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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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9Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
10done, the builtin functions are not available. See |+eval| and
11|no-eval-feature|.
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131. Overview |builtin-function-list|
142. Details |builtin-function-details|
153. Feature list |feature-list|
164. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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18==============================================================================
191. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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21Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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23USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
24
25abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
26acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
27add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
28and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
29append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
30appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
31 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
32 in buffer {expr}
33argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
34argidx() Number current index in the argument list
35arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
36argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
37argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
38asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
39assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
40assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
41 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
42assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
43 Number assert file contents are equal
44assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
45 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
46assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
47 Number assert {cmd} fails
48assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
49 Number assert {actual} is false
50assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
51 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
52assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
53 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
54assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
55assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
56 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
57assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
58 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
59assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
60assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
61atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
62atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
63balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
64balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
65balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
66blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
67browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
68 String put up a file requester
69browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
70bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
71bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
72buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
73bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
74bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
75bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
76bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
77bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
78bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
79byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
80byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
81byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
82call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
83 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
84ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
85ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
86ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
87ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
88ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
89 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
90ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
91 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
92ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
93ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
94ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
95ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
96ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
97ch_open({address} [, {options}])
98 Channel open a channel to {address}
99ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
100ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
101 Blob read Blob from {handle}
102ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
103 String read raw from {handle}
104ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
105 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
106ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
107 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
108ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
109 none set options for {handle}
110ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
111 String status of channel {handle}
112changenr() Number current change number
113char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
114charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
115charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
116charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
117 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
118chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
119cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
120clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
121col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
122complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
123complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
124complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
125complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
126confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
127 Number number of choice picked by user
128copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
129cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
130cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
131count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
132 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
133cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
134 Number checks existence of cscope connection
135cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
136 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
137cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
138debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
139deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
140delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
141deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
142 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
143did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
144diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
145diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
146digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
147digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
148digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
149digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
150echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
151empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
152environ() Dict return environment variables
153escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
154eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
155eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
156executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
157execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
158exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
159exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
160exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
161exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
162expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
163 any expand special keywords in {expr}
164expandcmd({expr}) String expand {expr} like with `:edit`
165extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
166 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
167extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
168 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
169 List or Dictionary
170feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
171filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
172filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
173filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
174 remove items from {expr1} where
175 {expr2} is 0
176finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
177 String find directory {name} in {path}
178findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
179 String find file {name} in {path}
180flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
181flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
182 List flatten a copy of {list}
183float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
184floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
185fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
186fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
187fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
188foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
189foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
190foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
191foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
192foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
193foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
194fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
195funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
196 Funcref reference to function {name}
197function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
198 Funcref named reference to function {name}
199garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
200get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
201get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
202get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
203getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
204getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
205 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
206getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
207 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
208getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
209getchar([expr]) Number or String
210 get one character from the user
211getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
212getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
213getcharsearch() Dict last character search
214getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
215getcmdline() String return the current command-line
216getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
217getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
218getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
219getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
220 List list of cmdline completion matches
221getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
222getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
223getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
224getenv({name}) String return environment variable
225getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
226getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
227getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
228getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
229getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
230getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
231getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
232 List list of jump list items
233getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
234getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
235getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
236getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
237getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
238getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
239getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
240getpid() Number process ID of Vim
241getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
242getqflist() List list of quickfix items
243getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
244getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
245 String or List contents of a register
246getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
247getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
248gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
249gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
250 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
251gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
252 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
253gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
254gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
255getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
256getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
257getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
258getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
259getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
261glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
262 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
263glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
264globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
265 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
266has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
267has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
268haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
269 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
270 or |:tcd|
271hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
272 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
273histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
274histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
275histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
276histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
277hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
278hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
279hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
280hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
281hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
282iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
283indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
284index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
285 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
286input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
287 String get input from the user
288inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
289 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
290inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
291inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
292inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
293inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
294insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
295interrupt() none interrupt script execution
296invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
297isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
298isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
299 (positive or negative)
300islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
301isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
302items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
303job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
304job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
305job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
306job_start({command} [, {options}])
307 Job start a job
308job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
309job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
310join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
311js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
312js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
313json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
314json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
315keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
316len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
317libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
318libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
319line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
320line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
321lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
322list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
323list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
324listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
325 Number add a callback to listen to changes
326listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
327listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
328localtime() Number current time
329log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
330log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
331luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
332map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
333 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
334maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
335 String or Dict
336 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
337mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
338 String check for mappings matching {name}
339mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
340 like |map()| but creates a new List or
341 Dictionary
342mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
343match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
344 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
345matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
346 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
347matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
348 Number highlight positions with {group}
349matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
350matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
351matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
352 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
353matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
354 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
355matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
356 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
357matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
358 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
359matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
361matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
362 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
363max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
364menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
365min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
366mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
367 Number create directory {name}
368mode([expr]) String current editing mode
369mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
370nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
371nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
372or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
373pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
374perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
375popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
376popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
377popup_clear() none close all popup windows
378popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
379popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
380popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
381popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
382popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
383popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
384popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
385popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
386popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
387popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
388popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
389popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
390popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
391popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
392popup_notification({what}, {options})
393 Number create a notification popup window
394popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
395 none set options for popup window {id}
396popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
397popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
398pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
399prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
400printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
401prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
402prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
403prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
404prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
405prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
406prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
407 none add multiple text properties
408prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
409 none remove all text properties
410prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
411 Dict search for a text property
412prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
413prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
414 Number remove a text property
415prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
416prop_type_change({name}, {props})
417 none change an existing property type
418prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
419 none delete a property type
420prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
421 Dict get property type values
422prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
423pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
424pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
425py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
426pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
427pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
428rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
429range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
430 List items from {expr} to {max}
431readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
432readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
433 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
434readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
435 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
436readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
437 List get list of lines from file {fname}
438reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
439 any reduce {object} using {func}
440reg_executing() String get the executing register name
441reg_recording() String get the recording register name
442reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
443reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
444reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
445remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
446 String send expression
447remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
448remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
449 Number check for reply string
450remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
451 String read reply string
452remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
453 String send key sequence
454remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
455remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
456 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
457remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
458 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
459remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
460rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
461repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
462resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
463reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
464round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
465rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
466screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
467screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
468screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
469screencol() Number current cursor column
470screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
471screenrow() Number current cursor row
472screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
473search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
474 Number search for {pattern}
475searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
476searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
477 Number search for variable declaration
478searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
479 Number search for other end of start/end pair
480searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
481 List search for other end of start/end pair
482searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
483 List search for {pattern}
484server2client({clientid}, {string})
485 Number send reply string
486serverlist() String get a list of available servers
487setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
488 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
489 {expr}
490setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
491 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
492setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
493setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
494setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
495setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
496setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
497setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
498setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
499setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
500setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
501 Number modify location list using {list}
502setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
503 Number modify specific location list props
504setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
505setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
506setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
507setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
508 Number modify specific quickfix list props
509setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
510settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
511settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
512 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
513 page {tabnr} to {val}
514settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
515 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
516setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
517sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
518shellescape({string} [, {special}])
519 String escape {string} for use as shell
520 command argument
521shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
522sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
523sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
524sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
525sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
526 List get a list of placed signs
527sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
528 Number jump to a sign
529sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
530 Number place a sign
531sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
532sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
533sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
534sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
535 Number unplace a sign
536sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
537simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
538sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
539sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
540slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
541 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000542sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
543 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000544sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
545sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
546 Number play an event sound
547sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
548 Number play sound file {path}
549sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
550soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
551spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
552spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
553 List spelling suggestions
554split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
555 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
556sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
557srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
558state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
559str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
560str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
561 ASCII/UTF-8 value
562str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
563 Number convert String to Number
564strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
565strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
566 String {len} characters of {str} at
567 character {start}
568strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
569strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
570strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
571strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
572stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
573 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
574string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
575strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
576strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
577 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
578 byte {start}
579strptime({format}, {timestring})
580 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
581strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
582 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
583strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
584strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
585submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
586 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
587substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
588 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
589swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
590swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
591synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
592synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
593 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
594synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
595synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
596synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
597system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
598systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
599tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
600tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
601tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
602tagfiles() List tags files used
603taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
604tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
605tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
606tempname() String name for a temporary file
607term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
608 Number display difference between two dumps
609term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
610 Number displaying a screen dump
611term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
612 none dump terminal window contents
613term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
614term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
615term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
616term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
617term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
618term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
619term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
620term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
621term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
622term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
623term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
624term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
625term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
626term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
627term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
628 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
629term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
630term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
631term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
632term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
633 none set the size of a terminal
634term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
635term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
636terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
637test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
638 none make memory allocation fail
639test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
640test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
641test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
642test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
643test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000644test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000645test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
646test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
647test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
648test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
649test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
650test_null_job() Job null value for testing
651test_null_list() List null value for testing
652test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
653test_null_string() String null value for testing
654test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
655test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
656test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000657test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
658test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
659test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
660test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
661test_void() any void value for testing
662timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
663timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
664timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
665 Number create a timer
666timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
667timer_stopall() none stop all timers
668tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
669toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
670tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
671 to chars in {tostr}
672trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
673 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
674trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
675type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
676typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
677undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
678undotree() List undo file tree
679uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
680 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
681values({dict}) List values in {dict}
682virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
683visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
684wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
685win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
686 String execute {command} in window {id}
687win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
688win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
689win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
690win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
691win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
692win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000693win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
694win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000695win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
696win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
697 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
698winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
699wincol() Number window column of the cursor
700windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
701winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
702winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
703winline() Number window line of the cursor
704winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
705winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
706winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
707winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
708winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
709wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
710writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
711 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
712xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
713
714==============================================================================
7152. Details *builtin-function-details*
716
717Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
718specific functionality.
719
720abs({expr}) *abs()*
721 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
722 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
723 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
724 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
725 Examples: >
726 echo abs(1.456)
727< 1.456 >
728 echo abs(-5.456)
729< 5.456 >
730 echo abs(-4)
731< 4
732
733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
734 Compute()->abs()
735
736< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
737
738
739acos({expr}) *acos()*
740 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
741 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
742 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
743 [-1, 1].
744 Examples: >
745 :echo acos(0)
746< 1.570796 >
747 :echo acos(-0.5)
748< 2.094395
749
750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
751 Compute()->acos()
752
753< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
754
755
756add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
757 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
758 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
759 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
760 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
761< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
762 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
763 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
764 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
765
766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
767 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
768
769
770and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
771 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
772 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
773 Example: >
774 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
775< Can also be used as a |method|: >
776 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
777
778
779append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
780 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
781 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
782 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
783 the current buffer.
784 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
785 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
786 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
787 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
788 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
789 negative number results in an error. Example: >
790 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
791 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
792
793< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
794 passed as the second argument: >
795 mylist->append(lnum)
796
797
798appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
799 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
800
801 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
802 |bufload()| if needed.
803
804 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
805
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000806 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
807 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
808 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
809 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000810
811 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
812 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
813
814 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
815 error message is given. Example: >
816 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
817<
818 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
819 passed as the second argument: >
820 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
821
822
823argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
824 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
825 |arglist|.
826 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
827 window is used.
828 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
829 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
830 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
831 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
832
833 *argidx()*
834argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
835 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
836
837 *arglistid()*
838arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
839 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
840 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
841 global argument list. See |arglist|.
842 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
843
844 Without arguments use the current window.
845 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
846 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
847 page.
848 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
849
850 *argv()*
851argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
852 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
853 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
854 :let i = 0
855 :while i < argc()
856 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000857 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000858 : let i = i + 1
859 :endwhile
860< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
861 the whole |arglist| is returned.
862
863 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
864 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
865
866asin({expr}) *asin()*
867 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
868 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
869 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
870 [-1, 1].
871 Examples: >
872 :echo asin(0.8)
873< 0.927295 >
874 :echo asin(-0.5)
875< -0.523599
876
877 Can also be used as a |method|: >
878 Compute()->asin()
879<
880 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
881
882
883assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
884
885
886
887atan({expr}) *atan()*
888 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
889 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
890 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
891 Examples: >
892 :echo atan(100)
893< 1.560797 >
894 :echo atan(-4.01)
895< -1.326405
896
897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
898 Compute()->atan()
899<
900 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
901
902
903atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
904 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
905 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
906 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
907 Examples: >
908 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
909< -0.785398 >
910 :echo atan2(1, -1)
911< 2.356194
912
913 Can also be used as a |method|: >
914 Compute()->atan2(1)
915<
916 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
917
918balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
919 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
920 not used for the List.
921
922balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
923 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
924 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
925 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
926 split with |balloon_split()|.
927 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
928
929 Example: >
930 func GetBalloonContent()
931 " ... initiate getting the content
932 return ''
933 endfunc
934 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
935
936 func BalloonCallback(result)
937 call balloon_show(a:result)
938 endfunc
939< Can also be used as a |method|: >
940 GetText()->balloon_show()
941<
942 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
943 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
944 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
945 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
946 empty string or a placeholder.
947
948 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
949 error message.
950 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
951 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
952
953balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
954 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
955 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
956 to show debugger output.
957 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
959 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
960
961< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
962 feature}
963
964blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
965 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
966 {blob}. Examples: >
967 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
968 blob2list(0z) returns []
969< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
970 opposite.
971
972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
973 GetBlob()->blob2list()
974
975 *browse()*
976browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
977 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
978 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
979 The input fields are:
980 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
981 {title} title for the requester
982 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
983 {default} default file name
984 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
985 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
986
987 *browsedir()*
988browsedir({title}, {initdir})
989 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
990 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
991 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
992 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
993 to be used.
994 The input fields are:
995 {title} title for the requester
996 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
997 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
998 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
999
1000bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
1001 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
1002 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1003 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1004 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1005 buffer is always created.
1006 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1007 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1008 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1009 call bufload(bufnr)
1010 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
1011< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1012 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1013
1014bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1015 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1016 {buf} exists.
1017 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1018 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1019
1020 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1021 exactly. The name can be:
1022 - Relative to the current directory.
1023 - A full path.
1024 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1025 - A URL name.
1026 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1027 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1028 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1029 long name to be able to find them.
1030 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1031 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1032 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1033 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1034 file name.
1035
1036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1037 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1038<
1039 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1040
1041buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1042 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1043 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1044 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1045
1046 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1047 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1048
1049bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1050 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1051 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1052 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
1053 then there is no change.
1054 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1055 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1056 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1057
1058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1059 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1060
1061bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1062 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1063 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1064 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1065
1066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1067 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1068
1069bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1070 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1071 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1072 "[No Name]".
1073 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1074 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1075 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1076 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1077 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1078 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1079 match an empty string is returned.
1080 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1081 alternate buffer.
1082 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1083 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1084 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1085 pattern.
1086 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1087 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1088 buffers are searched for.
1089 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1090 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1091 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1092< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1093 echo bufnr->bufname()
1094
1095< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1096 string is returned. >
1097 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1098 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1099 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1100 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1101< *buffer_name()*
1102 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1103
1104 *bufnr()*
1105bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1106 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1107 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1108 above.
1109
1110 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1111 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1112 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1113 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1114< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1115 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1116
1117 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1118 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1119< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1120 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1121 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1122 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1123
1124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1125 echo bufref->bufnr()
1126<
1127 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1128 *last_buffer_nr()*
1129 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1130
1131bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1132 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1133 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1134 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1135 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1136
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001137 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001138<
1139 Only deals with the current tab page.
1140
1141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1142 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1143
1144bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1145 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1146 |window-ID|.
1147 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1148 is returned. Example: >
1149
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001150 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001151
1152< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1153 |:wincmd|.
1154
1155 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1156 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1157
1158byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1159 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1160 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1161 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1162 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1163 one.
1164 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1165
1166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1167 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1168
1169< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1170 feature}
1171
1172byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1173 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1174 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1175 zero.
1176 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1177 equal to {nr}.
1178 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1179 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1180 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1181 separately.
1182 Example : >
1183 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1184< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1185 same: >
1186 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1187 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1188< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1189
1190 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1191 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1192 in bytes is returned.
1193
1194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1195 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1196
1197byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1198 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1199 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001200 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001201 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1202 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1203 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1204< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1205 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1206 one byte).
1207 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1208 to a Unicode encoding.
1209
1210 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1211 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1212
1213call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1214 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1215 arguments.
1216 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1217 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1218 Returns the return value of the called function.
1219 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1220 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1221
1222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1223 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1224
1225ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1226 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1227 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1228 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1229 Examples: >
1230 echo ceil(1.456)
1231< 2.0 >
1232 echo ceil(-5.456)
1233< -5.0 >
1234 echo ceil(4.0)
1235< 4.0
1236
1237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1238 Compute()->ceil()
1239<
1240 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1241
1242
1243ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1244
1245
1246changenr() *changenr()*
1247 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1248 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1249 with the |:undo| command.
1250 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1251 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1252 one less than the number of the undone change.
1253
1254char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
1255 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
1256 Examples: >
1257 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1258 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1259< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1260 Example for "utf-8": >
1261 char2nr("á") returns 225
1262 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1263< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1264 A combining character is a separate character.
1265 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1266 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1267 let str = "ABC"
1268 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1269< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1270
1271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1272 GetChar()->char2nr()
1273
1274
1275charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1276 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1277 The character class is one of:
1278 0 blank
1279 1 punctuation
1280 2 word character
1281 3 emoji
1282 other specific Unicode class
1283 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
1284
1285
1286charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1287 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1288 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1289
1290 Example:
1291 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1292 charcol('.') returns 3
1293 col('.') returns 7
1294
1295< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1296 GetPos()->col()
1297<
1298 *charidx()*
1299charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1300 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1301 The index of the first character is zero.
1302 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1303 equal to {idx}.
1304 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1305 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1306 added to the preceding base character.
1307 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1308 counted as separate characters.
1309 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1310 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1311 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1312 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1313 and is not zero or one.
1314 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1315 from the character index.
1316 Examples: >
1317 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1318 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1319 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1320<
1321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1322 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1323
1324chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1325 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1326 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1327 window:
1328 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1329 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1330 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1331 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1332 directory.
1333 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1334 {dir} must be a String.
1335 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1336 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1337 On failure, returns an empty string.
1338
1339 Example: >
1340 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1341 if save_dir != ""
1342 " ... do some work
1343 call chdir(save_dir)
1344 endif
1345
1346< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1347 GetDir()->chdir()
1348<
1349cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1350 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1351 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1352 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1353 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
1354 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
1355 feature, -1 is returned.
1356 See |C-indenting|.
1357
1358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1359 GetLnum()->cindent()
1360
1361clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1362 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1363 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1364 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1365 window ID instead of the current window.
1366
1367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1368 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1369<
1370 *col()*
1371col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1372 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1373 . the cursor position
1374 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1375 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1376 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1377 returned)
1378 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1379 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1380 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1381 that it's updated right away.
1382 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1383 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1384 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1385 out of range then col() returns zero.
1386 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1387 |getpos()|.
1388 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1389 character position use |charcol()|.
1390 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1391 Examples: >
1392 col(".") column of cursor
1393 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1394 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001395 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001396< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1397 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1398 buffer.
1399 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1400 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1401 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1402 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1403 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001404 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001405 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1406
1407< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1408 GetPos()->col()
1409<
1410
1411complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1412 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1413 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1414 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1415 or with an expression mapping.
1416 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1417 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1418 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1419 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1420 match.
1421 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1422 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1423 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1424 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1425 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1426 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1427 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1428 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1429 Example: >
1430 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1431
1432 func! ListMonths()
1433 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1434 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1435 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1436 return ''
1437 endfunc
1438< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1439 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1440
1441 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1442 second argument: >
1443 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1444
1445complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1446 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1447 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1448 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1449 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1450 the list.
1451 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1452 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1453
1454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1455 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1456
1457complete_check() *complete_check()*
1458 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1459 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1460 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1461 zero otherwise.
1462 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1463 'completefunc' option.
1464
1465
1466complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1467 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1468 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1469 The items are:
1470 mode Current completion mode name string.
1471 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1472 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1473 See |pumvisible()|.
1474 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1475 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1476 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1477 See |complete-items|.
1478 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1479 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1480 typed text only, or the last completion after
1481 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1482 <Down> keys)
1483 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1484
1485 *complete_info_mode*
1486 mode values are:
1487 "" Not in completion mode
1488 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1489 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1490 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1491 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1492 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1493 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1494 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1495 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1496 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1497 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1498 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1499 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1500 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1501 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1502 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1503 "eval" |complete()| completion
1504 "unknown" Other internal modes
1505
1506 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1507 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1508 {what} are silently ignored.
1509
1510 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1511 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1512 |CompleteChanged| event.
1513
1514 Examples: >
1515 " Get all items
1516 call complete_info()
1517 " Get only 'mode'
1518 call complete_info(['mode'])
1519 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1520 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1521
1522< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1523 GetItems()->complete_info()
1524<
1525 *confirm()*
1526confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1527 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1528 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1529 choice this is 1.
1530 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1531 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1532
1533 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1534 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1535 used (and translated).
1536 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1537 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1538
1539 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1540 by '\n', e.g. >
1541 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1542< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1543 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1544 not need to be the first letter: >
1545 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1546< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1547 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1548
1549 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1550 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1551 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1552 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1553
1554 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1555 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1556 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1557 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1558 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1559 used.
1560
1561 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1562 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1563
1564 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001565 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
1566 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
1567 if choice == 0
1568 echo "make up your mind!"
1569 elseif choice == 3
1570 echo "tasteful"
1571 else
1572 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
1573 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001574< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1575 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1576 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1577 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1578 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1579 the horizontal layout is always used.
1580
1581 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1582 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1583<
1584 *copy()*
1585copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1586 different from using {expr} directly.
1587 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1588 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1589 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1590 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1591 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1592 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1594 mylist->copy()
1595
1596cos({expr}) *cos()*
1597 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1598 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1599 Examples: >
1600 :echo cos(100)
1601< 0.862319 >
1602 :echo cos(-4.01)
1603< -0.646043
1604
1605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1606 Compute()->cos()
1607<
1608 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1609
1610
1611cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1612 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1613 [1, inf].
1614 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1615 Examples: >
1616 :echo cosh(0.5)
1617< 1.127626 >
1618 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1619< -1.127626
1620
1621 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1622 Compute()->cosh()
1623<
1624 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1625
1626
1627count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1628 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1629 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1630
1631 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1632 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1633
1634 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1635
1636 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1637 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1638 {expr} is an empty string.
1639
1640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1641 mylist->count(val)
1642<
1643 *cscope_connection()*
1644cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1645 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1646 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1647 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1648 if there are no cscope connections;
1649 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1650
1651 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1652 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1653
1654 {num} Description of existence check
1655 ----- ------------------------------
1656 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1657 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1658 {dbpath}.
1659 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1660 {dbpath}.
1661 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1662 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1663 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1664 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1665
1666 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1667
1668 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1669
1670 # pid database name prepend path
1671 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1672<
1673 Invocation Return Val ~
1674 ---------- ---------- >
1675 cscope_connection() 1
1676 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1677 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1678 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1679 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1680 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1681 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1682 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1683<
1684cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1685cursor({list})
1686 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1687 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1688
1689 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1690 with two, three or four item:
1691 [{lnum}, {col}]
1692 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1693 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1694 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1695 but without the first item.
1696
1697 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1698 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1699
1700 Does not change the jumplist.
1701 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1702 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1703 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1704 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1705 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1706 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1707 line.
1708 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1709 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1710 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1711
1712 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1713 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1714 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1715 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1716
1717 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1718 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1719
1720debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1721 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1722 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1723 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1724 {only available on MS-Windows}
1725
1726 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1727 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1728
1729deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1730 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1731 different from using {expr} directly.
1732 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1733 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1734 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1735 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1736 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1737 the original |List|.
1738 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1739
1740 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1741 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1742 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1743 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1744 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1745 *E724*
1746 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1747 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1748 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1749 Also see |copy()|.
1750
1751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1752 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1753
1754delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1755 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
1756 name {fname}. This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link.
1757
1758 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1759 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1760
1761 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1762 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1763 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1764 that is being used.
1765
1766 A symbolic link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
1767
1768 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1769 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1770 or partly failed.
1771
1772 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1773 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1774 |deletebufline()|.
1775
1776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1777 GetName()->delete()
1778
1779deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1780 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1781 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1782 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1783
1784 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1785 |bufload()| if needed.
1786
1787 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1788
1789 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1790 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1791 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1792
1793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1794 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1795<
1796 *did_filetype()*
1797did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1798 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1799 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1800 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1801 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1802 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1803 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1804 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1805 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1806 file.
1807
1808diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1809 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1810 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1811 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1812 display but don't exist in the buffer.
1813 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1814 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1815 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
1816
1817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1818 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
1819
1820diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
1821 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
1822 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
1823 diff change zero is returned.
1824 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1825 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1826 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
1827 line.
1828 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
1829 syntax information about the highlighting.
1830
1831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1832 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
1833<
1834
1835digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
1836 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
1837 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
1838 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
1839 is given and an empty string is returned.
1840
1841 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1842 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
1843 available, it might fail.
1844
1845 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
1846
1847 Examples: >
1848 " Get a built-in digraph
1849 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
1850
1851 " Get a user-defined digraph
1852 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
1853 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
1854<
1855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1856 GetChars()->digraph_get()
1857<
1858 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1859 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1860 display an error message.
1861
1862
1863digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
1864 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
1865 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
1866 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
1867
1868 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1869 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
1870 available, it might fail.
1871
1872 Also see |digraph_get()|.
1873
1874 Examples: >
1875 " Get user-defined digraphs
1876 :echo digraph_getlist()
1877
1878 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
1879 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
1880<
1881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1882 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
1883<
1884 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1885 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1886 display an error message.
1887
1888
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001889digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001890 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
1891 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001892 encoded character. *E1215*
1893 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
1894 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
1895 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001896
1897 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
1898 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
1899
1900 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
1901 |digraph_setlist()|.
1902
1903 Example: >
1904 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
1905<
1906 Can be used as a |method|: >
1907 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
1908<
1909 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1910 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1911 display an error message.
1912
1913
1914digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
1915 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
1916 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
1917 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001918 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001919 Example: >
1920 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
1921<
1922 It is similar to the following: >
1923 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
1924 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
1925 endfor
1926< Except that the function returns after the first error,
1927 following digraphs will not be added.
1928
1929 Can be used as a |method|: >
1930 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
1931<
1932 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1933 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1934 display an error message.
1935
1936
1937echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
1938 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
1939 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
1940 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
1941 call echoraw(&t_TE)
1942< and to enable it again: >
1943 call echoraw(&t_TI)
1944< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
1945
1946
1947empty({expr}) *empty()*
1948 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
1949 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
1950 items.
1951 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
1952 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
1953 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
1954 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
1955 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
1956 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
1957
1958 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
1959 length with zero.
1960
1961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1962 mylist->empty()
1963
1964environ() *environ()*
1965 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
1966 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
1967 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
1968< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
1969 use this: >
1970 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
1971
1972escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
1973 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
1974 backslash. Example: >
1975 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
1976< results in: >
1977 c:\\program\ files\\vim
1978< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
1979
1980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1981 GetText()->escape(' \')
1982<
1983 *eval()*
1984eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
1985 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
1986 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
1987 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
1988 functions.
1989
1990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1991 argv->join()->eval()
1992
1993eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
1994 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
1995 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
1996 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
1997 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
1998
1999executable({expr}) *executable()*
2000 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2001 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2002 arguments.
2003 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2004 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2005 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2006 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2007 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2008 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2009 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2010 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2011 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2012 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2013 directory, not if it's really executable.
2014 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
2015 always found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2016 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|.
2017 The result is a Number:
2018 1 exists
2019 0 does not exist
2020 -1 not implemented on this system
2021 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2022
2023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2024 GetCommand()->executable()
2025
2026execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2027 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2028 string.
2029 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2030 lines are executed one by one.
2031 This is equivalent to: >
2032 redir => var
2033 {command}
2034 redir END
2035<
2036 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2037 "" no `:silent` used
2038 "silent" `:silent` used
2039 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2040 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2041 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2042 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2043 *E930*
2044 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2045
2046 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
2047 split(execute('args'), "\n")
2048
2049< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2050 use `win_execute()`.
2051
2052 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2053 included in the output of the higher level call.
2054
2055 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2056 GetCommand()->execute()
2057
2058exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2059 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2060 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2061 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2062 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2063 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2064< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2065 an empty string is returned.
2066
2067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2068 GetCommand()->exepath()
2069<
2070 *exists()*
2071exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2072 zero otherwise.
2073
2074 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2075 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2076 at compile time.
2077
2078 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2079 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2080
2081 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002082 varname internal variable (see
2083 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2084 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2085 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002086 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002087 Does not work for local variables in a
2088 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002089 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2090 script, since it can be used as a
2091 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002092 Beware that evaluating an index may
2093 cause an error message for an invalid
2094 expression. E.g.: >
2095 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2096 :echo exists("l[5]")
2097< 0 >
2098 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2099< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2100 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002101 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2102 not if it really works)
2103 +option-name Vim option that works.
2104 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2105 done by comparing with an empty
2106 string)
2107 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2108 or user defined function (see
2109 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2110 Also works for a variable that is a
2111 Funcref.
2112 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2113 implemented; to be used to check if
2114 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002115 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2116 command or command modifier |:command|.
2117 Returns:
2118 1 for match with start of a command
2119 2 full match with a command
2120 3 matches several user commands
2121 To check for a supported command
2122 always check the return value to be 2.
2123 :2match The |:2match| command.
2124 :3match The |:3match| command.
2125 #event autocommand defined for this event
2126 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2127 pattern (the pattern is taken
2128 literally and compared to the
2129 autocommand patterns character by
2130 character)
2131 #group autocommand group exists
2132 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2133 event.
2134 #group#event#pattern
2135 autocommand defined for this group,
2136 event and pattern.
2137 ##event autocommand for this event is
2138 supported.
2139
2140 Examples: >
2141 exists("&shortname")
2142 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2143 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002144 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2145 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002146 exists("bufcount")
2147 exists(":Make")
2148 exists("#CursorHold")
2149 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2150 exists("#filetypeindent")
2151 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2152 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2153 exists("##ColorScheme")
2154< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2155 name.
2156 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
2157 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
2158 the future, thus don't count on it!
2159 Working example: >
2160 exists(":make")
2161< NOT working example: >
2162 exists(":make install")
2163
2164< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2165 variable itself. For example: >
2166 exists(bufcount)
2167< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2168 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2169
2170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2171 Varname()->exists()
2172<
2173
2174exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2175 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2176 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2177 give an error: >
2178 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2179 ThatFunction('works')
2180 endif
2181< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2182 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2183
2184 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2185 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2186 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2187
2188
2189exp({expr}) *exp()*
2190 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2191 [0, inf].
2192 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2193 Examples: >
2194 :echo exp(2)
2195< 7.389056 >
2196 :echo exp(-1)
2197< 0.367879
2198
2199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2200 Compute()->exp()
2201<
2202 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2203
2204
2205expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2206 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2207 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2208
2209 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2210 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2211 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2212 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2213 file name contains a space]
2214
2215 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2216 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2217 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2218
2219 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2220 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2221 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2222
2223 % current file name
2224 # alternate file name
2225 #n alternate file name n
2226 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2227 <afile> autocmd file name
2228 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2229 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2230 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2231 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2232 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2233 line number
2234 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2235 a function
2236 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2237 current script ID |<SID>|
2238 <stack> call stack
2239 <cword> word under the cursor
2240 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2241 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2242 message |server2client()|
2243 Modifiers:
2244 :p expand to full path
2245 :h head (last path component removed)
2246 :t tail (last path component only)
2247 :r root (one extension removed)
2248 :e extension only
2249
2250 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002251 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002252< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2253 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2254 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2255< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002256 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002257< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2258 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2259 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2260 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2261 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2262<
2263 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2264 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2265 to modify normal file names.
2266
2267 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2268 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2269 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2270 '/' added.
2271
2272 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2273 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2274 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2275 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2276 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2277 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2278 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2279 :echo expand("**/README")
2280<
2281 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2282 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2283 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2284 |expr-env-expand|.
2285 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2286 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2287 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2288 "$FOOBAR".
2289
2290 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2291 getting the raw output of an external command.
2292
2293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2294 Getpattern()->expand()
2295
2296expandcmd({string}) *expandcmd()*
2297 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2298 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2299 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2300 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2301 start.
2302 Returns the expanded string. Example: >
2303 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
2304
2305< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2306 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2307<
2308extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2309 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2310 |Dictionaries|.
2311
2312 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2313 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2314 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2315 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2316 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2317 Examples: >
2318 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2319 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2320< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2321 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2322 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2323 (where N is the original length of the List).
2324 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2325 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2326 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2327<
2328 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2329 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2330 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2331 used to decide what to do:
2332 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2333 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2334 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2335 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2336
2337 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2338 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2339 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2340 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2341 fails.
2342 Returns {expr1}.
2343
2344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2345 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2346
2347
2348extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2349 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2350 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2351 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2352 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2353
2354
2355feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2356 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2357 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2358
2359 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2360 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2361 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2362 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2363 characters from a mapping.
2364
2365 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2366 {string}.
2367
2368 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2369 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2370 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2371 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2372 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2373 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2374
2375 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2376 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2377 keys are remapped.
2378 'n' Do not remap keys.
2379 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2380 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2381 opening folds, etc.
2382 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2383 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2384 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2385 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2386 the internal "got_int" flag.
2387 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2388 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2389 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2390 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2391 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2392 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2393 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2394 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2395 script continues.
2396 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2397 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2398 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002399 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2400 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
2401 etc.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002402 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2403 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2404 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2405
2406 Return value is always 0.
2407
2408 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2409 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2410
2411filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2412 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2413 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2414 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2415 expression, which is used as a String.
2416 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2417 |glob()|.
2418 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2419 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2420 0
2421 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2422 1
2423
2424< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2425 GetName()->filereadable()
2426< *file_readable()*
2427 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2428
2429
2430filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2431 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2432 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2433 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2434 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2435
2436 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2437 GetName()->filewritable()
2438
2439
2440filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2441 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2442 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2443 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2444 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002445 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002446
2447 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2448
2449 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2450 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2451 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2452 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2453 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2454 current character.
2455 Examples: >
2456 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2457< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2458 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2459< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2460 call filter(var, 0)
2461< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2462
2463 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2464 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2465 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2466
2467 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2468 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2469 2. the value of the current item.
2470 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2471 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2472 func Odd(idx, val)
2473 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2474 endfunc
2475 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002476< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2477 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2478< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002479 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2480< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2481 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2482<
2483 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2484 Other values will result in a type error.
2485
2486 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2487 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2488 first: >
2489 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2490
2491< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002492 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002493 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2494 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2495 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2496 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2497
2498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2499 mylist->filter(expr2)
2500
2501finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2502 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2503 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2504 for the syntax of {path}.
2505
2506 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2507 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2508 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2509 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2510
2511 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2512 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2513 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2514
2515 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
2516 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
2517 feature}
2518
2519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2520 GetName()->finddir()
2521
2522findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2523 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2524 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2525 Example: >
2526 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2527< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2528 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2529
2530 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2531 GetName()->findfile()
2532
2533flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2534 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2535 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2536 a very large number.
2537 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2538 not want that.
2539 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002540 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002541 *E900*
2542 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2543 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2544 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2545
2546 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2547
2548 Example: >
2549 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2550< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2551 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2552< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2553
2554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2555 mylist->flatten()
2556<
2557flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2558 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2559
2560
2561float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2562 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2563 decimal point.
2564 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
2565 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2566 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2567 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2568 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2569 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2570 Examples: >
2571 echo float2nr(3.95)
2572< 3 >
2573 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2574< -23 >
2575 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2576< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2577 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2578< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2579 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2580< 0
2581
2582 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2583 Compute()->float2nr()
2584<
2585 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2586
2587
2588floor({expr}) *floor()*
2589 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2590 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2591 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2592 Examples: >
2593 echo floor(1.856)
2594< 1.0 >
2595 echo floor(-5.456)
2596< -6.0 >
2597 echo floor(4.0)
2598< 4.0
2599
2600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2601 Compute()->floor()
2602<
2603 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2604
2605
2606fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2607 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2608 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2609 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2610 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2611 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2612 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2613 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2614 Examples: >
2615 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2616< 0.13 >
2617 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2618< -0.13
2619
2620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2621 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
2622<
2623 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2624
2625
2626fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2627 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2628 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2629 are escaped with a backslash.
2630 For most systems the characters escaped are
2631 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2632 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2633 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2634 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
2635 Example: >
2636 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002637 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002638< results in executing: >
2639 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2640<
2641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2642 GetName()->fnameescape()
2643
2644fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2645 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2646 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2647 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2648 Example: >
2649 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2650< results in: >
2651 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
2652< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
2653 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2654 |expand()| first then.
2655
2656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2657 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2658
2659foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2660 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2661 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2662 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2663 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2664 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2665
2666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2667 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2668
2669foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2670 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2671 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2672 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2673 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2674 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2675
2676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2677 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2678
2679foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2680 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2681 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2682 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2683 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2684 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2685 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2686 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2687 previous line is usually available.
2688 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2689 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2690
2691 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2692 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2693<
2694 *foldtext()*
2695foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2696 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2697 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2698 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2699 The returned string looks like this: >
2700 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2701< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2702 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2703 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2704 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2705 'commentstring' options is removed.
2706 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2707 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2708 setting.
2709 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2710
2711foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2712 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2713 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2714 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2715 returned.
2716 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2717 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2718 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2719 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2720
2721
2722 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2723 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2724<
2725 *foreground()*
2726foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2727 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2728 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2729 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2730 |remote_foreground()| instead.
2731 {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
2732 Win32 console version}
2733
2734fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
2735 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2736 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2737
2738 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2739 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
2740 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
2741 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
2742
2743 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2744 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2745
2746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2747 GetName()->fullcommand()
2748<
2749 *funcref()*
2750funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2751 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2752 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2753 function {name} is redefined later.
2754
2755 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002756 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2757 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2758 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2759 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002760
2761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2762 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2763<
2764 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2765function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2766 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2767 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2768 internal function.
2769
2770 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2771 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2772 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2773 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2774 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2775<
2776 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2777 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2778 same function.
2779
2780 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
2781 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
2782 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
2783
2784 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
2785 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
2786 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2787 ...
2788 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
2789 ...
2790 call Partial('name')
2791< Invokes the function as with: >
2792 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2793
2794< With a |method|: >
2795 func Callback(one, two, three)
2796 ...
2797 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
2798 ...
2799 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
2800< Invokes the function as with: >
2801 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
2802
2803< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
2804 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
2805 arguments. Example: >
2806 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2807 ...
2808 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
2809 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
2810 ...
2811 call Func2('name')
2812< Invokes the function as with: >
2813 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2814
2815< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
2816 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
2817 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002818 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002819 endfunction
2820 ...
2821 let context = {"name": "example"}
2822 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2823 ...
2824 call Func() " will echo: called for example
2825< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
2826 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
2827 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2828 let Func = context.Callback
2829
2830< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
2831 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
2832 ...
2833 let context = {"name": "example"}
2834 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
2835 ...
2836 call Func(500)
2837< Invokes the function as with: >
2838 call context.Callback('one', 500)
2839<
2840 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2841 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
2842
2843
2844garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
2845 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
2846 that have circular references.
2847
2848 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
2849 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
2850 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
2851 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
2852 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
2853 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
2854 for a long time.
2855
2856 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
2857 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
2858 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
2859
2860 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
2861 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
2862 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
2863 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
2864
2865get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
2866 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
2867 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
2868 omitted.
2869 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2870 mylist->get(idx)
2871get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
2872 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
2873 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
2874 omitted.
2875 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2876 myblob->get(idx)
2877get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
2878 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
2879 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
2880 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
2881 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
2882< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
2883 'default' when it does not exist.
2884 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2885 mydict->get(key)
2886get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00002887 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002888 {what} are:
2889 "name" The function name
2890 "func" The function
2891 "dict" The dictionary
2892 "args" The list with arguments
2893 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2894 myfunc->get(what)
2895<
2896 *getbufinfo()*
2897getbufinfo([{buf}])
2898getbufinfo([{dict}])
2899 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
2900
2901 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
2902 returned.
2903
2904 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
2905 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
2906 be specified in {dict}:
2907 buflisted include only listed buffers.
2908 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
2909 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
2910
2911 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
2912 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
2913 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
2914 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
2915
2916 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
2917 entries:
2918 bufnr Buffer number.
2919 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
2920 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
2921 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
2922 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
2923 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
2924 last used.
2925 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
2926 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
2927 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
2928 opened in the current window.
2929 Only valid if the buffer has been
2930 displayed in the window in the past.
2931 If you want the line number of the
2932 last known cursor position in a given
2933 window, use |line()|: >
2934 :echo line('.', {winid})
2935<
2936 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
2937 valid when loaded)
2938 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
2939 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
2940 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
2941 Each list item is a dictionary with
2942 the following fields:
2943 id sign identifier
2944 lnum line number
2945 name sign name
2946 variables A reference to the dictionary with
2947 buffer-local variables.
2948 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
2949 buffer
2950 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
2951 display this buffer
2952
2953 Examples: >
2954 for buf in getbufinfo()
2955 echo buf.name
2956 endfor
2957 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
2958 if buf.changed
2959 ....
2960 endif
2961 endfor
2962<
2963 To get buffer-local options use: >
2964 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
2965<
2966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2967 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
2968<
2969
2970 *getbufline()*
2971getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2972 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
2973 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
2974 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
2975
2976 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2977
2978 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
2979 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
2980
2981 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
2982 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
2983
2984 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
2985 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
2986 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
2987 returned.
2988
2989 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
2990 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
2991
2992 Example: >
2993 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
2994
2995< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2996 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
2997
2998getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
2999 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3000 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3001 must be used.
3002 The {varname} argument is a string.
3003 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3004 buffer-local variables.
3005 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3006 the buffer-local options.
3007 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3008 a buffer-local option.
3009 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3010 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3011 window-local option.
3012 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3013 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3014 string is returned, there is no error message.
3015 Examples: >
3016 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003017 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003018
3019< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3020 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3021<
3022getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3023 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3024 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3025 exist, an empty list is returned.
3026
3027 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3028 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3029 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3030 entries:
3031 col column number
3032 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3033 lnum line number
3034 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3035 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3036 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3037
3038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3039 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3040
3041getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3042 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3043 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3044 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3045 Return zero otherwise.
3046 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3047 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3048 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3049
3050 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3051 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
3052 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3053 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3054 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3055 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3056 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3057 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3058 that is not included in the character.
3059
3060 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3061 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3062 sequence.
3063
3064 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3065 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3066 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3067
3068 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3069
3070 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3071 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3072 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3073 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3074 ignored.
3075 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3076 let c = getchar()
3077 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003078 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003079 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003080 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003081 endif
3082<
3083 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3084 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3085 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3086
3087 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3088 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3089 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3090 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3091
3092 There is no mapping for the character.
3093 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3094 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3095 sequence. Examples: >
3096 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3097 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3098< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3099 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3100 :function FindChar()
3101 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3102 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3103 : normal l
3104 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3105 : break
3106 : endif
3107 : endwhile
3108 :endfunction
3109<
3110 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3111 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3112 another character: >
3113 :function GetKey()
3114 : let c = getchar()
3115 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3116 : let c = getchar()
3117 : endwhile
3118 : return c
3119 :endfunction
3120
3121getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3122 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3123 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3124 These values are added together:
3125 2 shift
3126 4 control
3127 8 alt (meta)
3128 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3129 32 mouse double click
3130 64 mouse triple click
3131 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3132 128 command (Macintosh only)
3133 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3134 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
3135 without a modifier.
3136
3137 *getcharpos()*
3138getcharpos({expr})
3139 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3140 column number in the returned List is a character index
3141 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003142 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3143 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003144 of the last character.
3145
3146 Example:
3147 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3148 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3149 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3150<
3151 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3152 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3153
3154getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3155 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3156 with the following entries:
3157
3158 char character previously used for a character
3159 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3160 if no character search has been performed
3161 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3162 0 for backward
3163 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3164 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3165 character search
3166
3167 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3168 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3169 character search: >
3170 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3171 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3172< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3173
3174
3175getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3176 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3177 string.
3178 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3179 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3180 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3181 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3182 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3183 if no character is available.
3184 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3185 result is converted to a string.
3186
3187
3188getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3189 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3190 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3191 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3192 Example: >
3193 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
3194< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
3195 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3196 |inputsecret()|.
3197
3198getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3199 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3200 byte count. The first column is 1.
3201 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3202 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3203 Returns 0 otherwise.
3204 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3205
3206getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3207 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3208 are:
3209 : normal Ex command
3210 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3211 / forward search command
3212 ? backward search command
3213 @ |input()| command
3214 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3215 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3216 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3217 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3218 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3219 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3220
3221getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3222 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3223 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3224 when not in the command-line window.
3225
3226getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3227 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3228 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3229 types are supported:
3230
3231 arglist file names in argument list
3232 augroup autocmd groups
3233 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003234 behave |:behave| suboptions
3235 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003236 color color schemes
3237 command Ex command
3238 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3239 compiler compilers
3240 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3241 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3242 dir directory names
3243 environment environment variable names
3244 event autocommand events
3245 expression Vim expression
3246 file file and directory names
3247 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3248 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3249 function function name
3250 help help subjects
3251 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003252 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003253 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3254 mapclear buffer argument
3255 mapping mapping name
3256 menu menus
3257 messages |:messages| suboptions
3258 option options
3259 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003260 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003261 shellcmd Shell command
3262 sign |:sign| suboptions
3263 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3264 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3265 tag tags
3266 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3267 user user names
3268 var user variables
3269
3270 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3271 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3272 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3273
3274 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3275 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3276 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3277
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003278 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3279 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003280 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3281 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3282 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3283 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003284
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003285 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3286 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3287 a ":call" command: >
3288 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3289<
3290 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3291 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3292
3293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3294 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3295<
3296 *getcurpos()*
3297getcurpos([{winid}])
3298 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3299 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3300 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3301 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003302 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3303 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003304 |getpos()|.
3305 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3306 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3307 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3308
3309 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3310 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3311 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3312 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3313 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3314
3315 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3316 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3317 MoveTheCursorAround
3318 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3319< Note that this only works within the window. See
3320 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3321
3322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3323 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3324<
3325 *getcursorcharpos()*
3326getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3327 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3328 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3329
3330 Example:
3331 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3332 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3333 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3334<
3335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3336 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3337
3338< *getcwd()*
3339getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3340 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3341 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3342
3343 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3344 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3345 the |window-ID|.
3346 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3347 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3348
3349 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3350 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3351 the working directory of the tabpage.
3352 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3353 use the current tabpage.
3354 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3355 the current window.
3356 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3357
3358 Examples: >
3359 " Get the working directory of the current window
3360 :echo getcwd()
3361 :echo getcwd(0)
3362 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3363 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3364 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3365 " Get the global working directory
3366 :echo getcwd(-1)
3367 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3368 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3369 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3370 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3371
3372< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3373 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3374
3375getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3376 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3377 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3378 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3379
3380< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3381 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3382 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3383 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3384
3385 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3386 GetVarname()->getenv()
3387
3388getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3389 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3390 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3391 |hl-Normal|.
3392 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3393 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3394 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3395 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3396 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3397 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3398 function just after the GUI has started.
3399 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3400 a valid name does not work.
3401
3402getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3403 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3404 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3405 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3406 empty string is returned.
3407 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3408 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3409 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3410 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3411 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3412 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3413 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3414< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3415 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3416
3417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3418 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3419<
3420 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3421
3422getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3423 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3424 given file {fname}.
3425 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3426 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3427 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3428 is returned.
3429
3430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3431 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3432
3433getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3434 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3435 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3436 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3437 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3438 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3439
3440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3441 GetFilename()->getftime()
3442
3443getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3444 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3445 file of the given file {fname}.
3446 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3447 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3448 results:
3449 Normal file "file"
3450 Directory "dir"
3451 Symbolic link "link"
3452 Block device "bdev"
3453 Character device "cdev"
3454 Socket "socket"
3455 FIFO "fifo"
3456 All other "other"
3457 Example: >
3458 getftype("/home")
3459< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3460 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3461 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3462 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3463
3464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3465 GetFilename()->getftype()
3466
3467getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3468 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
3469 active.
3470 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3471
3472getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3473 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3474
3475 Without arguments use the current window.
3476 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3477 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3478 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3479 page.
3480
3481 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3482 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3483 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3484 the following entries:
3485 bufnr buffer number
3486 col column number
3487 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3488 filename filename if available
3489 lnum line number
3490
3491 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3492 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3493
3494< *getline()*
3495getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3496 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3497 from the current buffer. Example: >
3498 getline(1)
3499< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3500 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3501 To get the line under the cursor: >
3502 getline(".")
3503< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3504 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3505
3506 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3507 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3508 including line {end}.
3509 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3510 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3511 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3512 Example: >
3513 :let start = line('.')
3514 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3515 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3516
3517< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3518 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3519
3520< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3521
3522getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3523 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3524 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3525 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3526
3527 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3528 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3529 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3530
3531 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3532 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3533 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3534
3535 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3536 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3537
3538 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3539 from the location list. This field is
3540 applicable only when called from a
3541 location list window. See
3542 |location-list-file-window| for more
3543 details.
3544
3545 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3546 location list for the window {nr}.
3547 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3548
3549 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3550 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3551 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3552
3553
3554getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3555 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3556 about all the global marks. |mark|
3557
3558 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3559 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3560 see |bufname()|.
3561
3562 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3563 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3564 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3565 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3566 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3567 file file name
3568
3569 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3570 mark.
3571
3572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3573 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3574
3575getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3576 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3577 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3578 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3579 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3580 |getmatches()|.
3581 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3582 window ID instead of the current window.
3583 Example: >
3584 :echo getmatches()
3585< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3586 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3587 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3588 :let m = getmatches()
3589 :call clearmatches()
3590 :echo getmatches()
3591< [] >
3592 :call setmatches(m)
3593 :echo getmatches()
3594< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3595 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3596 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3597 :unlet m
3598<
3599getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3600 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3601 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3602 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3603 screenrow screen row
3604 screencol screen column
3605 winid Window ID of the click
3606 winrow row inside "winid"
3607 wincol column inside "winid"
3608 line text line inside "winid"
3609 column text column inside "winid"
3610 All numbers are 1-based.
3611
3612 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3613 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3614
3615 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3616 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3617 are zero.
3618
3619 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3620 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3621
3622 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3623
3624 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3625 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3626
3627 *getpid()*
3628getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3629 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3630 exits.
3631
3632 *getpos()*
3633getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3634 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3635 |getcurpos()|.
3636 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3637 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3638 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3639 is the buffer number of the mark.
3640 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3641 column is 1.
3642 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3643 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3644 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3645 character.
3646 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3647 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003648 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003649 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3650 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3651 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003652 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3653 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003654 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3655 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3656 ...
3657 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3658< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3659
3660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3661 GetMark()->getpos()
3662
3663getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3664 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3665 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3666 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3667 bufname() to get the name
3668 module module name
3669 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3670 end_lnum
3671 end of line number if the item is multiline
3672 col column number (first column is 1)
3673 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3674 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3675 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3676 nr error number
3677 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3678 text description of the error
3679 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3680 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3681
3682 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3683 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3684 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3685 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3686 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3687
3688 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3689 do something with them: >
3690 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3691 :for d in getqflist()
3692 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3693 :endfor
3694<
3695 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3696 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3697 following string items are supported in {what}:
3698 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3699 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3700 context get the |quickfix-context|
3701 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3702 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3703 value is used.
3704 id get information for the quickfix list with
3705 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3706 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3707 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3708 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3709 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3710 See |quickfix-index|
3711 items quickfix list entries
3712 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3713 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3714 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3715 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3716 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3717 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3718 the last quickfix list
3719 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3720 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3721 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3722 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3723 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3724 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3725 all all of the above quickfix properties
3726 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3727 particular item, set it to zero.
3728 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3729 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3730 specified by "id" is used.
3731 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3732 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3733 contains the quickfix stack size.
3734 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3735 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3736 "items" with the list of entries.
3737
3738 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3739 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3740 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3741 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3742 If not present, set to "".
3743 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3744 present, set to 0.
3745 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3746 present, set to 0.
3747 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3748 an empty list.
3749 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3750 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3751 window. If not present, set to 0.
3752 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
3753 present, set to 0.
3754 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
3755 to "".
3756 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
3757
3758 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3759 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
3760 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
3761 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
3762<
3763getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
3764 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
3765 {regname}. Example: >
3766 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
3767< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
3768 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003769 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003770
3771 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
3772 register. (For use in maps.)
3773 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
3774 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
3775 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
3776
3777 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
3778 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
3779 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
3780 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
3781 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
3782 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
3783
3784 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3785 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3786 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3787
3788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3789 GetRegname()->getreg()
3790
3791getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
3792 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
3793 Dictionary with the following entries:
3794 regcontents List of lines contained in register
3795 {regname}, like
3796 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
3797 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
3798 |getregtype()|.
3799 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
3800 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
3801 register.
3802 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
3803 single letter name of the register
3804 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
3805 For example, after deleting a line
3806 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
3807 which is the register that got the
3808 deleted text.
3809
3810 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
3811 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
3812 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3813 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3814 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
3815 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3816
3817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3818 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
3819
3820getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
3821 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
3822 The value will be one of:
3823 "v" for |characterwise| text
3824 "V" for |linewise| text
3825 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
3826 "" for an empty or unknown register
3827 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
3828 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
3829 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
3830 |v:register| is used.
3831 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3832
3833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3834 GetRegname()->getregtype()
3835
3836gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
3837 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
3838 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
3839 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
3840 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
3841 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
3842
3843 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3844 tabnr tab page number.
3845 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3846 tabpage-local variables
3847 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
3848
3849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3850 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
3851
3852gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
3853 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
3854 {tabnr}. |t:var|
3855 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
3856 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3857 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
3858 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
3859 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3860 string is returned, there is no error message.
3861
3862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3863 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
3864
3865gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
3866 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
3867 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
3868 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3869 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
3870 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
3871 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
3872 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
3873 window-local option.
3874 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
3875 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
3876 use |getwinvar()|.
3877 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3878 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
3879 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
3880 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
3881 or buffer-local variable.
3882 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
3883 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
3884 Examples: >
3885 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003886 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003887<
3888 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
3889 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
3890
3891< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3892 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
3893
3894gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
3895 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
3896 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3897 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
3898 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
3899
3900 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3901 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
3902 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
3903 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
3904 items List of items in the stack. Each item
3905 is a dictionary containing the
3906 entries described below.
3907 length Number of entries in the stack.
3908
3909 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
3910 entries:
3911 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
3912 from cursor position before the tag jump.
3913 See |getpos()| for the format of the
3914 returned list.
3915 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
3916 multiple matching tags are found for a
3917 name.
3918 tagname name of the tag
3919
3920 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
3921
3922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3923 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
3924
3925
3926gettext({text}) *gettext()*
3927 Translate String {text} if possible.
3928 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
3929 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
3930 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
3931 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
3932 called.
3933 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
3934 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
3935 strings.
3936
3937
3938getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
3939 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
3940
3941 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
3942 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
3943 exist the result is an empty list.
3944
3945 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
3946 tab pages is returned.
3947
3948 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3949 botline last complete displayed buffer line
3950 bufnr number of buffer in the window
3951 height window height (excluding winbar)
3952 loclist 1 if showing a location list
3953 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3954 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
3955 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3956 terminal 1 if a terminal window
3957 {only with the +terminal feature}
3958 tabnr tab page number
3959 topline first displayed buffer line
3960 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3961 window-local variables
3962 width window width
3963 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
3964 otherwise
3965 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
3966 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
3967 textoff number of columns occupied by any
3968 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
3969 number in front of the text
3970 winid |window-ID|
3971 winnr window number
3972 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
3973 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
3974
3975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3976 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
3977
3978getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
3979 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
3980 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
3981 [x-pos, y-pos]
3982 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
3983 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
3984 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
3985 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
3986 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
3987 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
3988 do some work in the meantime: >
3989 while 1
3990 let res = getwinpos(1)
3991 if res[0] >= 0
3992 break
3993 endif
3994 " Do some work here
3995 endwhile
3996<
3997
3998 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3999 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4000<
4001 *getwinposx()*
4002getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4003 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4004 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4005 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4006 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4007
4008 *getwinposy()*
4009getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4010 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4011 a timeout of 100 msec).
4012 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4013 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4014
4015getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4016 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4017 Examples: >
4018 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004019 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004020
4021< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4022 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4023<
4024glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4025 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4026 use of special characters.
4027
4028 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4029 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4030 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4031 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4032 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4033
4034 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4035 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4036 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4037 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4038 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4039
4040 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4041
4042 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4043 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4044
4045 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4046 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4047 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4048 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4049
4050 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4051 any external command. Example: >
4052 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4053 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4054< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4055 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4056
4057 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4058 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4059
4060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4061 GetExpr()->glob()
4062
4063glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4064 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4065 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4066 is a file name. E.g. >
4067 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4068< This is equivalent to: >
4069 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4070< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4071 empty string.
4072 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4073 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4074
4075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4076 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4077< *globpath()*
4078globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4079 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4080 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4081 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4082<
4083 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4084 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4085 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4086 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4087 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4088 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4089 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4090 error message.
4091
4092 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4093 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4094 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4095 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4096
4097 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4098 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4099 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4100 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4101 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4102 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4103<
4104 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4105
4106 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4107 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4108 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4109 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4110< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4111 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4112
4113 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4114 second argument: >
4115 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4116<
4117 *has()*
4118has({feature} [, {check}])
4119 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4120 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4121 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4122 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4123
4124 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4125 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4126 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4127 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4128 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4129 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4130 current Vim version.
4131
4132 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4133
4134 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4135 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4136 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4137 separate line: >
4138 if has('feature')
4139 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4140 endif
4141< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4142 would not be found.
4143
4144
4145has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4146 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
4147 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
4148 argument is a string.
4149
4150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4151 mydict->has_key(key)
4152
4153haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4154 The result is a Number:
4155 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4156 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4157 0 otherwise.
4158
4159 Without arguments use the current window.
4160 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4161 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4162 page.
4163 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4164 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4165 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4166 Examples: >
4167 if haslocaldir() == 1
4168 " window local directory case
4169 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4170 " tab-local directory case
4171 else
4172 " global directory case
4173 endif
4174
4175 " current window
4176 :echo haslocaldir()
4177 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4178 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4179 " window n in current tab page
4180 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4181 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4182 " window n in tab page m
4183 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4184 " tab page m
4185 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4186<
4187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4188 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4189
4190hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4191 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4192 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4193 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4194 indicated by {mode}.
4195 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4196 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4197 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4198 Command-line mode.
4199 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4200 buffer are checked for a match.
4201 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4202 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4203 n Normal mode
4204 v Visual and Select mode
4205 x Visual mode
4206 s Select mode
4207 o Operator-pending mode
4208 i Insert mode
4209 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4210 c Command-line mode
4211 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4212
4213 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4214 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4215 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4216 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4217 :endif
4218< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4219 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4220
4221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4222 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4223
4224histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4225 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4226 one of: *hist-names*
4227 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4228 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4229 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4230 "input" or "@" input line history
4231 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4232 empty the current or last used history
4233 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4234 character is sufficient.
4235 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4236 shifted to become the newest entry.
4237 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4238 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4239
4240 Example: >
4241 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4242 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4243< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4244
4245 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4246 second argument: >
4247 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4248
4249histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4250 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4251 for the possible values of {history}.
4252
4253 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4254 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4255 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4256 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4257 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4258 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4259 be removed if it exists.
4260
4261 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4262 is returned.
4263
4264 Examples:
4265 Clear expression register history: >
4266 :call histdel("expr")
4267<
4268 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4269 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4270<
4271 The following three are equivalent: >
4272 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4273 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004274 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004275<
4276 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4277 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4278 :call histdel("search", -1)
4279 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4280<
4281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4282 GetHistory()->histdel()
4283
4284histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4285 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4286 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4287 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4288 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4289 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4290
4291 Examples:
4292 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004293 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004294
4295< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4296 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4297 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4298<
4299 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4300 GetHistory()->histget()
4301
4302histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4303 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4304 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4305 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4306
4307 Example: >
4308 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4309
4310< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4311 GetHistory()->histnr()
4312<
4313hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4314 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4315 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4316 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4317 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4318 item.
4319 *highlight_exists()*
4320 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4321
4322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4323 GetName()->hlexists()
4324<
4325hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4326 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4327 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4328 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4329 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4330
4331 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4332 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4333 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4334 resolved highlight group are returned.
4335
4336 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4337 following items:
4338 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4339 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4340 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4341 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4342 ctermbg cterm background color.
4343 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4344 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4345 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4346 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4347 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4348 group link is a default link. See
4349 |highlight-default|.
4350 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4351 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4352 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4353 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4354 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4355 id highlight group ID.
4356 linksto linked highlight group name.
4357 See |:highlight-link|.
4358 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4359 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4360 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4361 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4362
4363 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4364 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4365 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4366 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4367
4368 Example(s): >
4369 :echo hlget()
4370 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4371 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4372<
4373 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4374 GetName()->hlget()
4375<
4376hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4377 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4378 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4379 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4380 supported items in this dictionary.
4381
4382 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4383 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4384
4385 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4386 a link for an existing highlight group
4387 with attributes.
4388
4389 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4390 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4391 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4392 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4393 modified.
4394
4395 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4396 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4397 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4398 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4399
4400 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4401 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4402
4403 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4404
4405 Example(s): >
4406 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4407 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4408 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4409 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4410 :let l = hlget()
4411 :call hlset(l)
4412 " clear the Search highlight group
4413 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4414 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4415 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4416 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4417 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4418 " remove the MyHlg group link
4419 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4420 " clear the attributes and a link
4421 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4422 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4423<
4424 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4425 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4426<
4427 *hlID()*
4428hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4429 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4430 zero is returned.
4431 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4432 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4433 "Comment" group: >
4434 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4435< *highlightID()*
4436 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4437
4438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4439 GetName()->hlID()
4440
4441hostname() *hostname()*
4442 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4443 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4444 256 characters long are truncated.
4445
4446iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4447 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4448 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4449 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4450 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4451 are replaced with "?".
4452 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4453 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4454 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4455 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4456 can be done.
4457 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4458 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4459 UTF-8 and use: >
4460 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4461< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4462 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4463 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4464
4465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4466 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4467<
4468 *indent()*
4469indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4470 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4471 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4472 |getline()|.
4473 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4474 error is given.
4475
4476 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4477 GetLnum()->indent()
4478
4479index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
4480 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4481 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4482 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4483 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
4484 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
4485
4486 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4487 value is equal to {expr}.
4488
4489 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4490 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
4491 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4492 case must match.
4493 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4494 Example: >
4495 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4496 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4497
4498< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4499 GetObject()->index(what)
4500
4501input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4502 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4503 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4504 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4505 in the prompt to start a new line.
4506 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4507 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4508 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4509 for lines typed for input().
4510 Example: >
4511 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4512 : echo "Cheers!"
4513 :endif
4514<
4515 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4516 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4517 Example: >
4518 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4519
4520< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4521 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4522 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4523 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4524 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4525 more information. Example: >
4526 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4527<
4528 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4529 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4530 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4531 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4532 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4533 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4534 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4535 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4536 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4537
4538 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004539 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004540 :function GetFoo()
4541 : call inputsave()
4542 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4543 : call inputrestore()
4544 :endfunction
4545
4546< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4547 GetPrompt()->input()
4548
4549inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4550 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4551 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4552 Example: >
4553 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4554 :if n != ""
4555 : let &sw = n
4556 :endif
4557< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4558 omitted an empty string is returned.
4559 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4560 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4561 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4562
4563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4564 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4565
4566inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4567 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4568 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4569 enter a number, which is returned.
4570 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4571 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4572 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4573 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4574 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4575 length of {textlist} is returned.
4576 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4577 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4578 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4579 Example: >
4580 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4581 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4582
4583< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4584 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4585
4586inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4587 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4588 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4589 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4590 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4591
4592inputsave() *inputsave()*
4593 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4594 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4595 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4596 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4597 many inputrestore() calls.
4598 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4599
4600inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4601 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4602 two exceptions:
4603 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4604 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4605 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4606 |history| stack.
4607 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4608 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4609 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4610
4611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4612 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4613
4614insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4615 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4616 of it.
4617
4618 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4619 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4620 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4621 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4622
4623 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4624 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4625 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4626 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4627< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4628 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4629 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4630
4631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4632 mylist->insert(item)
4633
4634interrupt() *interrupt()*
4635 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4636 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4637 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4638 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4639 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4640 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4641 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4642 : call interrupt()
4643 : endif
4644 :endfunction
4645 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4646
4647invert({expr}) *invert()*
4648 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4649 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4650 :let bits = invert(bits)
4651< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4652 :let bits = bits->invert()
4653
4654isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
4655 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
4656 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
4657 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
4658 is any expression, which is used as a String.
4659
4660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4661 GetName()->isdirectory()
4662
4663isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
4664 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
4665 infinity, otherwise 0. >
4666 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
4667< 1 >
4668 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
4669< -1
4670
4671 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4672 Compute()->isinf()
4673<
4674 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4675
4676islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
4677 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
4678 name of a locked variable.
4679 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
4680 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
4681 Example: >
4682 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
4683 :lockvar 1 alist
4684 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
4685 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
4686
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00004687< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
4688 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
4689 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
4690 |exists()| to check for existence.
4691 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004692
4693 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4694 GetName()->islocked()
4695
4696isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
4697 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
4698 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
4699< 1
4700
4701 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4702 Compute()->isnan()
4703<
4704 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4705
4706items({dict}) *items()*
4707 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
4708 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
4709 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
4710 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
4711 Example: >
4712 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004713 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004714 endfor
4715
4716< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4717 mydict->items()
4718
4719job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
4720
4721
4722join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
4723 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
4724 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
4725 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
4726 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
4727 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004728 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004729< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
4730 converted into a string like with |string()|.
4731 The opposite function is |split()|.
4732
4733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4734 mylist->join()
4735
4736js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
4737 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
4738 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
4739 - Strings can be in single quotes.
4740 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
4741 result in v:none items.
4742
4743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4744 ReadObject()->js_decode()
4745
4746js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
4747 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
4748 - Object key names are not in quotes.
4749 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
4750 commas.
4751 For example, the Vim object:
4752 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
4753 Will be encoded as:
4754 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
4755 While json_encode() would produce:
4756 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
4757 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
4758 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
4759
4760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4761 GetObject()->js_encode()
4762
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00004763json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004764 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
4765 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
4766 JSON and Vim values.
4767 The decoding is permissive:
4768 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
4769 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
4770 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
4771 same as {"1":2}.
4772 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
4773 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
4774 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
4775 are accepted.
4776 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
4777 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
4778 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
4779 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
4780 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
4781 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
4782 character in string) for "\t".
4783 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
4784 and results in v:none.
4785 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
4786 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
4787 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
4788 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
4789 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
4790 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
4791 *E938*
4792 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
4793 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
4794 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
4795
4796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4797 ReadObject()->json_decode()
4798
4799json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
4800 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
4801 The encoding is specified in:
4802 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004803 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004804 |Number| decimal number
4805 |Float| floating point number
4806 Float nan "NaN"
4807 Float inf "Infinity"
4808 Float -inf "-Infinity"
4809 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
4810 |Funcref| not possible, error
4811 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
4812 used recursively: []
4813 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
4814 used recursively: {}
4815 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
4816 v:false "false"
4817 v:true "true"
4818 v:none "null"
4819 v:null "null"
4820 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
4821 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
4822 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
4823
4824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4825 GetObject()->json_encode()
4826
4827keys({dict}) *keys()*
4828 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
4829 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
4830
4831 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4832 mydict->keys()
4833
4834< *len()* *E701*
4835len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
4836 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
4837 used, as with |strlen()|.
4838 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
4839 returned.
4840 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
4841 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
4842 |Dictionary| is returned.
4843 Otherwise an error is given.
4844
4845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4846 mylist->len()
4847
4848< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
4849libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4850 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
4851 with single argument {argument}.
4852 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
4853 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
4854 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
4855 limited.
4856 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
4857 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
4858 to Vim.
4859 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
4860 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
4861 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
4862 null-terminated string.
4863 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
4864
4865 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
4866 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
4867 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
4868 very probably crash.
4869
4870 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
4871 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
4872 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
4873 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
4874 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
4875 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
4876 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
4877 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
4878 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
4879 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
4880
4881 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
4882 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
4883 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
4884 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
4885 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
4886 the DLL is not in the usual places.
4887 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
4888 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
4889 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4890 feature is present}
4891 Examples: >
4892 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
4893
4894< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4895 third argument: >
4896 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
4897<
4898 *libcallnr()*
4899libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4900 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
4901 int instead of a string.
4902 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4903 feature is present}
4904 Examples: >
4905 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
4906 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
4907 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
4908<
4909 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4910 third argument: >
4911 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
4912<
4913
4914line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
4915 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
4916 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004917 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004918 . the cursor position
4919 $ the last line in the current buffer
4920 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
4921 returned)
4922 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
4923 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
4924 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
4925 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
4926 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
4927 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
4928 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
4929 that it's updated right away.
4930 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4931 then applies to another buffer.
4932 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
4933 |getpos()|.
4934 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
4935 that window instead of the current window.
4936 Examples: >
4937 line(".") line number of the cursor
4938 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
4939 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004940 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004941<
4942 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
4943 |last-position-jump|.
4944
4945 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4946 GetValue()->line()
4947
4948line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
4949 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
4950 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
4951 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
4952 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
4953 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
4954 below the last line: >
4955 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
4956< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
4957 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
4958 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
4959 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
4960 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
4961
4962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4963 GetLnum()->line2byte()
4964
4965lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
4966 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
4967 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
4968 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
4969 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
4970 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
4971 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4972 error is given.
4973
4974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4975 GetLnum()->lispindent()
4976
4977list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
4978 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
4979 Examples: >
4980 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
4981 list2blob([]) returns 0z
4982< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
4983 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
4984
4985 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
4986
4987 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4988 GetList()->list2blob()
4989
4990list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
4991 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
4992 concatenate them all. Examples: >
4993 list2str([32]) returns " "
4994 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
4995< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
4996 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
4997< |str2list()| does the opposite.
4998
4999 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5000 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5001 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5002 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5003<
5004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5005 GetList()->list2str()
5006
5007listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5008 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5009 been made to buffer {buf}.
5010 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5011 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5012 buffer is used.
5013 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5014
5015 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005016 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5017 start first changed line number
5018 end first line number below the change
5019 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005020 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005021 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005022
5023 Example: >
5024 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5025 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5026 endfunc
5027 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5028
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005029< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005030 dictionary with these entries:
5031 lnum the first line number of the change
5032 end the first line below the change
5033 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5034 deleted
5035 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5036 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5037 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5038 character has a value of one.
5039 When lines are inserted the values are:
5040 lnum line above which the new line is added
5041 end equal to "lnum"
5042 added number of lines inserted
5043 col 1
5044 When lines are deleted the values are:
5045 lnum the first deleted line
5046 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5047 the deletion was done
5048 added negative, number of lines deleted
5049 col 1
5050 When lines are changed:
5051 lnum the first changed line
5052 end the line below the last changed line
5053 added 0
5054 col first column with a change or 1
5055
5056 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5057 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5058 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5059 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5060
5061 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5062 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5063 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5064 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5065
5066 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5067 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5068 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5069
5070 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5071 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5072 of a buffer.
5073 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5074 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5075
5076 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5077 second argument: >
5078 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5079
5080listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5081 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5082 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5083
5084 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5085 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5086 buffer is used.
5087
5088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5089 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5090
5091listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5092 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5093 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5094 removed.
5095
5096 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5097 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5098
5099localtime() *localtime()*
5100 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5101 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5102
5103
5104log({expr}) *log()*
5105 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5106 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5107 (0, inf].
5108 Examples: >
5109 :echo log(10)
5110< 2.302585 >
5111 :echo log(exp(5))
5112< 5.0
5113
5114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5115 Compute()->log()
5116<
5117 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5118
5119
5120log10({expr}) *log10()*
5121 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5122 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5123 Examples: >
5124 :echo log10(1000)
5125< 3.0 >
5126 :echo log10(0.01)
5127< -2.0
5128
5129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5130 Compute()->log10()
5131<
5132 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5133
5134luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5135 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5136 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5137 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5138 Strings are returned as they are.
5139 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5140 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5141 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5142 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5143 as-is.
5144 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5145 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5146 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5147 to {expr}.
5148
5149 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5150 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5151
5152< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5153
5154map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5155 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005156 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005157 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5158 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5159 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5160 characters, is replaced.
5161 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5162 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5163 Vim9 script.
5164
5165 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5166
5167 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5168 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5169 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5170 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5171 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5172 current character.
5173 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005174 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005175< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5176
5177 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5178 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5179 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5180 still have to double ' quotes
5181
5182 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5183 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5184 2. the value of the current item.
5185 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5186 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5187 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005188 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005189 endfunc
5190 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5191< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005192 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005193< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005194 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005195< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005196 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005197<
5198 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5199 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005200 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005201
5202< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5203 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5204 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5205 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5206 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5207 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5208
5209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5210 mylist->map(expr2)
5211
5212
5213maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5214 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5215 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5216 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
5217 listing.
5218
5219 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
5220 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
5221 is returned.
5222
5223 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5224 command.
5225
5226 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5227 "n" Normal
5228 "v" Visual (including Select)
5229 "o" Operator-pending
5230 "i" Insert
5231 "c" Cmd-line
5232 "s" Select
5233 "x" Visual
5234 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5235 "t" Terminal-Job
5236 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5237 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5238
5239 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5240 instead of mappings.
5241
5242 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5243 containing all the information of the mapping with the
5244 following items:
5245 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5246 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5247 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5248 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5249 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5250 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5251 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5252 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5253 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5254 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5255 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5256 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5257 characters will be used:
5258 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5259 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5260 (|mapmode-ic|)
5261 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5262 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005263 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
5264 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005265 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5266 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5267 (|:map-<nowait>|).
5268
5269 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5270 |mapset()|.
5271
5272 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5273 then the global mappings.
5274 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5275 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005276 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005277
5278< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5279 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5280
5281mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5282 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5283 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5284 {name}.
5285 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5286 instead of mappings.
5287 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5288 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5289
5290 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5291 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5292 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5293 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5294 mapcheck("b") no no no
5295
5296 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5297 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5298 mapping for {name} exactly.
5299 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5300 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5301 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5302 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5303 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5304 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5305 then the global mappings.
5306 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5307 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5308 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5309 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5310 :endif
5311< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5312 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5313
5314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5315 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5316
5317
5318mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5319 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5320 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5321 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5322 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5323
5324
5325mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
5326 Restore a mapping from a dictionary returned by |maparg()|.
5327 {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as for the call to
5328 |maparg()|. *E460*
5329 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5330 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5331 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5332 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5333 nnoremap K somethingelse
5334 ...
5335 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5336< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
5337 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save the mapping for all of
5338 them, since they can differ.
5339
5340
5341match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5342 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5343 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5344 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5345
5346 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5347 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5348 {pat} matches.
5349
5350 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5351 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5352
5353 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5354 Example: >
5355 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5356 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5357< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5358 *strpbrk()*
5359 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5360 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5361< *strcasestr()*
5362 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5363 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5364 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5365<
5366 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5367 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5368 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5369 first character/item. Example: >
5370 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5371< result is again "4". >
5372 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5373< result is again "4". >
5374 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5375< result is "3".
5376 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5377 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5378 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5379 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5380 backwards compatible).
5381 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5382 the index is counted from the end.
5383 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5384 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5385
5386 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5387 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5388 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5389 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5390< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5391 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5392 see above.
5393
5394 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5395 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5396 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5397 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5398 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5399 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5400 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5401 further down in the text.
5402
5403 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5404 GetText()->match('word')
5405 GetList()->match('word')
5406<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005407 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005408matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5409 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5410 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5411 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5412 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5413 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5414 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5415 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5416 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5417 concealed.
5418
5419 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5420 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5421 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5422 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5423 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5424 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5425 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5426 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5427 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5428 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5429
5430 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5431 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5432 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5433 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5434 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
5435 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
5436 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
5437
5438 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5439 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5440 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5441 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5442
5443 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5444 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5445 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5446 window Instead of the current window use the
5447 window with this number or window ID.
5448
5449 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5450 the |:match| commands.
5451
5452 Example: >
5453 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5454 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5455< Deletion of the pattern: >
5456 :call matchdelete(m)
5457
5458< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5459 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5460 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5461
5462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5463 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5464<
5465 *matchaddpos()*
5466matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5467 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5468 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5469 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5470 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5471 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5472 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5473
5474 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5475 these:
5476 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5477 line has number 1.
5478 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5479 number will be highlighted.
5480 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5481 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5482 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5483 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5484 be highlighted.
5485 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5486 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5487
5488 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5489
5490 Example: >
5491 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5492 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5493< Deletion of the pattern: >
5494 :call matchdelete(m)
5495
5496< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5497 |getmatches()|.
5498
5499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5500 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5501
5502matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5503 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5504 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5505 Return a |List| with two elements:
5506 The name of the highlight group used
5507 The pattern used.
5508 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5509 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5510 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5511 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5512 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5513
5514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5515 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5516
5517matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5518 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5519 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5520 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5521 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5522 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5523 window ID instead of the current window.
5524
5525 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5526 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5527
5528matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5529 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5530 after the match. Example: >
5531 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5532< results in "7".
5533 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5534 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5535 do it with matchend(): >
5536 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5537 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5538< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5539
5540 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5541 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5542< results in "7". >
5543 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5544< result is "-1".
5545 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5546
5547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5548 GetText()->matchend('word')
5549
5550
5551matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5552 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5553 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5554 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5555
5556 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5557 items:
5558 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
5559 multiple words separated by white space, then
5560 returns only matches that contain the words in
5561 the given sequence.
5562
5563 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5564 argument supports the following additional items:
5565 key key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
5566 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5567 string.
5568 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5569 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5570 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5571 argument and return the text for that item to
5572 use for fuzzy matching.
5573
5574 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
5575 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
5576 is 256.
5577
5578 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
5579 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
5580
5581 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
5582 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
5583 256, then returns an empty list.
5584
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00005585 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005586 matching strings.
5587
5588 Example: >
5589 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
5590< results in ["clay"]. >
5591 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
5592< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5593 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
5594< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5595 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5596 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
5597 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
5598< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5599 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
5600 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
5601< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
5602 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
5603< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
5604 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
5605< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
5606 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
5607 \ {'matchseq': 1})
5608< results in ['two one'].
5609
5610matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
5611 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
5612 strings, the list of character positions where characters
5613 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
5614 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
5615 position.
5616
5617 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
5618 positions for the best match is returned.
5619
5620 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
5621 list with three empty list items is returned.
5622
5623 Example: >
5624 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
5625< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
5626 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
5627< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
5628 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
5629< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
5630
5631matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
5632 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
5633 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
5634 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
5635 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
5636 empty string is used. Example: >
5637 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
5638< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
5639 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
5640
5641 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
5642
5643 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5644 GetText()->matchlist('word')
5645
5646matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
5647 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
5648 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
5649< results in "ing".
5650 When there is no match "" is returned.
5651 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5652 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
5653< results in "ing". >
5654 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
5655< result is "".
5656 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
5657 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5658
5659 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5660 GetText()->matchstr('word')
5661
5662matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
5663 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
5664 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
5665 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
5666< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
5667 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
5668 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5669 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
5670< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
5671 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
5672< result is ["", -1, -1].
5673 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
5674 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
5675 end position of the match are returned. >
5676 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
5677< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
5678 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5679
5680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5681 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
5682<
5683
5684 *max()*
5685max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5686 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
5687
5688< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5689 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
5690 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5691 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5692 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5693
5694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5695 mylist->max()
5696
5697
5698menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
5699 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
5700 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
5701 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
5702 menu names are returned.
5703
5704 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5705 "n" Normal
5706 "v" Visual (including Select)
5707 "o" Operator-pending
5708 "i" Insert
5709 "c" Cmd-line
5710 "s" Select
5711 "x" Visual
5712 "t" Terminal-Job
5713 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5714 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
5715 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5716
5717 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
5718 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
5719 display display name (name without '&')
5720 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
5721 Refer to |:menu-enable|
5722 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
5723 |toolbar-icon|
5724 iconidx index of a built-in icon
5725 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
5726 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5727 characters will be used:
5728 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5729 name menu item name.
5730 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
5731 remappable else v:false.
5732 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
5733 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
5734 string has special characters translated like
5735 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
5736 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
5737 "<Nop>" is returned.
5738 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
5739 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
5740 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
5741 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
5742 silent v:true if the menu item is created
5743 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
5744 submenus |List| containing the names of
5745 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
5746 item has submenus.
5747
5748 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
5749
5750 Examples: >
5751 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
5752 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
5753
5754 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
5755 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
5756 let m = menu_info(a:name)
5757 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
5758 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
5759 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
5760 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
5761 endfor
5762 endfunc
5763 new
5764 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
5765 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
5766 endfor
5767<
5768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5769 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
5770
5771
5772< *min()*
5773min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5774 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
5775
5776< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5777 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
5778 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5779 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5780 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5781
5782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5783 mylist->min()
5784
5785< *mkdir()* *E739*
5786mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
5787 Create directory {name}.
5788
5789 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
5790 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
5791
5792 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
5793 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
5794 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
5795 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
5796 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
5797 created with 0o755.
5798 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005799 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005800
5801< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5802
5803 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
5804 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
5805 "p" option the call will fail.
5806
5807 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
5808 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
5809 failed.
5810
5811 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
5812 :if exists("*mkdir")
5813
5814< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5815 GetName()->mkdir()
5816<
5817 *mode()*
5818mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
5819 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
5820 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
5821 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
5822 Also see |state()|.
5823
5824 n Normal
5825 no Operator-pending
5826 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
5827 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
5828 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
5829 CTRL-V is one character
5830 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
5831 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
5832 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
5833 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
5834 v Visual by character
5835 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5836 V Visual by line
5837 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5838 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
5839 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5840 s Select by character
5841 S Select by line
5842 CTRL-S Select blockwise
5843 i Insert
5844 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
5845 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5846 R Replace |R|
5847 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5848 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5849 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
5850 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5851 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5852 c Command-line editing
5853 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
5854 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
5855 r Hit-enter prompt
5856 rm The -- more -- prompt
5857 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
5858 ! Shell or external command is executing
5859 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
5860
5861 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
5862 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
5863 "c" or "n".
5864 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
5865 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
5866 the leading character(s).
5867 Also see |visualmode()|.
5868
5869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5870 DoFull()->mode()
5871
5872mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
5873 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
5874 converted to Vim data structures.
5875 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
5876 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
5877 returned as Vim |Lists|.
5878 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
5879 converted to strings.
5880 All other types are converted to string with display function.
5881 Examples: >
5882 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
5883 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
5884 :echo mzeval("l")
5885 :echo mzeval("h")
5886<
5887 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5888 to {expr}.
5889
5890 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5891 GetExpr()->mzeval()
5892<
5893 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
5894
5895nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
5896 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
5897 that is not blank. Example: >
5898 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
5899< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
5900 below it, zero is returned.
5901 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
5902 See also |prevnonblank()|.
5903
5904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5905 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
5906
5907nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
5908 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
5909 value {expr}. Examples: >
5910 nr2char(64) returns "@"
5911 nr2char(32) returns " "
5912< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5913 Example for "utf-8": >
5914 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
5915< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5916 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
5917 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
5918 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
5919 string, thus results in an empty string.
5920 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
5921 let list = [65, 66, 67]
5922 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5923< Result: "ABC"
5924
5925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5926 GetNumber()->nr2char()
5927
5928or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
5929 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
5930 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
5931 Example: >
5932 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
5933< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5934 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
5935
5936
5937pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
5938 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
5939 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
5940 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
5941 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
5942 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
5943 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
5944< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
5945>
5946 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
5947< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
5948 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
5949
5950 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5951 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
5952
5953perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
5954 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
5955 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
5956 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
5957 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
5958 reference to it.
5959 Example: >
5960 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
5961< [1, 2, 3, 4]
5962
5963 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5964 to {expr}.
5965
5966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5967 GetExpr()->perleval()
5968
5969< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
5970
5971
5972popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
5973
5974
5975pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
5976 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
5977 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5978 Examples: >
5979 :echo pow(3, 3)
5980< 27.0 >
5981 :echo pow(2, 16)
5982< 65536.0 >
5983 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
5984< 2.0
5985
5986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5987 Compute()->pow(3)
5988<
5989 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5990
5991prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
5992 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
5993 that is not blank. Example: >
5994 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
5995< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
5996 above it, zero is returned.
5997 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
5998 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
5999
6000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6001 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6002
6003printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6004 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6005 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6006 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6007< May result in:
6008 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6009
6010 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6011 argument: >
6012 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
6013
6014< Often used items are:
6015 %s string
6016 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6017 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6018 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6019 %c single byte
6020 %d decimal number
6021 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6022 %x hex number
6023 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6024 %X hex number using upper case letters
6025 %o octal number
6026 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6027 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6028 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6029 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6030 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6031 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6032 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6033 %% the % character itself
6034
6035 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6036 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6037 the result.
6038
6039 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6040 arguments appear in sequence:
6041
6042 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6043
6044 flags
6045 Zero or more of the following flags:
6046
6047 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6048 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6049 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6050 of the number is increased to force the first
6051 character of the output string to a zero (except
6052 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6053 precision of zero).
6054 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6055 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6056 prepended to it.
6057 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6058 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6059 prepended to it.
6060
6061 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6062 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6063 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6064 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6065 flag is ignored.
6066
6067 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6068 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6069 The converted value is padded on the right with
6070 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6071 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6072
6073 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6074 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6075
6076 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6077 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6078 a space if both are used.
6079
6080 field-width
6081 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6082 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6083 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6084 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6085 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6086 conversion the count is in cells.
6087
6088 .precision
6089 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6090 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6091 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6092 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6093 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6094 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6095 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6096 string for S conversions.
6097 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6098 the decimal point.
6099
6100 type
6101 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6102 be applied, see below.
6103
6104 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6105 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6106 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6107 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6108 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6109 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6110 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6111< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6112 "width" bytes.
6113
6114 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6115
6116 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6117 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6118 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6119 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6120 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6121 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6122 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6123 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6124 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6125 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6126 zeros.
6127 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6128 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6129 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6130 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6131 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6132 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6133 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6134 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6135 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6136
6137 i alias for d
6138 D alias for ld
6139 U alias for lu
6140 O alias for lo
6141
6142 *printf-c*
6143 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6144 resulting character is written.
6145
6146 *printf-s*
6147 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6148 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6149 specified are used.
6150 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6151 automatically converted to text with the same format
6152 as ":echo".
6153 *printf-S*
6154 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6155 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6156 number specified are used.
6157
6158 *printf-f* *E807*
6159 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6160 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6161 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6162 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6163 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6164 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6165 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6166 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6167 Example: >
6168 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6169< 12.12
6170 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6171 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6172
6173 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6174 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6175 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6176 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6177 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6178
6179 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6180 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6181 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6182 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6183 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6184 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6185 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6186 results in 1.0e7.
6187
6188 *printf-%*
6189 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6190 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6191
6192 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6193 accepted and automatically converted.
6194 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6195 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6196 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6197
6198 *E766* *E767*
6199 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6200 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6201 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6202
6203
6204prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6205 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6206 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6207
6208 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6209 string is returned.
6210
6211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6212 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6213
6214< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6215
6216
6217prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6218 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6219 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6220 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6221
6222 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6223 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6224 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6225 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6226 line.
6227 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6228 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6229 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6230 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6231 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6232 if the user only typed Enter.
6233 Example: >
6234 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6235 func s:TextEntered(text)
6236 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6237 stopinsert
6238 close
6239 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006240 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006241 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6242 set nomodified
6243 endif
6244 endfunc
6245
6246< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6247 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6248
6249< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6250
6251prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6252 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6253 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6254 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6255
6256 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6257 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6258 as in any buffer.
6259
6260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6261 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6262
6263< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6264
6265prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6266 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6267 {text} to end in a space.
6268 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6269 "prompt". Example: >
6270 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6271<
6272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6273 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6274
6275< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6276
6277prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6278
6279pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6280 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6281 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6282 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6283 height nr of items visible
6284 width screen cells
6285 row top screen row (0 first row)
6286 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6287 size total nr of items
6288 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6289
6290 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6291 |CompleteChanged|.
6292
6293pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6294 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6295 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6296 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6297 popup menu.
6298
6299py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6300 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6301 converted to Vim data structures.
6302 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6303 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6304 'encoding').
6305 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6306 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6307 keys converted to strings.
6308 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6309 to {expr}.
6310
6311 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6312 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6313
6314< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6315
6316 *E858* *E859*
6317pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6318 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6319 converted to Vim data structures.
6320 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6321 copied though).
6322 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6323 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6324 non-string keys result in error.
6325 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6326 to {expr}.
6327
6328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6329 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6330
6331< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6332
6333pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6334 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6335 converted to Vim data structures.
6336 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6337 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6338
6339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6340 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6341
6342< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6343 |+python3| feature}
6344
6345rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6346 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6347 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6348 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6349 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6350 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6351 and updated.
6352
6353 Examples: >
6354 :echo rand()
6355 :let seed = srand()
6356 :echo rand(seed)
6357 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6358<
6359
6360 *E726* *E727*
6361range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6362 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6363 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6364 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6365 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6366 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6367 producing a value past {max}).
6368 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6369 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6370 start this is an error.
6371 Examples: >
6372 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6373 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6374 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6375 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6376 range(0) " []
6377 range(2, 0) " error!
6378<
6379 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6380 GetExpr()->range()
6381<
6382
6383readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6384 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6385 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6386 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6387 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6388
6389
6390readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6391 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6392 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6393 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6394 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6395 argument below for changing the sort order.
6396
6397 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6398 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6399 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6400 be handled.
6401 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6402 added to the list.
6403 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6404 to the list.
6405 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6406 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6407 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6408 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6409 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6410< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6411 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006412< *E857*
6413 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006414 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6415 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6416
6417 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6418 Valid values are:
6419 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6420 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6421 each character, technically, using
6422 strcmp()) (default)
6423 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6424 using strcasecmp())
6425 "collate" sort using the collation order
6426 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6427 (technically using strcoll())
6428 Other values are silently ignored.
6429
6430 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6431 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6432 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6433< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6434 function! s:tree(dir)
6435 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6436 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006437 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006438 endfunction
6439 echo s:tree(".")
6440<
6441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6442 GetDirName()->readdir()
6443<
6444readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6445 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6446 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6447 information in {directory}.
6448 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6449 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6450 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6451 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6452 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6453 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6454 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6455 argument, see |readdir()|.
6456
6457 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6458 following items:
6459 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6460 name Name of the entry.
6461 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6462 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6463 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6464 type Type of the entry.
6465 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6466 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6467 Other symlink "link"
6468 On MS-Windows:
6469 Normal file "file"
6470 Directory "dir"
6471 Junction "junction"
6472 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6473 Other symlink "link"
6474 Other reparse point "reparse"
6475 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6476 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6477 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6478 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6479 itself because of performance reasons.
6480
6481 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6482 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6483 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6484 be handled.
6485 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6486 added to the list.
6487 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6488 to the list.
6489 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6490 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6491 of the entry.
6492 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6493 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6494 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6495<
6496 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6497 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6498 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6499
6500<
6501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6502 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6503<
6504
6505 *readfile()*
6506readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6507 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6508 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6509 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6510 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6511 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6512 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6513 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6514 added.
6515 - No CR characters are removed.
6516 Otherwise:
6517 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6518 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6519 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6520 removed from the text.
6521 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6522 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6523 lines of a file: >
6524 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6525 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6526 :endfor
6527< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6528 are returned, or as many as there are.
6529 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6530 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6531 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6532 file into a buffer if you need to.
6533 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6534 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6535 unmodified.
6536 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6537 the result is an empty list.
6538 Also see |writefile()|.
6539
6540 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6541 GetFileName()->readfile()
6542
6543reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6544 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6545 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6546 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006547 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006548
6549 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6550 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6551 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6552 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6553
6554 Examples: >
6555 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6556 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6557 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6558 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
6559<
6560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6561 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
6562
6563
6564reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
6565 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
6566 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
6567 See |@|.
6568
6569reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
6570 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
6571 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
6572
6573reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
6574 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
6575 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
6576 list<any> can be used.
6577 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
6578 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
6579
6580 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
6581 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
6582 specified in the argument.
6583 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
6584 and {end}.
6585
6586 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
6587 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
6588 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6589
6590 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6591 GetStart()->reltime()
6592<
6593 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6594
6595reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
6596 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
6597 Example: >
6598 let start = reltime()
6599 call MyFunction()
6600 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
6601< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
6602 Also see |profiling|.
6603 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
6604 script an error is given.
6605
6606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6607 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
6608
6609< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6610
6611reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
6612 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
6613 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
6614 microseconds. Example: >
6615 let start = reltime()
6616 call MyFunction()
6617 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
6618< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
6619 The accuracy depends on the system.
6620 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
6621 can use split() to remove it. >
6622 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
6623< Also see |profiling|.
6624 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
6625 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6626
6627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6628 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
6629
6630< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6631
6632 *remote_expr()* *E449*
6633remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006634 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6635 string, also see |{server}|.
6636
6637 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
6638 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
6639 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
6640 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
6641 "\n").
6642
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006643 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
6644 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
6645 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006646
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006647 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
6648 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006649
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006650 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6651 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6652 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6653 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
6654 and the result will be the empty string.
6655
6656 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
6657 independent of a function currently being active. Except
6658 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
6659 arguments can be evaluated.
6660
6661 Examples: >
6662 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
6663 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
6664<
6665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6666 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
6667
6668remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
6669 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006670 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006671 This works like: >
6672 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
6673< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
6674 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
6675 to bring itself to the foreground.
6676 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
6677 like foreground() does.
6678 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6679
6680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6681 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
6682
6683< {only in the Win32, Athena, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
6684 Win32 console version}
6685
6686
6687remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
6688 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
6689 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
6690 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
6691 name of a variable.
6692 Returns zero if none are available.
6693 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
6694 See also |clientserver|.
6695 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6696 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6697 Examples: >
6698 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006699 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006700
6701< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6702 ServerId()->remote_peek()
6703
6704remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
6705 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
6706 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
6707 reply is available.
6708 See also |clientserver|.
6709 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6710 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6711 Example: >
6712 :echo remote_read(id)
6713
6714< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6715 ServerId()->remote_read()
6716<
6717 *remote_send()* *E241*
6718remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006719 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6720 string, also see |{server}|.
6721
6722 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
6723 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
6724 |:map|.
6725
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006726 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
6727 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
6728 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006729
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006730 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6731 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6732 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6733
6734 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
6735 up the display.
6736 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006737 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006738 \ remote_read(serverid)
6739
6740 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
6741 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006742 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006743 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
6744<
6745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6746 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
6747<
6748 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
6749remote_startserver({name})
6750 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
6751 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
6752
6753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6754 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
6755
6756< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6757
6758remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
6759 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
6760 return the item.
6761 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6762 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
6763 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
6764 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
6765 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
6766 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006767 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006768 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6769<
6770 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
6771
6772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6773 mylist->remove(idx)
6774
6775remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
6776 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
6777 return the byte.
6778 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6779 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
6780 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
6781 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
6782 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006783 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006784 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6785
6786remove({dict}, {key})
6787 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
6788 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006789 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006790< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
6791
6792rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
6793 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
6794 should also work to move files across file systems. The
6795 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
6796 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
6797 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
6798 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6799
6800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6801 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
6802
6803repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
6804 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
6805 result. Example: >
6806 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
6807< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
6808 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
6809 {count} times. Example: >
6810 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
6811< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
6812
6813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6814 mylist->repeat(count)
6815
6816resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
6817 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
6818 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
6819 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
6820 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
6821 removed, return {filename}.
6822 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
6823 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
6824 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
6825 stopped after 100 iterations.
6826 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
6827 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
6828 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
6829 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
6830 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
6831
6832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6833 GetName()->resolve()
6834
6835reverse({object}) *reverse()*
6836 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
6837 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
6838 Returns {object}.
6839 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
6840 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
6841< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6842 mylist->reverse()
6843
6844round({expr}) *round()*
6845 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
6846 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
6847 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
6848 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6849 Examples: >
6850 echo round(0.456)
6851< 0.0 >
6852 echo round(4.5)
6853< 5.0 >
6854 echo round(-4.5)
6855< -5.0
6856
6857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6858 Compute()->round()
6859<
6860 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6861
6862rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
6863 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
6864 converted to Vim data structures.
6865 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
6866 are copied though).
6867 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
6868 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
6869 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
6870 "Object#to_s" method.
6871 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6872 to {expr}.
6873
6874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6875 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
6876
6877< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
6878
6879screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
6880 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
6881 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
6882 attribute at other positions.
6883
6884 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6885 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
6886
6887screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
6888 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
6889 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
6890 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
6891 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
6892 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
6893 encodings it may only be the first byte.
6894 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6895 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
6896
6897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6898 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
6899
6900screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
6901 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
6902 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
6903 composing characters on top of the base character.
6904 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6905 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
6906
6907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6908 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
6909
6910screencol() *screencol()*
6911 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
6912 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
6913 This function is mainly used for testing.
6914
6915 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
6916 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
6917 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
6918 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
6919 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006920 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006921 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
6922 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
6923<
6924screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
6925 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
6926 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
6927 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
6928 The Dict has these members:
6929 row screen row
6930 col first screen column
6931 endcol last screen column
6932 curscol cursor screen column
6933 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
6934 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
6935 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
6936 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
6937 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
6938 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
6939 width character it would be the same as "col".
6940 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
6941 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
6942 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
6943 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006944 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
6945 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006946
6947 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6948 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
6949
6950screenrow() *screenrow()*
6951 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
6952 cursor. The top line has number one.
6953 This function is mainly used for testing.
6954 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
6955
6956 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
6957
6958screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
6959 The result is a String that contains the base character and
6960 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
6961 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
6962 characters.
6963 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6964 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
6965
6966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6967 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
6968<
6969 *search()*
6970search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
6971 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
6972 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
6973
6974 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
6975 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
6976 move. No error message is given.
6977
6978 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
6979 'b' search Backward instead of forward
6980 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
6981 'e' move to the End of the match
6982 'n' do Not move the cursor
6983 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
6984 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
6985 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
6986 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
6987 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
6988 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
6989
6990 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
6991 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
6992 flag.
6993
6994 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
6995
6996 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
6997 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
6998 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
6999 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
7000 search starts one column further. This matters for
7001 overlapping matches.
7002 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7003 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7004 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7005 file).
7006
7007 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7008 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7009 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7010 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7011 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7012< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7013 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7014 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
7015
7016 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7017 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7018 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7019 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7020 giving the argument.
7021 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7022
7023 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7024 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7025 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7026 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7027 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7028 function reference or a lambda.
7029 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7030 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7031 and -1 returned.
7032 *search()-sub-match*
7033 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7034 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7035 whole pattern did match.
7036 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7037
7038 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7039 flag is used.
7040
7041 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7042 :let n = 1
7043 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007044 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007045 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7046 : " first search to find match at start of file
7047 : normal G$
7048 : let flags = "w"
7049 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7050 : s/foo/bar/g
7051 : let flags = "W"
7052 : endwhile
7053 : update " write the file if modified
7054 : let n = n + 1
7055 :endwhile
7056<
7057 Example for using some flags: >
7058 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7059< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7060 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7061 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7062 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7063 line:
7064 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7065 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7066 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7067 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7068 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7069
7070 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7071 GetPattern()->search()
7072
7073searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7074 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7075 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7076 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7077
7078 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7079 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7080
7081 key type meaning ~
7082 current |Number| current position of match;
7083 0 if the cursor position is
7084 before the first match
7085 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7086 "pos", otherwise 0
7087 total |Number| total count of matches found
7088 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7089 1: recomputing was timed out
7090 2: max count exceeded
7091
7092 For {options} see further down.
7093
7094 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7095 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7096 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7097 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7098 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7099
7100 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7101 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7102
7103 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7104 " to 1)
7105 let result = searchcount()
7106<
7107 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
7108 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7109 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7110 if empty(result)
7111 return ''
7112 endif
7113 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7114 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7115 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7116 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7117 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7118 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7119 \ result.current, result.total)
7120 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7121 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7122 \ result.current, result.total)
7123 endif
7124 endif
7125 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7126 \ result.current, result.total)
7127 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007128 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007129
7130 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7131 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007132 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007133 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7134<
7135 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7136 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7137
7138 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7139 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7140 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7141 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7142 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7143 call searchcount(#{
7144 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7145 redrawstatus
7146 endif
7147 endfunction
7148<
7149 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7150 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7151
7152 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7153 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7154 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7155
7156 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7157 " search again
7158 call searchcount()
7159<
7160 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7161 key type meaning ~
7162 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7163 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7164 otherwise returns the last
7165 computed result (when |n| or
7166 |N| was used when "S" is not
7167 in 'shortmess', or this
7168 function was called).
7169 (default: |TRUE|)
7170 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7171 and different with |@/|.
7172 this works as same as the
7173 below command is executed
7174 before calling this function >
7175 let @/ = pattern
7176< (default: |@/|)
7177 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7178 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7179 for recomputing the result
7180 (default: 0)
7181 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7182 limit. max count of matched
7183 text while recomputing the
7184 result. if search exceeded
7185 total count, "total" value
7186 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7187 (default: 99)
7188 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7189 when recomputing the result.
7190 this changes "current" result
7191 value. see |cursor()|,
7192 |getpos()|
7193 (default: cursor's position)
7194
7195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7196 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7197<
7198searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7199 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7200
7201 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7202 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7203 first match in the function.
7204
7205 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7206 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7207 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7208
7209 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7210 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7211 Example: >
7212 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7213 echo getline('.')
7214 endif
7215<
7216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7217 GetName()->searchdecl()
7218<
7219 *searchpair()*
7220searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7221 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7222 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7223 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7224 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7225 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7226 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7227 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7228 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7229 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7230 given.
7231
7232 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7233 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7234 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7235 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7236 typical use is: >
7237 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7238< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7239
7240 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7241 |search()|. Additionally:
7242 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7243 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7244 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7245 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7246 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7247 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7248
7249 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7250 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7251 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7252 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7253 or a string.
7254 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7255 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7256 and -1 returned.
7257 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7258 Anything else makes the function fail.
7259 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7260 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7261
7262 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7263
7264 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7265 patterns are used like it's on.
7266
7267 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7268 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7269 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7270 if 1
7271 if 2
7272 endif 2
7273 endif 1
7274< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7275 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7276 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7277 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7278 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7279 "endif 2".
7280 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7281 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7282 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7283 the matching start.
7284
7285 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7286
7287 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7288 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7289
7290< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7291 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7292 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7293 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7294 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7295 match.
7296 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7297
7298 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7299
7300< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7301 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7302 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7303
7304 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7305 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7306<
7307 *searchpairpos()*
7308searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7309 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7310 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7311 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7312 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7313 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7314 returns [0, 0]. >
7315
7316 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7317<
7318 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7319
7320 *searchpos()*
7321searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7322 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7323 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7324 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7325 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7326 returns [0, 0].
7327 Example: >
7328 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7329
7330< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7331 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7332 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7333< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7334 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7335
7336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7337 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7338
7339server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7340 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7341 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7342 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7343 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7344 Note:
7345 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7346 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7347 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7348 See also |clientserver|.
7349 Example: >
7350 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7351
7352< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7353 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7354<
7355serverlist() *serverlist()*
7356 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7357 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7358 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7359 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7360 Example: >
7361 :echo serverlist()
7362<
7363setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7364 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7365 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7366
7367 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7368 |bufload()| if needed.
7369
7370 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7371 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7372
7373 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7374 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7375 line then those lines are added.
7376
7377 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7378
7379 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7380 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7381 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7382 added below the last line.
7383
7384 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7385 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7386 error is given.
7387 On success 0 is returned.
7388
7389 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7390 third argument: >
7391 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7392
7393setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7394 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7395 {val}.
7396 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7397 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7398 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7399 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7400 The {varname} argument is a string.
7401 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7402 Examples: >
7403 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7404 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7405< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7406
7407 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7408 third argument: >
7409 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7410
7411
7412setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7413 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7414 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7415 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7416 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7417 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7418
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007419< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007420 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7421 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7422 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7423 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7424 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7425 the character width in screen cells.
7426 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7427 range overlaps with another.
7428 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7429
7430 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7431 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7432
7433 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7434 setcellwidths([]);
7435< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7436 the effect for known emoji characters.
7437
7438setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7439 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7440 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7441
7442 Example:
7443 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7444 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7445< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7446 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7447< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7448
7449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7450 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7451
7452setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7453 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7454 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7455
7456 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7457 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7458 character search
7459 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7460 0 for backward
7461 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7462 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7463 character search
7464
7465 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7466 from a script: >
7467 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7468 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7469 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7470< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7471
7472 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7473 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7474
7475setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7476 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7477 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7478 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7479 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7480 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7481 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7482 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7483 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7484 before inserting the resulting text.
7485 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7486 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7487 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7488 command line.
7489
7490 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7491 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7492
7493setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7494setcursorcharpos({list})
7495 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7496 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7497
7498 Example:
7499 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7500 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7501< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7502 call cursor(4, 3)
7503< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7504
7505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7506 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7507
7508
7509setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7510 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7511 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7512
7513< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7514 See also |expr-env|.
7515
7516 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7517 second argument: >
7518 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7519
7520setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7521 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7522 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7523 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7524 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7525 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7526 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7527 characters are not supported.
7528
7529 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7530 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7531 would do the same thing.
7532
7533 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7534
7535 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7536 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7537<
7538 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7539
7540
7541setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7542 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7543 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7544 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7545
7546 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7547 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7548 added below the last line.
7549 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
7550 converted to a String.
7551
7552 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
7553 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
7554 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
7555
7556 Example: >
7557 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
7558
7559< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
7560 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
7561 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
7562< This is equivalent to: >
7563 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
7564 : call setline(n, l)
7565 :endfor
7566
7567< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
7568
7569 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7570 second argument: >
7571 GetText()->setline(lnum)
7572
7573setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
7574 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
7575 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7576 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
7577
7578 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
7579 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
7580 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
7581 Also see |location-list|.
7582
7583 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
7584
7585 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7586 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
7587 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
7588
7589 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7590 second argument: >
7591 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
7592
7593setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
7594 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
7595 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
7596 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
7597 example for |getmatches()|.
7598 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7599 window ID instead of the current window.
7600
7601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7602 GetMatches()->setmatches()
7603<
7604 *setpos()*
7605setpos({expr}, {list})
7606 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
7607 . the cursor
7608 'x mark x
7609
7610 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
7611 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
7612 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
7613
7614 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
7615 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
7616 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
7617 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
7618 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
7619 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
7620 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
7621 Does not change the jumplist.
7622
7623 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
7624 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
7625 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
7626 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
7627
7628 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
7629 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
7630 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
7631 character.
7632
7633 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
7634 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
7635 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
7636 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
7637 mark position it is not used.
7638
7639 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
7640 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
7641 before '>.
7642
7643 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
7644 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
7645
7646 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
7647
7648 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
7649 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
7650 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
7651 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
7652 |winrestview()|.
7653
7654 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7655 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
7656
7657setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
7658 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
7659
7660 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7661 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
7662 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
7663 {what}.
7664 *setqflist-what*
7665 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
7666 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
7667 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
7668 entries:
7669
7670 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
7671 buffer
7672 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
7673 present or it is invalid.
7674 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
7675 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
7676 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007677 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007678 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
7679 col column number
7680 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
7681 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007682 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007683 nr error number
7684 text description of the error
7685 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
7686 valid recognized error message
7687
7688 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
7689 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
7690 locate a matching error line.
7691 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
7692 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
7693 item will not be handled as an error line.
7694 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
7695 be used.
7696 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
7697 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
7698 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
7699 cleared.
7700 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
7701 |getqflist()| returns.
7702
7703 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
7704 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
7705 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
7706 new list is created.
7707
7708 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
7709 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
7710 clear the list: >
7711 :call setqflist([], 'r')
7712<
7713 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
7714 freed.
7715
7716 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
7717 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
7718 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
7719 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
7720 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
7721
7722 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
7723 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
7724 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
7725 "lines". If this is not present, then the
7726 'errorformat' option value is used.
7727 See |quickfix-parse|
7728 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
7729 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
7730 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
7731 then the last entry in the list is set as the
7732 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
7733 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
7734 argument.
7735 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
7736 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
7737 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
7738 See |quickfix-parse|
7739 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
7740 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
7741 the last quickfix list.
7742 quickfixtextfunc
7743 function to get the text to display in the
7744 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
7745 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
7746 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
7747 of how to write the function and an example.
7748 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
7749 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
7750 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
7751 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
7752 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
7753 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
7754 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
7755 specify the list.
7756
7757 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
7758 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
7759 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
7760 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
7761<
7762 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7763
7764 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
7765 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
7766 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
7767
7768 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7769 second argument: >
7770 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
7771<
7772 *setreg()*
7773setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
7774 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
7775 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
7776 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
7777 {regname} must be one character.
7778
7779 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
7780 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
7781 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
7782 then the value is appended.
7783
7784 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
7785 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
7786 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
7787 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
7788 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
7789 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
7790 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
7791 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
7792
7793 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
7794 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
7795 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
7796 mode is never selected automatically.
7797 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7798
7799 *E883*
7800 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
7801 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
7802 items act like empty strings.
7803
7804 Examples: >
7805 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
7806 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
7807 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
7808 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
7809
7810< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
7811 register: >
7812 :let var_a = getreginfo()
7813 :call setreg('a', var_a)
7814< or: >
7815 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
7816 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
7817 ....
7818 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
7819< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
7820 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
7821 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
7822 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
7823
7824 You can also change the type of a register by appending
7825 nothing: >
7826 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
7827
7828< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7829 second argument: >
7830 GetText()->setreg('a')
7831
7832settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
7833 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
7834 |t:var|
7835 The {varname} argument is a string.
7836 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7837 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
7838 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
7839 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
7840 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7841
7842 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7843 third argument: >
7844 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
7845
7846settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
7847 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
7848 {val}.
7849 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
7850 use |setwinvar()|.
7851 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7852 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
7853 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7854 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
7855 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
7856 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
7857 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
7858 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
7859 Examples: >
7860 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
7861 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
7862< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7863
7864 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7865 fourth argument: >
7866 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
7867
7868settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
7869 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
7870 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7871
7872 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
7873 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
7874 stack.
7875 *E962*
7876 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
7877 argument:
7878 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
7879 stack is replaced.
7880 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
7881 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
7882 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
7883 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
7884 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
7885
7886 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
7887 stack after the modification.
7888
7889 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7890
7891 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
7892 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
7893 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
7894
7895< Save and restore the tag stack: >
7896 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
7897 " do something else
7898 call settagstack(1003, stack)
7899 unlet stack
7900<
7901 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7902 second argument: >
7903 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
7904
7905setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
7906 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
7907 Examples: >
7908 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
7909 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
7910
7911< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7912 third argument: >
7913 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
7914
7915sha256({string}) *sha256()*
7916 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
7917 checksum of {string}.
7918
7919 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7920 GetText()->sha256()
7921
7922< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
7923
7924shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
7925 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
7926 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007927 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007928 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
7929 quotes.
7930 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
7931 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
7932 {string}.
7933 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
7934 replace all "'" with "'\''".
7935
7936 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
7937 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
7938 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
7939 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
7940 command.
7941
7942 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
7943 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
7944 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
7945 even when inside single quotes.
7946
7947 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
7948 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
7949 escaped a second time.
7950
7951 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
7952 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
7953 character inside single quotes.
7954
7955 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007956 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007957< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
7958 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007959 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007960< See also |::S|.
7961
7962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7963 GetCommand()->shellescape()
7964
7965shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
7966 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
7967 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
7968 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
7969 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
7970 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
7971
7972 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
7973 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
7974 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
7975 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
7976
7977 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7978 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
7979
7980sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
7981
7982
7983simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
7984 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
7985 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
7986 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
7987 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
7988 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
7989 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
7990 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
7991 standard).
7992 Example: >
7993 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
7994< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
7995 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
7996 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
7997 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
7998 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
7999
8000 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8001 GetName()->simplify()
8002
8003sin({expr}) *sin()*
8004 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8005 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8006 Examples: >
8007 :echo sin(100)
8008< -0.506366 >
8009 :echo sin(-4.01)
8010< 0.763301
8011
8012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8013 Compute()->sin()
8014<
8015 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8016
8017
8018sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8019 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8020 [-inf, inf].
8021 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8022 Examples: >
8023 :echo sinh(0.5)
8024< 0.521095 >
8025 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8026< -1.026517
8027
8028 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8029 Compute()->sinh()
8030<
8031 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8032
8033
8034slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8035 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8036 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8037 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8038 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8039 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8040 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
8041
8042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8043 GetList()->slice(offset)
8044
8045
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008046sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008047 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8048
8049 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8050 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8051
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008052< When {how} is omitted or is an string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008053 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8054 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8055 current buffer use |:sort|.
8056
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008057 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8058 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8059 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008060
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008061 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008062 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8063 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8064 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8065 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8066 case. Example: >
8067 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8068 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8069 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8070< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8071>
8072 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8073 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8074 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8075< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8076 This does not work properly on Mac.
8077
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008078 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008079 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8080 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8081 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8082
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008083 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008084 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8085 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8086
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008087 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008088 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8089
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008090 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008091 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8092 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8093 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8094 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8095
8096 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8097 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8098
8099 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8100 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8101 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8102 same order as they were originally.
8103
8104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8105 mylist->sort()
8106
8107< Also see |uniq()|.
8108
8109 Example: >
8110 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8111 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8112 endfunc
8113 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8114< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8115 ignores overflow: >
8116 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8117 return a:i1 - a:i2
8118 endfunc
8119< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8120 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8121<
8122sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8123 Stop playing all sounds.
8124
8125 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8126 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8127
8128 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8129
8130 *sound_playevent()*
8131sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8132 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8133 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8134 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8135 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8136 call sound_playevent('bell')
8137< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8138 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8139 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8140
8141 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8142 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8143 argument is the status:
8144 0 sound was played to the end
8145 1 sound was interrupted
8146 2 error occurred after sound started
8147 Example: >
8148 func Callback(id, status)
8149 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8150 endfunc
8151 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8152
8153< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8154
8155 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8156 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8157
8158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8159 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8160
8161< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8162
8163 *sound_playfile()*
8164sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8165 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8166 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8167 with this command: >
8168 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8169
8170< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8171 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8172
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008173< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008174
8175
8176sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8177 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8178 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8179
8180 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8181 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8182
8183 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8184 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8185
8186 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8187 soundid->sound_stop()
8188
8189< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8190
8191 *soundfold()*
8192soundfold({word})
8193 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8194 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8195 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8196 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8197 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8198 the method can be quite slow.
8199
8200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8201 GetWord()->soundfold()
8202<
8203 *spellbadword()*
8204spellbadword([{sentence}])
8205 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8206 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8207 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8208 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8209
8210 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8211 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8212 result is an empty string.
8213
8214 The return value is a list with two items:
8215 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8216 - The type of the spelling error:
8217 "bad" spelling mistake
8218 "rare" rare word
8219 "local" word only valid in another region
8220 "caps" word should start with Capital
8221 Example: >
8222 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8223< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8224
8225 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8226 of 'spelllang' are used.
8227
8228 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8229 GetText()->spellbadword()
8230<
8231 *spellsuggest()*
8232spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8233 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8234 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8235 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8236
8237 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8238 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8239 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8240
8241 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8242 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8243 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8244 replace a line.
8245
8246 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8247 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8248 although it may appear capitalized.
8249
8250 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8251 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8252
8253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8254 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8255
8256split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8257 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8258 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8259 item.
8260 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8261 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8262 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8263 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8264 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8265 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8266 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8267 Example: >
8268 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8269< To split a string in individual characters: >
8270 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8271< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8272 the end of the pattern: >
8273 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8274< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8275 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8276 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8277< The opposite function is |join()|.
8278
8279 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8280 GetString()->split()
8281
8282sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8283 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8284 |Float|.
8285 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
8286 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
8287 Examples: >
8288 :echo sqrt(100)
8289< 10.0 >
8290 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8291< nan
8292 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8293
8294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8295 Compute()->sqrt()
8296<
8297 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8298
8299
8300srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8301 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8302 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8303 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8304 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8305 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8306 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8307 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8308
8309 Examples: >
8310 :let seed = srand()
8311 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8312 :echo rand(seed)
8313
8314state([{what}]) *state()*
8315 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8316 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8317 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8318 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8319 Yes: then do it right away.
8320 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8321 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8322 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8323 messages and callbacks).
8324 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8325 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8326 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8327 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8328 Also see |mode()|.
8329
8330 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8331 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8332 if state('s') == ''
8333 " screen has not scrolled
8334<
8335 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8336 something is busy:
8337 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8338 stuffed command
8339 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8340 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8341 x executing an autocommand
8342 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8343 ch_readraw() when reading json
8344 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8345 |f| or a count
8346 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8347 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8348 s screen has scrolled for messages
8349
8350str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8351 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8352 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8353 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8354 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8355 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8356 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8357 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8358 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8359 thousand.
8360 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8361 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8362 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8363 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8364 |substitute()|: >
8365 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8366<
8367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8368 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8369<
8370 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8371
8372str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8373 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8374 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8375 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8376 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8377< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8378
8379 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8380 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8381 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8382 properly: >
8383 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8384
8385< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8386 GetString()->str2list()
8387
8388
8389str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8390 Convert string {string} to a number.
8391 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8392 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8393 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8394
8395 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8396 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8397 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8398 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8399<
8400 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8401 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8402 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8403 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8404 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8405
8406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8407 GetText()->str2nr()
8408
8409
8410strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8411 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8412 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8413 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8414 composing characters separately.
8415
8416 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8417
8418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8419 GetText()->strcharlen()
8420
8421
8422strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8423 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8424 of byte index and length.
8425 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8426 counted separately.
8427 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8428 similar to |slice()|.
8429 When a character index is used where a character does not
8430 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8431 example: >
8432 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8433< results in 'a'.
8434
8435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8436 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8437
8438
8439strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8440 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8441 in String {string}.
8442 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8443 counted separately.
8444 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8445 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8446
8447 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8448
8449 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8450 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8451 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8452 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8453 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8454 endfunction
8455 else
8456 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8457 if a:skipcc
8458 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8459 else
8460 return strchars(a:str)
8461 endif
8462 endfunction
8463 endif
8464<
8465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8466 GetText()->strchars()
8467
8468strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8469 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8470 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8471 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8472 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8473 matters for Tab characters.
8474 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8475 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8476 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8477 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8478 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8479 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8480
8481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8482 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8483
8484strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8485 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8486 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8487 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8488 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8489 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8490 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8491 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8492 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8493 Examples: >
8494 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8495 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8496 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8497 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8498 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8499 Show mod time of file.c.
8500< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8501 :if exists("*strftime")
8502
8503< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8504 GetFormat()->strftime()
8505
8506strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
8507 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
8508 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
8509 separate characters here.
8510 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8511
8512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8513 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8514
8515stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8516 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8517 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8518 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8519 This can be used to find a second match: >
8520 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8521 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8522< The search is done case-sensitive.
8523 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8524 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8525 See also |strridx()|.
8526 Examples: >
8527 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8528 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
8529 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
8530< *strstr()* *strchr()*
8531 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8532 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
8533
8534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8535 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
8536<
8537 *string()*
8538string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
8539 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
8540 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
8541 {expr} type result ~
8542 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
8543 Number 123
8544 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
8545 Funcref function('name')
8546 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
8547 List [item, item]
8548 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
8549
8550 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
8551 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
8552 will then fail.
8553
8554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8555 mylist->string()
8556
8557< Also see |strtrans()|.
8558
8559
8560strlen({string}) *strlen()*
8561 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
8562 {string} in bytes.
8563 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
8564 For other types an error is given.
8565 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
8566 |strchars()|.
8567 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8568
8569 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8570 GetString()->strlen()
8571
8572strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
8573 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
8574 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
8575 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
8576 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
8577 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
8578 following composing characters).
8579 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
8580 |strcharpart()|.
8581
8582 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
8583 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
8584 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
8585 end of the {src}. >
8586 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
8587 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
8588 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
8589 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
8590
8591< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
8592 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
8593 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
8594<
8595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8596 GetText()->strpart(5)
8597
8598strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
8599 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
8600 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
8601 the format specified in {format}.
8602
8603 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
8604 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
8605 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
8606 matters.
8607
8608 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
8609 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
8610 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
8611 result.
8612
8613 See also |strftime()|.
8614 Examples: >
8615 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
8616< 862156163 >
8617 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
8618< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
8619 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
8620< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
8621
8622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8623 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
8624<
8625 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8626 :if exists("*strptime")
8627
8628strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
8629 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8630 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
8631 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
8632 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
8633 match: >
8634 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
8635 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
8636< The search is done case-sensitive.
8637 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8638 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8639 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
8640 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
8641 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
8642< *strrchr()*
8643 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
8644 function strrchr().
8645
8646 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8647 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
8648
8649strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
8650 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
8651 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
8652 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
8653 echo strtrans(@a)
8654< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
8655 starting a new line.
8656
8657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8658 GetString()->strtrans()
8659
8660strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
8661 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8662 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
8663 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
8664 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8665 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8666 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
8667
8668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8669 GetString()->strwidth()
8670
8671submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
8672 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
8673 substitute() function.
8674 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
8675 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
8676 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
8677 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
8678 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
8679
8680 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
8681 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
8682 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
8683 text.
8684 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
8685 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
8686 items, since there are no real line breaks.
8687
8688 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
8689 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
8690
8691 Examples: >
8692 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
8693 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
8694< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
8695 A line break is included as a newline character.
8696
8697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8698 GetNr()->submatch()
8699
8700substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
8701 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
8702 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
8703 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
8704 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
8705
8706 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
8707 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
8708 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
8709 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
8710 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
8711 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
8712 used.
8713
8714 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
8715 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
8716 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
8717 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
8718
8719 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
8720 unmodified.
8721
8722 Example: >
8723 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
8724< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
8725 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
8726< results in "TESTING".
8727
8728 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
8729 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
8730 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008731 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008732
8733< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
8734 optional argument. Example: >
8735 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
8736< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
8737 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
8738 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008739 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008740
8741< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8742 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
8743
8744swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
8745 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
8746 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
8747 version Vim version
8748 user user name
8749 host host name
8750 fname original file name
8751 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
8752 file
8753 mtime last modification time in seconds
8754 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
8755 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
8756 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
8757 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
8758 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
8759 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
8760 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
8761 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
8762
8763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8764 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
8765
8766swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
8767 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
8768 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8769 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
8770 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
8771 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
8772
8773 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8774 GetBufname()->swapname()
8775
8776synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
8777 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
8778 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
8779 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
8780 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
8781
8782 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
8783 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
8784 Note that when the position is after the last character,
8785 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
8786 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8787
8788 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
8789 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
8790 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
8791 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
8792 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
8793 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
8794 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
8795
8796 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
8797 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
8798<
8799
8800synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
8801 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
8802 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
8803 about a syntax item.
8804 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
8805 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
8806 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
8807 used (GUI, cterm or term).
8808 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
8809 {what} result
8810 "name" the name of the syntax item
8811 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
8812 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
8813 term: empty string)
8814 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
8815 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
8816 |highlight-font|
8817 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
8818 |highlight-guisp|
8819 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
8820 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
8821 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
8822 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
8823 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
8824 "bold" "1" if bold
8825 "italic" "1" if italic
8826 "reverse" "1" if reverse
8827 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
8828 "standout" "1" if standout
8829 "underline" "1" if underlined
8830 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
8831 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
8832
8833 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
8834 cursor): >
8835 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
8836<
8837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8838 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8839
8840
8841synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
8842 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
8843 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
8844 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
8845 ":highlight link" are followed.
8846
8847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8848 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8849
8850synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
8851 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
8852 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
8853 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
8854 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8855 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
8856 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
8857 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
8858 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
8859 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
8860 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
8861 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
8862 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
8863 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
8864 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
8865 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
8866 and replaced by the character "X", then:
8867 call returns ~
8868 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
8869 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
8870 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
8871 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
8872 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
8873 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
8874
8875
8876synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
8877 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
8878 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
8879 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
8880 like what |synID()| returns.
8881 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
8882 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
8883 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
8884 transparent item.
8885 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
8886 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
8887 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
8888 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
8889 endfor
8890< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
8891 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
8892 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
8893 valid positions.
8894
8895system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
8896 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
8897 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
8898
8899 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
8900 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
8901 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
8902 separators yourself.
8903 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
8904 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
8905 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
8906 list items converted to NULs).
8907 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
8908 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
8909 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
8910 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
8911
8912 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
8913
8914 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
8915 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
8916 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
8917 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
8918 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
8919<
8920 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
8921 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
8922 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
8923 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
8924 cause trouble.
8925 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
8926
8927 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008928 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
8929 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008930
8931< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
8932 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
8933 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
8934 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
8935 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
8936
8937 The command executed is constructed using several options:
8938 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
8939 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
8940 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
8941 concatenated commands.
8942
8943 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
8944 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
8945
8946 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
8947 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
8948
8949 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
8950 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
8951 when using a security agent application.
8952 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
8953 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
8954
8955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8956 :echo GetCmd()->system()
8957
8958
8959systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
8960 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
8961 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
8962 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
8963 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
8964 result ends in a NL.
8965 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
8966
8967 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
8968 use |system()| and |split()|: >
8969 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
8970<
8971 Returns an empty string on error.
8972
8973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8974 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
8975
8976
8977tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
8978 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
8979 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
8980 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
8981 omitted the current tab page is used.
8982 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
8983 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
8984 let buflist = []
8985 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
8986 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
8987 endfor
8988< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
8989
8990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8991 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
8992
8993tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
8994 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
8995 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
8996
8997 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
8998 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
8999 count).
9000 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9001 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9002 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9003 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9004
9005
9006tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9007 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9008 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9009 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9010 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9011 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9012 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9013 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9014 Useful examples: >
9015 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9016 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9017< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9018
9019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9020 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9021<
9022 *tagfiles()*
9023tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9024 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9025
9026
9027taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9028 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9029
9030 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9031 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9032 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9033
9034 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9035 entries:
9036 name Name of the tag.
9037 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9038 defined. It is either relative to the
9039 current directory or a full path.
9040 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9041 the file.
9042 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9043 entry depends on the language specific
9044 kind values. Only available when
9045 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009046 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009047 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9048 |static-tag| for more information.
9049 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9050 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9051 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9052 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9053 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9054 contained in.
9055
9056 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9057 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9058
9059 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9060
9061 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9062 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9063 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9064 search regular expression pattern.
9065
9066 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9067 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9068 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9069
9070 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9071 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9072
9073tan({expr}) *tan()*
9074 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9075 in the range [-inf, inf].
9076 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9077 Examples: >
9078 :echo tan(10)
9079< 0.648361 >
9080 :echo tan(-4.01)
9081< -1.181502
9082
9083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9084 Compute()->tan()
9085<
9086 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9087
9088
9089tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9090 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9091 range [-1, 1].
9092 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9093 Examples: >
9094 :echo tanh(0.5)
9095< 0.462117 >
9096 :echo tanh(-1)
9097< -0.761594
9098
9099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9100 Compute()->tanh()
9101<
9102 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9103
9104
9105tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9106 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9107 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9108 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9109 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009110 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009111< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9112 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9113 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9114 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9115
9116
9117term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9118
9119
9120terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9121 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9122 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9123 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9124 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9125 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9126 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9127 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9128 mouse mouse type supported
9129
9130 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9131
9132 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9133 an empty dictionary.
9134
9135 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9136 current cursor style.
9137 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9138 request the cursor blink status.
9139 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9140 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9141 and |t_RC| on startup.
9142
9143 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9144 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9145
9146 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9147
9148 Also see:
9149 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9150 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9151 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9152
9153
9154test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9155
9156
9157 *timer_info()*
9158timer_info([{id}])
9159 Return a list with information about timers.
9160 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9161 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9162 returned.
9163 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9164
9165 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9166 these items:
9167 "id" the timer ID
9168 "time" time the timer was started with
9169 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9170 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9171 -1 means forever
9172 "callback" the callback
9173 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9174
9175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9176 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9177
9178< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9179
9180timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9181 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9182 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9183 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9184 has passed.
9185
9186 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9187 for a short time.
9188
9189 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9190 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9191 See |non-zero-arg|.
9192
9193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9194 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9195
9196< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9197
9198 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9199timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9200 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9201
9202 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9203 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9204 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9205
9206 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9207 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9208 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9209 waiting for input.
9210 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9211 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9212
9213 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9214 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9215 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9216 the callback will be called once.
9217 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9218 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9219 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9220 messages.
9221
9222 Example: >
9223 func MyHandler(timer)
9224 echo 'Handler called'
9225 endfunc
9226 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9227 \ {'repeat': 3})
9228< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9229 intervals.
9230
9231 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9232 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9233
9234< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9235 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9236
9237timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9238 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9239 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9240 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9241
9242 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9243 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9244
9245< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9246
9247timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9248 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9249 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9250 timers there is no error.
9251
9252 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9253
9254tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9255 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9256 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
9257 the string).
9258
9259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9260 GetText()->tolower()
9261
9262toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9263 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9264 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
9265 the string).
9266
9267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9268 GetText()->toupper()
9269
9270tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9271 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9272 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9273 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9274 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9275 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9276 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9277
9278 Examples: >
9279 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9280< returns "Hello THere" >
9281 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9282< returns "{blob}"
9283
9284 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9285 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9286
9287trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9288 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9289 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9290
9291 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9292 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9293 space character 0xa0.
9294
9295 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9296 characters:
9297 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9298 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9299 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9300 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9301
9302 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
9303
9304 Examples: >
9305 echo trim(" some text ")
9306< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009307 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009308< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9309 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9310< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9311 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9312< returns " vim"
9313
9314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9315 GetText()->trim()
9316
9317trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9318 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9319 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9320 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9321 Examples: >
9322 echo trunc(1.456)
9323< 1.0 >
9324 echo trunc(-5.456)
9325< -5.0 >
9326 echo trunc(4.0)
9327< 4.0
9328
9329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9330 Compute()->trunc()
9331<
9332 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9333
9334 *type()*
9335type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9336 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9337 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9338 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9339 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9340 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9341 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9342 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9343 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9344 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9345 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9346 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9347 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9348 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9349 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9350 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9351 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9352 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9353 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9354 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9355 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9356 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9357 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9358< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9359 :if exists('v:t_number')
9360
9361< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9362 mylist->type()
9363
9364
9365typename({expr}) *typename()*
9366 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9367 Example: >
9368 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9369 list<number>
9370
9371
9372undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9373 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9374 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9375 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9376 the undo file exists.
9377 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9378 is used internally.
9379 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9380 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9381 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9382 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9383 returns an empty string.
9384
9385 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9386 GetFilename()->undofile()
9387
9388undotree() *undotree()*
9389 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9390 the following items:
9391 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9392 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9393 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9394 when some changes were undone.
9395 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9396 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9397 something readable.
9398 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9399 write yet.
9400 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9401 tree.
9402 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9403 This happens when waiting from input from the
9404 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9405 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9406 undo blocks.
9407
9408 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9409 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9410 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9411 |:undolist|.
9412 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9413 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9414 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9415 that was added. This marks the last change
9416 and where further changes will be added.
9417 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9418 that was undone. This marks the current
9419 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9420 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9421 undone after the last change this item will
9422 not appear anywhere.
9423 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9424 write. The number is the write count. The
9425 first write has number 1, the last one the
9426 "save_last" mentioned above.
9427 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9428 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9429 item.
9430
9431uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9432 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9433 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9434 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9435 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9436< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9437 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9438
9439 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9440 mylist->uniq()
9441
9442values({dict}) *values()*
9443 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9444 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
9445
9446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9447 mydict->values()
9448
9449virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
9450 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9451 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9452 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9453 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9454 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9455 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9456 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9457 For the byte position use |col()|.
9458 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
9459 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
9460 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9461 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9462 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
9463 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9464 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
9465 The accepted positions are:
9466 . the cursor position
9467 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9468 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9469 plus one)
9470 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9471 returned)
9472 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9473 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9474 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9475 that it's updated right away.
9476 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9477 Examples: >
9478 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
9479 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
9480 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
9481< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9482 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9483 all lines: >
9484 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9485
9486< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9487 GetPos()->virtcol()
9488
9489
9490visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
9491 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
9492 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
9493 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
9494 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
9495 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
9496 respectively.
9497 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009498 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009499< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
9500 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
9501 Visual mode that was used.
9502 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
9503 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
9504 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
9505 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
9506 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
9507
9508wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
9509 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
9510 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
9511 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
9512 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
9513
9514 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
9515 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
9516<
9517 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
9518
9519win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
9520 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
9521 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
9522 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
9523 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
9524 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
9525 Example: >
9526 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
9527< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
9528 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009529 *E994*
9530 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
9531 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
9532 an empty string is returned.
9533
9534 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9535 second argument: >
9536 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
9537
9538win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
9539 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
9540 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
9541
9542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9543 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
9544
9545win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
9546 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
9547 When {win} is missing use the current window.
9548 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
9549 number 1.
9550 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
9551 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
9552 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
9553
9554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9555 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
9556
9557
9558win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
9559 Return the type of the window:
9560 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
9561 used to execute autocommands.
9562 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
9563 (empty) normal window
9564 "loclist" |location-list-window|
9565 "popup" popup window |popup|
9566 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
9567 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
9568 "unknown" window {nr} not found
9569
9570 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
9571 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
9572 |window-ID|.
9573
9574 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
9575 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
9576 returns "popup".
9577
9578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9579 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
9580<
9581win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
9582 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
9583 tabpage.
9584 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
9585
9586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9587 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
9588
9589win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
9590 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
9591 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
9592 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
9593
9594 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9595 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
9596
9597win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
9598 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
9599 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
9600
9601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9602 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
9603
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +00009604win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
9605 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
9606 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
9607 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
9608 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
9609 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
9610 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
9611 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
9612 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
9613 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
9614 FALSE otherwise.
9615
9616 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9617 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
9618
9619win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
9620 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
9621 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
9622 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
9623 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
9624 line will change the height of the window and the height of
9625 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
9626 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
9627 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
9628 be found and FALSE otherwise.
9629
9630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9631 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
9632
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009633win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
9634 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
9635 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
9636 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
9637 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
9638 for the current window.
9639 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
9640 tabpage.
9641
9642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9643 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
9644<
9645win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
9646 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
9647 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
9648 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
9649 then closing {nr}.
9650
9651 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
9652 Both must be in the current tab page.
9653
9654 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9655
9656 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
9657 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
9658 like with |:vsplit|.
9659 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
9660 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
9661 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
9662 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
9663 'splitright' are used.
9664
9665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9666 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
9667<
9668
9669 *winbufnr()*
9670winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
9671 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
9672 the |window-ID|.
9673 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
9674 window is returned.
9675 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9676 Example: >
9677 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
9678<
9679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9680 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
9681<
9682 *wincol()*
9683wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
9684 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
9685 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
9686
9687 *windowsversion()*
9688windowsversion()
9689 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
9690 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
9691 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
9692 an empty string.
9693
9694winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
9695 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
9696 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9697 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
9698 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9699 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
9700 This excludes any window toolbar line.
9701 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009702 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009703
9704< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9705 GetWinid()->winheight()
9706<
9707winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
9708 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
9709 in a tabpage.
9710
9711 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
9712 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
9713 returns an empty list.
9714
9715 For a leaf window, it returns:
9716 ['leaf', {winid}]
9717 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
9718 returns:
9719 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
9720 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
9721 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
9722
9723 Example: >
9724 " Only one window in the tab page
9725 :echo winlayout()
9726 ['leaf', 1000]
9727 " Two horizontally split windows
9728 :echo winlayout()
9729 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
9730 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
9731 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
9732 " middle window
9733 :echo winlayout(2)
9734 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
9735 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
9736<
9737 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9738 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
9739<
9740 *winline()*
9741winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
9742 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
9743 the window. The first line is one.
9744 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
9745 first, this may cause a scroll.
9746
9747 *winnr()*
9748winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9749 window. The top window has number 1.
9750 Returns zero for a popup window.
9751
9752 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9753 $ the number of the last window (the window
9754 count).
9755 # the number of the last accessed window (where
9756 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
9757 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
9758 returned.
9759 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
9760 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
9761 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
9762 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
9763 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
9764 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
9765 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
9766 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
9767 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
9768 |:wincmd|.
9769 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
9770 Examples: >
9771 let window_count = winnr('$')
9772 let prev_window = winnr('#')
9773 let wnum = winnr('3k')
9774
9775< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9776 GetWinval()->winnr()
9777<
9778 *winrestcmd()*
9779winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
9780 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
9781 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
9782 unchanged.
9783 Example: >
9784 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
9785 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
9786 :exe cmd
9787<
9788 *winrestview()*
9789winrestview({dict})
9790 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
9791 the view of the current window.
9792 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
9793 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
9794 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
9795 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
9796<
9797 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
9798 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
9799 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
9800 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
9801
9802 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
9803 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
9804
9805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9806 GetView()->winrestview()
9807<
9808 *winsaveview()*
9809winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
9810 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
9811 restore the view.
9812 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
9813 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
9814 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
9815 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
9816 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
9817 The return value includes:
9818 lnum cursor line number
9819 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009820 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009821 returns)
9822 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009823 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
9824 the first column is zero, as opposed
9825 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
9826 |$| command it will be a very large
9827 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009828 topline first line in the window
9829 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
9830 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
9831 'wrap' is off
9832 skipcol columns skipped
9833 Note that no option values are saved.
9834
9835
9836winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
9837 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
9838 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9839 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
9840 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9841 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
9842 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009843 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009844 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
9845 : 50 wincmd |
9846 :endif
9847< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
9848 option.
9849
9850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9851 GetWinid()->winwidth()
9852
9853
9854wordcount() *wordcount()*
9855 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
9856 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
9857 |g_CTRL-G|
9858 The return value includes:
9859 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
9860 chars Number of chars in the buffer
9861 words Number of words in the buffer
9862 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
9863 (not in Visual mode)
9864 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
9865 (not in Visual mode)
9866 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
9867 (not in Visual mode)
9868 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
9869 (only in Visual mode)
9870 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
9871 (only in Visual mode)
9872 visual_words Number of words visually selected
9873 (only in Visual mode)
9874
9875
9876 *writefile()*
9877writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
9878 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
9879 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
9880 or Number.
9881 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
9882 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
9883 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
9884
9885 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
9886 unmodified.
9887
9888 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
9889 appended to the file: >
9890 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
9891 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
9892<
9893 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
9894 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
9895 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
9896 crashes.
9897 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
9898 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
9899 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
9900 when 'fsync' is set.
9901
9902 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
9903 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
9904 to writefile().
9905 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
9906 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
9907 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
9908 fails.
9909 Also see |readfile()|.
9910 To copy a file byte for byte: >
9911 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
9912 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
9913
9914< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9915 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
9916
9917
9918xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
9919 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
9920 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
9921 Example: >
9922 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
9923<
9924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9925 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
9926<
9927
9928==============================================================================
99293. Feature list *feature-list*
9930
9931There are three types of features:
99321. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
9933 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
9934 :if has("cindent")
9935< *gui_running*
99362. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
9937 Example: >
9938 :if has("gui_running")
9939< *has-patch*
99403. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
9941 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
9942 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
9943 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
9944< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
9945 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
9946 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
9947 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
9948 version 6.2.148 or later): >
9949 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
9950
9951Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
9952use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
9953
9954
9955acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
9956all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
9957amiga Amiga version of Vim.
9958arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
9959arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
9960autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
9961autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
9962autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
9963balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
9964balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
9965beos BeOS version of Vim.
9966browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
9967 work.
9968browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
9969bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
9970builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
9971byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
9972channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
9973cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
9974clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
9975clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
9976clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
9977cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
9978cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
9979cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
9980comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
9981compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
9982conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
9983cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
9984cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
9985cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
9986debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
9987dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
9988dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
9989diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
9990digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
9991directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
9992dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
9993drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
9994ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
9995emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
9996eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
9997 true, of course!
9998ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
9999extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10000 |'hlsearch'|
10001farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
10002file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
10003filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10004 read/write/filter commands
10005find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10006 |+find_in_path|.
10007float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10008fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10009 this is not present).
10010folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10011footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10012fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10013gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10014gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
10015gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI.
10016gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10017gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10018gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10019gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10020gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10021gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10022gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10023gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10024gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10025gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10026gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10027haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10028hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10029hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10030iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10031insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10032 Insert mode. (always true)
10033job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10034ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
10035jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
10036keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10037lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10038langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10039libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10040linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10041 'breakindent' support.
10042linux Linux version of Vim.
10043lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
10044listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10045 and the argument list |arglist|.
10046localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10047lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10048mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10049macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10050menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10051mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10052modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10053 (always true)
10054mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10055mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10056mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10057mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10058mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10059mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10060mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10061mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10062mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10063mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10064mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10065multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10066multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10067multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10068multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10069mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10070nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10071netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10072netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
10073num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
10074ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10075osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10076osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10077packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10078path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10079perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10080persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10081postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10082printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10083profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10084python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10085python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10086python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10087python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10088python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10089python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10090pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10091qnx QNX version of Vim.
10092quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10093reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10094rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10095ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10096scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10097showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10098signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
10099smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
10100sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10101sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10102spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10103startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10104statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10105 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10106sun SunOS version of Vim.
10107sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10108syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10109syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10110 current buffer.
10111system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10112tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
10113 |tag-binary-search|.
10114tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10115 |tag-old-static|.
10116tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10117termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10118terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10119terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10120termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10121textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10122textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10123tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10124 or terminfo file.
10125timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10126title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
10127toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10128ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10129ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10130unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10131unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10132user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10133vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10134vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10135 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10136vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10137 (always true)
10138vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10139 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010140vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010141viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10142vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10143vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10144vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
10145virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10146visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10147visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10148 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10149vms VMS version of Vim.
10150vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10151vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10152 out if it works in the current console).
10153wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10154wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10155win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10156win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10157 64 bits)
10158win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10159win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10160win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10161winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10162windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10163 (always true)
10164writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10165xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10166xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10167xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10168xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10169 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10170xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10171xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10172xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10173xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10174 xterm screen.
10175x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10176
10177
10178==============================================================================
101794. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10180
10181This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10182|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10183pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10184same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10185When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10186pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10187>
10188 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10189 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10190 aa
10191 xx
10192 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10193 a
10194 x
10195
10196Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10197"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10198"\n".
10199
10200 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: