List and Dict items may not be
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01008088 read back correctly, you end up with an empty item.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008089 *viminfo-quote*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008090 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
8091 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
8092 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
8093 start of a comment!
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008094 *viminfo-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008095 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
8096 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
8097 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaard042dc82015-11-24 19:18:36 +01008098 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Quickfix
8099 ('buftype'), unlisted ('buflisted'), unnamed and buffers on
8100 removable media (|viminfo-r|) are not saved.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00008101 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
8102 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
8103 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008104 *viminfo-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008105 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
8106 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
8107 'viminfo' is non-empty.
8108 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
8109 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008110 *viminfo-/*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008111 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008112 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008113 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
8114 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008115 *viminfo-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008116 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008117 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008118 *viminfo-<*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008119 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
8120 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
8121 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
8122 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008123 *viminfo-@*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008124 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008125 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008126 *viminfo-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008127 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
8128 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008129 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008130 *viminfo-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008131 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
8132 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008133 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008134 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008135 *viminfo-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008136 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
8137 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
8138 has been used since the last search command.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008139 *viminfo-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008140 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
8141 the 'n'. Must be the last one! If the "-i" argument was
8142 given when starting Vim, that file name overrides the one
8143 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are expanded
8144 when opening the file, not when setting the option.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008145 *viminfo-r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008146 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
8147 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
8148 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
8149 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-DOS you
8150 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
8151 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
8152 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
8153 characters.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008154 *viminfo-s*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008155 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
8156 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
8157 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
8158 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
8159
8160 Example: >
8161 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
8162<
8163 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
8164 edited.
8165 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
8166 remembered.
8167 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
8168 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
8169 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
8170 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
8171 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
8172 previous search and substitute patterns.
8173 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
8174 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
8175
8176 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
8177 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
8178
8179 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8180 security reasons.
8181
8182 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
8183'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
8184 global
8185 {not in Vi}
8186 {not available when compiled without the
8187 |+virtualedit| feature}
8188 A comma separated list of these words:
8189 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
8190 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
8191 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008192 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008193
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008194 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00008195 no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008196 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
8197 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008198 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
8199 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
8200 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
8201 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008202 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
8203 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008204 Using the `$` command will move to the last character in the line, not
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008205 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02008206 The `g$` command will move to the end of the screen line.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00008207 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
8208 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008209
8210 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
8211'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
8212 global
8213 {not in Vi}
8214 Use visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
8215 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
8216 use ":set vb t_vb=".
8217 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
8218 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
8219 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
8220 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
8221 where 40 is the time in msec.
8222 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
8223 Also see 'errorbells'.
8224
8225 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
8226'warn' boolean (default on)
8227 global
8228 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
8229 has been changed.
8230
8231 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
8232'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
8233 global
8234 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00008235 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008236 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
8237 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
8238 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
8239
8240 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
8241'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
8242 global
8243 {not in Vi}
8244 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
8245 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
8246 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
8247 char key mode ~
8248 b <BS> Normal and Visual
8249 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00008250 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
8251 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008252 < <Left> Normal and Visual
8253 > <Right> Normal and Visual
8254 ~ "~" Normal
8255 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
8256 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
8257 For example: >
8258 :set ww=<,>,[,]
8259< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
8260 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
8261 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
8262 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
8263 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
8264 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
8265 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
8266 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00008267 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
8268 line then it will not move to the next line. This makes "dl", "cl",
8269 "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008270 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8271 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8272
8273 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
8274'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
8275 global
8276 {not in Vi}
8277 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
8278 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008279 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008280 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
8281 'wildcharm' for that.
8282 Although 'wc' is a number option, you can set it to a special key: >
8283 :set wc=<Esc>
8284< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8285 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8286
8287 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
8288'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
8289 global
8290 {not in Vi}
8291 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008292 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
8293 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008294 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
8295 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
8296 :set wcm=<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008297 :cnoremap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008298< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
8299
8300 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
8301'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
8302 global
8303 {not in Vi}
8304 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
8305 feature}
8306 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008307 patterns is ignored when expanding |wildcards|, completing file or
8308 directory names, and influences the result of |expand()|, |glob()| and
8309 |globpath()| unless a flag is passed to disable this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008310 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
8311 Also see 'suffixes'.
8312 Example: >
8313 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
8314< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8315 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8316 uses another default.
8317
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008318
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01008319 *'wildignorecase'* *'wic'* *'nowildignorecase'* *'nowic'*
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008320'wildignorecase' 'wic' boolean (default off)
8321 global
8322 {not in Vi}
8323 When set case is ignored when completing file names and directories.
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01008324 Has no effect when 'fileignorecase' is set.
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01008325 Does not apply when the shell is used to expand wildcards, which
8326 happens when there are special characters.
8327
8328
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008329 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
8330'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default off)
8331 global
8332 {not in Vi}
8333 {not available if compiled without the |+wildmenu|
8334 feature}
8335 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
8336 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
8337 the possible matches are shown just above the command line, with the
8338 first match highlighted (overwriting the status line, if there is
8339 one). Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
8340 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
8341 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
8342 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01008343 You can check the current mode with |wildmenumode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008344 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
8345 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
8346 as needed.
8347 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
8348 for selecting a completion.
8349 While the "wildmenu" is active the following keys have special
8350 meanings:
8351
8352 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
8353 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
8354 subdirectory or submenu.
8355 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
8356 dot: move into a submenu.
8357 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
8358 parent directory or parent menu.
8359
8360 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
8361
8362 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
8363 of selecting a different match, use this: >
8364 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
8365 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
8366<
8367 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
8368 |hl-WildMenu|.
8369
8370 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
8371'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
8372 global
8373 {not in Vi}
8374 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008375 'wildchar'. It is a comma separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008376 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar'. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008377 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
8378 The second part for the second use, etc.
8379 These are the possible values for each part:
8380 "" Complete only the first match.
8381 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
8382 the original string is used and then the first match
8383 again.
8384 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
8385 result in a longer string, use the next part.
8386 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
8387 enabled.
8388 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
8389 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
8390 complete first match.
8391 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
8392 complete till longest common string.
8393 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
8394
8395 Examples: >
8396 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008397< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008398 :set wildmode=longest,full
8399< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
8400 :set wildmode=list:full
8401< List all matches and complete each full match >
8402 :set wildmode=list,full
8403< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
8404 :set wildmode=longest,list
8405< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008406 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008407
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00008408 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
8409'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
8410 global
8411 {not in Vi}
8412 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
8413 feature}
8414 A list of words that change how command line completion is done.
8415 Currently only one word is allowed:
8416 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008417 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00008418 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
8419 d #define
8420 f function
8421 Also see |cmdline-completion|.
8422
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008423 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
8424'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
8425 global
8426 {not in Vi}
8427 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
8428 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
8429 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
8430 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
8431 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
8432 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
8433 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
8434 done with the |:simalt| command.
8435 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
8436 combinations cannot be mapped.
8437 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008438 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008439 keys can be mapped.
8440 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
8441 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008442 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
8443 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008444
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00008445 *'window'* *'wi'*
8446'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
8447 global
8448 Window height. Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window,
8449 use 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00008450 Used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one window and the
8451 value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen will scroll
8452 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00008453 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
8454 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
8455 When resizing the Vim window, the value is smaller than 1 or more than
8456 or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
8457 {Vi also uses the option to specify the number of displayed lines}
8458
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008459 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
8460'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
8461 global
8462 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008463 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008464 feature}
8465 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008466 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008467 focus goes to a window that is smaller, its size is increased, at the
8468 cost of the height of other windows.
8469 Set 'winheight' to a small number for normal editing.
8470 Set it to 999 to make the current window fill most of the screen.
8471 Other windows will be only 'winminheight' high. This has the drawback
8472 that ":all" will create only two windows. To avoid "vim -o 1 2 3 4"
8473 to create only two windows, set the option after startup is done,
8474 using the |VimEnter| event: >
8475 au VimEnter * set winheight=999
8476< Minimum value is 1.
8477 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands that change the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008478 height of the current window.
8479 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
8480 the minimal height for other windows.
8481
8482 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
8483'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
8484 local to window
8485 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008486 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008487 feature}
8488 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008489 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|. Set by default for the
8490 |preview-window| and |quickfix-window|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008491 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
8492
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008493 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
8494'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
8495 local to window
8496 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008497 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008498 feature}
8499 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00008500 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008501 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
8502
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008503 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
8504'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
8505 global
8506 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008507 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008508 feature}
8509 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
8510 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
8511 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
8512 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
8513 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
8514 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
8515 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
8516 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
8517 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
8518
8519 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
8520'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
8521 global
8522 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008523 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008524 feature}
8525 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
8526 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
8527 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
8528 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
8529 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
8530 to go.)
8531 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
8532 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
8533 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
8534 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
8535
8536 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
8537'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
8538 global
8539 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008540 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008541 feature}
8542 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
8543 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
8544 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
8545 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
8546 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
8547 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
8548 width of the current window.
8549 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
8550 the minimal width for other windows.
8551
8552 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
8553'wrap' boolean (default on)
8554 local to window
8555 {not in Vi}
8556 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
8557 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
8558 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008559 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
8560 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008561 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
8562 horizontally.
8563 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
8564 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
8565 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
8566 :set sidescroll=5
8567 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
8568< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01008569 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
8570 on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008571
8572 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
8573'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
8574 local to buffer
8575 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
8576 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
8577 and inserting continues on the next line.
8578 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
8579 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
8580 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02008581 This option is set to 0 when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste'
8582 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008583 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|. {Vi: works differently
8584 and less usefully}
8585
8586 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
8587'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
8588 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00008589 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
8590 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008591
8592 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
8593'write' boolean (default on)
8594 global
8595 {not in Vi}
8596 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
8597 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008598 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008599 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
8600 writing a temporary file.
8601
8602 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
8603'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
8604 global
8605 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
8606
8607 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
8608'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
8609 otherwise)
8610 global
8611 {not in Vi}
8612 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
8613 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02008614 also on.
8615 WARNING: Switching this option off means that when Vim fails to write
8616 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
8617 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only reset
8618 this option if your file system is almost full and it makes the write
8619 fail (and make sure not to exit Vim until the write was successful).
8620 See |backup-table| for another explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008621 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
8622 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
8623 set.
8624
8625 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
8626'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
8627 global
8628 {not in Vi}
8629 The number of microseconds to wait for each character sent to the
8630 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
8631 one. For MS-DOS pcterm this does not work. For debugging purposes.
8632
8633 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: