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Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
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141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
119charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
125col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
211getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
212 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
213getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
214getchar([expr]) Number or String
215 get one character from the user
216getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
217getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
218getcharsearch() Dict last character search
219getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100220getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
221 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getcmdline() String return the current command-line
223getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100224getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
225 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
227getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
228getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
229 List list of cmdline completion matches
230getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
231getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
232getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
233getenv({name}) String return environment variable
234getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
235getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
236getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
237getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
238getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
239getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
240getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
241 List list of jump list items
242getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
243getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
244getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
245getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
246getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
247getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
248getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
249getpid() Number process ID of Vim
250getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
251getqflist() List list of quickfix items
252getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
253getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
254 String or List contents of a register
255getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
256getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100257getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000258gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
259gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
261gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
262 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
263gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
264gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
265getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
266getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
269getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
271glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
272 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
273glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
274globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
276has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
277has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
278haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
279 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
280 or |:tcd|
281hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
283histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
284histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
285histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
286histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
287hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
288hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
289hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
290hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
291hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
292iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
293indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
294index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
295 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100296indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
297 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000298input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
299 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100300inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
302inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
303inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
304inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
305inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
306insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
307interrupt() none interrupt script execution
308invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100309isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
311isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
312 (positive or negative)
313islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
314isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
315items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
316job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
317job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
318job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
319job_start({command} [, {options}])
320 Job start a job
321job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
322job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
323join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
324js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
325js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
326json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
327json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
328keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100329keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
330 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
332libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
333libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
334line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
335line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
336lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
337list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
338list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
339listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
340 Number add a callback to listen to changes
341listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
342listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
343localtime() Number current time
344log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
345log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
346luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
347map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
348 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
349maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
350 String or Dict
351 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
352mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
353 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100354maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000355mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
356 like |map()| but creates a new List or
357 Dictionary
358mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
359match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
361matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
362 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
363matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
364 Number highlight positions with {group}
365matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
366matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
367matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
369matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
370 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
371matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
372 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
373matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
375matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
376 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
377matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
378 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
379max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
380menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
381min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
382mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
383 Number create directory {name}
384mode([expr]) String current editing mode
385mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
386nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
387nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
388or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
389pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
390perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
391popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
392popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
393popup_clear() none close all popup windows
394popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
395popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
396popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
397popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
398popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100399popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
401popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
402popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
403popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
404popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
405popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
406popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
407popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
408popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
409popup_notification({what}, {options})
410 Number create a notification popup window
411popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
412 none set options for popup window {id}
413popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
414popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
415pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
416prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
417printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
418prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
419prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
420prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
421prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
422prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
423prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
424 none add multiple text properties
425prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
426 none remove all text properties
427prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
428 Dict search for a text property
429prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
430prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
431 Number remove a text property
432prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
433prop_type_change({name}, {props})
434 none change an existing property type
435prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
436 none delete a property type
437prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
438 Dict get property type values
439prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
440pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
441pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
442py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
443pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
444pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
445rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
446range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
447 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100448readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
449 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000450readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
451 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
452readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
453 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
454readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
455 List get list of lines from file {fname}
456reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
457 any reduce {object} using {func}
458reg_executing() String get the executing register name
459reg_recording() String get the recording register name
460reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
461reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
462reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
463remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
464 String send expression
465remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
466remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
467 Number check for reply string
468remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
469 String read reply string
470remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
471 String send key sequence
472remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
473remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
474 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
475remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
476 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
477remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
478rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100479repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
480 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000481resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
482reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
483round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
484rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
485screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
486screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
487screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
488screencol() Number current cursor column
489screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
490screenrow() Number current cursor row
491screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
492search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
493 Number search for {pattern}
494searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
495searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
496 Number search for variable declaration
497searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
498 Number search for other end of start/end pair
499searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
500 List search for other end of start/end pair
501searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
502 List search for {pattern}
503server2client({clientid}, {string})
504 Number send reply string
505serverlist() String get a list of available servers
506setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
507 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
508 {expr}
509setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
510 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
511setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
512setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
513setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100514setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000515setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
516setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
517setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
518setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
519setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
520setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
521 Number modify location list using {list}
522setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
523 Number modify specific location list props
524setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
525setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
526setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
527setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
528 Number modify specific quickfix list props
529setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
530settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
531settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
532 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
533 page {tabnr} to {val}
534settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
535 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
536setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
537sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
538shellescape({string} [, {special}])
539 String escape {string} for use as shell
540 command argument
541shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
542sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
543sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
544sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
545sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
546 List get a list of placed signs
547sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
548 Number jump to a sign
549sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
550 Number place a sign
551sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
552sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
553sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
554sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
555 Number unplace a sign
556sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
557simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
558sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
559sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
560slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
561 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000562sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
563 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000564sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
565sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
566 Number play an event sound
567sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
568 Number play sound file {path}
569sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
570soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
571spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
572spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
573 List spelling suggestions
574split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
575 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
576sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
577srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
578state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
579str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
580str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
581 ASCII/UTF-8 value
582str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
583 Number convert String to Number
584strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
585strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
586 String {len} characters of {str} at
587 character {start}
588strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
589strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
590strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
591strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
592stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
593 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
594string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
595strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
596strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
597 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
598 byte {start}
599strptime({format}, {timestring})
600 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
601strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
602 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
603strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
604strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
605submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
606 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
607substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
608 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
609swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
610swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
611synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
612synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
613 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
614synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
615synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
616synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
617system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
618systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
619tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
620tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
621tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
622tagfiles() List tags files used
623taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
624tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
625tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
626tempname() String name for a temporary file
627term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
628 Number display difference between two dumps
629term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
630 Number displaying a screen dump
631term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
632 none dump terminal window contents
633term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
634term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
635term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
636term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
637term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
638term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
639term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
640term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
641term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
642term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
643term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
644term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
645term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
646term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
647term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
648 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
649term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
650term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
651term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
652term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
653 none set the size of a terminal
654term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
655term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
656terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
657test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
658 none make memory allocation fail
659test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
660test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
661test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
662test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
663test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000664test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000665test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
666test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
667test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
668test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
669test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
670test_null_job() Job null value for testing
671test_null_list() List null value for testing
672test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
673test_null_string() String null value for testing
674test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
675test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
676test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000677test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
678test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
679test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
680test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
681test_void() any void value for testing
682timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
683timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
684timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
685 Number create a timer
686timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
687timer_stopall() none stop all timers
688tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
689toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
690tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
691 to chars in {tostr}
692trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
693 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
694trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
695type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
696typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
697undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
698undotree() List undo file tree
699uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
700 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
701values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100702virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
703 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100704virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
705 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000706visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
707wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
708win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
709 String execute {command} in window {id}
710win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
711win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
712win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
713win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
714win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
715win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000716win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
717win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000718win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
719win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
720 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
721winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
722wincol() Number window column of the cursor
723windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
724winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
725winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
726winline() Number window line of the cursor
727winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
728winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
729winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
730winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
731winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
732wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
733writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
734 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
735xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
736
737==============================================================================
7382. Details *builtin-function-details*
739
740Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
741specific functionality.
742
743abs({expr}) *abs()*
744 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
745 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
746 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
747 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
748 Examples: >
749 echo abs(1.456)
750< 1.456 >
751 echo abs(-5.456)
752< 5.456 >
753 echo abs(-4)
754< 4
755
756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
757 Compute()->abs()
758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000759
760acos({expr}) *acos()*
761 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
762 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
763 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100764 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000765 Examples: >
766 :echo acos(0)
767< 1.570796 >
768 :echo acos(-0.5)
769< 2.094395
770
771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
772 Compute()->acos()
773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000774
775add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
776 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
777 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
778 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
779 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
780< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
781 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
782 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
783 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100784 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
787 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
788
789
790and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
791 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
792 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100793 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000794 Example: >
795 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
796< Can also be used as a |method|: >
797 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
798
799
800append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
801 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
802 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
803 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
804 the current buffer.
805 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
806 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
807 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
808 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000809 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
810 no matter the value of {lnum}.
811 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
812 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
814 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
815
816< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
817 passed as the second argument: >
818 mylist->append(lnum)
819
820
821appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
822 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
823
824 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
825 |bufload()| if needed.
826
827 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
828
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000829 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
830 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
831 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
832 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000833
834 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
835 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
836
837 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
838 error message is given. Example: >
839 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000840< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
841 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
842
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000843 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
844 passed as the second argument: >
845 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
846
847
848argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
849 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
850 |arglist|.
851 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
852 window is used.
853 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
854 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
855 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
856 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
857
858 *argidx()*
859argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
860 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
861
862 *arglistid()*
863arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
864 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
865 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
866 global argument list. See |arglist|.
867 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
868
869 Without arguments use the current window.
870 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
871 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
872 page.
873 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
874
875 *argv()*
876argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
877 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
878 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
879 :let i = 0
880 :while i < argc()
881 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000882 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000883 : let i = i + 1
884 :endwhile
885< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
886 the whole |arglist| is returned.
887
888 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
889 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
890
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100891 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
892 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
893 argument is invalid.
894
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000895asin({expr}) *asin()*
896 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
897 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
898 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
899 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100900 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
901 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000902 Examples: >
903 :echo asin(0.8)
904< 0.927295 >
905 :echo asin(-0.5)
906< -0.523599
907
908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
909 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000910
911
912assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
913
914
915
916atan({expr}) *atan()*
917 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
918 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
919 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100920 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921 Examples: >
922 :echo atan(100)
923< 1.560797 >
924 :echo atan(-4.01)
925< -1.326405
926
927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
928 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000929
930
931atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
932 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
933 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
934 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100935 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
936 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000937 Examples: >
938 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
939< -0.785398 >
940 :echo atan2(1, -1)
941< 2.356194
942
943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
944 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000945
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100946
947autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
948 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
949
950 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
951 the following optional items:
952 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
953 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
954 item is ignored.
955 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
956 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100957 This can be either a String with a single
958 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100959 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
960 If this group doesn't exist then it is
961 created. If not specified or empty, then the
962 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100963 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
964 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100965 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100966 which executes only once. Refer to
967 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100968 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
969 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100970 present, then this item is ignored. This can
971 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
972 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100973 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
974 commands associated with the specified autocmd
975 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
976 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100977 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100978
979 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
980 Examples: >
981 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
982 let acmd = {}
983 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
984 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
985 let acmd.bufnr = 5
986 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
987 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000988<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100989 Can also be used as a |method|: >
990 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
991<
992autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
993 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
994
995 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
996 the following optional items:
997 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
998 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
999 item is ignored.
1000 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1001 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1002 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1003 group are deleted.
1004 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1005 If not specified or empty, then the default
1006 group is used.
1007 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1008 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1009 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1010 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1011 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1012 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1013 present, then this item is ignored.
1014
1015 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1016 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1017 is deleted.
1018
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001019 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001020 Examples: >
1021 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1022 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1023 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1024 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1025 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1026 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1027 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1028 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1029 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1030 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1031 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1032 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1033 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1034 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1035 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1036 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1037<
1038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1039 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1040
1041autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1042 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1043 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1044
1045 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1046 items:
1047 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1048 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1049 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1050 error message. If set to an empty string,
1051 then the default autocmd group is used.
1052 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1053 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1054 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1055 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1056 results in an error message.
1057 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1058 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1059 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1060 {opts}.
1061
1062 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1063 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1064 the autocmd is defined.
1065 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1066 event Autocmd event name.
1067 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001068 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1069 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1070 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1071 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001072 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1073 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1074 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1075 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1076
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001077 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1078 or event or pattern is not found.
1079
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001080 Examples: >
1081 " :autocmd MyGroup
1082 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1083 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1084 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1085 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1086 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1087 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1088 " :autocmd Syntax
1089 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1090 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1091 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1092 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1093 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1094<
1095 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1096 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1097<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001098balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1099 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001100 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1101 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001102
1103balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1104 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1105 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1106 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1107 split with |balloon_split()|.
1108 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1109
1110 Example: >
1111 func GetBalloonContent()
1112 " ... initiate getting the content
1113 return ''
1114 endfunc
1115 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1116
1117 func BalloonCallback(result)
1118 call balloon_show(a:result)
1119 endfunc
1120< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1121 GetText()->balloon_show()
1122<
1123 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1124 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1125 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1126 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001127 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001129 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1130 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001131 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1132 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1133
1134balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1135 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1136 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1137 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001138 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1139 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1141 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1142
1143< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1144 feature}
1145
1146blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1147 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1148 {blob}. Examples: >
1149 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1150 blob2list(0z) returns []
1151< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1152 opposite.
1153
1154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1155 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001156<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 *browse()*
1158browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1159 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1160 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1161 The input fields are:
1162 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1163 {title} title for the requester
1164 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1165 {default} default file name
1166 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1167 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1168
1169 *browsedir()*
1170browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1171 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1172 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1173 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1174 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1175 to be used.
1176 The input fields are:
1177 {title} title for the requester
1178 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1179 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1180 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1181
1182bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001183 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1184 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001185 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1186 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1187 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1188 buffer is always created.
1189 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1190 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1191 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1192 call bufload(bufnr)
1193 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001194< Returns 0 on error.
1195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001196 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1197
1198bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1199 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1200 {buf} exists.
1201 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1202 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1203
1204 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1205 exactly. The name can be:
1206 - Relative to the current directory.
1207 - A full path.
1208 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1209 - A URL name.
1210 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1211 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1212 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1213 long name to be able to find them.
1214 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1215 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1216 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1217 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1218 file name.
1219
1220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1221 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1222<
1223 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1224
1225buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1226 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1227 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1228 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1229
1230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1231 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1232
1233bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1234 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1235 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1236 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001237 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1238 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001239 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1240 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1241 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1242
1243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1244 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1245
1246bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1247 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1248 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1249 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1250
1251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1252 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1253
1254bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1255 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1256 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1257 "[No Name]".
1258 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1259 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1260 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1261 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1262 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1263 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1264 match an empty string is returned.
1265 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1266 alternate buffer.
1267 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1268 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1269 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1270 pattern.
1271 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1272 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1273 buffers are searched for.
1274 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1275 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1276 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1277< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 echo bufnr->bufname()
1279
1280< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1281 string is returned. >
1282 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1283 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1284 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1285 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1286< *buffer_name()*
1287 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1288
1289 *bufnr()*
1290bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1291 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1292 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1293 above.
1294
1295 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1296 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1297 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1298 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1299< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1300 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1301
1302 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1303 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1304< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1305 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1306 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1307 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1308
1309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1310 echo bufref->bufnr()
1311<
1312 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1313 *last_buffer_nr()*
1314 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1315
1316bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1317 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1318 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1319 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1320 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1321
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001322 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001323<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001324 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1325 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001326
1327 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1328 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1329
1330bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1331 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1332 |window-ID|.
1333 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1334 is returned. Example: >
1335
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001336 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001337
1338< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1339 |:wincmd|.
1340
1341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1342 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1343
1344byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1345 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1346 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1347 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1348 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1349 one.
1350 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1351
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001352 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1353
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1355 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1356
1357< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1358 feature}
1359
1360byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1361 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1362 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1363 zero.
1364 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1365 equal to {nr}.
1366 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1367 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1368 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1369 separately.
1370 Example : >
1371 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1372< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1373 same: >
1374 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1375 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1376< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1377
1378 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1379 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1380 in bytes is returned.
1381
1382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1383 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1384
1385byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1386 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1387 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001388 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001389 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1390 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1391 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1392< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1393 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1394 one byte).
1395 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1396 to a Unicode encoding.
1397
1398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1399 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1400
1401call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1402 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1403 arguments.
1404 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1405 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1406 Returns the return value of the called function.
1407 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1408 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1409
1410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1411 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1412
1413ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1414 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1415 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1416 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1417 Examples: >
1418 echo ceil(1.456)
1419< 2.0 >
1420 echo ceil(-5.456)
1421< -5.0 >
1422 echo ceil(4.0)
1423< 4.0
1424
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001425 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1426
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1428 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001429
1430
1431ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1432
1433
1434changenr() *changenr()*
1435 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1436 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1437 with the |:undo| command.
1438 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1439 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1440 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001441 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001442
1443char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001444 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001445 Examples: >
1446 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1447 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1448< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1449 Example for "utf-8": >
1450 char2nr("á") returns 225
1451 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1452< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1453 A combining character is a separate character.
1454 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1455 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1456 let str = "ABC"
1457 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1458< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1459
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001460 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1461
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1463 GetChar()->char2nr()
1464
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001465charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1466 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1467 The character class is one of:
1468 0 blank
1469 1 punctuation
1470 2 word character
1471 3 emoji
1472 other specific Unicode class
1473 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001474 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001475
1476
1477charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1478 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1479 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1480
1481 Example:
1482 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1483 charcol('.') returns 3
1484 col('.') returns 7
1485
1486< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1487 GetPos()->col()
1488<
1489 *charidx()*
1490charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1491 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1492 The index of the first character is zero.
1493 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1494 equal to {idx}.
1495 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1496 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1497 added to the preceding base character.
1498 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1499 counted as separate characters.
1500 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1501 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1502 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1503 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1504 and is not zero or one.
1505 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1506 from the character index.
1507 Examples: >
1508 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1509 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1510 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1511<
1512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1513 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1514
1515chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1516 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1517 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1518 window:
1519 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1520 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1521 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1522 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1523 directory.
1524 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1525 {dir} must be a String.
1526 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1527 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1528 On failure, returns an empty string.
1529
1530 Example: >
1531 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1532 if save_dir != ""
1533 " ... do some work
1534 call chdir(save_dir)
1535 endif
1536
1537< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1538 GetDir()->chdir()
1539<
1540cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1541 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1542 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1543 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1544 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001545 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001546 See |C-indenting|.
1547
1548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1549 GetLnum()->cindent()
1550
1551clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1552 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1553 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1554 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1555 window ID instead of the current window.
1556
1557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1558 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1559<
1560 *col()*
1561col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1562 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1563 . the cursor position
1564 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1565 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1566 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1567 returned)
1568 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1569 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1570 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1571 that it's updated right away.
1572 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1573 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1574 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1575 out of range then col() returns zero.
1576 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1577 |getpos()|.
1578 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1579 character position use |charcol()|.
1580 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1581 Examples: >
1582 col(".") column of cursor
1583 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1584 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001585 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001586< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001587 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1588 buffer.
1589 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1590 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001591 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1592 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001593 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001594
1595< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1596 GetPos()->col()
1597<
1598
1599complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1600 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1601 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1602 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1603 or with an expression mapping.
1604 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1605 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1606 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1607 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1608 match.
1609 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1610 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1611 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1612 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1613 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1614 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1615 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1616 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1617 Example: >
1618 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1619
1620 func! ListMonths()
1621 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1622 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1623 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1624 return ''
1625 endfunc
1626< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1627 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1628
1629 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1630 second argument: >
1631 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1632
1633complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1634 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1635 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1636 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1637 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1638 the list.
1639 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1640 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1641
1642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1643 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1644
1645complete_check() *complete_check()*
1646 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1647 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1648 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1649 zero otherwise.
1650 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1651 'completefunc' option.
1652
1653
1654complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1655 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1656 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1657 The items are:
1658 mode Current completion mode name string.
1659 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1660 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1661 See |pumvisible()|.
1662 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1663 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1664 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1665 See |complete-items|.
1666 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1667 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1668 typed text only, or the last completion after
1669 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1670 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001671 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001672
1673 *complete_info_mode*
1674 mode values are:
1675 "" Not in completion mode
1676 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1677 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1678 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1679 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1680 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1681 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1682 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1683 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1684 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1685 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1686 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1687 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1688 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1689 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1690 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1691 "eval" |complete()| completion
1692 "unknown" Other internal modes
1693
1694 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1695 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1696 {what} are silently ignored.
1697
1698 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1699 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1700 |CompleteChanged| event.
1701
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001702 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1703
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001704 Examples: >
1705 " Get all items
1706 call complete_info()
1707 " Get only 'mode'
1708 call complete_info(['mode'])
1709 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1710 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1711
1712< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1713 GetItems()->complete_info()
1714<
1715 *confirm()*
1716confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1717 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1718 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1719 choice this is 1.
1720 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1721 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1722
1723 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1724 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1725 used (and translated).
1726 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1727 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1728
1729 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1730 by '\n', e.g. >
1731 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1732< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1733 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1734 not need to be the first letter: >
1735 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1736< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1737 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1738
1739 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1740 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1741 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1742 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1743
1744 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1745 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1746 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1747 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1748 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1749 used.
1750
1751 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1752 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1753
1754 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001755 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001756 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001757 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001758 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001759 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001760 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001761 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001762 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001763 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001764< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1765 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1766 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1767 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1768 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1769 the horizontal layout is always used.
1770
1771 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1772 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1773<
1774 *copy()*
1775copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1776 different from using {expr} directly.
1777 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1778 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1779 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1780 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1781 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1782 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1784 mylist->copy()
1785
1786cos({expr}) *cos()*
1787 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1788 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001789 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001790 Examples: >
1791 :echo cos(100)
1792< 0.862319 >
1793 :echo cos(-4.01)
1794< -0.646043
1795
1796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1797 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001798
1799
1800cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1801 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1802 [1, inf].
1803 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001804 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001805 Examples: >
1806 :echo cosh(0.5)
1807< 1.127626 >
1808 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1809< -1.127626
1810
1811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1812 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001813
1814
1815count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1816 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1817 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1818
1819 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1820 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1821
1822 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1823
1824 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1825 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1826 {expr} is an empty string.
1827
1828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1829 mylist->count(val)
1830<
1831 *cscope_connection()*
1832cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1833 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1834 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1835 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1836 if there are no cscope connections;
1837 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1838
1839 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1840 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1841
1842 {num} Description of existence check
1843 ----- ------------------------------
1844 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1845 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1846 {dbpath}.
1847 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1848 {dbpath}.
1849 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1850 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1851 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1852 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1853
1854 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1855
1856 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1857
1858 # pid database name prepend path
1859 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1860<
1861 Invocation Return Val ~
1862 ---------- ---------- >
1863 cscope_connection() 1
1864 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1865 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1866 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1867 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1868 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1869 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1870 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1871<
1872cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1873cursor({list})
1874 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1875 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1876
1877 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1878 with two, three or four item:
1879 [{lnum}, {col}]
1880 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1881 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1882 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1883 but without the first item.
1884
1885 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1886 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1887
1888 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001889 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1890 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001891 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1892 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001893 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1894 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1895 line.
1896 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1897 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1898 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1899
1900 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1901 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1902 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1903 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1904
1905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1906 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1907
1908debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1909 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1910 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1911 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1912 {only available on MS-Windows}
1913
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001914 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1915 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1916
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1918 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1919
1920deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1921 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1922 different from using {expr} directly.
1923 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1924 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1925 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1926 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1927 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1928 the original |List|.
1929 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1930
1931 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1932 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1933 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1934 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1935 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1936 *E724*
1937 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1938 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1939 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1940 Also see |copy()|.
1941
1942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1943 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1944
1945delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1946 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001947 name {fname}.
1948
1949 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1950 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001951
1952 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1953 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1954
1955 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1956 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1957 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1958 that is being used.
1959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001960 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1961 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1962 or partly failed.
1963
1964 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1965 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1966 |deletebufline()|.
1967
1968 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1969 GetName()->delete()
1970
1971deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1972 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1973 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1974 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1975
1976 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1977 |bufload()| if needed.
1978
1979 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1980
1981 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1982 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1983 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1984
1985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1986 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1987<
1988 *did_filetype()*
1989did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1990 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1991 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1992 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1993 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1994 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1995 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1996 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1997 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1998 file.
1999
2000diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2001 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2002 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2003 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2004 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2005 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2006 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2007 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2008
2009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2010 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2011
2012diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2013 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2014 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2015 diff change zero is returned.
2016 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2017 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2018 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2019 line.
2020 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2021 syntax information about the highlighting.
2022
2023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2024 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2025<
2026
2027digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2028 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2029 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2030 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2031 is given and an empty string is returned.
2032
2033 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2034 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2035 available, it might fail.
2036
2037 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2038
2039 Examples: >
2040 " Get a built-in digraph
2041 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2042
2043 " Get a user-defined digraph
2044 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2045 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2046<
2047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2048 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2049<
2050 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2051 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2052 display an error message.
2053
2054
2055digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2056 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2057 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2058 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2059
2060 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2061 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2062 available, it might fail.
2063
2064 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2065
2066 Examples: >
2067 " Get user-defined digraphs
2068 :echo digraph_getlist()
2069
2070 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2071 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2072<
2073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2074 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2075<
2076 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2077 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2078 display an error message.
2079
2080
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002081digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002082 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2083 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002084 encoded character. *E1215*
2085 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2086 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2087 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002088
2089 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2090 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2091
2092 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2093 |digraph_setlist()|.
2094
2095 Example: >
2096 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2097<
2098 Can be used as a |method|: >
2099 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2100<
2101 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2102 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2103 display an error message.
2104
2105
2106digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2107 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2108 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2109 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002110 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002111 Example: >
2112 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2113<
2114 It is similar to the following: >
2115 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2116 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2117 endfor
2118< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2119 following digraphs will not be added.
2120
2121 Can be used as a |method|: >
2122 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2123<
2124 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2125 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2126 display an error message.
2127
2128
2129echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2130 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2131 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2132 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2133 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2134< and to enable it again: >
2135 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2136< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2137
2138
2139empty({expr}) *empty()*
2140 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2141 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2142 items.
2143 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2144 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2145 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2146 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2147 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2148 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2149
2150 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2151 length with zero.
2152
2153 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2154 mylist->empty()
2155
2156environ() *environ()*
2157 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2158 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2159 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2160< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2161 use this: >
2162 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2163
2164escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2165 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2166 backslash. Example: >
2167 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2168< results in: >
2169 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2170< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2171
2172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2173 GetText()->escape(' \')
2174<
2175 *eval()*
2176eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2177 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2178 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2179 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2180 functions.
2181
2182 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2183 argv->join()->eval()
2184
2185eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2186 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2187 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2188 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2189 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2190
2191executable({expr}) *executable()*
2192 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2193 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2194 arguments.
2195 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2196 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2197 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2198 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2199 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2200 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2201 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2202 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2203 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2204 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2205 directory, not if it's really executable.
2206 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002207 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2208 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2209 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2210 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002211 The result is a Number:
2212 1 exists
2213 0 does not exist
2214 -1 not implemented on this system
2215 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2216
2217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2218 GetCommand()->executable()
2219
2220execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2221 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2222 string.
2223 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2224 lines are executed one by one.
2225 This is equivalent to: >
2226 redir => var
2227 {command}
2228 redir END
2229<
2230 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2231 "" no `:silent` used
2232 "silent" `:silent` used
2233 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2234 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2235 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2236 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2237 *E930*
2238 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2239
2240 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002241 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002242
2243< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2244 use `win_execute()`.
2245
2246 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2247 included in the output of the higher level call.
2248
2249 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2250 GetCommand()->execute()
2251
2252exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2253 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2254 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2255 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2256 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2257 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2258< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2259 an empty string is returned.
2260
2261 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2262 GetCommand()->exepath()
2263<
2264 *exists()*
2265exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2266 zero otherwise.
2267
2268 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2269 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2270 at compile time.
2271
2272 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2273 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2274
2275 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002276 varname internal variable (see
2277 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2278 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2279 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002280 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002281 Does not work for local variables in a
2282 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002283 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2284 script, since it can be used as a
2285 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002286 Beware that evaluating an index may
2287 cause an error message for an invalid
2288 expression. E.g.: >
2289 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2290 :echo exists("l[5]")
2291< 0 >
2292 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2293< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2294 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002295 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2296 not if it really works)
2297 +option-name Vim option that works.
2298 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2299 done by comparing with an empty
2300 string)
2301 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2302 or user defined function (see
2303 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2304 Also works for a variable that is a
2305 Funcref.
2306 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2307 implemented; to be used to check if
2308 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002309 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2310 command or command modifier |:command|.
2311 Returns:
2312 1 for match with start of a command
2313 2 full match with a command
2314 3 matches several user commands
2315 To check for a supported command
2316 always check the return value to be 2.
2317 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002318 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2319 probably should not use it, it is
2320 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002321 #event autocommand defined for this event
2322 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2323 pattern (the pattern is taken
2324 literally and compared to the
2325 autocommand patterns character by
2326 character)
2327 #group autocommand group exists
2328 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2329 event.
2330 #group#event#pattern
2331 autocommand defined for this group,
2332 event and pattern.
2333 ##event autocommand for this event is
2334 supported.
2335
2336 Examples: >
2337 exists("&shortname")
2338 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2339 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002340 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2341 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002342 exists("bufcount")
2343 exists(":Make")
2344 exists("#CursorHold")
2345 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2346 exists("#filetypeindent")
2347 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2348 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2349 exists("##ColorScheme")
2350< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2351 name.
2352 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002353 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2354 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002355 Working example: >
2356 exists(":make")
2357< NOT working example: >
2358 exists(":make install")
2359
2360< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2361 variable itself. For example: >
2362 exists(bufcount)
2363< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2364 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2365
2366 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2367 Varname()->exists()
2368<
2369
2370exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2371 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2372 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2373 give an error: >
2374 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2375 ThatFunction('works')
2376 endif
2377< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2378 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2379
2380 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2381 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2382 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2383
2384
2385exp({expr}) *exp()*
2386 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2387 [0, inf].
2388 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002389 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002390 Examples: >
2391 :echo exp(2)
2392< 7.389056 >
2393 :echo exp(-1)
2394< 0.367879
2395
2396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2397 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002398
2399
2400expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2401 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2402 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2403
2404 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2405 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2406 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2407 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2408 file name contains a space]
2409
2410 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2411 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2412 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2413
2414 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2415 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2416 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2417
2418 % current file name
2419 # alternate file name
2420 #n alternate file name n
2421 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2422 <afile> autocmd file name
2423 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2424 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2425 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2426 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2427 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2428 line number
2429 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2430 a function
2431 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2432 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002433 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2434 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002435 <stack> call stack
2436 <cword> word under the cursor
2437 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2438 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2439 message |server2client()|
2440 Modifiers:
2441 :p expand to full path
2442 :h head (last path component removed)
2443 :t tail (last path component only)
2444 :r root (one extension removed)
2445 :e extension only
2446
2447 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002448 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002449< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2450 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2451 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2452< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002453 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002454< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2455 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2456 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2457 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2458 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2459<
2460 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2461 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2462 to modify normal file names.
2463
2464 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2465 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2466 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2467 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002468 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2469 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2470 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002471
2472 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2473 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2474 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2475 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2476 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2477 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2478 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2479 :echo expand("**/README")
2480<
2481 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2482 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2483 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2484 |expr-env-expand|.
2485 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2486 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2487 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2488 "$FOOBAR".
2489
2490 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2491 getting the raw output of an external command.
2492
2493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2494 Getpattern()->expand()
2495
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002496expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002497 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2498 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2499 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2500 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2501 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002502
2503 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2504 argument:
2505 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2506 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2507 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2508
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002509 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2510 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002511
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002512 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002513 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002514 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2515 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2516<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002518 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2519<
2520extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2521 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2522 |Dictionaries|.
2523
2524 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2525 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2526 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2527 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2528 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2529 Examples: >
2530 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2531 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2532< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2533 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2534 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2535 (where N is the original length of the List).
2536 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2537 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2538 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2539<
2540 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2541 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2542 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2543 used to decide what to do:
2544 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2545 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2546 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2547 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2548
2549 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2550 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2551 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2552 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2553 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002554 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002555
2556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2557 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2558
2559
2560extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2561 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2562 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2563 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2564 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2565
2566
2567feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2568 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2569 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2570
2571 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2572 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2573 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2574 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2575 characters from a mapping.
2576
2577 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2578 {string}.
2579
2580 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2581 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2582 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2583 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2584 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2585 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2586
2587 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2588 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2589 keys are remapped.
2590 'n' Do not remap keys.
2591 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2592 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2593 opening folds, etc.
2594 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2595 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2596 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2597 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2598 the internal "got_int" flag.
2599 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2600 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2601 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2602 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2603 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2604 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2605 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2606 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2607 script continues.
2608 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2609 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2610 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002611 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2612 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002613 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002614 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002615 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2616 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2617 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2618
2619 Return value is always 0.
2620
2621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2622 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2623
2624filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2625 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2626 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2627 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2628 expression, which is used as a String.
2629 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2630 |glob()|.
2631 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2632 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2633 0
2634 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2635 1
2636
2637< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2638 GetName()->filereadable()
2639< *file_readable()*
2640 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2641
2642
2643filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2644 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2645 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2646 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2647 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2648
2649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2650 GetName()->filewritable()
2651
2652
2653filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2654 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2655 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2656 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2657 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002658 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002659
2660 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2661
2662 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2663 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2664 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2665 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2666 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2667 current character.
2668 Examples: >
2669 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2670< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2671 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2672< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2673 call filter(var, 0)
2674< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2675
2676 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2677 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2678 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2679
2680 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2681 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2682 2. the value of the current item.
2683 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2684 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2685 func Odd(idx, val)
2686 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2687 endfunc
2688 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002689< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2690 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2691< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002692 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2693< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2694 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2695<
2696 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2697 Other values will result in a type error.
2698
2699 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2700 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2701 first: >
2702 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2703
2704< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002705 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002706 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2707 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2708 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2709 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2710
2711 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2712 mylist->filter(expr2)
2713
2714finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2715 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2716 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2717 for the syntax of {path}.
2718
2719 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2720 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2721 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2722 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2723
2724 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2725 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2726 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2727
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002728 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2729
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002730 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002731
2732 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2733 GetName()->finddir()
2734
2735findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2736 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2737 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2738 Example: >
2739 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2740< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2741 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2742
2743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2744 GetName()->findfile()
2745
2746flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2747 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2748 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2749 a very large number.
2750 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2751 not want that.
2752 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002753 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002754 *E900*
2755 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2756 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2757 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2758
2759 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2760
2761 Example: >
2762 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2763< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2764 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2765< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2766
2767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2768 mylist->flatten()
2769<
2770flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2771 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2772
2773
2774float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2775 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2776 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002777 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002778 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002779 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2780 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2781 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2782 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2783 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2784 Examples: >
2785 echo float2nr(3.95)
2786< 3 >
2787 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2788< -23 >
2789 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2790< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2791 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2792< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2793 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2794< 0
2795
2796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2797 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002798
2799
2800floor({expr}) *floor()*
2801 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2802 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2803 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002804 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002805 Examples: >
2806 echo floor(1.856)
2807< 1.0 >
2808 echo floor(-5.456)
2809< -6.0 >
2810 echo floor(4.0)
2811< 4.0
2812
2813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2814 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002815
2816
2817fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2818 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2819 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2820 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2821 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2822 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2823 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2824 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002825 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2826 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002827 Examples: >
2828 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2829< 0.13 >
2830 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2831< -0.13
2832
2833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2834 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002835
2836
2837fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2838 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2839 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2840 are escaped with a backslash.
2841 For most systems the characters escaped are
2842 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2843 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2844 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2845 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002846 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002847 Example: >
2848 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002849 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002850< results in executing: >
2851 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2852<
2853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2854 GetName()->fnameescape()
2855
2856fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2857 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2858 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2859 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2860 Example: >
2861 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2862< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002863 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002864< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2865 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002866 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2867 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2868 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2869 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002870 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2871 |expand()| first then.
2872
2873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2874 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2875
2876foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2877 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2878 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2879 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2880 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2881 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2882
2883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2884 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2885
2886foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2887 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2888 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2889 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2890 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2891 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2892
2893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2894 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2895
2896foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2897 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2898 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2899 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2900 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2901 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2902 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2903 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2904 previous line is usually available.
2905 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2906 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2907
2908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2909 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2910<
2911 *foldtext()*
2912foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2913 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2914 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2915 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2916 The returned string looks like this: >
2917 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2918< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2919 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2920 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2921 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2922 'commentstring' options is removed.
2923 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2924 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2925 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002926 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002927 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2928
2929foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2930 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2931 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2932 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2933 returned.
2934 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2935 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2936 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2937 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2938
2939
2940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2941 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2942<
2943 *foreground()*
2944foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2945 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2946 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2947 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2948 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002949 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002950 Win32 console version}
2951
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002952fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002953 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2954 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2955
2956 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2957 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002958 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2959 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2960 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2961
2962 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2963 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2964 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2965 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002966
2967 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2968 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2969
2970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2971 GetName()->fullcommand()
2972<
2973 *funcref()*
2974funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2975 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2976 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2977 function {name} is redefined later.
2978
2979 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002980 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2981 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2982 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2983 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002984 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002985
2986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2987 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2988<
2989 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2990function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2991 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2992 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2993 internal function.
2994
2995 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2996 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2997 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2998 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2999 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3000<
3001 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3002 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3003 same function.
3004
3005 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3006 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3007 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3008
3009 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3010 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3011 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3012 ...
3013 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3014 ...
3015 call Partial('name')
3016< Invokes the function as with: >
3017 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3018
3019< With a |method|: >
3020 func Callback(one, two, three)
3021 ...
3022 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3023 ...
3024 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3025< Invokes the function as with: >
3026 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3027
3028< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3029 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3030 arguments. Example: >
3031 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003032 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003033 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3034 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003035 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003036 call Func2('name')
3037< Invokes the function as with: >
3038 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3039
3040< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3041 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3042 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003043 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003044 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003045 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003046 let context = {"name": "example"}
3047 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003048 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003049 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3050< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003051 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3052 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003053 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3054 let Func = context.Callback
3055
3056< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3057 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003058 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003059 let context = {"name": "example"}
3060 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003061 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003062 call Func(500)
3063< Invokes the function as with: >
3064 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3065<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003066 Returns 0 on error.
3067
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003068 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3069 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3070
3071
3072garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3073 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3074 that have circular references.
3075
3076 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3077 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3078 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3079 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3080 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3081 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3082 for a long time.
3083
3084 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3085 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3086 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3087
3088 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3089 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3090 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3091 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3092
3093get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3094 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3095 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3096 omitted.
3097 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3098 mylist->get(idx)
3099get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3100 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3101 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3102 omitted.
3103 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3104 myblob->get(idx)
3105get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3106 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3107 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3108 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3109 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3110< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3111 'default' when it does not exist.
3112 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3113 mydict->get(key)
3114get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003115 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003116 {what} are:
3117 "name" The function name
3118 "func" The function
3119 "dict" The dictionary
3120 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003121 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003122 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3123 myfunc->get(what)
3124<
3125 *getbufinfo()*
3126getbufinfo([{buf}])
3127getbufinfo([{dict}])
3128 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3129
3130 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3131 returned.
3132
3133 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3134 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3135 be specified in {dict}:
3136 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3137 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3138 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3139
3140 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3141 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3142 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3143 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3144
3145 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3146 entries:
3147 bufnr Buffer number.
3148 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3149 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3150 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3151 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3152 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3153 last used.
3154 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3155 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3156 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3157 opened in the current window.
3158 Only valid if the buffer has been
3159 displayed in the window in the past.
3160 If you want the line number of the
3161 last known cursor position in a given
3162 window, use |line()|: >
3163 :echo line('.', {winid})
3164<
3165 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3166 valid when loaded)
3167 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3168 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3169 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3170 Each list item is a dictionary with
3171 the following fields:
3172 id sign identifier
3173 lnum line number
3174 name sign name
3175 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3176 buffer-local variables.
3177 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3178 buffer
3179 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3180 display this buffer
3181
3182 Examples: >
3183 for buf in getbufinfo()
3184 echo buf.name
3185 endfor
3186 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3187 if buf.changed
3188 ....
3189 endif
3190 endfor
3191<
3192 To get buffer-local options use: >
3193 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3194<
3195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3196 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3197<
3198
3199 *getbufline()*
3200getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3201 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3202 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3203 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3204
3205 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3206
3207 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3208 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3209
3210 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3211 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3212
3213 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3214 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3215 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3216 returned.
3217
3218 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3219 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3220
3221 Example: >
3222 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3223
3224< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3225 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3226
3227getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3228 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3229 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3230 must be used.
3231 The {varname} argument is a string.
3232 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3233 buffer-local variables.
3234 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3235 the buffer-local options.
3236 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3237 a buffer-local option.
3238 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3239 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3240 window-local option.
3241 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3242 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3243 string is returned, there is no error message.
3244 Examples: >
3245 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003246 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003247
3248< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3249 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3250<
3251getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3252 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3253 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3254 exist, an empty list is returned.
3255
3256 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3257 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3258 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3259 entries:
3260 col column number
3261 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3262 lnum line number
3263 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3264 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3265 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3266
3267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3268 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3269
3270getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3271 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3272 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3273 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3274 Return zero otherwise.
3275 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3276 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3277 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3278
3279 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3280 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003281 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003282 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3283 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3284 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3285 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3286 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3287 that is not included in the character.
3288
3289 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3290 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3291 sequence.
3292
3293 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3294 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3295 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3296
3297 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3298
3299 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3300 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3301 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3302 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3303 ignored.
3304 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3305 let c = getchar()
3306 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003307 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003308 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003309 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003310 endif
3311<
3312 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3313 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3314 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3315
3316 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3317 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3318 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3319 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3320
3321 There is no mapping for the character.
3322 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3323 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3324 sequence. Examples: >
3325 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3326 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3327< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3328 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3329 :function FindChar()
3330 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3331 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3332 : normal l
3333 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3334 : break
3335 : endif
3336 : endwhile
3337 :endfunction
3338<
3339 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3340 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3341 another character: >
3342 :function GetKey()
3343 : let c = getchar()
3344 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3345 : let c = getchar()
3346 : endwhile
3347 : return c
3348 :endfunction
3349
3350getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3351 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3352 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3353 These values are added together:
3354 2 shift
3355 4 control
3356 8 alt (meta)
3357 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3358 32 mouse double click
3359 64 mouse triple click
3360 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3361 128 command (Macintosh only)
3362 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3363 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003364 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003365
3366 *getcharpos()*
3367getcharpos({expr})
3368 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3369 column number in the returned List is a character index
3370 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003371 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3372 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003373 of the last character.
3374
3375 Example:
3376 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3377 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3378 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3379<
3380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3381 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3382
3383getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3384 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3385 with the following entries:
3386
3387 char character previously used for a character
3388 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3389 if no character search has been performed
3390 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3391 0 for backward
3392 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3393 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3394 character search
3395
3396 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3397 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3398 character search: >
3399 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3400 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3401< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3402
3403
3404getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3405 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3406 string.
3407 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3408 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3409 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3410 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3411 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3412 if no character is available.
3413 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3414 result is converted to a string.
3415
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003416getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3417 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3418 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3419 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003420 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003421 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3422 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003423 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003424
3425getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3426 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3427 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3428 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3429 Example: >
3430 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003431< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3432 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003433 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3434 |inputsecret()|.
3435
3436getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3437 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3438 byte count. The first column is 1.
3439 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3440 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3441 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003442 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3443 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003444
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003445getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3446 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3447 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3448 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3449 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3450 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3451 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003452 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3453 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003454
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003455getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3456 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3457 are:
3458 : normal Ex command
3459 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3460 / forward search command
3461 ? backward search command
3462 @ |input()| command
3463 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3464 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3465 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3466 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3467 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3468 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3469
3470getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3471 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3472 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3473 when not in the command-line window.
3474
3475getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3476 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3477 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3478 types are supported:
3479
3480 arglist file names in argument list
3481 augroup autocmd groups
3482 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003483 behave |:behave| suboptions
3484 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003485 color color schemes
3486 command Ex command
3487 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3488 compiler compilers
3489 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3490 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3491 dir directory names
3492 environment environment variable names
3493 event autocommand events
3494 expression Vim expression
3495 file file and directory names
3496 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3497 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3498 function function name
3499 help help subjects
3500 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003501 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003502 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3503 mapclear buffer argument
3504 mapping mapping name
3505 menu menus
3506 messages |:messages| suboptions
3507 option options
3508 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003509 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003510 shellcmd Shell command
3511 sign |:sign| suboptions
3512 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3513 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3514 tag tags
3515 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3516 user user names
3517 var user variables
3518
3519 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3520 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3521 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3522
3523 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3524 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3525 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3526
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003527 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3528 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003529 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3530 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3531 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3532 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003533
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003534 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3535 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3536 a ":call" command: >
3537 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3538<
3539 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3540 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3541
3542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3543 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3544<
3545 *getcurpos()*
3546getcurpos([{winid}])
3547 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3548 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3549 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3550 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003551 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3552 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003553 |getpos()|.
3554 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3555 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3556 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3557
3558 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3559 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3560 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3561 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3562 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3563
3564 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3565 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3566 MoveTheCursorAround
3567 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3568< Note that this only works within the window. See
3569 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3570
3571 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3572 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3573<
3574 *getcursorcharpos()*
3575getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3576 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3577 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3578
3579 Example:
3580 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3581 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3582 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3583<
3584 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3585 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3586
3587< *getcwd()*
3588getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3589 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3590 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3591
3592 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3593 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3594 the |window-ID|.
3595 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3596 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3597
3598 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3599 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3600 the working directory of the tabpage.
3601 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3602 use the current tabpage.
3603 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3604 the current window.
3605 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3606
3607 Examples: >
3608 " Get the working directory of the current window
3609 :echo getcwd()
3610 :echo getcwd(0)
3611 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3612 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3613 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3614 " Get the global working directory
3615 :echo getcwd(-1)
3616 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3617 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3618 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3619 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3620
3621< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3622 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3623
3624getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3625 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3626 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3627 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3628
3629< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3630 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3631 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3632 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3633
3634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3635 GetVarname()->getenv()
3636
3637getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3638 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3639 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3640 |hl-Normal|.
3641 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3642 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3643 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3644 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3645 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3646 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3647 function just after the GUI has started.
3648 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3649 a valid name does not work.
3650
3651getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3652 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3653 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3654 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3655 empty string is returned.
3656 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3657 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3658 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3659 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3660 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3661 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3662 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3663< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3664 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3665
3666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3667 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3668<
3669 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3670
3671getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3672 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3673 given file {fname}.
3674 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3675 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3676 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3677 is returned.
3678
3679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3680 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3681
3682getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3683 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3684 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3685 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3686 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3687 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3688
3689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3690 GetFilename()->getftime()
3691
3692getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3693 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3694 file of the given file {fname}.
3695 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3696 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3697 results:
3698 Normal file "file"
3699 Directory "dir"
3700 Symbolic link "link"
3701 Block device "bdev"
3702 Character device "cdev"
3703 Socket "socket"
3704 FIFO "fifo"
3705 All other "other"
3706 Example: >
3707 getftype("/home")
3708< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3709 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3710 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3711 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3712
3713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3714 GetFilename()->getftype()
3715
3716getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3717 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003718 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003719 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3720
3721getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3722 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3723
3724 Without arguments use the current window.
3725 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3726 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3727 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003728 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3729 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003730
3731 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3732 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3733 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3734 the following entries:
3735 bufnr buffer number
3736 col column number
3737 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3738 filename filename if available
3739 lnum line number
3740
3741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3742 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3743
3744< *getline()*
3745getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3746 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3747 from the current buffer. Example: >
3748 getline(1)
3749< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3750 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3751 To get the line under the cursor: >
3752 getline(".")
3753< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3754 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3755
3756 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3757 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3758 including line {end}.
3759 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3760 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3761 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3762 Example: >
3763 :let start = line('.')
3764 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3765 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3766
3767< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3768 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3769
3770< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3771
3772getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3773 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3774 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3775 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3776
3777 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3778 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3779 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3780
3781 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3782 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3783 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3784
3785 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3786 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3787
3788 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3789 from the location list. This field is
3790 applicable only when called from a
3791 location list window. See
3792 |location-list-file-window| for more
3793 details.
3794
3795 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3796 location list for the window {nr}.
3797 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3798
3799 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3800 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3801 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3802
3803
3804getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3805 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3806 about all the global marks. |mark|
3807
3808 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3809 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003810 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3811 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003812
3813 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3814 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3815 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3816 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3817 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3818 file file name
3819
3820 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3821 mark.
3822
3823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3824 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3825
3826getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3827 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3828 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3829 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3830 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3831 |getmatches()|.
3832 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003833 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3834 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003835 Example: >
3836 :echo getmatches()
3837< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3838 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3839 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3840 :let m = getmatches()
3841 :call clearmatches()
3842 :echo getmatches()
3843< [] >
3844 :call setmatches(m)
3845 :echo getmatches()
3846< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3847 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3848 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3849 :unlet m
3850<
3851getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3852 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3853 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3854 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3855 screenrow screen row
3856 screencol screen column
3857 winid Window ID of the click
3858 winrow row inside "winid"
3859 wincol column inside "winid"
3860 line text line inside "winid"
3861 column text column inside "winid"
3862 All numbers are 1-based.
3863
3864 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3865 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3866
3867 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3868 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3869 are zero.
3870
3871 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3872 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3873
3874 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3875
3876 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3877 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3878
3879 *getpid()*
3880getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3881 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3882 exits.
3883
3884 *getpos()*
3885getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3886 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3887 |getcurpos()|.
3888 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3889 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3890 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3891 is the buffer number of the mark.
3892 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3893 column is 1.
3894 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3895 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3896 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3897 character.
3898 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3899 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003900 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003901 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3902 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3903 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003904 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3905 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003906 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003907 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3908 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3909 ...
3910 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3911< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3912
3913 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3914 GetMark()->getpos()
3915
3916getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3917 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3918 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3919 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3920 bufname() to get the name
3921 module module name
3922 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3923 end_lnum
3924 end of line number if the item is multiline
3925 col column number (first column is 1)
3926 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3927 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3928 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3929 nr error number
3930 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3931 text description of the error
3932 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3933 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3934
3935 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3936 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3937 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3938 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3939 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3940
3941 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3942 do something with them: >
3943 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3944 :for d in getqflist()
3945 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3946 :endfor
3947<
3948 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3949 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3950 following string items are supported in {what}:
3951 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3952 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3953 context get the |quickfix-context|
3954 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3955 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3956 value is used.
3957 id get information for the quickfix list with
3958 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3959 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3960 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3961 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3962 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3963 See |quickfix-index|
3964 items quickfix list entries
3965 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3966 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3967 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3968 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3969 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3970 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3971 the last quickfix list
3972 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3973 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3974 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3975 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3976 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3977 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3978 all all of the above quickfix properties
3979 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3980 particular item, set it to zero.
3981 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3982 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3983 specified by "id" is used.
3984 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3985 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3986 contains the quickfix stack size.
3987 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3988 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3989 "items" with the list of entries.
3990
3991 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3992 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3993 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3994 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3995 If not present, set to "".
3996 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3997 present, set to 0.
3998 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3999 present, set to 0.
4000 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4001 an empty list.
4002 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4003 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4004 window. If not present, set to 0.
4005 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4006 present, set to 0.
4007 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4008 to "".
4009 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4010
4011 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4012 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4013 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4014 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4015<
4016getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4017 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4018 {regname}. Example: >
4019 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4020< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4021 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004022 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004023
4024 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4025 register. (For use in maps.)
4026 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4027 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4028 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4029
4030 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4031 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4032 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4033 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4034 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4035 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4036
4037 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4038 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4039 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4040
4041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4042 GetRegname()->getreg()
4043
4044getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4045 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4046 Dictionary with the following entries:
4047 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4048 {regname}, like
4049 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4050 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4051 |getregtype()|.
4052 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4053 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4054 register.
4055 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4056 single letter name of the register
4057 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4058 For example, after deleting a line
4059 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4060 which is the register that got the
4061 deleted text.
4062
4063 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4064 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4065 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4066 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4067 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4068 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4069
4070 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4071 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4072
4073getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4074 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4075 The value will be one of:
4076 "v" for |characterwise| text
4077 "V" for |linewise| text
4078 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4079 "" for an empty or unknown register
4080 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4081 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4082 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4083 |v:register| is used.
4084 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4085
4086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4087 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4088
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004089getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004090 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004091 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4092 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004093
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004094 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4095 optional items:
4096 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4097 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4098 scripts with name that match the pattern
4099 "name" are returned.
4100 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4101 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4102 returned and "name" is ignored.
4103
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004104 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4105 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004106 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004107 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4108 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004109 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4110 the script. Present only when a particular
4111 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4112 {opts}.
4113 name Vim script file name.
4114 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4115 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004116 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4117 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004118 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
4119 Present only when the a particular script is
4120 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4121 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4122 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4123 this dictionary.
4124 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004125
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004126 Examples: >
4127 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4128 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4129<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004130gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4131 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4132 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4133 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4134 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4135 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4136
4137 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4138 tabnr tab page number.
4139 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4140 tabpage-local variables
4141 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4142
4143 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4144 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4145
4146gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4147 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4148 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4149 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4150 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4151 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4152 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4153 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4154 string is returned, there is no error message.
4155
4156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4157 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4158
4159gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4160 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4161 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4162 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4163 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4164 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4165 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4166 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4167 window-local option.
4168 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4169 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4170 use |getwinvar()|.
4171 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4172 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4173 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4174 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4175 or buffer-local variable.
4176 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4177 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4178 Examples: >
4179 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004180 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004181<
4182 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4183 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4184
4185< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4186 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4187
4188gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4189 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4190 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4191 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4192 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4193
4194 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4195 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4196 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4197 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4198 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4199 is a dictionary containing the
4200 entries described below.
4201 length Number of entries in the stack.
4202
4203 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4204 entries:
4205 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4206 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4207 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4208 returned list.
4209 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4210 multiple matching tags are found for a
4211 name.
4212 tagname name of the tag
4213
4214 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4215
4216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4217 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4218
4219
4220gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4221 Translate String {text} if possible.
4222 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4223 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4224 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4225 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4226 called.
4227 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4228 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4229 strings.
4230
4231
4232getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4233 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4234
4235 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4236 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4237 exist the result is an empty list.
4238
4239 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4240 tab pages is returned.
4241
4242 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4243 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4244 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4245 height window height (excluding winbar)
4246 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4247 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4248 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4249 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4250 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4251 {only with the +terminal feature}
4252 tabnr tab page number
4253 topline first displayed buffer line
4254 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4255 window-local variables
4256 width window width
4257 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4258 otherwise
4259 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4260 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4261 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4262 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4263 number in front of the text
4264 winid |window-ID|
4265 winnr window number
4266 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4267 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4268
4269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4270 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4271
4272getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4273 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4274 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4275 [x-pos, y-pos]
4276 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4277 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4278 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4279 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4280 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4281 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4282 do some work in the meantime: >
4283 while 1
4284 let res = getwinpos(1)
4285 if res[0] >= 0
4286 break
4287 endif
4288 " Do some work here
4289 endwhile
4290<
4291
4292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4293 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4294<
4295 *getwinposx()*
4296getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4297 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4298 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4299 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4300 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4301
4302 *getwinposy()*
4303getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4304 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4305 a timeout of 100 msec).
4306 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4307 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4308
4309getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4310 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4311 Examples: >
4312 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004313 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004314
4315< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4316 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4317<
4318glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4319 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4320 use of special characters.
4321
4322 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4323 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4324 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4325 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4326 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4327
4328 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4329 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4330 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4331 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4332 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4333
4334 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4335
4336 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4337 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4338
4339 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4340 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4341 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4342 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4343
4344 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4345 any external command. Example: >
4346 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4347 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4348< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4349 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4350
4351 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4352 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4353
4354 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4355 GetExpr()->glob()
4356
4357glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4358 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4359 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4360 is a file name. E.g. >
4361 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4362< This is equivalent to: >
4363 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4364< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4365 empty string.
4366 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4367 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4368
4369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4370 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4371< *globpath()*
4372globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4373 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4374 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4375 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4376<
4377 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4378 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4379 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4380 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4381 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4382 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4383 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4384 error message.
4385
4386 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4387 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4388 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4389 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4390
4391 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4392 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4393 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4394 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4395 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4396 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4397<
4398 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4399
4400 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4401 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4402 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4403 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4404< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4405 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4406
4407 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4408 second argument: >
4409 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4410<
4411 *has()*
4412has({feature} [, {check}])
4413 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4414 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4415 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4416 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4417
4418 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4419 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4420 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4421 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4422 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4423 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4424 current Vim version.
4425
4426 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4427
4428 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4429 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4430 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4431 separate line: >
4432 if has('feature')
4433 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4434 endif
4435< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4436 would not be found.
4437
4438
4439has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4440 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004441 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4442 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4443 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4444 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4445 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004446
4447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4448 mydict->has_key(key)
4449
4450haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4451 The result is a Number:
4452 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4453 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4454 0 otherwise.
4455
4456 Without arguments use the current window.
4457 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4458 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4459 page.
4460 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4461 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4462 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4463 Examples: >
4464 if haslocaldir() == 1
4465 " window local directory case
4466 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4467 " tab-local directory case
4468 else
4469 " global directory case
4470 endif
4471
4472 " current window
4473 :echo haslocaldir()
4474 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4475 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4476 " window n in current tab page
4477 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4478 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4479 " window n in tab page m
4480 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4481 " tab page m
4482 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4483<
4484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4485 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4486
4487hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4488 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4489 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4490 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4491 indicated by {mode}.
4492 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4493 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4494 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4495 Command-line mode.
4496 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4497 buffer are checked for a match.
4498 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4499 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4500 n Normal mode
4501 v Visual and Select mode
4502 x Visual mode
4503 s Select mode
4504 o Operator-pending mode
4505 i Insert mode
4506 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4507 c Command-line mode
4508 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4509
4510 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4511 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4512 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4513 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4514 :endif
4515< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4516 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4517
4518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4519 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4520
4521histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4522 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4523 one of: *hist-names*
4524 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4525 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4526 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4527 "input" or "@" input line history
4528 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4529 empty the current or last used history
4530 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4531 character is sufficient.
4532 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4533 shifted to become the newest entry.
4534 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4535 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4536
4537 Example: >
4538 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4539 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4540< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4541
4542 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4543 second argument: >
4544 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4545
4546histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4547 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4548 for the possible values of {history}.
4549
4550 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4551 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4552 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4553 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4554 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4555 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4556 be removed if it exists.
4557
4558 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4559 is returned.
4560
4561 Examples:
4562 Clear expression register history: >
4563 :call histdel("expr")
4564<
4565 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4566 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4567<
4568 The following three are equivalent: >
4569 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4570 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004571 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004572<
4573 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4574 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4575 :call histdel("search", -1)
4576 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4577<
4578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4579 GetHistory()->histdel()
4580
4581histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4582 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4583 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4584 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4585 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4586 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4587
4588 Examples:
4589 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004590 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004591
4592< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4593 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4594 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4595<
4596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4597 GetHistory()->histget()
4598
4599histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4600 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4601 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4602 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4603
4604 Example: >
4605 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4606
4607< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4608 GetHistory()->histnr()
4609<
4610hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4611 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4612 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4613 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4614 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4615 item.
4616 *highlight_exists()*
4617 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4618
4619 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4620 GetName()->hlexists()
4621<
4622hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4623 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4624 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4625 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4626 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4627
4628 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4629 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4630 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4631 resolved highlight group are returned.
4632
4633 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4634 following items:
4635 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4636 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4637 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4638 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4639 ctermbg cterm background color.
4640 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4641 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4642 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4643 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4644 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4645 group link is a default link. See
4646 |highlight-default|.
4647 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4648 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4649 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4650 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4651 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4652 id highlight group ID.
4653 linksto linked highlight group name.
4654 See |:highlight-link|.
4655 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4656 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4657 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4658 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4659
4660 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4661 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4662 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4663 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4664
4665 Example(s): >
4666 :echo hlget()
4667 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4668 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4669<
4670 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4671 GetName()->hlget()
4672<
4673hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4674 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4675 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4676 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4677 supported items in this dictionary.
4678
4679 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4680 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4681
4682 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4683 a link for an existing highlight group
4684 with attributes.
4685
4686 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4687 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4688 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4689 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4690 modified.
4691
4692 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4693 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4694 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4695 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4696
4697 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4698 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4699
4700 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4701
4702 Example(s): >
4703 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4704 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4705 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4706 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4707 :let l = hlget()
4708 :call hlset(l)
4709 " clear the Search highlight group
4710 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4711 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4712 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4713 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4714 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4715 " remove the MyHlg group link
4716 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4717 " clear the attributes and a link
4718 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4719 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4720<
4721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4722 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4723<
4724 *hlID()*
4725hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4726 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4727 zero is returned.
4728 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4729 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4730 "Comment" group: >
4731 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4732< *highlightID()*
4733 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4734
4735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4736 GetName()->hlID()
4737
4738hostname() *hostname()*
4739 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4740 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4741 256 characters long are truncated.
4742
4743iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4744 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4745 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4746 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4747 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4748 are replaced with "?".
4749 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4750 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4751 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4752 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4753 can be done.
4754 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4755 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4756 UTF-8 and use: >
4757 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4758< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4759 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4760 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4761
4762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4763 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4764<
4765 *indent()*
4766indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4767 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4768 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4769 |getline()|.
4770 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4771 error is given.
4772
4773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4774 GetLnum()->indent()
4775
4776index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004777 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004778 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004779
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004780 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4781 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4782 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4783 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004784 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4785 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004786
4787 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4788 value is equal to {expr}.
4789
4790 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4791 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004792
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004793 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4794 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004795
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004796 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4797 Example: >
4798 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4799 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4800
4801< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4802 GetObject()->index(what)
4803
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004804indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4805 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4806 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4807
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004808 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004809 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4810 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004811
4812 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004813 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4814 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004815
4816 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4817
4818 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4819 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4820 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4821 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4822 |v:val| has the byte value.
4823
4824 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4825 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4826 2. the value of the current item.
4827 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4828 search should stop.
4829
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004830 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004831 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004832 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4833 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4834 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004835 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4836 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004837 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4838 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4839 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4840 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004841
4842< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4843 mylist->indexof(expr)
4844
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004845input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4846 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4847 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4848 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4849 in the prompt to start a new line.
4850 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4851 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4852 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4853 for lines typed for input().
4854 Example: >
4855 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4856 : echo "Cheers!"
4857 :endif
4858<
4859 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4860 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4861 Example: >
4862 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4863
4864< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4865 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4866 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4867 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4868 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4869 more information. Example: >
4870 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4871<
4872 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4873 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4874 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4875 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4876 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4877 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4878 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4879 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4880 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4881
4882 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004883 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004884 :function GetFoo()
4885 : call inputsave()
4886 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4887 : call inputrestore()
4888 :endfunction
4889
4890< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4891 GetPrompt()->input()
4892
4893inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4894 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4895 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4896 Example: >
4897 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4898 :if n != ""
4899 : let &sw = n
4900 :endif
4901< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4902 omitted an empty string is returned.
4903 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4904 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4905 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4906
4907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4908 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4909
4910inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4911 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4912 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4913 enter a number, which is returned.
4914 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4915 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4916 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4917 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4918 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4919 length of {textlist} is returned.
4920 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4921 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4922 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4923 Example: >
4924 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4925 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4926
4927< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4928 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4929
4930inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4931 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4932 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4933 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4934 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4935
4936inputsave() *inputsave()*
4937 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4938 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4939 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4940 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4941 many inputrestore() calls.
4942 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4943
4944inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4945 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4946 two exceptions:
4947 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4948 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4949 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4950 |history| stack.
4951 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4952 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4953 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4954
4955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4956 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4957
4958insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4959 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4960 of it.
4961
4962 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4963 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4964 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4965 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4966
4967 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4968 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4969 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4970 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4971< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4972 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4973 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4974
4975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4976 mylist->insert(item)
4977
4978interrupt() *interrupt()*
4979 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4980 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4981 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4982 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4983 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4984 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4985 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4986 : call interrupt()
4987 : endif
4988 :endfunction
4989 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4990
4991invert({expr}) *invert()*
4992 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4993 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4994 :let bits = invert(bits)
4995< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4996 :let bits = bits->invert()
4997
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004998isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004999 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5000 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005001 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005002 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5003 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5004 are always absolute.
5005 Example: >
5006 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5007 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5008 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5009 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5010 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005011<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5013 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5014
5015
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005016isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5017 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5018 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5019 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5020 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5021
5022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5023 GetName()->isdirectory()
5024
5025isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5026 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5027 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5028 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5029< 1 >
5030 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5031< -1
5032
5033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5034 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005035
5036islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5037 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5038 name of a locked variable.
5039 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5040 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5041 Example: >
5042 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5043 :lockvar 1 alist
5044 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5045 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5046
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005047< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5048 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5049 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5050 |exists()| to check for existence.
5051 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005052
5053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5054 GetName()->islocked()
5055
5056isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5057 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5058 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5059< 1
5060
5061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5062 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005063
5064items({dict}) *items()*
5065 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5066 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5067 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5068 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5069 Example: >
5070 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005071 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005072 endfor
5073
5074< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5075 mydict->items()
5076
5077job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5078
5079
5080join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5081 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5082 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5083 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5084 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5085 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005086 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005087< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5088 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5089 The opposite function is |split()|.
5090
5091 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5092 mylist->join()
5093
5094js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5095 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5096 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5097 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5098 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5099 result in v:none items.
5100
5101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5102 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5103
5104js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5105 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5106 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5107 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5108 commas.
5109 For example, the Vim object:
5110 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5111 Will be encoded as:
5112 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5113 While json_encode() would produce:
5114 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5115 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5116 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5117
5118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5119 GetObject()->js_encode()
5120
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005121json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005122 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5123 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5124 JSON and Vim values.
5125 The decoding is permissive:
5126 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5127 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5128 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5129 same as {"1":2}.
5130 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5131 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5132 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5133 are accepted.
5134 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5135 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5136 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5137 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5138 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5139 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5140 character in string) for "\t".
5141 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5142 and results in v:none.
5143 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5144 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5145 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5146 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5147 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5148 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5149 *E938*
5150 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5151 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5152 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5153
5154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5155 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5156
5157json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5158 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5159 The encoding is specified in:
5160 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005161 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005162 |Number| decimal number
5163 |Float| floating point number
5164 Float nan "NaN"
5165 Float inf "Infinity"
5166 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5167 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5168 |Funcref| not possible, error
5169 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5170 used recursively: []
5171 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5172 used recursively: {}
5173 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5174 v:false "false"
5175 v:true "true"
5176 v:none "null"
5177 v:null "null"
5178 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5179 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5180 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005181 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5182 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005183
5184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5185 GetObject()->json_encode()
5186
5187keys({dict}) *keys()*
5188 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5189 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5190
5191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5192 mydict->keys()
5193
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005194keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5195 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5196 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5197 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5198 :echo keytrans(xx)
5199< <C-Home>
5200
5201 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5202 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5203
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005204< *len()* *E701*
5205len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5206 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5207 used, as with |strlen()|.
5208 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5209 returned.
5210 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5211 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5212 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005213 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005214
5215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5216 mylist->len()
5217
5218< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5219libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5220 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5221 with single argument {argument}.
5222 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5223 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5224 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5225 limited.
5226 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5227 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5228 to Vim.
5229 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5230 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5231 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5232 null-terminated string.
5233 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5234
5235 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5236 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5237 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5238 very probably crash.
5239
5240 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5241 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5242 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5243 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5244 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5245 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5246 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5247 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5248 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5249 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5250
5251 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5252 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5253 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5254 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5255 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5256 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5257 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5258 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5259 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5260 feature is present}
5261 Examples: >
5262 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5263
5264< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5265 third argument: >
5266 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5267<
5268 *libcallnr()*
5269libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5270 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5271 int instead of a string.
5272 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5273 feature is present}
5274 Examples: >
5275 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5276 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5277 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5278<
5279 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5280 third argument: >
5281 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5282<
5283
5284line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5285 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5286 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005287 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005288 . the cursor position
5289 $ the last line in the current buffer
5290 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5291 returned)
5292 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5293 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5294 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5295 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5296 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5297 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5298 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5299 that it's updated right away.
5300 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5301 then applies to another buffer.
5302 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5303 |getpos()|.
5304 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5305 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005306 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005307 Examples: >
5308 line(".") line number of the cursor
5309 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5310 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005311 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005312<
5313 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5314 |last-position-jump|.
5315
5316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5317 GetValue()->line()
5318
5319line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5320 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5321 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5322 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5323 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5324 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5325 below the last line: >
5326 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5327< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5328 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5329 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5330 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5331 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5332
5333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5334 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5335
5336lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5337 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5338 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5339 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5340 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005341 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005342 error is given.
5343
5344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5345 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5346
5347list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5348 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5349 Examples: >
5350 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5351 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5352< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5353 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5354
5355 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5356
5357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5358 GetList()->list2blob()
5359
5360list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5361 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5362 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5363 list2str([32]) returns " "
5364 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5365< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5366 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5367< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5368
5369 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5370 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5371 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5372 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5373<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005374 Returns an empty string on error.
5375
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5377 GetList()->list2str()
5378
5379listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5380 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5381 been made to buffer {buf}.
5382 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5383 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5384 buffer is used.
5385 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5386
5387 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005388 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5389 start first changed line number
5390 end first line number below the change
5391 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005392 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005393 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005394
5395 Example: >
5396 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5397 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5398 endfunc
5399 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5400
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005401< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005402 dictionary with these entries:
5403 lnum the first line number of the change
5404 end the first line below the change
5405 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5406 deleted
5407 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5408 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5409 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5410 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005411 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5412 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005413 lnum line above which the new line is added
5414 end equal to "lnum"
5415 added number of lines inserted
5416 col 1
5417 When lines are deleted the values are:
5418 lnum the first deleted line
5419 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5420 the deletion was done
5421 added negative, number of lines deleted
5422 col 1
5423 When lines are changed:
5424 lnum the first changed line
5425 end the line below the last changed line
5426 added 0
5427 col first column with a change or 1
5428
5429 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5430 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5431 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5432 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5433
5434 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5435 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5436 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5437 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5438
5439 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5440 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5441 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5442
5443 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5444 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5445 of a buffer.
5446 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5447 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5448
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005449 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005451 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5452 second argument: >
5453 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5454
5455listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5456 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5457 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5458
5459 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5460 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5461 buffer is used.
5462
5463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5464 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5465
5466listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5467 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5468 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5469 removed.
5470
5471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5472 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5473
5474localtime() *localtime()*
5475 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5476 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5477
5478
5479log({expr}) *log()*
5480 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5481 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5482 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005483 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005484 Examples: >
5485 :echo log(10)
5486< 2.302585 >
5487 :echo log(exp(5))
5488< 5.0
5489
5490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5491 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005492
5493
5494log10({expr}) *log10()*
5495 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5496 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005497 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005498 Examples: >
5499 :echo log10(1000)
5500< 3.0 >
5501 :echo log10(0.01)
5502< -2.0
5503
5504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5505 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005506
5507luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5508 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5509 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5510 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5511 Strings are returned as they are.
5512 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005513 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005514 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5515 as-is.
5516 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5517 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5518 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5519 to {expr}.
5520
5521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5522 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5523
5524< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5525
5526map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5527 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005528 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005529 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5530 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5531 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5532 characters, is replaced.
5533 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5534 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5535 Vim9 script.
5536
5537 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5538
5539 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5540 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5541 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5542 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5543 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5544 current character.
5545 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005546 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005547< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5548
5549 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5550 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5551 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5552 still have to double ' quotes
5553
5554 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5555 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5556 2. the value of the current item.
5557 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5558 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5559 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005560 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005561 endfunc
5562 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5563< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005564 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005565< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005566 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005567< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005568 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005569<
5570 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5571 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005572 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005573
5574< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5575 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5576 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5577 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5578 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5579 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5580
5581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5582 mylist->map(expr2)
5583
5584
5585maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5586 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5587 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5588 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005589 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5590 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005591
5592 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005593 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5594 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5595 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005596
5597 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5598 command.
5599
5600 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5601 "n" Normal
5602 "v" Visual (including Select)
5603 "o" Operator-pending
5604 "i" Insert
5605 "c" Cmd-line
5606 "s" Select
5607 "x" Visual
5608 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5609 "t" Terminal-Job
5610 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5611 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5612
5613 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5614 instead of mappings.
5615
5616 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5617 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005618 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005619 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5620 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5621 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5622 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5623 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5624 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5625 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5626 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5627 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5628 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5629 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5630 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5631 characters will be used:
5632 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5633 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5634 (|mapmode-ic|)
5635 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5636 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005637 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005638 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005639 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5640 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5641 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005642 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005643 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5644 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5645 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5646 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005647
5648 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5649 |mapset()|.
5650
5651 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5652 then the global mappings.
5653 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5654 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005655 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005656
5657< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5658 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5659
5660mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5661 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5662 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5663 {name}.
5664 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5665 instead of mappings.
5666 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5667 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5668
5669 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5670 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5671 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5672 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5673 mapcheck("b") no no no
5674
5675 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5676 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5677 mapping for {name} exactly.
5678 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5679 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5680 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5681 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5682 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5683 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5684 then the global mappings.
5685 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5686 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5687 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5688 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5689 :endif
5690< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5691 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5692
5693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5694 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5695
5696
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005697maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5698 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5699 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5700 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5701 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5702
5703 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5704 vim9script
5705 echo maplist()->filter(
5706 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005707< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5708 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5709 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5710 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5711 can do: >
5712 vim9script
5713 var saved_maps = []
5714 for m in maplist()
5715 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5716 saved_maps->add(m)
5717 endif
5718 endfor
5719 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5720< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5721 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5722 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5723 vim9script
5724 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5725 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5726 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5727 ounmap xyzzy
5728 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005729
5730
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005731mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5732 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5733 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5734 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5735 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5736
5737
5738mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005739mapset({dict})
5740 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5741 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5742 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005743 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005744 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5745 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5746 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5747 or 'v'. *E1276*
5748
5749 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5750 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005751 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5752 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5753 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5754 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5755 nnoremap K somethingelse
5756 ...
5757 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5758< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005759 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5760 all of them, when they might differ.
5761
5762 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5763 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5764 Example: >
5765 vim9script
5766 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5767 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5768 nnoremap K somethingelse
5769 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5770 # ...
5771 unmap K
5772 for d in save_maps
5773 mapset(d)
5774 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005775
5776
5777match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5778 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5779 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5780 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5781
5782 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5783 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5784 {pat} matches.
5785
5786 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5787 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5788
5789 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5790 Example: >
5791 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5792 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5793< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5794 *strpbrk()*
5795 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5796 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5797< *strcasestr()*
5798 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5799 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5800 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5801<
5802 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5803 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5804 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5805 first character/item. Example: >
5806 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5807< result is again "4". >
5808 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5809< result is again "4". >
5810 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5811< result is "3".
5812 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5813 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5814 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5815 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5816 backwards compatible).
5817 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5818 the index is counted from the end.
5819 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5820 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5821
5822 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5823 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5824 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5825 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5826< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5827 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5828 see above.
5829
5830 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5831 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5832 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5833 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5834 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5835 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5836 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5837 further down in the text.
5838
5839 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5840 GetText()->match('word')
5841 GetList()->match('word')
5842<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005843 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005844matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5845 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5846 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5847 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5848 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5849 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5850 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5851 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5852 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5853 concealed.
5854
5855 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5856 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5857 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5858 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5859 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5860 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5861 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5862 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5863 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5864 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5865
5866 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5867 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5868 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5869 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5870 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005871 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5872 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005873 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005874 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005875
5876 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5877 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5878 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5879 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5880
5881 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5882 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5883 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5884 window Instead of the current window use the
5885 window with this number or window ID.
5886
5887 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5888 the |:match| commands.
5889
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005890 Returns -1 on error.
5891
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005892 Example: >
5893 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5894 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5895< Deletion of the pattern: >
5896 :call matchdelete(m)
5897
5898< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5899 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5900 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5901
5902 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5903 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5904<
5905 *matchaddpos()*
5906matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5907 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5908 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5909 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5910 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5911 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5912 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5913
5914 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5915 these:
5916 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5917 line has number 1.
5918 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5919 number will be highlighted.
5920 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5921 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5922 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5923 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5924 be highlighted.
5925 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5926 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5927
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005928 Returns -1 on error.
5929
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005930 Example: >
5931 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5932 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5933< Deletion of the pattern: >
5934 :call matchdelete(m)
5935
5936< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5937 |getmatches()|.
5938
5939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5940 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5941
5942matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5943 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5944 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5945 Return a |List| with two elements:
5946 The name of the highlight group used
5947 The pattern used.
5948 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5949 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5950 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5951 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5952 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5953
5954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5955 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5956
5957matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5958 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5959 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5960 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5961 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5962 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5963 window ID instead of the current window.
5964
5965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5966 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5967
5968matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5969 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5970 after the match. Example: >
5971 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5972< results in "7".
5973 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5974 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5975 do it with matchend(): >
5976 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5977 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5978< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5979
5980 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5981 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5982< results in "7". >
5983 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5984< result is "-1".
5985 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5986
5987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5988 GetText()->matchend('word')
5989
5990
5991matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5992 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5993 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5994 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5995
5996 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5997 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005998 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5999 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6000 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006001 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6002 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006003
6004 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6005 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006006 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006007 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6008 string.
6009 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6010 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6011 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6012 argument and return the text for that item to
6013 use for fuzzy matching.
6014
6015 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6016 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6017 is 256.
6018
6019 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6020 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6021
6022 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6023 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6024 256, then returns an empty list.
6025
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006026 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6027 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6028
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006029 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006030 matching strings.
6031
6032 Example: >
6033 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6034< results in ["clay"]. >
6035 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6036< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6037 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6038< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6039 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6040 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6041 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6042< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6043 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6044 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6045< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6046 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6047< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6048 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6049< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6050 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6051 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6052< results in ['two one'].
6053
6054matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6055 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6056 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6057 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6058 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6059 position.
6060
6061 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6062 positions for the best match is returned.
6063
6064 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6065 list with three empty list items is returned.
6066
6067 Example: >
6068 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6069< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6070 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6071< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6072 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6073< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6074
6075matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6076 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6077 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6078 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6079 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6080 empty string is used. Example: >
6081 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6082< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6083 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6084
6085 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6086
6087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6088 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6089
6090matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6091 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6092 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6093< results in "ing".
6094 When there is no match "" is returned.
6095 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6096 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6097< results in "ing". >
6098 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6099< result is "".
6100 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6101 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6102
6103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6104 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6105
6106matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6107 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6108 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6109 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6110< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6111 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6112 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6113 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6114< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6115 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6116< result is ["", -1, -1].
6117 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6118 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6119 end position of the match are returned. >
6120 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6121< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6122 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6123
6124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6125 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6126<
6127
6128 *max()*
6129max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6130 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6131
6132< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6133 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6134 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6135 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6136 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6137
6138 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6139 mylist->max()
6140
6141
6142menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6143 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6144 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6145 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6146 menu names are returned.
6147
6148 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6149 "n" Normal
6150 "v" Visual (including Select)
6151 "o" Operator-pending
6152 "i" Insert
6153 "c" Cmd-line
6154 "s" Select
6155 "x" Visual
6156 "t" Terminal-Job
6157 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6158 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6159 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6160
6161 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6162 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6163 display display name (name without '&')
6164 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6165 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6166 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6167 |toolbar-icon|
6168 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6169 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6170 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6171 characters will be used:
6172 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6173 name menu item name.
6174 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6175 remappable else v:false.
6176 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6177 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6178 string has special characters translated like
6179 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6180 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6181 "<Nop>" is returned.
6182 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6183 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6184 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6185 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6186 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6187 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6188 submenus |List| containing the names of
6189 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6190 item has submenus.
6191
6192 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6193
6194 Examples: >
6195 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6196 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6197
6198 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6199 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6200 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6201 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6202 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6203 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6204 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6205 endfor
6206 endfunc
6207 new
6208 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6209 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6210 endfor
6211<
6212 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6213 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6214
6215
6216< *min()*
6217min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6218 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6219
6220< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6221 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6222 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6223 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6224 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6225
6226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6227 mylist->min()
6228
6229< *mkdir()* *E739*
6230mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6231 Create directory {name}.
6232
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006233 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6234 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6235
6236 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6237 the current function, as with: >
6238 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6239<
6240 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6241 the end of the current function, as with: >
6242 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6243< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6244 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6245 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6246 E.g. when using: >
6247 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6248< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6249 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6250 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6251< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6252 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006253
6254 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6255 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6256 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6257 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6258 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6259 created with 0o755.
6260 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006261 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006262
6263< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6264
6265 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6266 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6267 "p" option the call will fail.
6268
6269 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6270 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6271 failed.
6272
6273 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6274 :if exists("*mkdir")
6275
6276< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6277 GetName()->mkdir()
6278<
6279 *mode()*
6280mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6281 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6282 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6283 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6284 Also see |state()|.
6285
6286 n Normal
6287 no Operator-pending
6288 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6289 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6290 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6291 CTRL-V is one character
6292 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6293 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6294 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6295 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6296 v Visual by character
6297 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6298 V Visual by line
6299 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6300 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6301 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6302 s Select by character
6303 S Select by line
6304 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6305 i Insert
6306 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6307 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6308 R Replace |R|
6309 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6310 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6311 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6312 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6313 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6314 c Command-line editing
6315 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6316 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6317 r Hit-enter prompt
6318 rm The -- more -- prompt
6319 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6320 ! Shell or external command is executing
6321 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6322
6323 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6324 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6325 "c" or "n".
6326 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6327 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6328 the leading character(s).
6329 Also see |visualmode()|.
6330
6331 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6332 DoFull()->mode()
6333
6334mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6335 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6336 converted to Vim data structures.
6337 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6338 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6339 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6340 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6341 converted to strings.
6342 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6343 Examples: >
6344 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6345 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6346 :echo mzeval("l")
6347 :echo mzeval("h")
6348<
6349 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6350 to {expr}.
6351
6352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6353 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6354<
6355 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6356
6357nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6358 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6359 that is not blank. Example: >
6360 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6361< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6362 below it, zero is returned.
6363 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6364 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6365
6366 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6367 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6368
6369nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6370 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6371 value {expr}. Examples: >
6372 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6373 nr2char(32) returns " "
6374< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6375 Example for "utf-8": >
6376 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6377< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6378 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6379 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6380 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6381 string, thus results in an empty string.
6382 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6383 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6384 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6385< Result: "ABC"
6386
6387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6388 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6389
6390or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6391 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6392 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006393 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006394 Example: >
6395 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6396< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6397 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6398
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006399< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6400 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6401 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6402 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6403
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006404
6405pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6406 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6407 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6408 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6409 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6410 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6411 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6412< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6413>
6414 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6415< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6416 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006417 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006418
6419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6420 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6421
6422perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6423 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6424 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6425 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6426 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6427 reference to it.
6428 Example: >
6429 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6430< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6431
6432 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6433 to {expr}.
6434
6435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6436 GetExpr()->perleval()
6437
6438< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6439
6440
6441popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6442
6443
6444pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6445 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6446 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006447 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006448 Examples: >
6449 :echo pow(3, 3)
6450< 27.0 >
6451 :echo pow(2, 16)
6452< 65536.0 >
6453 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6454< 2.0
6455
6456 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6457 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006458
6459prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6460 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6461 that is not blank. Example: >
6462 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6463< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6464 above it, zero is returned.
6465 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6466 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6467
6468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6469 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6470
6471printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6472 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6473 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6474 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6475< May result in:
6476 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6477
6478 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6479 argument: >
6480 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006481<
6482 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006483
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006484 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006485 %s string
6486 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6487 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6488 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6489 %c single byte
6490 %d decimal number
6491 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6492 %x hex number
6493 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6494 %X hex number using upper case letters
6495 %o octal number
6496 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6497 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6498 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6499 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6500 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6501 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6502 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6503 %% the % character itself
6504
6505 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6506 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6507 the result.
6508
6509 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6510 arguments appear in sequence:
6511
6512 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6513
6514 flags
6515 Zero or more of the following flags:
6516
6517 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6518 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6519 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6520 of the number is increased to force the first
6521 character of the output string to a zero (except
6522 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6523 precision of zero).
6524 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6525 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6526 prepended to it.
6527 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6528 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6529 prepended to it.
6530
6531 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6532 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6533 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6534 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6535 flag is ignored.
6536
6537 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6538 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6539 The converted value is padded on the right with
6540 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6541 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6542
6543 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6544 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6545
6546 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6547 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6548 a space if both are used.
6549
6550 field-width
6551 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6552 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6553 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6554 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6555 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6556 conversion the count is in cells.
6557
6558 .precision
6559 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6560 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6561 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6562 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6563 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6564 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6565 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6566 string for S conversions.
6567 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6568 the decimal point.
6569
6570 type
6571 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6572 be applied, see below.
6573
6574 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6575 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6576 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6577 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6578 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6579 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6580 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6581< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6582 "width" bytes.
6583
6584 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6585
6586 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6587 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6588 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6589 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6590 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6591 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6592 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6593 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6594 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6595 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6596 zeros.
6597 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6598 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6599 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6600 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6601 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6602 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6603 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6604 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6605 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6606
6607 i alias for d
6608 D alias for ld
6609 U alias for lu
6610 O alias for lo
6611
6612 *printf-c*
6613 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6614 resulting character is written.
6615
6616 *printf-s*
6617 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6618 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6619 specified are used.
6620 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6621 automatically converted to text with the same format
6622 as ":echo".
6623 *printf-S*
6624 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6625 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6626 number specified are used.
6627
6628 *printf-f* *E807*
6629 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6630 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6631 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6632 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6633 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6634 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6635 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6636 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6637 Example: >
6638 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6639< 12.12
6640 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6641 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6642
6643 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6644 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6645 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6646 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6647 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6648
6649 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6650 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6651 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6652 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6653 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6654 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6655 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6656 results in 1.0e7.
6657
6658 *printf-%*
6659 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6660 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6661
6662 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6663 accepted and automatically converted.
6664 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6665 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6666 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6667
6668 *E766* *E767*
6669 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6670 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6671 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6672
6673
6674prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6675 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6676 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6677
6678 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6679 string is returned.
6680
6681 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6682 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6683
6684< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6685
6686
6687prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6688 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6689 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6690 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6691
6692 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6693 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6694 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6695 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6696 line.
6697 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6698 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6699 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6700 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6701 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6702 if the user only typed Enter.
6703 Example: >
6704 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6705 func s:TextEntered(text)
6706 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6707 stopinsert
6708 close
6709 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006710 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006711 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6712 set nomodified
6713 endif
6714 endfunc
6715
6716< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6717 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6718
6719< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6720
6721prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6722 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6723 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6724 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6725
6726 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6727 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6728 as in any buffer.
6729
6730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6731 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6732
6733< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6734
6735prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6736 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6737 {text} to end in a space.
6738 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6739 "prompt". Example: >
6740 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6741<
6742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6743 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6744
6745< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6746
6747prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6748
6749pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6750 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6751 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6752 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6753 height nr of items visible
6754 width screen cells
6755 row top screen row (0 first row)
6756 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6757 size total nr of items
6758 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6759
6760 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6761 |CompleteChanged|.
6762
6763pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6764 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6765 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6766 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6767 popup menu.
6768
6769py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6770 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6771 converted to Vim data structures.
6772 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6773 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6774 'encoding').
6775 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6776 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6777 keys converted to strings.
6778 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6779 to {expr}.
6780
6781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6782 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6783
6784< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6785
6786 *E858* *E859*
6787pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6788 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6789 converted to Vim data structures.
6790 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6791 copied though).
6792 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6793 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6794 non-string keys result in error.
6795 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6796 to {expr}.
6797
6798 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6799 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6800
6801< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6802
6803pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6804 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6805 converted to Vim data structures.
6806 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6807 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6808
6809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6810 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6811
6812< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6813 |+python3| feature}
6814
6815rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6816 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6817 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6818 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6819 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6820 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6821 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006822 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006823
6824 Examples: >
6825 :echo rand()
6826 :let seed = srand()
6827 :echo rand(seed)
6828 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6829<
6830
6831 *E726* *E727*
6832range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6833 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6834 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6835 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6836 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6837 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6838 producing a value past {max}).
6839 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6840 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6841 start this is an error.
6842 Examples: >
6843 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6844 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6845 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6846 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6847 range(0) " []
6848 range(2, 0) " error!
6849<
6850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6851 GetExpr()->range()
6852<
6853
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006854readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006855 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006856 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
6857 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
6858 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
6859 readblob('file.bin', -12)
6860< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
6861 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
6862 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
6863< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
6864 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01006865 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
6866 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
6867 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
6868 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
6869 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
6870< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006871 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01006872 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
6873 empty blob.
6874 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
6875 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006876 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6877
6878
6879readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6880 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6881 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6882 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6883 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6884 argument below for changing the sort order.
6885
6886 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6887 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6888 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6889 be handled.
6890 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6891 added to the list.
6892 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6893 to the list.
6894 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6895 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6896 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6897 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6898 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6899< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6900 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006901< *E857*
6902 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006903 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6904 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6905
6906 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6907 Valid values are:
6908 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6909 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6910 each character, technically, using
6911 strcmp()) (default)
6912 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6913 using strcasecmp())
6914 "collate" sort using the collation order
6915 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6916 (technically using strcoll())
6917 Other values are silently ignored.
6918
6919 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6920 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6921 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6922< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6923 function! s:tree(dir)
6924 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6925 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006926 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006927 endfunction
6928 echo s:tree(".")
6929<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006930 Returns an empty List on error.
6931
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6933 GetDirName()->readdir()
6934<
6935readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6936 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6937 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6938 information in {directory}.
6939 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6940 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6941 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6942 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6943 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6944 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6945 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6946 argument, see |readdir()|.
6947
6948 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6949 following items:
6950 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6951 name Name of the entry.
6952 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6953 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6954 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6955 type Type of the entry.
6956 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6957 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6958 Other symlink "link"
6959 On MS-Windows:
6960 Normal file "file"
6961 Directory "dir"
6962 Junction "junction"
6963 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6964 Other symlink "link"
6965 Other reparse point "reparse"
6966 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6967 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6968 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6969 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6970 itself because of performance reasons.
6971
6972 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6973 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6974 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6975 be handled.
6976 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6977 added to the list.
6978 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6979 to the list.
6980 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6981 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6982 of the entry.
6983 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6984 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6985 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6986<
6987 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6988 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6989 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006990<
6991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6992 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6993<
6994
6995 *readfile()*
6996readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6997 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6998 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6999 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7000 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7001 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7002 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7003 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7004 added.
7005 - No CR characters are removed.
7006 Otherwise:
7007 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7008 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7009 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7010 removed from the text.
7011 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7012 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7013 lines of a file: >
7014 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7015 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7016 :endfor
7017< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7018 are returned, or as many as there are.
7019 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7020 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7021 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7022 file into a buffer if you need to.
7023 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7024 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7025 unmodified.
7026 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7027 the result is an empty list.
7028 Also see |writefile()|.
7029
7030 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7031 GetFileName()->readfile()
7032
7033reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7034 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7035 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7036 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007037 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007038
7039 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7040 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7041 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7042 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7043
7044 Examples: >
7045 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7046 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7047 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7048 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7049<
7050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7051 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7052
7053
7054reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7055 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7056 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7057 See |@|.
7058
7059reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7060 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7061 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7062
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007063reltime()
7064reltime({start})
7065reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007066 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7067 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7068 list<any> can be used.
7069 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007070 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7071 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7072 var startTime = reltime()
7073 Work()
7074 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7075<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007076 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007077 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007078 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007079 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7080 specified in the argument.
7081 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7082 and {end}.
7083
7084 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007085 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7086 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007087
7088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7089 GetStart()->reltime()
7090<
7091 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7092
7093reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7094 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7095 Example: >
7096 let start = reltime()
7097 call MyFunction()
7098 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7099< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7100 Also see |profiling|.
7101 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7102 script an error is given.
7103
7104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7105 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7106
7107< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7108
7109reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7110 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7111 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7112 microseconds. Example: >
7113 let start = reltime()
7114 call MyFunction()
7115 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7116< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7117 The accuracy depends on the system.
7118 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7119 can use split() to remove it. >
7120 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7121< Also see |profiling|.
7122 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7123 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7124
7125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7126 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7127
7128< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7129
7130 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7131remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007132 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7133 string, also see |{server}|.
7134
7135 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7136 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7137 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7138 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7139 "\n").
7140
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007141 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7142 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7143 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007144
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007145 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7146 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007147
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007148 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7149 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7150 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7151 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7152 and the result will be the empty string.
7153
7154 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7155 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7156 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7157 arguments can be evaluated.
7158
7159 Examples: >
7160 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7161 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7162<
7163 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7164 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7165
7166remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7167 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007168 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007169 This works like: >
7170 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7171< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7172 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7173 to bring itself to the foreground.
7174 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7175 like foreground() does.
7176 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7177
7178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7179 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7180
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007181< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007182 Win32 console version}
7183
7184
7185remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7186 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7187 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7188 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7189 name of a variable.
7190 Returns zero if none are available.
7191 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7192 See also |clientserver|.
7193 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7194 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7195 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007196 :let repl = ""
7197 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007198
7199< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7200 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7201
7202remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7203 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7204 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007205 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7206 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007207 See also |clientserver|.
7208 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7209 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7210 Example: >
7211 :echo remote_read(id)
7212
7213< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7214 ServerId()->remote_read()
7215<
7216 *remote_send()* *E241*
7217remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007218 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7219 string, also see |{server}|.
7220
7221 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7222 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7223 |:map|.
7224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007225 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7226 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7227 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007228
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007229 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7230 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7231 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7232
7233 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7234 up the display.
7235 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007236 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007237 \ remote_read(serverid)
7238
7239 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7240 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007241 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007242 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7243<
7244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7245 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7246<
7247 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7248remote_startserver({name})
7249 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7250 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7251
7252 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7253 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7254
7255< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7256
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007257remove({list}, {idx})
7258remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007259 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7260 return the item.
7261 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7262 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7263 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7264 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7265 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007266 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007267 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007268 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007269 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7270<
7271 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7272
7273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7274 mylist->remove(idx)
7275
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007276remove({blob}, {idx})
7277remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007278 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7279 return the byte.
7280 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7281 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7282 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7283 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007284 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007285 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007286 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007287 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7288
7289remove({dict}, {key})
7290 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7291 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007292 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007293< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007294 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007295
7296rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7297 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7298 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7299 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7300 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7301 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7302 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7303
7304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7305 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7306
7307repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7308 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7309 result. Example: >
7310 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7311< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007312 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7313 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007314 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7315< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7316
7317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7318 mylist->repeat(count)
7319
7320resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7321 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7322 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7323 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7324 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7325 removed, return {filename}.
7326 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7327 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7328 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7329 stopped after 100 iterations.
7330 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7331 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7332 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7333 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7334 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7335
7336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7337 GetName()->resolve()
7338
7339reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7340 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7341 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7342 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007343 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007344 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7345 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7346< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7347 mylist->reverse()
7348
7349round({expr}) *round()*
7350 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7351 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7352 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7353 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007354 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007355 Examples: >
7356 echo round(0.456)
7357< 0.0 >
7358 echo round(4.5)
7359< 5.0 >
7360 echo round(-4.5)
7361< -5.0
7362
7363 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7364 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007365
7366rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7367 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7368 converted to Vim data structures.
7369 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7370 are copied though).
7371 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7372 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7373 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7374 "Object#to_s" method.
7375 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7376 to {expr}.
7377
7378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7379 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7380
7381< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7382
7383screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7384 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7385 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7386 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007387 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007388
7389 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7390 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7391
7392screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7393 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7394 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7395 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7396 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7397 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7398 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7399 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7400 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7401
7402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7403 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7404
7405screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7406 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7407 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7408 composing characters on top of the base character.
7409 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7410 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7411
7412 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7413 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7414
7415screencol() *screencol()*
7416 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7417 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7418 This function is mainly used for testing.
7419
7420 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7421 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7422 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7423 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7424 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007425 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007426 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7427 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7428<
7429screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7430 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7431 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7432 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7433 The Dict has these members:
7434 row screen row
7435 col first screen column
7436 endcol last screen column
7437 curscol cursor screen column
7438 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7439 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7440 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7441 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7442 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7443 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7444 width character it would be the same as "col".
7445 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7446 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7447 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7448 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007449 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7450 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007451 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007452
7453 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7454 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7455
7456screenrow() *screenrow()*
7457 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7458 cursor. The top line has number one.
7459 This function is mainly used for testing.
7460 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7461
7462 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7463
7464screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7465 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7466 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7467 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7468 characters.
7469 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7470 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7471
7472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7473 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7474<
7475 *search()*
7476search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7477 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7478 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7479
7480 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7481 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7482 move. No error message is given.
7483
7484 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7485 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7486 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7487 'e' move to the End of the match
7488 'n' do Not move the cursor
7489 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7490 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7491 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7492 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7493 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7494 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7495
7496 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7497 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7498 flag.
7499
7500 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7501
7502 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7503 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7504 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7505 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007506 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7507 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7508 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7509
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007510 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7511 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7512 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7513 file).
7514
7515 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7516 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7517 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7518 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7519 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7520< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7521 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7522 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007523 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007524 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7525 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7526 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7527 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7528 giving the argument.
7529 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7530
7531 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7532 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7533 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7534 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7535 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7536 function reference or a lambda.
7537 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7538 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7539 and -1 returned.
7540 *search()-sub-match*
7541 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7542 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7543 whole pattern did match.
7544 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7545
7546 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7547 flag is used.
7548
7549 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7550 :let n = 1
7551 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007552 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007553 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7554 : " first search to find match at start of file
7555 : normal G$
7556 : let flags = "w"
7557 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7558 : s/foo/bar/g
7559 : let flags = "W"
7560 : endwhile
7561 : update " write the file if modified
7562 : let n = n + 1
7563 :endwhile
7564<
7565 Example for using some flags: >
7566 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7567< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7568 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7569 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7570 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7571 line:
7572 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7573 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7574 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7575 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7576 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7577
7578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7579 GetPattern()->search()
7580
7581searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7582 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7583 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7584 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7585
7586 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7587 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7588
7589 key type meaning ~
7590 current |Number| current position of match;
7591 0 if the cursor position is
7592 before the first match
7593 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7594 "pos", otherwise 0
7595 total |Number| total count of matches found
7596 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7597 1: recomputing was timed out
7598 2: max count exceeded
7599
7600 For {options} see further down.
7601
7602 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7603 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7604 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7605 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7606 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7607
7608 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7609 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7610
7611 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7612 " to 1)
7613 let result = searchcount()
7614<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007615 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007616 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7617 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7618 if empty(result)
7619 return ''
7620 endif
7621 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7622 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7623 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7624 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7625 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7626 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7627 \ result.current, result.total)
7628 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7629 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7630 \ result.current, result.total)
7631 endif
7632 endif
7633 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7634 \ result.current, result.total)
7635 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007636 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007637
7638 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7639 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007640 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007641 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7642<
7643 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7644 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7645
7646 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7647 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7648 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7649 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7650 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7651 call searchcount(#{
7652 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7653 redrawstatus
7654 endif
7655 endfunction
7656<
7657 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7658 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7659
7660 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7661 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7662 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7663
7664 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7665 " search again
7666 call searchcount()
7667<
7668 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7669 key type meaning ~
7670 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7671 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7672 otherwise returns the last
7673 computed result (when |n| or
7674 |N| was used when "S" is not
7675 in 'shortmess', or this
7676 function was called).
7677 (default: |TRUE|)
7678 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7679 and different with |@/|.
7680 this works as same as the
7681 below command is executed
7682 before calling this function >
7683 let @/ = pattern
7684< (default: |@/|)
7685 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7686 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7687 for recomputing the result
7688 (default: 0)
7689 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7690 limit. max count of matched
7691 text while recomputing the
7692 result. if search exceeded
7693 total count, "total" value
7694 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7695 (default: 99)
7696 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7697 when recomputing the result.
7698 this changes "current" result
7699 value. see |cursor()|,
7700 |getpos()|
7701 (default: cursor's position)
7702
7703 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7704 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7705<
7706searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7707 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7708
7709 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7710 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7711 first match in the function.
7712
7713 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7714 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7715 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7716
7717 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7718 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7719 Example: >
7720 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7721 echo getline('.')
7722 endif
7723<
7724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7725 GetName()->searchdecl()
7726<
7727 *searchpair()*
7728searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7729 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7730 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7731 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7732 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7733 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7734 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7735 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7736 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7737 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7738 given.
7739
7740 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7741 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7742 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7743 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7744 typical use is: >
7745 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7746< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7747
7748 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7749 |search()|. Additionally:
7750 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7751 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7752 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7753 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7754 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7755 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7756
7757 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7758 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7759 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7760 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7761 or a string.
7762 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7763 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7764 and -1 returned.
7765 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7766 Anything else makes the function fail.
7767 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7768 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7769
7770 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7771
7772 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7773 patterns are used like it's on.
7774
7775 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7776 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7777 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7778 if 1
7779 if 2
7780 endif 2
7781 endif 1
7782< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7783 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7784 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7785 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7786 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7787 "endif 2".
7788 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7789 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7790 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7791 the matching start.
7792
7793 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7794
7795 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7796 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7797
7798< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7799 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7800 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7801 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7802 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7803 match.
7804 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7805
7806 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7807
7808< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7809 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7810 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7811
7812 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7813 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7814<
7815 *searchpairpos()*
7816searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7817 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7818 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7819 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7820 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7821 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7822 returns [0, 0]. >
7823
7824 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7825<
7826 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7827
7828 *searchpos()*
7829searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7830 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7831 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7832 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7833 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7834 returns [0, 0].
7835 Example: >
7836 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7837
7838< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7839 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7840 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7841< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7842 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7843
7844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7845 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7846
7847server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7848 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7849 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7850 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7851 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7852 Note:
7853 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7854 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7855 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7856 See also |clientserver|.
7857 Example: >
7858 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7859
7860< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7861 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7862<
7863serverlist() *serverlist()*
7864 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7865 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7866 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7867 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7868 Example: >
7869 :echo serverlist()
7870<
7871setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7872 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7873 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7874
7875 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7876 |bufload()| if needed.
7877
7878 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7879 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7880
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00007881 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
7882 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
7883 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
7884 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007885
7886 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7887
7888 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7889 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7890 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7891 added below the last line.
7892
7893 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7894 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7895 error is given.
7896 On success 0 is returned.
7897
7898 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7899 third argument: >
7900 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7901
7902setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7903 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7904 {val}.
7905 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7906 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7907 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7908 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7909 The {varname} argument is a string.
7910 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7911 Examples: >
7912 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7913 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7914< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7915
7916 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7917 third argument: >
7918 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7919
7920
7921setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7922 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7923 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7924 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7925 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7926 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7927
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007928< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007929 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7930 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7931 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7932 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7933 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7934 the character width in screen cells.
7935 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7936 range overlaps with another.
7937 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7938
7939 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7940 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7941
7942 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7943 setcellwidths([]);
7944< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7945 the effect for known emoji characters.
7946
7947setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7948 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7949 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7950
7951 Example:
7952 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7953 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7954< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7955 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7956< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7957
7958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7959 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7960
7961setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7962 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7963 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7964
7965 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7966 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7967 character search
7968 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7969 0 for backward
7970 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7971 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7972 character search
7973
7974 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7975 from a script: >
7976 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7977 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7978 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7979< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7980
7981 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7982 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7983
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007984setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
7985 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
7986 {pos}.
7987 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
7988 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7989 line.
7990
7991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7992 GetText()->setcmdline()
7993
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007994setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7995 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7996 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7997 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7998 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7999 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8000 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8001 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8002 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8003 before inserting the resulting text.
8004 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8005 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008006 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8007 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008008
8009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8010 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8011
8012setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8013setcursorcharpos({list})
8014 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8015 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8016
8017 Example:
8018 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8019 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8020< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8021 call cursor(4, 3)
8022< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8023
8024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8025 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8026
8027
8028setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8029 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8030 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8031
8032< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8033 See also |expr-env|.
8034
8035 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8036 second argument: >
8037 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8038
8039setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8040 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8041 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8042 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8043 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8044 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8045 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8046 characters are not supported.
8047
8048 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8049 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8050 would do the same thing.
8051
8052 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8053
8054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8055 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8056<
8057 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8058
8059
8060setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8061 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8062 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8063 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8064
8065 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8066 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8067 added below the last line.
8068 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008069 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8070 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008071
8072 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8073 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8074 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8075
8076 Example: >
8077 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8078
8079< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8080 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8081 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8082< This is equivalent to: >
8083 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8084 : call setline(n, l)
8085 :endfor
8086
8087< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8088
8089 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8090 second argument: >
8091 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8092
8093setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8094 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8095 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8096 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8097
8098 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8099 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8100 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8101 Also see |location-list|.
8102
8103 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8104
8105 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8106 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8107 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8108
8109 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8110 second argument: >
8111 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8112
8113setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8114 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8115 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8116 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8117 example for |getmatches()|.
8118 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8119 window ID instead of the current window.
8120
8121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8122 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8123<
8124 *setpos()*
8125setpos({expr}, {list})
8126 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8127 . the cursor
8128 'x mark x
8129
8130 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8131 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8132 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8133
8134 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8135 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8136 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8137 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8138 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8139 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8140 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8141 Does not change the jumplist.
8142
8143 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8144 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8145 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8146 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8147
8148 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8149 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8150 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8151 character.
8152
8153 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8154 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8155 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8156 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8157 mark position it is not used.
8158
8159 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8160 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8161 before '>.
8162
8163 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8164 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8165
8166 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8167
8168 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8169 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8170 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8171 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8172 |winrestview()|.
8173
8174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8175 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8176
8177setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8178 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8179
8180 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8181 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8182 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8183 {what}.
8184 *setqflist-what*
8185 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8186 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8187 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8188 entries:
8189
8190 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8191 buffer
8192 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8193 present or it is invalid.
8194 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8195 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8196 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008197 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008198 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8199 col column number
8200 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8201 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008202 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008203 nr error number
8204 text description of the error
8205 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8206 valid recognized error message
8207
8208 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8209 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8210 locate a matching error line.
8211 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8212 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8213 item will not be handled as an error line.
8214 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8215 be used.
8216 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8217 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8218 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8219 cleared.
8220 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8221 |getqflist()| returns.
8222
8223 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8224 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8225 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8226 new list is created.
8227
8228 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8229 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8230 clear the list: >
8231 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8232<
8233 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8234 freed.
8235
8236 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8237 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8238 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8239 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8240 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8241
8242 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8243 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8244 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8245 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8246 'errorformat' option value is used.
8247 See |quickfix-parse|
8248 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8249 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8250 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8251 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8252 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8253 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8254 argument.
8255 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8256 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8257 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8258 See |quickfix-parse|
8259 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8260 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8261 the last quickfix list.
8262 quickfixtextfunc
8263 function to get the text to display in the
8264 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8265 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8266 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8267 of how to write the function and an example.
8268 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8269 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8270 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8271 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8272 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8273 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8274 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8275 specify the list.
8276
8277 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8278 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8279 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8280 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8281<
8282 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8283
8284 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8285 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8286 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8287
8288 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8289 second argument: >
8290 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8291<
8292 *setreg()*
8293setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8294 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8295 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8296 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8297 {regname} must be one character.
8298
8299 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8300 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8301 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8302 then the value is appended.
8303
8304 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8305 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8306 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8307 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8308 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8309 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8310 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8311 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8312
8313 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8314 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8315 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8316 mode is never selected automatically.
8317 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8318
8319 *E883*
8320 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8321 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8322 items act like empty strings.
8323
8324 Examples: >
8325 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8326 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8327 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8328 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8329
8330< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8331 register: >
8332 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8333 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8334< or: >
8335 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8336 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8337 ....
8338 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8339< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8340 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8341 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8342 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8343
8344 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8345 nothing: >
8346 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8347
8348< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8349 second argument: >
8350 GetText()->setreg('a')
8351
8352settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8353 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8354 |t:var|
8355 The {varname} argument is a string.
8356 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8357 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8358 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8359 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8360 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8361
8362 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8363 third argument: >
8364 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8365
8366settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8367 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8368 {val}.
8369 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8370 use |setwinvar()|.
8371 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8372 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8373 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8374 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8375 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8376 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8377 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8378 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8379 Examples: >
8380 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8381 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8382< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8383
8384 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8385 fourth argument: >
8386 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8387
8388settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8389 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8390 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8391
8392 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8393 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8394 stack.
8395 *E962*
8396 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8397 argument:
8398 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8399 stack is replaced.
8400 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8401 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8402 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8403 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8404 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8405
8406 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8407 stack after the modification.
8408
8409 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8410
8411 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8412 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8413 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8414
8415< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8416 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8417 " do something else
8418 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8419 unlet stack
8420<
8421 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8422 second argument: >
8423 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8424
8425setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8426 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8427 Examples: >
8428 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8429 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8430
8431< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8432 third argument: >
8433 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8434
8435sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8436 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8437 checksum of {string}.
8438
8439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8440 GetText()->sha256()
8441
8442< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8443
8444shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8445 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8446 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008447 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008448 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8449 quotes.
8450 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8451 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8452 {string}.
8453 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8454 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8455
8456 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8457 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8458 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8459 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8460 command.
8461
8462 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8463 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8464 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8465 even when inside single quotes.
8466
8467 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8468 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8469 escaped a second time.
8470
8471 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8472 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8473 character inside single quotes.
8474
8475 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008476 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008477< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8478 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008479 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008480< See also |::S|.
8481
8482 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8483 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8484
8485shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8486 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8487 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8488 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8489 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8490 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8491
8492 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8493 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8494 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8495 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8496
8497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8498 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8499
8500sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8501
8502
8503simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8504 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8505 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8506 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8507 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8508 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8509 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8510 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8511 standard).
8512 Example: >
8513 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8514< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8515 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8516 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8517 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8518 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8519
8520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8521 GetName()->simplify()
8522
8523sin({expr}) *sin()*
8524 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8525 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008526 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008527 Examples: >
8528 :echo sin(100)
8529< -0.506366 >
8530 :echo sin(-4.01)
8531< 0.763301
8532
8533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8534 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008535
8536
8537sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8538 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8539 [-inf, inf].
8540 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008541 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008542 Examples: >
8543 :echo sinh(0.5)
8544< 0.521095 >
8545 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8546< -1.026517
8547
8548 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8549 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008550
8551
8552slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8553 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8554 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8555 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8556 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8557 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8558 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008559 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008560
8561 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8562 GetList()->slice(offset)
8563
8564
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008565sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008566 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8567
8568 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8569 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8570
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008571< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008572 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8573 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8574 current buffer use |:sort|.
8575
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008576 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8577 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8578 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008579
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008580 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008581 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8582 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8583 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8584 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8585 case. Example: >
8586 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8587 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8588 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8589< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8590>
8591 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8592 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8593 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8594< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8595 This does not work properly on Mac.
8596
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008597 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008598 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8599 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8600 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8601
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008602 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008603 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8604 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8605
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008606 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008607 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8608
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008609 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008610 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8611 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8612 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8613 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8614
8615 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8616 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8617
8618 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8619 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8620 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8621 same order as they were originally.
8622
8623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8624 mylist->sort()
8625
8626< Also see |uniq()|.
8627
8628 Example: >
8629 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8630 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8631 endfunc
8632 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8633< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8634 ignores overflow: >
8635 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8636 return a:i1 - a:i2
8637 endfunc
8638< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8639 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8640<
8641sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8642 Stop playing all sounds.
8643
8644 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8645 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8646
8647 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8648
8649 *sound_playevent()*
8650sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8651 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8652 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8653 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8654 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8655 call sound_playevent('bell')
8656< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8657 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8658 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008659 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8660 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8661 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008662
8663 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8664 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8665 argument is the status:
8666 0 sound was played to the end
8667 1 sound was interrupted
8668 2 error occurred after sound started
8669 Example: >
8670 func Callback(id, status)
8671 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8672 endfunc
8673 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8674
8675< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8676
8677 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8678 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8679
8680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8681 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8682
8683< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8684
8685 *sound_playfile()*
8686sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8687 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8688 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8689 with this command: >
8690 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8691
8692< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8693 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8694
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008695< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008696
8697
8698sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8699 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8700 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8701
8702 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8703 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8704
8705 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8706 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8707
8708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8709 soundid->sound_stop()
8710
8711< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8712
8713 *soundfold()*
8714soundfold({word})
8715 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8716 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8717 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8718 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8719 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8720 the method can be quite slow.
8721
8722 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8723 GetWord()->soundfold()
8724<
8725 *spellbadword()*
8726spellbadword([{sentence}])
8727 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8728 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8729 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8730 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8731
8732 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8733 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8734 result is an empty string.
8735
8736 The return value is a list with two items:
8737 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8738 - The type of the spelling error:
8739 "bad" spelling mistake
8740 "rare" rare word
8741 "local" word only valid in another region
8742 "caps" word should start with Capital
8743 Example: >
8744 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8745< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8746
8747 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8748 of 'spelllang' are used.
8749
8750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8751 GetText()->spellbadword()
8752<
8753 *spellsuggest()*
8754spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8755 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8756 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8757 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8758
8759 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8760 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8761 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8762
8763 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8764 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8765 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8766 replace a line.
8767
8768 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8769 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8770 although it may appear capitalized.
8771
8772 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8773 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8774
8775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8776 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8777
8778split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8779 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8780 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8781 item.
8782 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8783 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8784 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8785 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8786 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8787 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8788 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8789 Example: >
8790 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8791< To split a string in individual characters: >
8792 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8793< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8794 the end of the pattern: >
8795 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8796< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8797 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8798 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8799< The opposite function is |join()|.
8800
8801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8802 GetString()->split()
8803
8804sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8805 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8806 |Float|.
8807 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008808 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8809 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008810 Examples: >
8811 :echo sqrt(100)
8812< 10.0 >
8813 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8814< nan
8815 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8816
8817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8818 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008819
8820
8821srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8822 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8823 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8824 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8825 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8826 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8827 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8828 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8829
8830 Examples: >
8831 :let seed = srand()
8832 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8833 :echo rand(seed)
8834
8835state([{what}]) *state()*
8836 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8837 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8838 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8839 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8840 Yes: then do it right away.
8841 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8842 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8843 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8844 messages and callbacks).
8845 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8846 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8847 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8848 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8849 Also see |mode()|.
8850
8851 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8852 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8853 if state('s') == ''
8854 " screen has not scrolled
8855<
8856 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8857 something is busy:
8858 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8859 stuffed command
8860 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8861 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8862 x executing an autocommand
8863 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8864 ch_readraw() when reading json
8865 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8866 |f| or a count
8867 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8868 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8869 s screen has scrolled for messages
8870
8871str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8872 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8873 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8874 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8875 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8876 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8877 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8878 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8879 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8880 thousand.
8881 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8882 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8883 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8884 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8885 |substitute()|: >
8886 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8887<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008888 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8889
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008890 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8891 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008892
8893str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8894 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8895 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8896 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8897 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8898< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8899
8900 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8901 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8902 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8903 properly: >
8904 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8905
8906< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8907 GetString()->str2list()
8908
8909
8910str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8911 Convert string {string} to a number.
8912 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8913 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8914 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8915
8916 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8917 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8918 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8919 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8920<
8921 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8922 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8923 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8924 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8925 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8926
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008927 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8928
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8930 GetText()->str2nr()
8931
8932
8933strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8934 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8935 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8936 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8937 composing characters separately.
8938
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008939 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8940
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008941 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8942
8943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8944 GetText()->strcharlen()
8945
8946
8947strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8948 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8949 of byte index and length.
8950 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8951 counted separately.
8952 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8953 similar to |slice()|.
8954 When a character index is used where a character does not
8955 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8956 example: >
8957 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8958< results in 'a'.
8959
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008960 Returns an empty string on error.
8961
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8963 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8964
8965
8966strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8967 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8968 in String {string}.
8969 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8970 counted separately.
8971 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8972 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8973
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008974 Returns zero on error.
8975
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008976 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8977
8978 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8979 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8980 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8981 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8982 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8983 endfunction
8984 else
8985 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8986 if a:skipcc
8987 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8988 else
8989 return strchars(a:str)
8990 endif
8991 endfunction
8992 endif
8993<
8994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8995 GetText()->strchars()
8996
8997strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8998 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8999 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9000 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9001 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9002 matters for Tab characters.
9003 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9004 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9005 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9006 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9007 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009008 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009009 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9010
9011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9012 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9013
9014strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9015 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9016 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9017 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9018 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9019 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9020 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9021 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9022 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9023 Examples: >
9024 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9025 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9026 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9027 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9028 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9029 Show mod time of file.c.
9030< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9031 :if exists("*strftime")
9032
9033< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9034 GetFormat()->strftime()
9035
9036strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009037 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9038 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9039 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9040 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9041 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009042 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009043 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9044
9045 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9046 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9047
9048stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9049 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9050 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9051 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9052 This can be used to find a second match: >
9053 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9054 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9055< The search is done case-sensitive.
9056 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9057 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9058 See also |strridx()|.
9059 Examples: >
9060 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9061 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9062 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9063< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9064 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9065 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9066
9067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9068 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9069<
9070 *string()*
9071string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9072 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9073 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9074 {expr} type result ~
9075 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9076 Number 123
9077 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9078 Funcref function('name')
9079 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9080 List [item, item]
9081 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9082
9083 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9084 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9085 will then fail.
9086
9087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9088 mylist->string()
9089
9090< Also see |strtrans()|.
9091
9092
9093strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9094 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9095 {string} in bytes.
9096 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009097 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009098 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9099 |strchars()|.
9100 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9101
9102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9103 GetString()->strlen()
9104
9105strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9106 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9107 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9108 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9109 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9110 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9111 following composing characters).
9112 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9113 |strcharpart()|.
9114
9115 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9116 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9117 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9118 end of the {src}. >
9119 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9120 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9121 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9122 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9123
9124< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9125 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9126 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9127<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009128 Returns an empty string on error.
9129
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9131 GetText()->strpart(5)
9132
9133strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9134 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9135 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9136 the format specified in {format}.
9137
9138 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9139 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9140 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9141 matters.
9142
9143 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9144 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9145 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9146 result.
9147
9148 See also |strftime()|.
9149 Examples: >
9150 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9151< 862156163 >
9152 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9153< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9154 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9155< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9156
9157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9158 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9159<
9160 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9161 :if exists("*strptime")
9162
9163strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9164 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9165 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9166 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9167 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9168 match: >
9169 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9170 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9171< The search is done case-sensitive.
9172 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9173 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9174 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9175 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9176 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9177< *strrchr()*
9178 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9179 function strrchr().
9180
9181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9182 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9183
9184strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9185 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9186 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9187 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9188 echo strtrans(@a)
9189< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9190 starting a new line.
9191
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009192 Returns an empty string on error.
9193
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9195 GetString()->strtrans()
9196
9197strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9198 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9199 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9200 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9201 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9202 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009203 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009204 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9205
9206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9207 GetString()->strwidth()
9208
9209submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9210 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9211 substitute() function.
9212 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9213 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9214 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9215 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9216 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9217
9218 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9219 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9220 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9221 text.
9222 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9223 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9224 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9225
9226 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9227 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9228
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009229 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9230
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009231 Examples: >
9232 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9233 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9234< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9235 A line break is included as a newline character.
9236
9237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9238 GetNr()->submatch()
9239
9240substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9241 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9242 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9243 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9244 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9245
9246 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9247 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9248 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9249 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9250 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9251 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9252 used.
9253
9254 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9255 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9256 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9257 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9258
9259 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9260 unmodified.
9261
9262 Example: >
9263 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9264< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9265 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9266< results in "TESTING".
9267
9268 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9269 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9270 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009271 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009272
9273< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9274 optional argument. Example: >
9275 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9276< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9277 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9278 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009279 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009280
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009281< Returns an empty string on error.
9282
9283 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009284 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9285
9286swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9287 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9288 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9289 version Vim version
9290 user user name
9291 host host name
9292 fname original file name
9293 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9294 file
9295 mtime last modification time in seconds
9296 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9297 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9298 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9299 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9300 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9301 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9302 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9303 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9304
9305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9306 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9307
9308swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9309 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9310 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9311 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9312 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9313 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9314
9315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9316 GetBufname()->swapname()
9317
9318synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9319 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9320 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9321 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9322 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9323
9324 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9325 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9326 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9327 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9328 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9329
9330 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9331 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9332 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9333 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9334 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9335 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9336 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9337
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009338 Returns zero on error.
9339
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009340 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9341 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9342<
9343
9344synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9345 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9346 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9347 about a syntax item.
9348 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9349 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9350 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9351 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9352 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9353 {what} result
9354 "name" the name of the syntax item
9355 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9356 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9357 term: empty string)
9358 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9359 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9360 |highlight-font|
9361 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9362 |highlight-guisp|
9363 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9364 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9365 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9366 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9367 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9368 "bold" "1" if bold
9369 "italic" "1" if italic
9370 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9371 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9372 "standout" "1" if standout
9373 "underline" "1" if underlined
9374 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9375 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009376 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009377
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009378 Returns an empty string on error.
9379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009380 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9381 cursor): >
9382 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9383<
9384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9385 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9386
9387
9388synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9389 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9390 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9391 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9392 ":highlight link" are followed.
9393
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009394 Returns zero on error.
9395
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009396 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9397 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9398
9399synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9400 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9401 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9402 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9403 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9404 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9405 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9406 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9407 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9408 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9409 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9410 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9411 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9412 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9413 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9414 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9415 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9416 call returns ~
9417 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9418 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9419 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9420 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9421 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9422 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9423
9424
9425synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9426 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9427 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9428 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9429 like what |synID()| returns.
9430 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9431 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9432 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9433 transparent item.
9434 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9435 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9436 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9437 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9438 endfor
9439< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009440 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009441 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9442 valid positions.
9443
9444system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9445 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9446 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9447
9448 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9449 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9450 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9451 separators yourself.
9452 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9453 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9454 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9455 list items converted to NULs).
9456 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9457 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9458 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9459 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9460
9461 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9462
9463 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9464 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9465 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9466 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9467 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9468<
9469 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9470 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9471 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9472 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9473 cause trouble.
9474 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9475
9476 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009477 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9478 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009479
9480< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9481 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9482 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9483 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9484 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9485
9486 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9487 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9488 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9489 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9490 concatenated commands.
9491
9492 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9493 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9494
9495 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9496 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9497
9498 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9499 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9500 when using a security agent application.
9501 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9502 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9503
9504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9505 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9506
9507
9508systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9509 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9510 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9511 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9512 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9513 result ends in a NL.
9514 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9515
9516 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9517 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9518 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9519<
9520 Returns an empty string on error.
9521
9522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9523 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9524
9525
9526tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9527 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9528 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9529 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9530 omitted the current tab page is used.
9531 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9532 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9533 let buflist = []
9534 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9535 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9536 endfor
9537< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9538
9539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9540 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9541
9542tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9543 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9544 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9545
9546 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9547 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9548 count).
9549 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9550 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9551 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9552 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9553
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009554 Returns zero on error.
9555
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009556
9557tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9558 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9559 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9560 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9561 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9562 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9563 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9564 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9565 Useful examples: >
9566 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9567 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9568< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9569
9570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9571 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9572<
9573 *tagfiles()*
9574tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9575 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9576
9577
9578taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9579 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9580
9581 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9582 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9583 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9584
9585 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9586 entries:
9587 name Name of the tag.
9588 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9589 defined. It is either relative to the
9590 current directory or a full path.
9591 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9592 the file.
9593 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9594 entry depends on the language specific
9595 kind values. Only available when
9596 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009597 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009598 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9599 |static-tag| for more information.
9600 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9601 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9602 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9603 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9604 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9605 contained in.
9606
9607 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9608 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9609
9610 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9611
9612 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9613 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9614 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9615 search regular expression pattern.
9616
9617 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9618 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9619 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9620
9621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9622 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9623
9624tan({expr}) *tan()*
9625 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9626 in the range [-inf, inf].
9627 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009628 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009629 Examples: >
9630 :echo tan(10)
9631< 0.648361 >
9632 :echo tan(-4.01)
9633< -1.181502
9634
9635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9636 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009637
9638
9639tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9640 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9641 range [-1, 1].
9642 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009643 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009644 Examples: >
9645 :echo tanh(0.5)
9646< 0.462117 >
9647 :echo tanh(-1)
9648< -0.761594
9649
9650 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9651 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009652
9653
9654tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9655 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9656 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9657 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9658 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009659 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009660< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9661 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9662 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9663 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9664
9665
9666term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9667
9668
9669terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9670 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9671 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9672 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9673 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9674 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9675 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9676 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9677 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009678 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009679
9680 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9681
9682 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9683 an empty dictionary.
9684
9685 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9686 current cursor style.
9687 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9688 request the cursor blink status.
9689 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9690 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9691 and |t_RC| on startup.
9692
9693 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9694 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9695
9696 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9697
9698 Also see:
9699 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9700 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9701 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9702
9703
9704test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9705
9706
9707 *timer_info()*
9708timer_info([{id}])
9709 Return a list with information about timers.
9710 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9711 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9712 returned.
9713 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9714
9715 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9716 these items:
9717 "id" the timer ID
9718 "time" time the timer was started with
9719 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9720 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9721 -1 means forever
9722 "callback" the callback
9723 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9724
9725 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9726 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9727
9728< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9729
9730timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9731 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9732 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9733 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9734 has passed.
9735
9736 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9737 for a short time.
9738
9739 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9740 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9741 See |non-zero-arg|.
9742
9743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9744 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9745
9746< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9747
9748 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9749timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9750 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9751
9752 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9753 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9754 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9755
9756 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9757 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9758 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9759 waiting for input.
9760 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9761 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9762
9763 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9764 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9765 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9766 the callback will be called once.
9767 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9768 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9769 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9770 messages.
9771
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009772 Returns -1 on error.
9773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009774 Example: >
9775 func MyHandler(timer)
9776 echo 'Handler called'
9777 endfunc
9778 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9779 \ {'repeat': 3})
9780< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9781 intervals.
9782
9783 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9784 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9785
9786< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9787 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9788
9789timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9790 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9791 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9792 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9793
9794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9795 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9796
9797< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9798
9799timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9800 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9801 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9802 timers there is no error.
9803
9804 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9805
9806tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9807 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9808 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009809 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009810
9811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9812 GetText()->tolower()
9813
9814toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9815 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9816 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009817 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009818
9819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9820 GetText()->toupper()
9821
9822tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9823 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9824 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9825 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9826 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9827 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9828 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9829
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009830 Returns an empty string on error.
9831
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009832 Examples: >
9833 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9834< returns "Hello THere" >
9835 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9836< returns "{blob}"
9837
9838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9839 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9840
9841trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9842 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9843 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9844
9845 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9846 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9847 space character 0xa0.
9848
9849 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9850 characters:
9851 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9852 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9853 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9854 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9855
9856 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009857 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009858
9859 Examples: >
9860 echo trim(" some text ")
9861< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009862 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009863< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9864 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9865< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9866 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9867< returns " vim"
9868
9869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9870 GetText()->trim()
9871
9872trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9873 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9874 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9875 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009876 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009877 Examples: >
9878 echo trunc(1.456)
9879< 1.0 >
9880 echo trunc(-5.456)
9881< -5.0 >
9882 echo trunc(4.0)
9883< 4.0
9884
9885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9886 Compute()->trunc()
9887<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009888 *type()*
9889type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9890 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9891 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9892 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9893 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9894 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9895 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9896 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9897 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9898 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9899 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9900 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9901 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9902 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9903 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9904 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9905 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9906 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9907 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9908 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9909 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9910 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9911 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9912< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9913 :if exists('v:t_number')
9914
9915< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9916 mylist->type()
9917
9918
9919typename({expr}) *typename()*
9920 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9921 Example: >
9922 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9923 list<number>
9924
9925
9926undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9927 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9928 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9929 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9930 the undo file exists.
9931 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9932 is used internally.
9933 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9934 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9935 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9936 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9937 returns an empty string.
9938
9939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9940 GetFilename()->undofile()
9941
9942undotree() *undotree()*
9943 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9944 the following items:
9945 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9946 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9947 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9948 when some changes were undone.
9949 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9950 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9951 something readable.
9952 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9953 write yet.
9954 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9955 tree.
9956 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9957 This happens when waiting from input from the
9958 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9959 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9960 undo blocks.
9961
9962 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9963 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9964 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9965 |:undolist|.
9966 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9967 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9968 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9969 that was added. This marks the last change
9970 and where further changes will be added.
9971 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9972 that was undone. This marks the current
9973 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9974 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9975 undone after the last change this item will
9976 not appear anywhere.
9977 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9978 write. The number is the write count. The
9979 first write has number 1, the last one the
9980 "save_last" mentioned above.
9981 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9982 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9983 item.
9984
9985uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9986 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9987 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9988 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9989 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9990< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9991 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9992
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009993 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9994
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9996 mylist->uniq()
9997
9998values({dict}) *values()*
9999 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10000 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010001 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010002
10003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10004 mydict->values()
10005
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010006virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010007 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10008 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10009 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10010 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10011 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10012 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10013 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10014 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010015
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010016 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010017
10018 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10019 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10020 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10021 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10022 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10023 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10024 |'virtualedit'|
10025
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010026 The accepted positions are:
10027 . the cursor position
10028 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10029 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10030 plus one)
10031 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10032 returned)
10033 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10034 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10035 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10036 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010037
10038 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10039 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10040 character.
10041
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010042 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10043 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010044 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10045
10046 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10047 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10048 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10049
10050 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10051
10052 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010053< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10054 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10055 all lines: >
10056 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10057
10058< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10059 GetPos()->virtcol()
10060
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010061virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10062 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10063 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10064 column {col}.
10065
10066 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10067 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10068 virtual column is returned.
10069
10070 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10071 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10072
10073 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10074 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10075
10076 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10077
10078 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10079 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010080
10081visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10082 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10083 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10084 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10085 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10086 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10087 respectively.
10088 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010089 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010090< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10091 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10092 Visual mode that was used.
10093 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10094 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10095 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10096 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10097 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10098
10099wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10100 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10101 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10102 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10103 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10104
10105 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10106 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10107<
10108 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10109
10110win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10111 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10112 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10113 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10114 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10115 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10116 Example: >
10117 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10118< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10119 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010120 *E994*
10121 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10122 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10123 an empty string is returned.
10124
10125 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10126 second argument: >
10127 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10128
10129win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10130 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10131 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10132
10133 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10134 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10135
10136win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10137 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10138 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10139 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10140 number 1.
10141 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10142 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10143 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10144
10145 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10146 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10147
10148
10149win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10150 Return the type of the window:
10151 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10152 used to execute autocommands.
10153 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10154 (empty) normal window
10155 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10156 "popup" popup window |popup|
10157 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10158 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10159 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10160
10161 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10162 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10163 |window-ID|.
10164
10165 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10166 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10167 returns "popup".
10168
10169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10170 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10171<
10172win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10173 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10174 tabpage.
10175 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10176
10177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10178 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10179
10180win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10181 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10182 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10183 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10184
10185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10186 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10187
10188win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10189 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10190 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10191
10192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10193 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10194
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010195win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10196 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10197 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10198 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10199 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10200 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10201 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10202 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10203 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10204 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10205 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010206 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10207 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010208 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010209
10210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10211 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10212
10213win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10214 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10215 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10216 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10217 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10218 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10219 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10220 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10221 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10222 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010223 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010224
10225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10226 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10227
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010228win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10229 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10230 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10231 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10232 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10233 for the current window.
10234 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10235 tabpage.
10236
10237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10238 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10239<
10240win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10241 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10242 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10243 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10244 then closing {nr}.
10245
10246 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10247 Both must be in the current tab page.
10248
10249 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10250
10251 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10252 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10253 like with |:vsplit|.
10254 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10255 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10256 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10257 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10258 'splitright' are used.
10259
10260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10261 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10262<
10263
10264 *winbufnr()*
10265winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10266 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10267 the |window-ID|.
10268 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10269 window is returned.
10270 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10271 Example: >
10272 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10273<
10274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10275 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10276<
10277 *wincol()*
10278wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10279 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10280 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10281
10282 *windowsversion()*
10283windowsversion()
10284 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10285 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10286 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10287 an empty string.
10288
10289winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10290 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10291 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10292 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10293 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10294 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10295 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10296 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010297 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010298
10299< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10300 GetWinid()->winheight()
10301<
10302winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10303 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10304 in a tabpage.
10305
10306 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10307 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10308 returns an empty list.
10309
10310 For a leaf window, it returns:
10311 ['leaf', {winid}]
10312 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10313 returns:
10314 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10315 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10316 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10317
10318 Example: >
10319 " Only one window in the tab page
10320 :echo winlayout()
10321 ['leaf', 1000]
10322 " Two horizontally split windows
10323 :echo winlayout()
10324 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10325 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10326 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10327 " middle window
10328 :echo winlayout(2)
10329 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10330 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10331<
10332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10333 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10334<
10335 *winline()*
10336winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10337 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10338 the window. The first line is one.
10339 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10340 first, this may cause a scroll.
10341
10342 *winnr()*
10343winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10344 window. The top window has number 1.
10345 Returns zero for a popup window.
10346
10347 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10348 $ the number of the last window (the window
10349 count).
10350 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10351 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10352 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10353 returned.
10354 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10355 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10356 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10357 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10358 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10359 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10360 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10361 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10362 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10363 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010364 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010365 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10366 Examples: >
10367 let window_count = winnr('$')
10368 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10369 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10370
10371< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10372 GetWinval()->winnr()
10373<
10374 *winrestcmd()*
10375winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10376 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10377 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10378 unchanged.
10379 Example: >
10380 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10381 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10382 :exe cmd
10383<
10384 *winrestview()*
10385winrestview({dict})
10386 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10387 the view of the current window.
10388 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10389 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10390 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10391 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10392<
10393 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10394 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10395 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10396 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10397
10398 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10399 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10400
10401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10402 GetView()->winrestview()
10403<
10404 *winsaveview()*
10405winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10406 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10407 restore the view.
10408 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10409 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10410 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10411 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10412 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10413 The return value includes:
10414 lnum cursor line number
10415 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010416 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010417 returns)
10418 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010419 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10420 the first column is zero, as opposed
10421 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10422 |$| command it will be a very large
10423 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010424 topline first line in the window
10425 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10426 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10427 'wrap' is off
10428 skipcol columns skipped
10429 Note that no option values are saved.
10430
10431
10432winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10433 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10434 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10435 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10436 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10437 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10438 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010439 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010440 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10441 : 50 wincmd |
10442 :endif
10443< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10444 option.
10445
10446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10447 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10448
10449
10450wordcount() *wordcount()*
10451 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10452 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10453 |g_CTRL-G|
10454 The return value includes:
10455 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10456 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10457 words Number of words in the buffer
10458 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10459 (not in Visual mode)
10460 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10461 (not in Visual mode)
10462 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10463 (not in Visual mode)
10464 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10465 (only in Visual mode)
10466 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10467 (only in Visual mode)
10468 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10469 (only in Visual mode)
10470
10471
10472 *writefile()*
10473writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10474 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10475 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10476 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010477 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10478 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10479 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010480
10481 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10482 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10483
10484 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10485
10486 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10487 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10488 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10489
10490 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10491 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10492 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10493<
10494 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10495 works like: >
10496 :defer delete({fname})
10497< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10498
10499 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10500 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10501 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10502
10503 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10504
10505 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10506 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010508 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010509
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010510 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10511 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10512 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010513
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010514 Also see |readfile()|.
10515 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10516 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10517 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10518
10519< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10520 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10521
10522
10523xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10524 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10525 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010526 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010527 Example: >
10528 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10529<
10530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10531 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10532<
10533
10534==============================================================================
105353. Feature list *feature-list*
10536
10537There are three types of features:
105381. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10539 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10540 :if has("cindent")
10541< *gui_running*
105422. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10543 Example: >
10544 :if has("gui_running")
10545< *has-patch*
105463. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10547 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10548 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10549 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10550< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10551 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10552 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10553 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10554 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10555 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10556
10557Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10558use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10559
10560
10561acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010562all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10563 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010564amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10565arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10566arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10567autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10568autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10569autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10570balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10571balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10572beos BeOS version of Vim.
10573browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10574 work.
10575browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10576bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010577builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010578byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10579channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010580cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010581clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10582clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10583clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10584cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10585cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10586cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10587comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10588compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10589conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10590cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10591cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10592cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10593debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10594dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10595dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10596diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10597digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10598directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10599dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10600drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10601ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10602emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10603eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10604 true, of course!
10605ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10606extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10607 |'hlsearch'|
10608farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010609file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10610 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010611filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10612 read/write/filter commands
10613find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10614 |+find_in_path|.
10615float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10616fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10617 this is not present).
10618folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10619footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10620fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10621gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10622gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010623gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010624gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10625gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10626gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10627gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10628gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10629gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10630gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10631gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10632gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10633gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10634gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10635haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10636hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10637hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10638iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10639insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10640 Insert mode. (always true)
10641job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10642ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010643jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010644keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10645lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10646langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10647libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10648linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10649 'breakindent' support.
10650linux Linux version of Vim.
10651lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010652 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010653listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10654 and the argument list |arglist|.
10655localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10656lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10657mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10658macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10659menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10660mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10661modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10662 (always true)
10663mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10664mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10665mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10666mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10667mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10668mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10669mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10670mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10671mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10672mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10673mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10674multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10675multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10676multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10677multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10678mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10679nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10680netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10681netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010682num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010683ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10684osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10685osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10686packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10687path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10688perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10689persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10690postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10691printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10692profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10693python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10694python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10695python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10696python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10697python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10698python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10699pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10700qnx QNX version of Vim.
10701quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10702reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10703rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10704ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10705scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10706showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10707signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010708smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010709sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10710sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10711spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10712startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10713statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10714 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10715sun SunOS version of Vim.
10716sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10717syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10718syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10719 current buffer.
10720system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10721tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010722 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010723tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10724 |tag-old-static|.
10725tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10726termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10727terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10728terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10729termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10730textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10731textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10732tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10733 or terminfo file.
10734timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10735title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010736 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010737toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10738ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10739ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10740unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10741unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10742user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10743vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10744vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10745 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10746vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10747 (always true)
10748vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10749 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010750vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010751viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10752vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10753vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10754vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010755vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010756virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10757visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10758visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10759 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10760vms VMS version of Vim.
10761vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10762vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10763 out if it works in the current console).
10764wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10765wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10766win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10767win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10768 64 bits)
10769win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10770win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10771win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10772winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10773windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10774 (always true)
10775writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10776xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10777xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10778xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10779xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10780 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10781xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10782xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10783xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10784xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10785 xterm screen.
10786x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10787
10788
10789==============================================================================
107904. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10791
10792This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10793|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10794pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10795same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10796When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10797pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10798>
10799 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10800 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10801 aa
10802 xx
10803 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10804 a
10805 x
10806
10807Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10808"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10809"\n".
10810
10811 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: