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Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Jun 03
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +0200181filecopy({from}, {to}) Number |TRUE| if copying file {from} to {to}
182 worked
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000183filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
184filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
185filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
186 remove items from {expr1} where
187 {expr2} is 0
188finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find directory {name} in {path}
190findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
191 String find file {name} in {path}
192flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
193flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
194 List flatten a copy of {list}
195float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
196floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
197fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
198fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
199fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
200foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
201foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
202foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
203foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
204foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100205foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
206 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100208fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000209funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref reference to function {name}
211function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
212 Funcref named reference to function {name}
213garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
214get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
215get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
216get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
217getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
218getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
219 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000220getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000221getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
222 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000223getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000224getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200225getchar([{expr}]) Number or String
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226 get one character from the user
227getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
228getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
229getcharsearch() Dict last character search
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200230getcharstr([{expr}]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100231getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
232 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000233getcmdline() String return the current command-line
234getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100235getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
236 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000237getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
238getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
239getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
240 List list of cmdline completion matches
241getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
242getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
243getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
244getenv({name}) String return environment variable
245getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
246getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
247getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
248getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
249getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
250getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
251getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
252 List list of jump list items
253getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
254getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
255getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
256getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
257getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
258getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
259getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000260getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000261getpid() Number process ID of Vim
262getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
263getqflist() List list of quickfix items
264getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
265getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
266 String or List contents of a register
267getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100268getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100269 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +0200270getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
271 List get a list of positions for a region
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000272getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100273getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000274gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
275gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
276 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
277gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
278 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
279gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
280gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
281getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000282getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000283getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
284getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
285getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
286 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
287glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
288 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
289glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
290globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
291 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
292has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
293has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
294haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
295 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
296 or |:tcd|
297hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
298 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
299histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
300histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
301histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
302histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
303hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
304hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
305hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
306hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
307hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
308iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
309indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
310index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
311 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100312indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
313 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000314input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
315 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100316inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000317 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
318inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
319inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
320inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
321inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
322insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200323instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000324interrupt() none interrupt script execution
325invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100326isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000327isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
328isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
329 (positive or negative)
330islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
331isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
332items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
333job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
334job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
335job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
336job_start({command} [, {options}])
337 Job start a job
338job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
339job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
340join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
341js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
342js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
343json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
344json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
345keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100346keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
347 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000348len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
349libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
350libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
351line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
352line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
353lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
354list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
355list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
356listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
357 Number add a callback to listen to changes
358listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
359listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
360localtime() Number current time
361log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
362log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
363luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
364map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
365 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
366maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
367 String or Dict
368 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
369mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
370 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100371maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000372mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
373 like |map()| but creates a new List or
374 Dictionary
375mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
376match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
377 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
378matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
379 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
380matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
381 Number highlight positions with {group}
382matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100383matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
384 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000385matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
386matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
387 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
388matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
389 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
390matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
391 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
392matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
393 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
394matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
395 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100396matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
397 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000398matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
399 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
400max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
401menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
402min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000403mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000404 Number create directory {name}
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200405mode([{expr}]) String current editing mode
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000406mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
407nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
408nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
409or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
410pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
411perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
412popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
413popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
414popup_clear() none close all popup windows
415popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
416popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
417popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
418popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
419popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100420popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000421popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
422popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
423popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
424popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
425popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
426popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
427popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
428popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
429popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
430popup_notification({what}, {options})
431 Number create a notification popup window
432popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
433 none set options for popup window {id}
434popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
435popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
436pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
437prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
438printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
439prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
440prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
441prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
442prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
443prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
444prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
445 none add multiple text properties
446prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
447 none remove all text properties
448prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
449 Dict search for a text property
450prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
451prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
452 Number remove a text property
453prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
454prop_type_change({name}, {props})
455 none change an existing property type
456prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
457 none delete a property type
458prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
459 Dict get property type values
460prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
461pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
462pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
463py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
464pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
465pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
466rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
467range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
468 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100469readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
470 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000471readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
472 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
473readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
474 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
475readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
476 List get list of lines from file {fname}
477reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
478 any reduce {object} using {func}
479reg_executing() String get the executing register name
480reg_recording() String get the recording register name
481reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
482reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
483reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
484remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
485 String send expression
486remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
487remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
488 Number check for reply string
489remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
490 String read reply string
491remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
492 String send key sequence
493remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
494remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
495 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
496remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
497 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
498remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
499rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100500repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
501 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000502resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100503reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
504 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000505round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
506rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
507screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
508screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
509screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
510screencol() Number current cursor column
511screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
512screenrow() Number current cursor row
513screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
514search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
515 Number search for {pattern}
516searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
517searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
518 Number search for variable declaration
519searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
520 Number search for other end of start/end pair
521searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
522 List search for other end of start/end pair
523searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
524 List search for {pattern}
525server2client({clientid}, {string})
526 Number send reply string
527serverlist() String get a list of available servers
528setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
529 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
530 {expr}
531setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
532 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
533setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
534setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
535setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100536setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000537setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
538setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
539setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
540setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
541setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
542setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
543 Number modify location list using {list}
544setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
545 Number modify specific location list props
546setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
547setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
548setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
549setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
550 Number modify specific quickfix list props
551setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
552settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
553settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
554 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
555 page {tabnr} to {val}
556settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
557 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
558setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
559sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
560shellescape({string} [, {special}])
561 String escape {string} for use as shell
562 command argument
563shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
564sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
565sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
566sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
567sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
568 List get a list of placed signs
569sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
570 Number jump to a sign
571sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
572 Number place a sign
573sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
574sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
575sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
576sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
577 Number unplace a sign
578sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
579simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
580sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
581sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
582slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
583 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000584sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
585 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000586sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
587sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
588 Number play an event sound
589sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
590 Number play sound file {path}
591sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
592soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
593spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
594spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
595 List spelling suggestions
596split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
597 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
598sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
599srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
600state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
601str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
602str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
603 ASCII/UTF-8 value
604str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
605 Number convert String to Number
606strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
607strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
608 String {len} characters of {str} at
609 character {start}
610strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
611strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
612strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
613strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
614stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
615 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
616string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
617strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
618strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
619 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
620 byte {start}
621strptime({format}, {timestring})
622 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
623strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
624 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
625strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100626strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
627 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000628strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
629submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
630 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
631substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
632 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000633swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000634swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
635swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
636synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
637synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
638 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
639synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
640synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
641synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
642system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
643systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
644tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
645tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
646tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
647tagfiles() List tags files used
648taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
649tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
650tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
651tempname() String name for a temporary file
652term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
653 Number display difference between two dumps
654term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
655 Number displaying a screen dump
656term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
657 none dump terminal window contents
658term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
659term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
660term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
661term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
662term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
663term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
664term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
665term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
666term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
667term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
668term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
669term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
670term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
671term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
672term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
673 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
674term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
675term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
676term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
677term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
678 none set the size of a terminal
679term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
680term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
681terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
682test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
683 none make memory allocation fail
684test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
685test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
686test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
687test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
688test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000689test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000690test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000691test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
692 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000693test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
694test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
695test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
696test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
697test_null_job() Job null value for testing
698test_null_list() List null value for testing
699test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
700test_null_string() String null value for testing
701test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
702test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
703test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000704test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
705test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200706test_srand_seed([{seed}]) none set seed for testing srand()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000707test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
708test_void() any void value for testing
709timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
710timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
711timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
712 Number create a timer
713timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
714timer_stopall() none stop all timers
715tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
716toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
717tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
718 to chars in {tostr}
719trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
720 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
721trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
722type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
723typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
724undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500725undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
727 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100728utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
729 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000730values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200731virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
732 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100733 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100734virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
735 Number byte index of a character on screen
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +0200736visualmode([{expr}]) String last visual mode used
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000737wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
738win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
739 String execute {command} in window {id}
740win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
741win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
742win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
743win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
744win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
745win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000746win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
747win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000748win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
749win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
750 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
751winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
752wincol() Number window column of the cursor
753windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
754winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
755winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
756winline() Number window line of the cursor
757winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
758winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
759winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
760winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
761winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
762wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
763writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
764 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
765xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
766
767==============================================================================
7682. Details *builtin-function-details*
769
770Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
771specific functionality.
772
773abs({expr}) *abs()*
774 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
775 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
776 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
777 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
778 Examples: >
779 echo abs(1.456)
780< 1.456 >
781 echo abs(-5.456)
782< 5.456 >
783 echo abs(-4)
784< 4
785
786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
787 Compute()->abs()
788
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000789
790acos({expr}) *acos()*
791 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
792 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
793 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100794 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000795 Examples: >
796 :echo acos(0)
797< 1.570796 >
798 :echo acos(-0.5)
799< 2.094395
800
801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
802 Compute()->acos()
803
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000804
805add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
806 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
807 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
808 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
809 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
810< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
811 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
812 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
813 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100814 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000815
816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
817 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
818
819
820and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
821 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
822 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100823 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000824 Example: >
825 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
826< Can also be used as a |method|: >
827 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
828
829
830append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
831 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
832 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
833 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
834 the current buffer.
835 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
836 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
837 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
838 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000839 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
840 no matter the value of {lnum}.
841 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
842 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000843 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
844 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
845
846< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
847 passed as the second argument: >
848 mylist->append(lnum)
849
850
851appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
852 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
853
854 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
855 |bufload()| if needed.
856
857 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
858
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000859 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
860 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
861 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
862 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000863
864 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
865 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
866
867 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
868 error message is given. Example: >
869 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000870< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
871 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
872
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000873 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
874 passed as the second argument: >
875 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
876
877
878argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
879 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
880 |arglist|.
881 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
882 window is used.
883 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
884 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
885 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
886 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
887
888 *argidx()*
889argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
890 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
891
892 *arglistid()*
893arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
894 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
895 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
896 global argument list. See |arglist|.
897 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
898
899 Without arguments use the current window.
900 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
901 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
902 page.
903 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
904
905 *argv()*
906argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
907 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
908 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
909 :let i = 0
910 :while i < argc()
911 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000912 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000913 : let i = i + 1
914 :endwhile
915< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
916 the whole |arglist| is returned.
917
918 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
919 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
920
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100921 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
922 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
923 argument is invalid.
924
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000925asin({expr}) *asin()*
926 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
927 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
928 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
929 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100930 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
931 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000932 Examples: >
933 :echo asin(0.8)
934< 0.927295 >
935 :echo asin(-0.5)
936< -0.523599
937
938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
939 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000940
941
942assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
943
944
945
946atan({expr}) *atan()*
947 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
948 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
949 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100950 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000951 Examples: >
952 :echo atan(100)
953< 1.560797 >
954 :echo atan(-4.01)
955< -1.326405
956
957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
958 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000959
960
961atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
962 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
963 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
964 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100965 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
966 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000967 Examples: >
968 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
969< -0.785398 >
970 :echo atan2(1, -1)
971< 2.356194
972
973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
974 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000975
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100976
977autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
978 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
979
980 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
981 the following optional items:
982 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
983 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
984 item is ignored.
985 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
986 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100987 This can be either a String with a single
988 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100989 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
990 If this group doesn't exist then it is
991 created. If not specified or empty, then the
992 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100993 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
994 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100995 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100996 which executes only once. Refer to
997 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100998 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
999 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +01001000 present, then this item is ignored. This can
1001 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
1002 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001003 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1004 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1005 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1006 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001007 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001008
1009 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1010 Examples: >
1011 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1012 let acmd = {}
1013 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1014 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1015 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1016 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1017 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001018<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001019 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1020 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1021<
1022autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1023 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1024
1025 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1026 the following optional items:
1027 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1028 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1029 item is ignored.
1030 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1031 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1032 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1033 group are deleted.
1034 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1035 If not specified or empty, then the default
1036 group is used.
1037 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1038 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1039 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1040 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1041 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1042 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1043 present, then this item is ignored.
1044
1045 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1046 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1047 is deleted.
1048
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001049 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001050 Examples: >
1051 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1052 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1053 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1054 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1055 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1056 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1057 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1058 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1059 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1060 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1061 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1062 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1063 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1064 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1065 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1066 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1067<
1068 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1069 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1070
1071autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1072 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1073 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1074
1075 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1076 items:
1077 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1078 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1079 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1080 error message. If set to an empty string,
1081 then the default autocmd group is used.
1082 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1083 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1084 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1085 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1086 results in an error message.
1087 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1088 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1089 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1090 {opts}.
1091
1092 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1093 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1094 the autocmd is defined.
1095 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1096 event Autocmd event name.
1097 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001098 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1099 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1100 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1101 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001102 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1103 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1104 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1105 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1106
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001107 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1108 or event or pattern is not found.
1109
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001110 Examples: >
1111 " :autocmd MyGroup
1112 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1113 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1114 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1115 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1116 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1117 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1118 " :autocmd Syntax
1119 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1120 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1121 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1122 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1123 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1124<
1125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1126 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1127<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1129 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001130 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1131 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001132
1133balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1134 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1135 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1136 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1137 split with |balloon_split()|.
1138 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1139
1140 Example: >
1141 func GetBalloonContent()
1142 " ... initiate getting the content
1143 return ''
1144 endfunc
1145 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1146
1147 func BalloonCallback(result)
1148 call balloon_show(a:result)
1149 endfunc
1150< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1151 GetText()->balloon_show()
1152<
1153 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1154 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1155 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1156 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001157 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001158
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001159 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1160 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001161 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1162 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1163
1164balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1165 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1166 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1167 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001168 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1169 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1171 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1172
1173< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1174 feature}
1175
1176blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1177 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1178 {blob}. Examples: >
1179 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1180 blob2list(0z) returns []
1181< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1182 opposite.
1183
1184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1185 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001186<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001187 *browse()*
1188browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1189 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1190 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1191 The input fields are:
1192 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1193 {title} title for the requester
1194 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1195 {default} default file name
1196 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1197 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1198
1199 *browsedir()*
1200browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1201 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1202 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1203 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1204 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1205 to be used.
1206 The input fields are:
1207 {title} title for the requester
1208 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1209 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1210 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1211
1212bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001213 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1214 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001215 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1216 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1217 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1218 buffer is always created.
1219 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1220 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1221 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1222 call bufload(bufnr)
1223 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001224< Returns 0 on error.
1225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001226 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1227
1228bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1229 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1230 {buf} exists.
1231 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1232 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1233
1234 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1235 exactly. The name can be:
1236 - Relative to the current directory.
1237 - A full path.
1238 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1239 - A URL name.
1240 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1241 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1242 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1243 long name to be able to find them.
1244 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1245 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1246 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1247 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1248 file name.
1249
1250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1251 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1252<
1253 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1254
1255buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1256 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1257 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1258 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1259
1260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1261 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1262
1263bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1264 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1265 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1266 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001267 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001268 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001269 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1270 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1271 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1272
1273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1274 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1275
1276bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1277 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1278 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1279 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1280
1281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1282 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1283
1284bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1285 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1286 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1287 "[No Name]".
1288 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1289 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1290 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1291 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1292 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1293 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1294 match an empty string is returned.
1295 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1296 alternate buffer.
1297 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1298 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1299 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1300 pattern.
1301 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1302 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1303 buffers are searched for.
1304 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1305 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1306 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1307< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1308 echo bufnr->bufname()
1309
1310< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1311 string is returned. >
1312 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1313 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1314 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1315 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1316< *buffer_name()*
1317 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1318
1319 *bufnr()*
1320bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1321 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1322 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1323 above.
1324
1325 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1326 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1327 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1328 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1329< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1330 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1331
1332 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1333 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1334< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1335 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1336 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1337 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1338
1339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1340 echo bufref->bufnr()
1341<
1342 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1343 *last_buffer_nr()*
1344 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1345
1346bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1347 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1348 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1349 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1350 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1351
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001352 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001353<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001354 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1355 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001356
1357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1358 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1359
1360bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1361 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1362 |window-ID|.
1363 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1364 is returned. Example: >
1365
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001366 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001367
1368< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1369 |:wincmd|.
1370
1371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1372 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1373
1374byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1375 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1376 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1377 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1378 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1379 one.
1380 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1381
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001382 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1383
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1385 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1386
1387< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1388 feature}
1389
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001390byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001391 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1392 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1393 zero.
1394 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1395 equal to {nr}.
1396 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1397 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1398 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1399 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001400 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1401 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1402 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1403 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1404 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1405 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1406 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001407 Example : >
1408 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1409< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1410 same: >
1411 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1412 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1413< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1414
1415 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1416 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1417 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001418 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1419 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1420 Examples: >
1421 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1422 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1423 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1424<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1426 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1427
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001428byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001429 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1430 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001431 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001432 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1433 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1434 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1435< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1436 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1437 one byte).
1438 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1439 to a Unicode encoding.
1440
1441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1442 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1443
1444call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1445 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1446 arguments.
1447 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1448 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1449 Returns the return value of the called function.
1450 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1451 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1452
1453 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1454 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1455
1456ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1457 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1458 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1459 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1460 Examples: >
1461 echo ceil(1.456)
1462< 2.0 >
1463 echo ceil(-5.456)
1464< -5.0 >
1465 echo ceil(4.0)
1466< 4.0
1467
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001468 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1471 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001472
1473
1474ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1475
1476
1477changenr() *changenr()*
1478 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1479 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1480 with the |:undo| command.
1481 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1482 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1483 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001484 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001485
1486char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001487 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001488 Examples: >
1489 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1490 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1491< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1492 Example for "utf-8": >
1493 char2nr("á") returns 225
1494 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1495< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1496 A combining character is a separate character.
1497 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1498 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1499 let str = "ABC"
1500 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1501< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1502
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001503 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1504
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001505 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1506 GetChar()->char2nr()
1507
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001508charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1509 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1510 The character class is one of:
1511 0 blank
1512 1 punctuation
1513 2 word character
1514 3 emoji
1515 other specific Unicode class
1516 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001517 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001518
1519
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001520charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001521 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1522 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1523
1524 Example:
1525 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1526 charcol('.') returns 3
1527 col('.') returns 7
1528
1529< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1530 GetPos()->col()
1531<
1532 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001533charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001534 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1535 The index of the first character is zero.
1536 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1537 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001538
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001539 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001540 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1541 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001542 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1543 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001544
1545 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1546 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1547
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001548 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1549 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1550 of the string in characters is returned.
1551
1552 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1553 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1554 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001555
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001556 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001557 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1558 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1559 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001560 Examples: >
1561 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1562 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1563 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001564 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001565<
1566 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1567 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1568
1569chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1570 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1571 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1572 window:
1573 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1574 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1575 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1576 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1577 directory.
1578 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1579 {dir} must be a String.
1580 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1581 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1582 On failure, returns an empty string.
1583
1584 Example: >
1585 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1586 if save_dir != ""
1587 " ... do some work
1588 call chdir(save_dir)
1589 endif
1590
1591< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1592 GetDir()->chdir()
1593<
1594cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1595 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1596 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1597 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1598 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001599 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001600 See |C-indenting|.
1601
1602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1603 GetLnum()->cindent()
1604
1605clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1606 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1607 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1608 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1609 window ID instead of the current window.
1610
1611 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1612 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1613<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001614col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001615 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001616 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1617 . the cursor position
1618 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1619 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1620 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1621 returned)
1622 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1623 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1624 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1625 that it's updated right away.
1626 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1627 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1628 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1629 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001630 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1631 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001632 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1633 |getpos()|.
1634 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1635 character position use |charcol()|.
1636 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1637 Examples: >
1638 col(".") column of cursor
1639 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1640 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001641 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001642< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1643 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001644 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1645 buffer.
1646 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1647 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001648 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1649 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001650 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001651
1652< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1653 GetPos()->col()
1654<
1655
1656complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1657 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1658 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1659 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1660 or with an expression mapping.
1661 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1662 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1663 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1664 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1665 match.
1666 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1667 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1668 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1669 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1670 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1671 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1672 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1673 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1674 Example: >
1675 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1676
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001677 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001678 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1679 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1680 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1681 return ''
1682 endfunc
1683< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1684 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1685
1686 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1687 second argument: >
1688 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1689
1690complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1691 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1692 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1693 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1694 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1695 the list.
1696 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1697 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1698
1699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1700 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1701
1702complete_check() *complete_check()*
1703 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1704 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1705 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1706 zero otherwise.
1707 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1708 'completefunc' option.
1709
1710
1711complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1712 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1713 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1714 The items are:
1715 mode Current completion mode name string.
1716 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1717 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1718 See |pumvisible()|.
1719 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1720 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1721 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1722 See |complete-items|.
1723 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1724 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1725 typed text only, or the last completion after
1726 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1727 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001728 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001729
1730 *complete_info_mode*
1731 mode values are:
1732 "" Not in completion mode
1733 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1734 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1735 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1736 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1737 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1738 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1739 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1740 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1741 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1742 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1743 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1744 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1745 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1746 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1747 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1748 "eval" |complete()| completion
1749 "unknown" Other internal modes
1750
1751 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1752 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1753 {what} are silently ignored.
1754
1755 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1756 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1757 |CompleteChanged| event.
1758
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001759 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1760
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001761 Examples: >
1762 " Get all items
1763 call complete_info()
1764 " Get only 'mode'
1765 call complete_info(['mode'])
1766 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1767 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1768
1769< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1770 GetItems()->complete_info()
1771<
1772 *confirm()*
1773confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1774 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1775 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1776 choice this is 1.
1777 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +02001778 support, see |+dialog_con| |+dialog_con_gui| and |+dialog_gui|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001779
1780 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1781 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1782 used (and translated).
1783 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1784 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1785
1786 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1787 by '\n', e.g. >
1788 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1789< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1790 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1791 not need to be the first letter: >
1792 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1793< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1794 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1795
1796 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1797 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1798 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1799 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1800
1801 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1802 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1803 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1804 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1805 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1806 used.
1807
1808 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1809 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1810
1811 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001817 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001818 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001819 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001820 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001821< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1822 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1823 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1824 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1825 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1826 the horizontal layout is always used.
1827
1828 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1829 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1830<
1831 *copy()*
1832copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1833 different from using {expr} directly.
1834 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1835 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1836 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1837 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1838 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1839 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1840 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1841 mylist->copy()
1842
1843cos({expr}) *cos()*
1844 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1845 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001846 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001847 Examples: >
1848 :echo cos(100)
1849< 0.862319 >
1850 :echo cos(-4.01)
1851< -0.646043
1852
1853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1854 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001855
1856
1857cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1858 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1859 [1, inf].
1860 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001861 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001862 Examples: >
1863 :echo cosh(0.5)
1864< 1.127626 >
1865 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1866< -1.127626
1867
1868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1869 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001870
1871
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001872count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001873 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1874 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1875
1876 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1877 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1878
1879 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1880
1881 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1882 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1883 {expr} is an empty string.
1884
1885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1886 mylist->count(val)
1887<
1888 *cscope_connection()*
1889cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1890 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1891 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1892 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1893 if there are no cscope connections;
1894 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1895
1896 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1897 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1898
1899 {num} Description of existence check
1900 ----- ------------------------------
1901 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1902 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1903 {dbpath}.
1904 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1905 {dbpath}.
1906 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1907 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1908 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1909 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1910
1911 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1912
1913 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1914
1915 # pid database name prepend path
1916 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1917<
1918 Invocation Return Val ~
1919 ---------- ---------- >
1920 cscope_connection() 1
1921 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1922 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1923 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1924 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1925 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1926 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1927 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1928<
1929cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1930cursor({list})
1931 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1932 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1933
1934 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1935 with two, three or four item:
1936 [{lnum}, {col}]
1937 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1938 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1939 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1940 but without the first item.
1941
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001942 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001943 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1944
1945 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001946 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1947 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001948 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1949 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001950 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1951 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1952 line.
1953 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1954 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1955 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1956
1957 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1958 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1959 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1960 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1961
1962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1963 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1964
1965debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1966 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1967 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1968 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1969 {only available on MS-Windows}
1970
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001971 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1972 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1973
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1975 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1976
1977deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1978 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1979 different from using {expr} directly.
1980 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1981 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1982 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1983 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1984 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1985 the original |List|.
1986 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1987
1988 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1989 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1990 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1991 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1992 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1993 *E724*
1994 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1995 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1996 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1997 Also see |copy()|.
1998
1999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2000 GetObject()->deepcopy()
2001
2002delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
2003 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002004 name {fname}.
2005
2006 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2007 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002008
2009 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2010 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2011
2012 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2013 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2014 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2015 that is being used.
2016
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002017 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2018 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2019 or partly failed.
2020
2021 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2022 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2023 |deletebufline()|.
2024
2025 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2026 GetName()->delete()
2027
2028deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2029 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2030 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2031 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2032
2033 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2034 |bufload()| if needed.
2035
2036 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2037
2038 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2039 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2040 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2041
2042 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2043 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2044<
2045 *did_filetype()*
2046did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2047 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2048 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2049 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2050 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2051 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2052 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2053 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2054 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2055 file.
2056
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002057diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2058 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2059 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2060 diff library to compute the diff.
2061
2062 *E106*
2063 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2064 diff format. The following values are supported:
2065 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2066 indices and a count of the strings in each
2067 diff hunk.
2068 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2069 This is the default.
2070
2071 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2072 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2073 items for each diff hunk:
2074 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2075 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2076 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2077 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2078 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2079 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2080
2081 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2082 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002083 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2084 use. Supported boolean items are
2085 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2086 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002087 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002088 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2089 blank.
2090 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002091 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2092 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002093 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2094 space.
2095 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2096 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2097 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002098 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2099
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002100 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2101 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2102 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2103
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002104 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2105 identical.
2106
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002107 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002108 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2109 @@ -1 +1 @@
2110 -abc
2111 +xxx
2112
2113 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2114 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2115 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2116 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002117<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002118 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2119
2120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2121 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2122<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002123diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2124 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2125 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2126 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2127 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2128 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2129 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2130 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2131
2132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2133 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2134
2135diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2136 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2137 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2138 diff change zero is returned.
2139 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2140 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2141 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2142 line.
2143 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2144 syntax information about the highlighting.
2145
2146 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2147 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2148<
2149
2150digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2151 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2152 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2153 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2154 is given and an empty string is returned.
2155
2156 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2157 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2158 available, it might fail.
2159
2160 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2161
2162 Examples: >
2163 " Get a built-in digraph
2164 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2165
2166 " Get a user-defined digraph
2167 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2168 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2169<
2170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2171 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2172<
2173 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2174 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2175 display an error message.
2176
2177
2178digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2179 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2180 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2181 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2182
2183 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2184 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2185 available, it might fail.
2186
2187 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2188
2189 Examples: >
2190 " Get user-defined digraphs
2191 :echo digraph_getlist()
2192
2193 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2194 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2195<
2196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2197 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2198<
2199 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2200 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2201 display an error message.
2202
2203
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002204digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002205 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2206 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002207 encoded character. *E1215*
2208 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2209 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2210 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002211
2212 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2213 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2214
2215 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2216 |digraph_setlist()|.
2217
2218 Example: >
2219 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2220<
2221 Can be used as a |method|: >
2222 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2223<
2224 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2225 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2226 display an error message.
2227
2228
2229digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2230 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2231 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2232 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002233 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002234 Example: >
2235 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2236<
2237 It is similar to the following: >
2238 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2239 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2240 endfor
2241< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2242 following digraphs will not be added.
2243
2244 Can be used as a |method|: >
2245 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2246<
2247 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2248 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2249 display an error message.
2250
2251
2252echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2253 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2254 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2255 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2256 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2257< and to enable it again: >
2258 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2259< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2260
2261
2262empty({expr}) *empty()*
2263 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2264 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2265 items.
2266 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2267 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2268 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2269 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2270 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2271 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01002272 - An |Object| is empty, when the empty() method in the object
2273 (if present) returns true. |object-empty()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002274
2275 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2276 length with zero.
2277
2278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2279 mylist->empty()
2280
2281environ() *environ()*
2282 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2283 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2284 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2285< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2286 use this: >
2287 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2288
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002289
2290err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2291 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002292 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002293 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2294 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2295 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2296
2297
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002298escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2299 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2300 backslash. Example: >
2301 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2302< results in: >
2303 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2304< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2305
2306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2307 GetText()->escape(' \')
2308<
2309 *eval()*
2310eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2311 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2312 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2313 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
Aliaksei Budavei95740222024-04-04 23:05:33 +03002314 functions. In |Vim9| script, it can be used to obtain |enum|
2315 values from their fully qualified names.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002316
2317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2318 argv->join()->eval()
2319
2320eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2321 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2322 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2323 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2324 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2325
2326executable({expr}) *executable()*
2327 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2328 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2329 arguments.
2330 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2331 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2332 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2333 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2334 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2335 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2336 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2337 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2338 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2339 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2340 directory, not if it's really executable.
2341 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002342 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2343 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2344 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2345 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002346 The result is a Number:
2347 1 exists
2348 0 does not exist
2349 -1 not implemented on this system
2350 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2351
2352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2353 GetCommand()->executable()
2354
2355execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2356 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2357 string.
2358 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2359 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002360 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002361 redir => var
2362 {command}
2363 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002364< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2365
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002366 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2367 "" no `:silent` used
2368 "silent" `:silent` used
2369 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2370 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2371 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2372 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2373 *E930*
2374 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2375
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002376 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002377 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002378
2379< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2380 use `win_execute()`.
2381
2382 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2383 included in the output of the higher level call.
2384
2385 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2386 GetCommand()->execute()
2387
2388exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2389 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2390 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2391 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2392 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2393 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2394< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2395 an empty string is returned.
2396
2397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2398 GetCommand()->exepath()
2399<
2400 *exists()*
2401exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2402 zero otherwise.
2403
2404 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2405 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2406 at compile time.
2407
2408 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2409 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2410
2411 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002412 varname internal variable (see
2413 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2414 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002415 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2416 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2417 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2418 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2419 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002420 script, since it can be used as a
2421 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002422 Beware that evaluating an index may
2423 cause an error message for an invalid
2424 expression. E.g.: >
2425 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2426 :echo exists("l[5]")
2427< 0 >
2428 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2429< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2430 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002431 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2432 not if it really works)
2433 +option-name Vim option that works.
2434 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2435 done by comparing with an empty
2436 string)
2437 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2438 or user defined function (see
2439 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2440 Also works for a variable that is a
2441 Funcref.
2442 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2443 implemented; to be used to check if
2444 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002445 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2446 command or command modifier |:command|.
2447 Returns:
2448 1 for match with start of a command
2449 2 full match with a command
2450 3 matches several user commands
2451 To check for a supported command
2452 always check the return value to be 2.
2453 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002454 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2455 probably should not use it, it is
2456 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002457 #event autocommand defined for this event
2458 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2459 pattern (the pattern is taken
2460 literally and compared to the
2461 autocommand patterns character by
2462 character)
2463 #group autocommand group exists
2464 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2465 event.
2466 #group#event#pattern
2467 autocommand defined for this group,
2468 event and pattern.
2469 ##event autocommand for this event is
2470 supported.
2471
2472 Examples: >
2473 exists("&shortname")
2474 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2475 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002476 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2477 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002478 exists("bufcount")
2479 exists(":Make")
2480 exists("#CursorHold")
2481 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2482 exists("#filetypeindent")
2483 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2484 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2485 exists("##ColorScheme")
2486< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2487 name.
2488 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002489 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2490 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002491 Working example: >
2492 exists(":make")
2493< NOT working example: >
2494 exists(":make install")
2495
2496< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2497 variable itself. For example: >
2498 exists(bufcount)
2499< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2500 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2501
2502 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2503 Varname()->exists()
2504<
2505
2506exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2507 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2508 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2509 give an error: >
2510 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2511 ThatFunction('works')
2512 endif
2513< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2514 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2515
2516 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2517 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2518 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2519
2520
2521exp({expr}) *exp()*
2522 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2523 [0, inf].
2524 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002525 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002526 Examples: >
2527 :echo exp(2)
2528< 7.389056 >
2529 :echo exp(-1)
2530< 0.367879
2531
2532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2533 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002534
2535
2536expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2537 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2538 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2539
2540 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2541 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2542 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2543 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2544 file name contains a space]
2545
2546 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2547 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2548 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2549
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002550 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
h-east53753f62024-05-05 18:42:31 +02002551 the command or shell that is run. |terminal-bufname|
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002552
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002553 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2554 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2555 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2556
2557 % current file name
2558 # alternate file name
2559 #n alternate file name n
2560 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2561 <afile> autocmd file name
2562 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2563 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2564 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2565 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2566 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2567 line number
2568 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2569 a function
2570 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2571 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002572 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2573 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002574 <stack> call stack
2575 <cword> word under the cursor
2576 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2577 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2578 message |server2client()|
2579 Modifiers:
2580 :p expand to full path
2581 :h head (last path component removed)
2582 :t tail (last path component only)
2583 :r root (one extension removed)
2584 :e extension only
2585
2586 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002587 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002588< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2589 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2590 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2591< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002592 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002593< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2594 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2595 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2596 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2597 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2598<
2599 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2600 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2601 to modify normal file names.
2602
2603 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2604 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2605 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2606 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002607 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2608 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2609 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002610
2611 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2612 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2613 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2614 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2615 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2616 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2617 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2618 :echo expand("**/README")
2619<
2620 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2621 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2622 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2623 |expr-env-expand|.
2624 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2625 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2626 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2627 "$FOOBAR".
2628
2629 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2630 getting the raw output of an external command.
2631
2632 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2633 Getpattern()->expand()
2634
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002635expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002636 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2637 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2638 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2639 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2640 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002641
2642 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2643 argument:
2644 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2645 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2646 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2647
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002648 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2649 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002650
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002651 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002652 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002653 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2654 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2655<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002657 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2658<
2659extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2660 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2661 |Dictionaries|.
2662
2663 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2664 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2665 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2666 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2667 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2668 Examples: >
2669 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2670 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2671< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2672 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2673 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2674 (where N is the original length of the List).
2675 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2676 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2677 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2678<
2679 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2680 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2681 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2682 used to decide what to do:
2683 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2684 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2685 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2686 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2687
2688 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2689 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2690 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2691 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2692 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002693 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002694
2695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2696 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2697
2698
2699extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2700 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2701 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002702 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002703
2704
2705feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2706 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2707 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2708
2709 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2710 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2711 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2712 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2713 characters from a mapping.
2714
2715 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2716 {string}.
2717
2718 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2719 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2720 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2721 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2722 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2723 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2724
2725 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2726 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2727 keys are remapped.
2728 'n' Do not remap keys.
2729 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2730 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2731 opening folds, etc.
2732 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2733 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2734 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2735 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2736 the internal "got_int" flag.
2737 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2738 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2739 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2740 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2741 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2742 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2743 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2744 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2745 script continues.
2746 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2747 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2748 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002749 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2750 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002751 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002752 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002753 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2754 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2755 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2756
2757 Return value is always 0.
2758
2759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2760 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2761
Shougo Matsushita60c87432024-06-03 22:59:27 +02002762filecopy({from}, {to}) *filecopy()*
2763 Copy the file pointed to by the name {from} to {to}. The
2764 result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if the file was copied
2765 successfully, and |FALSE| when it failed.
2766 If a file with name {to} already exists, it will fail.
2767 Note that it does not handle directories (yet).
2768
2769 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
2770
2771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2772 GetOldName()->filecopy(newname)
2773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002774filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2775 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2776 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2777 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2778 expression, which is used as a String.
2779 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2780 |glob()|.
2781 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2782 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2783 0
2784 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2785 1
2786
2787< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2788 GetName()->filereadable()
2789< *file_readable()*
2790 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2791
2792
2793filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2794 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2795 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2796 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2797 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2798
2799 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2800 GetName()->filewritable()
2801
2802
2803filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2804 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2805 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2806 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2807 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002808 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002809
2810 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2811
2812 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2813 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2814 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2815 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2816 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2817 current character.
2818 Examples: >
2819 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2820< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2821 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2822< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2823 call filter(var, 0)
2824< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2825
2826 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2827 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2828 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2829
2830 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2831 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2832 2. the value of the current item.
2833 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2834 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2835 func Odd(idx, val)
2836 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2837 endfunc
2838 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002839< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2840 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2841< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002842 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2843< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2844 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2845<
2846 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2847 Other values will result in a type error.
2848
2849 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2850 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2851 first: >
2852 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2853
2854< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002855 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002856 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2857 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2858 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2859 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2860
2861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2862 mylist->filter(expr2)
2863
2864finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2865 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2866 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2867 for the syntax of {path}.
2868
2869 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2870 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2871 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2872 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2873
2874 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2875 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2876 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2877
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002878 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2879
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002880 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002881
2882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2883 GetName()->finddir()
2884
2885findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2886 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2887 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2888 Example: >
2889 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2890< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2891 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2892
2893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2894 GetName()->findfile()
2895
2896flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2897 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2898 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2899 a very large number.
2900 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2901 not want that.
2902 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002903 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002904 *E900*
2905 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2906 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2907 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2908
2909 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2910
2911 Example: >
2912 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2913< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2914 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2915< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2916
2917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2918 mylist->flatten()
2919<
2920flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2921 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2922
2923
2924float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2925 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2926 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002927 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002928 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002929 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2930 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2931 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2932 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2933 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2934 Examples: >
2935 echo float2nr(3.95)
2936< 3 >
2937 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2938< -23 >
2939 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2940< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2941 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2942< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2943 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2944< 0
2945
2946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2947 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948
2949
2950floor({expr}) *floor()*
2951 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2952 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2953 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002954 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002955 Examples: >
2956 echo floor(1.856)
2957< 1.0 >
2958 echo floor(-5.456)
2959< -6.0 >
2960 echo floor(4.0)
2961< 4.0
2962
2963 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2964 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002965
2966
2967fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2968 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2969 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2970 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2971 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2972 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2973 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2974 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002975 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2976 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002977 Examples: >
2978 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2979< 0.13 >
2980 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2981< -0.13
2982
2983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2984 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002985
2986
2987fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2988 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2989 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2990 are escaped with a backslash.
2991 For most systems the characters escaped are
2992 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2993 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2994 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2995 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002996 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002997 Example: >
2998 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002999 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003000< results in executing: >
3001 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
3002<
3003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3004 GetName()->fnameescape()
3005
3006fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
3007 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
3008 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
3009 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
3010 Example: >
3011 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
3012< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01003013 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003014< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
3015 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01003016 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3017 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3018 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3019 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003020 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3021 |expand()| first then.
3022
3023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3024 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3025
3026foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3027 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3028 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3029 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3030 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3031 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3032
3033 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3034 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3035
3036foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3037 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3038 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3039 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3040 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3041 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3042
3043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3044 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3045
3046foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3047 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3048 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3049 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3050 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3051 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3052 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3053 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3054 previous line is usually available.
3055 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3056 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3057
3058 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3059 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3060<
3061 *foldtext()*
3062foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3063 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3064 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3065 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3066 The returned string looks like this: >
3067 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3068< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3069 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3070 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3071 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3072 'commentstring' options is removed.
3073 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3074 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3075 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003076 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003077 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3078
3079foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3080 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3081 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3082 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3083 returned.
3084 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3085 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3086 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3087 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3088
3089
3090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3091 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003092
3093foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3094 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3095 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003096 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003097 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3098
3099 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3100
3101 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3102 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3103 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3104 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3105 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3106 current character.
3107 Examples: >
3108 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3109< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3110
3111 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3112 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3113 avoid having to double backslashes.
3114
3115 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3116 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3117 2. the value of the current item.
3118 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3119 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3120 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3121 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3122
3123 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3124 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3125 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3126 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3127 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3128
3129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3130 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003131<
3132 *foreground()*
3133foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3134 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3135 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3136 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3137 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003138 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003139 Win32 console version}
3140
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003141fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003142 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3143 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3144
3145 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3146 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003147 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3148 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3149 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3150
3151 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3152 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3153 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3154 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003155
3156 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3157 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3158
3159 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3160 GetName()->fullcommand()
3161<
3162 *funcref()*
3163funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3164 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3165 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3166 function {name} is redefined later.
3167
3168 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003169 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3170 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3171 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3172 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003173 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003174
3175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3176 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3177<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003178 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003179function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3180 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3181 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3182 internal function.
3183
3184 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3185 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3186 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3187 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3188 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3189<
3190 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3191 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3192 same function.
3193
3194 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3195 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3196 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3197
3198 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3199 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3200 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3201 ...
3202 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3203 ...
3204 call Partial('name')
3205< Invokes the function as with: >
3206 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3207
3208< With a |method|: >
3209 func Callback(one, two, three)
3210 ...
3211 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3212 ...
3213 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3214< Invokes the function as with: >
3215 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3216
3217< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3218 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3219 arguments. Example: >
3220 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003221 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003222 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3223 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003224 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003225 call Func2('name')
3226< Invokes the function as with: >
3227 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3228
3229< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3230 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3231 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003232 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003233 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003234 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003235 let context = {"name": "example"}
3236 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003237 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003238 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3239< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003240 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3241 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003242 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3243 let Func = context.Callback
3244
3245< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3246 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003247 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003248 let context = {"name": "example"}
3249 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003250 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003251 call Func(500)
3252< Invokes the function as with: >
3253 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3254<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003255 Returns 0 on error.
3256
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3258 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3259
3260
3261garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3262 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3263 that have circular references.
3264
3265 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3266 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3267 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3268 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3269 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3270 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3271 for a long time.
3272
3273 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3274 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3275 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3276
3277 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3278 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3279 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3280 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3281
3282get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3283 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3284 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3285 omitted.
3286 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3287 mylist->get(idx)
3288get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3289 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3290 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3291 omitted.
3292 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3293 myblob->get(idx)
3294get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3295 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3296 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3297 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3298 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3299< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3300 'default' when it does not exist.
3301 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3302 mydict->get(key)
3303get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003304 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003305 {what} are:
3306 "name" The function name
3307 "func" The function
3308 "dict" The dictionary
3309 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003310 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003311 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3312 myfunc->get(what)
3313<
3314 *getbufinfo()*
3315getbufinfo([{buf}])
3316getbufinfo([{dict}])
3317 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3318
3319 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3320 returned.
3321
3322 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3323 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3324 be specified in {dict}:
3325 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3326 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3327 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3328
3329 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3330 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3331 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3332 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3333
3334 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3335 entries:
3336 bufnr Buffer number.
3337 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3338 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003339 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3340 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003341 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3342 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3343 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3344 last used.
3345 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3346 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3347 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3348 opened in the current window.
3349 Only valid if the buffer has been
3350 displayed in the window in the past.
3351 If you want the line number of the
3352 last known cursor position in a given
3353 window, use |line()|: >
3354 :echo line('.', {winid})
3355<
3356 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3357 valid when loaded)
3358 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3359 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3360 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3361 Each list item is a dictionary with
3362 the following fields:
3363 id sign identifier
3364 lnum line number
3365 name sign name
3366 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3367 buffer-local variables.
3368 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3369 buffer
3370 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3371 display this buffer
3372
3373 Examples: >
3374 for buf in getbufinfo()
3375 echo buf.name
3376 endfor
3377 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3378 if buf.changed
3379 ....
3380 endif
3381 endfor
3382<
3383 To get buffer-local options use: >
3384 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3385<
3386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3387 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3388<
3389
3390 *getbufline()*
3391getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3392 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3393 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003394 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3395 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003396
3397 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3398
3399 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3400 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3401
3402 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3403 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3404
3405 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3406 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3407 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3408 returned.
3409
3410 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3411 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3412
3413 Example: >
3414 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3415
3416< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3417 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003418<
3419 *getbufoneline()*
3420getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3421 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3422 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003423
3424getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3425 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3426 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3427 must be used.
3428 The {varname} argument is a string.
3429 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3430 buffer-local variables.
3431 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3432 the buffer-local options.
3433 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3434 a buffer-local option.
3435 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3436 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3437 window-local option.
3438 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3439 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3440 string is returned, there is no error message.
3441 Examples: >
3442 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003443 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003444
3445< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3446 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3447<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003448getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3449 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3450 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3451 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3452 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3453
3454
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003455getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3456 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3457 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3458 exist, an empty list is returned.
3459
3460 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3461 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3462 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3463 entries:
3464 col column number
3465 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3466 lnum line number
3467 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3468 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3469 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3470
3471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3472 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3473
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003474getchar([{expr}]) *getchar()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003475 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003476 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3477 If {expr} is 0, only get a character when one is available.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003478 Return zero otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003479 If {expr} is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003480 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3481 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3482
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003483 Without {expr} and when {expr} is 0 a whole character or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003484 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003485 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003486 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3487 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3488 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3489 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3490 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3491 that is not included in the character.
3492
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003493 When {expr} is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003494 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3495 sequence.
3496
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003497 When {expr} is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003498 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3499 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3500
3501 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3502
3503 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3504 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3505 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3506 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3507 ignored.
3508 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3509 let c = getchar()
3510 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003511 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003512 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003513 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003514 endif
3515<
3516 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3517 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3518 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3519
3520 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3521 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3522 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3523 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3524
3525 There is no mapping for the character.
3526 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3527 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3528 sequence. Examples: >
3529 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3530 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3531< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3532 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3533 :function FindChar()
3534 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3535 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3536 : normal l
3537 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3538 : break
3539 : endif
3540 : endwhile
3541 :endfunction
3542<
3543 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3544 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3545 another character: >
3546 :function GetKey()
3547 : let c = getchar()
3548 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3549 : let c = getchar()
3550 : endwhile
3551 : return c
3552 :endfunction
3553
3554getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3555 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3556 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3557 These values are added together:
3558 2 shift
3559 4 control
3560 8 alt (meta)
3561 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3562 32 mouse double click
3563 64 mouse triple click
3564 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003565 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003566 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3567 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003568 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003569
3570 *getcharpos()*
3571getcharpos({expr})
3572 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3573 column number in the returned List is a character index
3574 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003575 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3576 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003577 of the last character.
3578
3579 Example:
3580 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3581 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3582 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3583<
3584 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3585 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3586
3587getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3588 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3589 with the following entries:
3590
3591 char character previously used for a character
3592 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3593 if no character search has been performed
3594 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3595 0 for backward
3596 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3597 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3598 character search
3599
3600 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3601 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3602 character search: >
3603 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3604 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3605< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3606
3607
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003608getcharstr([{expr}]) *getcharstr()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003609 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3610 string.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003611 If {expr} is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3612 If {expr} is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003613 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02003614 If {expr} is 1 or true, only check if a character is
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003615 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3616 if no character is available.
3617 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3618 result is converted to a string.
3619
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003620getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3621 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3622 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3623 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003624 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003625 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3626 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003627 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003628
3629getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3630 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3631 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3632 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3633 Example: >
3634 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003635< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3636 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003637 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3638 |inputsecret()|.
3639
3640getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3641 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3642 byte count. The first column is 1.
3643 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3644 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3645 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003646 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3647 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003648
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003649getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3650 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3651 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3652 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3653 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3654 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3655 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003656 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3657 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003658
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003659getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3660 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3661 are:
3662 : normal Ex command
3663 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3664 / forward search command
3665 ? backward search command
3666 @ |input()| command
3667 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3668 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3669 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3670 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3671 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3672 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3673
3674getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3675 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3676 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3677 when not in the command-line window.
3678
3679getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3680 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3681 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3682 types are supported:
3683
3684 arglist file names in argument list
3685 augroup autocmd groups
3686 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003687 behave |:behave| suboptions
3688 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003689 color color schemes
3690 command Ex command
3691 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3692 compiler compilers
3693 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003694 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3695 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003696 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3697 dir directory names
3698 environment environment variable names
3699 event autocommand events
3700 expression Vim expression
3701 file file and directory names
3702 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3703 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3704 function function name
3705 help help subjects
3706 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003707 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003708 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003709 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3710 mapclear buffer argument
3711 mapping mapping name
3712 menu menus
3713 messages |:messages| suboptions
3714 option options
3715 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003716 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003717 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003718 shellcmd Shell command
3719 sign |:sign| suboptions
3720 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3721 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3722 tag tags
3723 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3724 user user names
3725 var user variables
3726
3727 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3728 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3729 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3730
3731 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3732 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3733 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3734
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003735 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3736 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003737 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3738 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3739 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3740 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003741
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003742 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3743 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3744 a ":call" command: >
3745 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3746<
3747 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3748 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3749
3750 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3751 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3752<
3753 *getcurpos()*
3754getcurpos([{winid}])
3755 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3756 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3757 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3758 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003759 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3760 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003761 |getpos()|.
3762 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3763 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3764 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3765
3766 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3767 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3768 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3769 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3770 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3771
3772 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3773 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3774 MoveTheCursorAround
3775 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3776< Note that this only works within the window. See
3777 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3778
3779 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3780 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3781<
3782 *getcursorcharpos()*
3783getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3784 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3785 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3786
3787 Example:
3788 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3789 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3790 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3791<
3792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3793 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3794
3795< *getcwd()*
3796getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3797 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3798 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3799
3800 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3801 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3802 the |window-ID|.
3803 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3804 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3805
3806 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3807 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3808 the working directory of the tabpage.
3809 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3810 use the current tabpage.
3811 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3812 the current window.
3813 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3814
3815 Examples: >
3816 " Get the working directory of the current window
3817 :echo getcwd()
3818 :echo getcwd(0)
3819 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3820 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3821 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3822 " Get the global working directory
3823 :echo getcwd(-1)
3824 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3825 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3826 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3827 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3828
3829< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3830 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3831
3832getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3833 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3834 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3835 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3836
3837< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3838 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3839 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3840 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3841
3842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3843 GetVarname()->getenv()
3844
3845getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3846 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3847 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3848 |hl-Normal|.
3849 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3850 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3851 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3852 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3853 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3854 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3855 function just after the GUI has started.
3856 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3857 a valid name does not work.
3858
3859getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3860 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3861 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3862 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3863 empty string is returned.
3864 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3865 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3866 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3867 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3868 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3869 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3870 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3871< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3872 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3873
3874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3875 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3876<
3877 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3878
3879getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3880 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3881 given file {fname}.
3882 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3883 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3884 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3885 is returned.
3886
3887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3888 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3889
3890getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3891 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3892 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3893 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3894 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3895 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3896
3897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3898 GetFilename()->getftime()
3899
3900getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3901 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3902 file of the given file {fname}.
3903 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3904 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3905 results:
3906 Normal file "file"
3907 Directory "dir"
3908 Symbolic link "link"
3909 Block device "bdev"
3910 Character device "cdev"
3911 Socket "socket"
3912 FIFO "fifo"
3913 All other "other"
3914 Example: >
3915 getftype("/home")
3916< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3917 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3918 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3919 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3920
3921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3922 GetFilename()->getftype()
3923
3924getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3925 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003926 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003927 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3928
3929getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3930 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3931
3932 Without arguments use the current window.
3933 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3934 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3935 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003936 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3937 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003938
3939 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3940 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3941 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3942 the following entries:
3943 bufnr buffer number
3944 col column number
3945 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3946 filename filename if available
3947 lnum line number
3948
3949 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3950 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3951
3952< *getline()*
3953getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3954 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3955 from the current buffer. Example: >
3956 getline(1)
3957< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3958 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3959 To get the line under the cursor: >
3960 getline(".")
3961< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3962 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3963
3964 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3965 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3966 including line {end}.
3967 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3968 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3969 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3970 Example: >
3971 :let start = line('.')
3972 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3973 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3974
3975< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3976 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3977
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003978< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3979 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003980
3981getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3982 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3983 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3984 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3985
3986 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3987 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3988 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3989
3990 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3991 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3992 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3993
3994 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3995 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3996
3997 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3998 from the location list. This field is
3999 applicable only when called from a
4000 location list window. See
4001 |location-list-file-window| for more
4002 details.
4003
4004 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
4005 location list for the window {nr}.
4006 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
4007
4008 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4009 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
4010 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
4011
4012
4013getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
4014 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
4015 about all the global marks. |mark|
4016
4017 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4018 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004019 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4020 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004021
4022 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4023 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4024 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4025 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4026 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4027 file file name
4028
4029 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4030 mark.
4031
4032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4033 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4034
4035getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4036 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4037 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4038 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4039 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4040 |getmatches()|.
4041 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004042 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4043 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004044 Example: >
4045 :echo getmatches()
4046< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4047 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4048 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4049 :let m = getmatches()
4050 :call clearmatches()
4051 :echo getmatches()
4052< [] >
4053 :call setmatches(m)
4054 :echo getmatches()
4055< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4056 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4057 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4058 :unlet m
4059<
4060getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4061 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4062 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4063 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4064 screenrow screen row
4065 screencol screen column
4066 winid Window ID of the click
4067 winrow row inside "winid"
4068 wincol column inside "winid"
4069 line text line inside "winid"
4070 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004071 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4072 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004073 All numbers are 1-based.
4074
4075 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4076 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4077
4078 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4079 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4080 are zero.
4081
4082 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4083 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4084
4085 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4086
4087 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4088 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4089
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004090getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4091 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4092 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4093 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4094 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4095
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004096 *getpid()*
4097getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4098 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4099 exits.
4100
4101 *getpos()*
4102getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4103 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4104 |getcurpos()|.
4105 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4106 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4107 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4108 is the buffer number of the mark.
4109 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4110 column is 1.
4111 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4112 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4113 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4114 character.
4115 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4116 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004117 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004118 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4119 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4120 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004121 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4122 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004123 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004124 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4125 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4126 ...
4127 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4128< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4129
4130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4131 GetMark()->getpos()
4132
4133getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4134 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4135 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4136 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4137 bufname() to get the name
4138 module module name
4139 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4140 end_lnum
4141 end of line number if the item is multiline
4142 col column number (first column is 1)
4143 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4144 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4145 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4146 nr error number
4147 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4148 text description of the error
4149 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4150 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004151 user_data
4152 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004153 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004154
4155 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4156 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4157 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4158 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4159 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4160
4161 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4162 do something with them: >
4163 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4164 :for d in getqflist()
4165 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4166 :endfor
4167<
4168 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4169 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4170 following string items are supported in {what}:
4171 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4172 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4173 context get the |quickfix-context|
4174 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4175 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4176 value is used.
4177 id get information for the quickfix list with
4178 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4179 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4180 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4181 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4182 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4183 See |quickfix-index|
4184 items quickfix list entries
4185 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4186 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4187 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4188 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4189 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4190 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4191 the last quickfix list
4192 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4193 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4194 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4195 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4196 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4197 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4198 all all of the above quickfix properties
4199 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4200 particular item, set it to zero.
4201 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4202 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4203 specified by "id" is used.
4204 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4205 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4206 contains the quickfix stack size.
4207 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4208 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4209 "items" with the list of entries.
4210
4211 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4212 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4213 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4214 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4215 If not present, set to "".
4216 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4217 present, set to 0.
4218 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4219 present, set to 0.
4220 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4221 an empty list.
4222 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4223 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4224 window. If not present, set to 0.
4225 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4226 present, set to 0.
4227 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4228 to "".
4229 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4230
4231 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4232 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4233 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4234 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4235<
4236getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4237 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4238 {regname}. Example: >
4239 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4240< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4241 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004242 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004243
4244 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4245 register. (For use in maps.)
4246 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4247 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4248 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4249
4250 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4251 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4252 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4253 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4254 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4255 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4256
4257 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4258 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4259 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4260
4261 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4262 GetRegname()->getreg()
4263
4264getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4265 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4266 Dictionary with the following entries:
4267 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4268 {regname}, like
4269 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4270 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4271 |getregtype()|.
4272 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4273 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4274 register.
4275 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4276 single letter name of the register
4277 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4278 For example, after deleting a line
4279 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4280 which is the register that got the
4281 deleted text.
4282
4283 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4284 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4285 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4286 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4287 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4288 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4289
4290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4291 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4292
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004293getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004294 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} from a
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004295 buffer.
4296
4297 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004298 See |getpos()| for the format of the list. It's possible
4299 to specify positions from a different buffer, but please
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004300 note the limitations at |getregion-notes|.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004301
4302 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4303 following items:
4304
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004305 type Specify the region's selection type.
4306 See |getregtype()| for possible values,
zeertzjqdff55a32024-05-25 10:25:36 +02004307 except that the width can be omitted
4308 and an empty string cannot be used.
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004309 (default: "v")
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004310
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004311 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
zeertzjqafc22952024-05-24 19:07:12 +02004312 for the end position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004313 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004314
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004315 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4316 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4317 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004318 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4319 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004320
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004321 *getregion-notes*
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004322 Note that:
4323 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4324 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4325 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004326 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4327 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4328 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4329 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4330 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004331 - If {pos1} and {pos2} are not in the same buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004332 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita84bf6e62024-03-06 21:10:18 +01004333 - {pos1} and {pos2} must belong to a |bufloaded()| buffer.
zeertzjq0df8f932024-03-07 21:40:53 +01004334 - It is evaluated in current window context, which makes a
4335 difference if the buffer is displayed in a window with
4336 different 'virtualedit' or 'list' values.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004337
4338 Examples: >
4339 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004340 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4341 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004342<
4343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004344 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004345<
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004346getregionpos({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregionpos()*
4347 Same as |getregion()|, but returns a list of positions
4348 describing the buffer text segments bound by {pos1} and
4349 {pos2}.
4350 The segments are a pair of positions for every line: >
4351 [[{start_pos}, {end_pos}], ...]
4352<
4353 The position is a |List| with four numbers:
4354 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4355 "bufnum" is the buffer number.
4356 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4357 column is 1.
zeertzjqc95e64f2024-05-20 14:00:31 +02004358 If the "off" number of a starting position is non-zero, it is
4359 the offset in screen columns from the start of the character.
4360 E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
4361 If the "off" number of an ending position is non-zero, it is
zeertzjq52a6f342024-05-22 16:42:44 +02004362 the offset of the character's first cell not included in the
4363 selection, otherwise all its cells are included.
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004364
zeertzjq2b09de92024-05-24 07:48:51 +02004365 Apart from the options supported by |getregion()|, {opts} also
4366 supports the following:
4367
4368 eol If |TRUE|, indicate positions beyond
4369 the end of a line with "col" values
4370 one more than the length of the line.
4371 If |FALSE|, positions are limited
4372 within their lines, and if a line is
4373 empty or the selection is entirely
4374 beyond the end of a line, a "col"
4375 value of 0 is used for both positions.
4376 (default: |FALSE|)
4377
Shougo Matsushitab4757e62024-05-07 20:49:24 +02004378 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4379 getpos('.')->getregionpos(getpos("'a"))
4380<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004381getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4382 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4383 The value will be one of:
4384 "v" for |characterwise| text
4385 "V" for |linewise| text
4386 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4387 "" for an empty or unknown register
4388 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4389 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4390 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4391 |v:register| is used.
4392 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4393
4394 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4395 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4396
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004397getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004398 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004399 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4400 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004401
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004402 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4403 optional items:
4404 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4405 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004406 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004407 "name" are returned.
4408 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4409 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4410 returned and "name" is ignored.
4411
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004412 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4413 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004414 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004415 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4416 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004417 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4418 the script. Present only when a particular
4419 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4420 {opts}.
4421 name Vim script file name.
4422 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4423 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004424 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4425 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004426 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004427 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004428 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4429 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4430 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4431 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004432 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004433
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004434 Examples: >
4435 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
zeertzjqad4881c2024-05-04 15:35:30 +08004436 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15})[0].variables
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004437<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004438gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4439 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4440 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4441 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4442 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4443 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4444
4445 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4446 tabnr tab page number.
4447 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4448 tabpage-local variables
4449 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4450
4451 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4452 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4453
4454gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4455 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4456 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4457 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4458 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4459 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4460 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4461 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4462 string is returned, there is no error message.
4463
4464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4465 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4466
4467gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4468 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4469 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4470 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4471 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4472 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4473 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4474 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4475 window-local option.
4476 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4477 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4478 use |getwinvar()|.
4479 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4480 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4481 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4482 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4483 or buffer-local variable.
4484 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4485 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4486 Examples: >
4487 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004488 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004489<
4490 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4491 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4492
4493< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4494 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4495
4496gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4497 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4498 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4499 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4500 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4501
4502 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4503 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4504 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4505 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4506 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4507 is a dictionary containing the
4508 entries described below.
4509 length Number of entries in the stack.
4510
4511 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4512 entries:
4513 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4514 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4515 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4516 returned list.
4517 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4518 multiple matching tags are found for a
4519 name.
4520 tagname name of the tag
4521
4522 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4523
4524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4525 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4526
4527
4528gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4529 Translate String {text} if possible.
4530 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4531 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4532 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4533 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4534 called.
4535 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4536 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4537 strings.
4538
4539
4540getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4541 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4542
4543 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4544 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4545 exist the result is an empty list.
4546
4547 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4548 tab pages is returned.
4549
4550 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4551 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4552 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4553 height window height (excluding winbar)
4554 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4555 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4556 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4557 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4558 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4559 {only with the +terminal feature}
4560 tabnr tab page number
4561 topline first displayed buffer line
4562 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4563 window-local variables
4564 width window width
4565 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4566 otherwise
4567 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4568 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4569 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4570 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4571 number in front of the text
4572 winid |window-ID|
4573 winnr window number
4574 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4575 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4576
4577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4578 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4579
4580getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4581 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4582 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4583 [x-pos, y-pos]
4584 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4585 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4586 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4587 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4588 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4589 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4590 do some work in the meantime: >
4591 while 1
4592 let res = getwinpos(1)
4593 if res[0] >= 0
4594 break
4595 endif
4596 " Do some work here
4597 endwhile
4598<
4599
4600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4601 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4602<
4603 *getwinposx()*
4604getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4605 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4606 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004607 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4608 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004609 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4610
4611 *getwinposy()*
4612getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4613 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4614 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004615 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4616 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004617 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4618
4619getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4620 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4621 Examples: >
4622 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004623 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004624
4625< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4626 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4627<
4628glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4629 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4630 use of special characters.
4631
4632 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4633 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4634 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4635 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4636 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4637
4638 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4639 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4640 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4641 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4642 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4643
4644 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4645
4646 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4647 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4648
4649 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4650 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4651 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4652 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4653
4654 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4655 any external command. Example: >
4656 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4657 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4658< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4659 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4660
4661 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4662 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4663
4664 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4665 GetExpr()->glob()
4666
4667glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4668 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4669 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4670 is a file name. E.g. >
4671 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4672< This is equivalent to: >
4673 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4674< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4675 empty string.
4676 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4677 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4678
4679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4680 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4681< *globpath()*
4682globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4683 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4684 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4685 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4686<
4687 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4688 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4689 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4690 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4691 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4692 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4693 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4694 error message.
4695
4696 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4697 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4698 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4699 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4700
4701 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4702 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4703 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4704 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4705 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4706 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4707<
4708 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4709
4710 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4711 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4712 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4713 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4714< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4715 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4716
4717 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4718 second argument: >
4719 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4720<
4721 *has()*
4722has({feature} [, {check}])
4723 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4724 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4725 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4726 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4727
4728 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4729 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4730 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4731 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4732 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4733 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4734 current Vim version.
4735
4736 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4737
4738 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4739 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4740 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4741 separate line: >
4742 if has('feature')
4743 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4744 endif
4745< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4746 would not be found.
4747
4748
4749has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4750 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004751 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4752 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4753 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4754 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4755 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004756
4757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4758 mydict->has_key(key)
4759
4760haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4761 The result is a Number:
4762 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4763 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4764 0 otherwise.
4765
4766 Without arguments use the current window.
4767 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4768 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4769 page.
4770 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4771 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4772 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4773 Examples: >
4774 if haslocaldir() == 1
4775 " window local directory case
4776 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4777 " tab-local directory case
4778 else
4779 " global directory case
4780 endif
4781
4782 " current window
4783 :echo haslocaldir()
4784 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4785 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4786 " window n in current tab page
4787 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4788 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4789 " window n in tab page m
4790 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4791 " tab page m
4792 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4793<
4794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4795 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4796
4797hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4798 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4799 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4800 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4801 indicated by {mode}.
4802 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4803 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4804 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4805 Command-line mode.
4806 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4807 buffer are checked for a match.
4808 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4809 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4810 n Normal mode
4811 v Visual and Select mode
4812 x Visual mode
4813 s Select mode
4814 o Operator-pending mode
4815 i Insert mode
4816 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4817 c Command-line mode
4818 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4819
4820 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4821 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4822 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4823 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4824 :endif
4825< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4826 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4827
4828 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4829 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4830
4831histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4832 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4833 one of: *hist-names*
4834 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4835 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4836 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4837 "input" or "@" input line history
4838 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4839 empty the current or last used history
4840 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4841 character is sufficient.
4842 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4843 shifted to become the newest entry.
4844 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4845 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4846
4847 Example: >
4848 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4849 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4850< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4851
4852 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4853 second argument: >
4854 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4855
4856histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4857 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4858 for the possible values of {history}.
4859
4860 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4861 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4862 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4863 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4864 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4865 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4866 be removed if it exists.
4867
4868 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4869 is returned.
4870
4871 Examples:
4872 Clear expression register history: >
4873 :call histdel("expr")
4874<
4875 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4876 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4877<
4878 The following three are equivalent: >
4879 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4880 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004881 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004882<
4883 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4884 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4885 :call histdel("search", -1)
4886 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4887<
4888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4889 GetHistory()->histdel()
4890
4891histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4892 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4893 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4894 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4895 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4896 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4897
4898 Examples:
4899 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004900 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004901
4902< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4903 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4904 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4905<
4906 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4907 GetHistory()->histget()
4908
4909histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4910 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4911 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4912 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4913
4914 Example: >
4915 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4916
4917< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4918 GetHistory()->histnr()
4919<
4920hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4921 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4922 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4923 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4924 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4925 item.
4926 *highlight_exists()*
4927 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4928
4929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4930 GetName()->hlexists()
4931<
4932hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4933 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4934 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4935 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4936 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4937
4938 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4939 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4940 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4941 resolved highlight group are returned.
4942
4943 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4944 following items:
4945 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4946 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4947 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4948 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4949 ctermbg cterm background color.
4950 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4951 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4952 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4953 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4954 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4955 group link is a default link. See
4956 |highlight-default|.
4957 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4958 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4959 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4960 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4961 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4962 id highlight group ID.
4963 linksto linked highlight group name.
4964 See |:highlight-link|.
4965 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4966 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4967 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4968 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4969
4970 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4971 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4972 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4973 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4974
4975 Example(s): >
4976 :echo hlget()
4977 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4978 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4979<
4980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4981 GetName()->hlget()
4982<
4983hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4984 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4985 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4986 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4987 supported items in this dictionary.
4988
4989 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4990 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4991
4992 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4993 a link for an existing highlight group
4994 with attributes.
4995
4996 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4997 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4998 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4999 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
5000 modified.
5001
5002 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
5003 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
5004 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
5005 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
5006
5007 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
5008 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
5009
5010 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
5011
5012 Example(s): >
5013 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
5014 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
5015 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
5016 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
5017 :let l = hlget()
5018 :call hlset(l)
5019 " clear the Search highlight group
5020 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
5021 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
5022 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
5023 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
5024 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
5025 " remove the MyHlg group link
5026 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
5027 " clear the attributes and a link
5028 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
5029 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
5030<
5031 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5032 GetAttrList()->hlset()
5033<
5034 *hlID()*
5035hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
5036 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
5037 zero is returned.
5038 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
5039 group. For example, to get the background color of the
5040 "Comment" group: >
5041 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
5042< *highlightID()*
5043 Obsolete name: highlightID().
5044
5045 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5046 GetName()->hlID()
5047
5048hostname() *hostname()*
5049 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
5050 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
5051 256 characters long are truncated.
5052
5053iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
5054 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
5055 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
5056 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
5057 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
5058 are replaced with "?".
5059 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5060 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5061 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5062 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5063 can be done.
5064 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5065 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5066 UTF-8 and use: >
5067 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5068< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5069 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5070 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5071
5072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5073 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5074<
5075 *indent()*
5076indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5077 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5078 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5079 |getline()|.
5080 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5081 error is given.
5082
5083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5084 GetLnum()->indent()
5085
5086index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005087 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005088 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005089
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005090 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5091 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5092 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5093 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005094 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5095 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005096
5097 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5098 value is equal to {expr}.
5099
5100 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5101 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005102
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005103 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5104 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005105
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005106 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5107 Example: >
5108 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5109 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5110
5111< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5112 GetObject()->index(what)
5113
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005114indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5115 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5116 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5117
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005118 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005119 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5120 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005121
5122 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005123 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5124 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005125
5126 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5127
5128 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5129 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5130 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5131 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5132 |v:val| has the byte value.
5133
5134 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5135 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5136 2. the value of the current item.
5137 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5138 search should stop.
5139
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005140 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005141 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005142 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5143 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5144 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005145 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5146 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005147 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5148 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5149 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5150 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005151
5152< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5153 mylist->indexof(expr)
5154
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005155input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5156 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5157 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5158 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5159 in the prompt to start a new line.
5160 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5161 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5162 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5163 for lines typed for input().
5164 Example: >
5165 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5166 : echo "Cheers!"
5167 :endif
5168<
5169 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5170 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5171 Example: >
5172 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5173
5174< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5175 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5176 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5177 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5178 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5179 more information. Example: >
5180 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5181<
5182 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5183 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5184 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5185 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5186 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5187 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5188 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5189 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5190 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5191
5192 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005193 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005194 :function GetFoo()
5195 : call inputsave()
5196 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5197 : call inputrestore()
5198 :endfunction
5199
5200< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5201 GetPrompt()->input()
5202
5203inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5204 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5205 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5206 Example: >
5207 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5208 :if n != ""
5209 : let &sw = n
5210 :endif
5211< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5212 omitted an empty string is returned.
5213 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5214 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5215 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5216
5217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5218 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5219
5220inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5221 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5222 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5223 enter a number, which is returned.
5224 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5225 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5226 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5227 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5228 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5229 length of {textlist} is returned.
5230 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5231 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5232 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5233 Example: >
5234 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5235 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5236
5237< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5238 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5239
5240inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5241 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5242 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5243 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5244 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5245
5246inputsave() *inputsave()*
5247 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5248 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5249 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5250 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5251 many inputrestore() calls.
5252 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5253
5254inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5255 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5256 two exceptions:
5257 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5258 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5259 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5260 |history| stack.
5261 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5262 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5263 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5264
5265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5266 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5267
5268insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5269 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5270 of it.
5271
5272 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5273 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5274 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5275 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5276
5277 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5278 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5279 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5280 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5281< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5282 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5283 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5284
5285 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5286 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005287<
5288 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5289instanceof({object}, {class})
5290 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005291 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5292 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5293 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005294 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005295 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005296 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005297
5298< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5299 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5300
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005301interrupt() *interrupt()*
5302 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5303 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5304 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5305 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5306 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5307 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5308 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5309 : call interrupt()
5310 : endif
5311 :endfunction
5312 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5313
5314invert({expr}) *invert()*
5315 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5316 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5317 :let bits = invert(bits)
5318< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5319 :let bits = bits->invert()
5320
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005321isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005322 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5323 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005324 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005325 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5326 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5327 are always absolute.
5328 Example: >
5329 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5330 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5331 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5332 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5333 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005334<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5336 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5337
5338
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005339isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5340 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5341 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5342 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5343 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5344
5345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5346 GetName()->isdirectory()
5347
5348isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5349 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5350 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5351 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5352< 1 >
5353 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5354< -1
5355
5356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5357 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005358
5359islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5360 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5361 name of a locked variable.
5362 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5363 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5364 Example: >
5365 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5366 :lockvar 1 alist
5367 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5368 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5369
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005370< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5371 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5372 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5373 |exists()| to check for existence.
5374 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005375
5376 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5377 GetName()->islocked()
5378
5379isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5380 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5381 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5382< 1
5383
5384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5385 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005386
5387items({dict}) *items()*
5388 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5389 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5390 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5391 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5392 Example: >
5393 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005394 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005395 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005396<
5397 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5398 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5399 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005400
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005402 mydict->items()
5403
5404job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5405
5406
5407join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5408 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5409 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5410 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5411 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5412 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005413 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005414< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5415 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5416 The opposite function is |split()|.
5417
5418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5419 mylist->join()
5420
5421js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5422 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5423 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5424 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5425 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5426 result in v:none items.
5427
5428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5429 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5430
5431js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5432 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5433 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5434 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5435 commas.
5436 For example, the Vim object:
5437 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5438 Will be encoded as:
5439 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5440 While json_encode() would produce:
5441 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5442 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5443 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5444
5445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5446 GetObject()->js_encode()
5447
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005448json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005449 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5450 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5451 JSON and Vim values.
5452 The decoding is permissive:
5453 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5454 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5455 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5456 same as {"1":2}.
5457 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5458 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5459 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5460 are accepted.
5461 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5462 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5463 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5464 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5465 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5466 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5467 character in string) for "\t".
5468 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5469 and results in v:none.
5470 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5471 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5472 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5473 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5474 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5475 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5476 *E938*
5477 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5478 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5479 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5480
5481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5482 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5483
5484json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5485 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5486 The encoding is specified in:
5487 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005488 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005489 |Number| decimal number
5490 |Float| floating point number
5491 Float nan "NaN"
5492 Float inf "Infinity"
5493 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5494 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5495 |Funcref| not possible, error
5496 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5497 used recursively: []
5498 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5499 used recursively: {}
5500 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5501 v:false "false"
5502 v:true "true"
5503 v:none "null"
5504 v:null "null"
5505 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5506 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5507 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005508 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5509 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005510
5511 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5512 GetObject()->json_encode()
5513
5514keys({dict}) *keys()*
5515 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5516 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5517
5518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5519 mydict->keys()
5520
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005521keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5522 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5523 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5524 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5525 :echo keytrans(xx)
5526< <C-Home>
5527
5528 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5529 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5530
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005531< *len()* *E701*
5532len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5533 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5534 used, as with |strlen()|.
5535 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5536 returned.
5537 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5538 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5539 |Dictionary| is returned.
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01005540 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the len() method in the
5541 object (if present) to get the length (|object-len()|).
5542 Otherwise returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005543
5544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5545 mylist->len()
5546
5547< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5548libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5549 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5550 with single argument {argument}.
5551 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5552 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5553 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5554 limited.
5555 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5556 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5557 to Vim.
5558 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5559 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5560 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5561 null-terminated string.
5562 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5563
5564 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5565 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5566 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5567 very probably crash.
5568
5569 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5570 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5571 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5572 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5573 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5574 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5575 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5576 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5577 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5578 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5579
5580 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5581 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5582 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5583 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5584 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5585 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5586 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5587 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5588 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5589 feature is present}
5590 Examples: >
5591 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5592
5593< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5594 third argument: >
5595 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5596<
5597 *libcallnr()*
5598libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5599 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5600 int instead of a string.
5601 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5602 feature is present}
5603 Examples: >
5604 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5605 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5606 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5607<
5608 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5609 third argument: >
5610 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5611<
5612
5613line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5614 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5615 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005616 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005617 . the cursor position
5618 $ the last line in the current buffer
5619 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5620 returned)
5621 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5622 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5623 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5624 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5625 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5626 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5627 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5628 that it's updated right away.
5629 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5630 then applies to another buffer.
5631 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5632 |getpos()|.
5633 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5634 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005635 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005636 Examples: >
5637 line(".") line number of the cursor
5638 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5639 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005640 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005641<
5642 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5643 |last-position-jump|.
5644
5645 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5646 GetValue()->line()
5647
5648line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5649 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5650 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5651 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5652 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5653 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5654 below the last line: >
5655 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5656< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5657 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5658 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5659 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5660 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5661
5662 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5663 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5664
5665lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5666 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5667 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5668 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5669 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005670 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005671 error is given.
5672
5673 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5674 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5675
5676list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5677 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5678 Examples: >
5679 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5680 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5681< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5682 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5683
5684 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5685
5686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5687 GetList()->list2blob()
5688
5689list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5690 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5691 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5692 list2str([32]) returns " "
5693 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5694< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5695 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5696< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5697
5698 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5699 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5700 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5701 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5702<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005703 Returns an empty string on error.
5704
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5706 GetList()->list2str()
5707
5708listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5709 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5710 been made to buffer {buf}.
5711 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5712 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5713 buffer is used.
5714 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5715
5716 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005717 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5718 start first changed line number
5719 end first line number below the change
5720 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005721 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005722 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005723
5724 Example: >
5725 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5726 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5727 endfunc
5728 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5729
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005730< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005731 dictionary with these entries:
5732 lnum the first line number of the change
5733 end the first line below the change
5734 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5735 deleted
5736 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5737 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5738 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5739 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005740 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5741 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005742 lnum line above which the new line is added
5743 end equal to "lnum"
5744 added number of lines inserted
5745 col 1
5746 When lines are deleted the values are:
5747 lnum the first deleted line
5748 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5749 the deletion was done
5750 added negative, number of lines deleted
5751 col 1
5752 When lines are changed:
5753 lnum the first changed line
5754 end the line below the last changed line
5755 added 0
5756 col first column with a change or 1
5757
5758 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5759 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5760 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5761 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5762
5763 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5764 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5765 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5766 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5767
5768 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5769 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5770 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5771
5772 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5773 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5774 of a buffer.
5775 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5776 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5777
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005778 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5779
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005780 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5781 second argument: >
5782 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5783
5784listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5785 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5786 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5787
5788 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5789 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5790 buffer is used.
5791
5792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5793 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5794
5795listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5796 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5797 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5798 removed.
5799
5800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5801 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5802
5803localtime() *localtime()*
5804 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5805 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5806
5807
5808log({expr}) *log()*
5809 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5810 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5811 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005812 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005813 Examples: >
5814 :echo log(10)
5815< 2.302585 >
5816 :echo log(exp(5))
5817< 5.0
5818
5819 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5820 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005821
5822
5823log10({expr}) *log10()*
5824 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5825 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005826 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005827 Examples: >
5828 :echo log10(1000)
5829< 3.0 >
5830 :echo log10(0.01)
5831< -2.0
5832
5833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5834 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005835
5836luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5837 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5838 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5839 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5840 Strings are returned as they are.
5841 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005842 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005843 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5844 as-is.
5845 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5846 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5847 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5848 to {expr}.
5849
5850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5851 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5852
5853< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5854
5855map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5856 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005857 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005858 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5859 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5860 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5861 characters, is replaced.
5862 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5863 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5864 Vim9 script.
5865
5866 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5867
5868 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5869 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5870 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5871 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5872 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5873 current character.
5874 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005875 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005876< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5877
5878 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5879 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5880 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5881 still have to double ' quotes
5882
5883 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5884 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5885 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005886 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5887 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5888 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5889
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005890 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5891 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5892 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005893 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005894 endfunc
5895 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5896< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005897 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005898< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005899 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005900< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005901 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005902<
5903 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5904 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005905 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005906
5907< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5908 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5909 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5910 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5911 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5912 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5913
5914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5915 mylist->map(expr2)
5916
5917
5918maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5919 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5920 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5921 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005922 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5923 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005924
5925 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005926 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5927 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5928 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005929
5930 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5931 command.
5932
5933 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5934 "n" Normal
5935 "v" Visual (including Select)
5936 "o" Operator-pending
5937 "i" Insert
5938 "c" Cmd-line
5939 "s" Select
5940 "x" Visual
5941 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5942 "t" Terminal-Job
5943 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5944 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5945
5946 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5947 instead of mappings.
5948
5949 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5950 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005951 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005952 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5953 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5954 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5955 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5956 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5957 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5958 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5959 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5960 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5961 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5962 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5963 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5964 characters will be used:
5965 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5966 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5967 (|mapmode-ic|)
5968 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005969 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005970 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005971 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005972 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5973 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5974 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005975 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005976 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5977 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5978 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5979 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005980
5981 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5982 |mapset()|.
5983
5984 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5985 then the global mappings.
5986 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5987 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005988 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005989
5990< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5991 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5992
5993mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5994 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5995 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5996 {name}.
5997 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5998 instead of mappings.
5999 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
6000 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
6001
6002 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
6003 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
6004 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
6005 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
6006 mapcheck("b") no no no
6007
6008 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
6009 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
6010 mapping for {name} exactly.
6011 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
6012 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
6013 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
6014 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
6015 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
6016 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
6017 then the global mappings.
6018 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
6019 without being ambiguous. Example: >
6020 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
6021 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
6022 :endif
6023< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
6024 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
6025
6026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6027 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
6028
6029
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006030maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
6031 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
6032 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
6033 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
6034 abbreviations instead of mappings.
6035
6036 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
6037 vim9script
6038 echo maplist()->filter(
6039 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01006040< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
6041 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
6042 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
6043 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
6044 can do: >
6045 vim9script
6046 var saved_maps = []
6047 for m in maplist()
6048 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
6049 saved_maps->add(m)
6050 endif
6051 endfor
6052 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
6053< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
6054 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
6055 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
6056 vim9script
6057 omap xyzzy <Nop>
6058 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6059 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6060 ounmap xyzzy
6061 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006062
6063
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006064mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6065 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6066 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6067 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6068 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6069
6070
6071mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006072mapset({dict})
6073 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6074 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6075 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006076 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006077 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6078 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6079 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6080 or 'v'. *E1276*
6081
6082 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6083 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006084 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6085 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6086 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6087 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6088 nnoremap K somethingelse
6089 ...
6090 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6091< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006092 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6093 all of them, when they might differ.
6094
6095 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6096 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6097 Example: >
6098 vim9script
6099 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6100 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6101 nnoremap K somethingelse
6102 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6103 # ...
6104 unmap K
6105 for d in save_maps
6106 mapset(d)
6107 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006108
6109
6110match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6111 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6112 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6113 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6114
6115 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6116 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6117 {pat} matches.
6118
6119 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6120 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6121
6122 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6123 Example: >
6124 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6125 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6126< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6127 *strpbrk()*
6128 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6129 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6130< *strcasestr()*
6131 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6132 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6133 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6134<
6135 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6136 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6137 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6138 first character/item. Example: >
6139 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6140< result is again "4". >
6141 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6142< result is again "4". >
6143 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6144< result is "3".
6145 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6146 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6147 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6148 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6149 backwards compatible).
6150 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6151 the index is counted from the end.
6152 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6153 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6154
6155 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6156 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6157 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6158 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6159< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6160 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6161 see above.
6162
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006163 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006164 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6165 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6166 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6167 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6168 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6169 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6170 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6171 further down in the text.
6172
6173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6174 GetText()->match('word')
6175 GetList()->match('word')
6176<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006177 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006178matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6179 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6180 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6181 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6182 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6183 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6184 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6185 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6186 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6187 concealed.
6188
6189 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6190 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6191 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6192 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6193 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6194 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6195 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6196 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6197 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6198 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6199
6200 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6201 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6202 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6203 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6204 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006205 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6206 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006207 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006208 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006209
6210 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6211 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6212 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6213 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6214
6215 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6216 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6217 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6218 window Instead of the current window use the
6219 window with this number or window ID.
6220
6221 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6222 the |:match| commands.
6223
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006224 Returns -1 on error.
6225
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006226 Example: >
6227 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6228 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6229< Deletion of the pattern: >
6230 :call matchdelete(m)
6231
6232< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6233 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6234 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6235
6236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6237 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6238<
6239 *matchaddpos()*
6240matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6241 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6242 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6243 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6244 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6245 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6246 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6247
6248 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6249 these:
6250 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6251 line has number 1.
6252 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6253 number will be highlighted.
6254 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6255 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6256 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6257 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6258 be highlighted.
6259 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6260 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6261
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006262 Returns -1 on error.
6263
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006264 Example: >
6265 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6266 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6267< Deletion of the pattern: >
6268 :call matchdelete(m)
6269
6270< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6271 |getmatches()|.
6272
6273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6274 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6275
6276matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6277 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6278 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6279 Return a |List| with two elements:
6280 The name of the highlight group used
6281 The pattern used.
6282 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6283 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6284 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6285 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6286 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6287
6288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6289 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006290<
6291 *matchbufline()*
6292matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6293 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6294 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6295
6296 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6297 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6298
6299 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6300 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6301
6302 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6303 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006304 lnum line number where there is a match
6305 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006306 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6307
6308 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6309 |bufload()| if needed.
6310
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006311 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6312 option settings on the pattern.
6313
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006314 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6315 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6316 empty |List| is returned.
6317
6318 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006319 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6320 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6321 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6322 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6323 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6324 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006325<
6326 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006327 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6328 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6329 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006330 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006331 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006332< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6333 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6334 submatch.
6335
6336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6337 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006338
6339matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6340 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6341 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6342 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6343 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6344 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6345 window ID instead of the current window.
6346
6347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6348 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6349
6350matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6351 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6352 after the match. Example: >
6353 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6354< results in "7".
6355 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6356 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6357 do it with matchend(): >
6358 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6359 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6360< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6361
6362 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6363 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6364< results in "7". >
6365 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6366< result is "-1".
6367 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6368
6369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6370 GetText()->matchend('word')
6371
6372
6373matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6374 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6375 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6376 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6377
6378 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6379 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006380 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6381 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6382 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006383 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6384 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006385
6386 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6387 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006388 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006389 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6390 string.
6391 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6392 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6393 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6394 argument and return the text for that item to
6395 use for fuzzy matching.
6396
6397 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6398 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6399 is 256.
6400
6401 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6402 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6403
6404 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6405 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6406 256, then returns an empty list.
6407
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006408 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6409 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6410
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006411 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006412 matching strings.
6413
6414 Example: >
6415 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6416< results in ["clay"]. >
6417 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6418< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6419 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6420< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6421 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6422 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6423 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6424< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6425 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6426 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6427< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6428 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6429< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6430 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6431< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6432 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6433 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6434< results in ['two one'].
6435
6436matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6437 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6438 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6439 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6440 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6441 position.
6442
6443 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6444 positions for the best match is returned.
6445
6446 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6447 list with three empty list items is returned.
6448
6449 Example: >
6450 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6451< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6452 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6453< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6454 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6455< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6456
6457matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6458 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6459 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6460 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6461 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6462 empty string is used. Example: >
6463 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6464< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6465 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6466
6467 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6468
6469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6470 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006471<
6472 *matchstrlist()*
6473matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6474 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6475 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6476 string in {list}.
6477
6478 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6479 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6480
6481 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6482 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6483 idx index in {list} of the match.
6484 text matched string
6485 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6486 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6487
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006488 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6489 option settings on the pattern.
6490
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006491 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006492 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6493 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6494 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6495 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006496<
6497 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6498 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6499 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6500 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6501 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6502< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6503 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6504 submatch.
6505
6506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6507 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006508
6509matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6510 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6511 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6512< results in "ing".
6513 When there is no match "" is returned.
6514 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6515 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6516< results in "ing". >
6517 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6518< result is "".
6519 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6520 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6521
6522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6523 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6524
6525matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6526 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6527 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6528 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6529< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6530 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6531 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6532 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6533< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6534 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6535< result is ["", -1, -1].
6536 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6537 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6538 end position of the match are returned. >
6539 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6540< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6541 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6542
6543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6544 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6545<
6546
6547 *max()*
6548max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6549 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6550
6551< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6552 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6553 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6554 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6555 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6556
6557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6558 mylist->max()
6559
6560
6561menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6562 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6563 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6564 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6565 menu names are returned.
6566
6567 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6568 "n" Normal
6569 "v" Visual (including Select)
6570 "o" Operator-pending
6571 "i" Insert
6572 "c" Cmd-line
6573 "s" Select
6574 "x" Visual
6575 "t" Terminal-Job
6576 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6577 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6578 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6579
6580 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6581 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6582 display display name (name without '&')
6583 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6584 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6585 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6586 |toolbar-icon|
6587 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6588 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6589 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6590 characters will be used:
6591 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6592 name menu item name.
6593 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6594 remappable else v:false.
6595 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6596 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6597 string has special characters translated like
6598 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6599 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6600 "<Nop>" is returned.
6601 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6602 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6603 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6604 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6605 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6606 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6607 submenus |List| containing the names of
6608 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6609 item has submenus.
6610
6611 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6612
6613 Examples: >
6614 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6615 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6616
6617 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6618 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6619 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6620 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6621 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6622 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6623 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6624 endfor
6625 endfunc
6626 new
6627 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6628 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6629 endfor
6630<
6631 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6632 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6633
6634
6635< *min()*
6636min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6637 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6638
6639< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6640 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6641 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6642 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6643 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6644
6645 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6646 mylist->min()
6647
6648< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006649mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006650 Create directory {name}.
6651
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006652 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6653 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006654
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006655 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6656 created as necessary.
6657
6658 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006659 the current function, as with: >
6660 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6661<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006662 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006663 the end of the current function, as with: >
6664 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6665< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6666 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6667 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6668 E.g. when using: >
6669 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6670< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6671 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6672 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6673< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6674 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006675
6676 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6677 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6678 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6679 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6680 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6681 created with 0o755.
6682 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006683 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006684
6685< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6686
6687 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6688 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6689 "p" option the call will fail.
6690
6691 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6692 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6693 failed.
6694
6695 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6696 :if exists("*mkdir")
6697
6698< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6699 GetName()->mkdir()
6700<
6701 *mode()*
Doug Kearns9cd9e752024-04-07 17:42:17 +02006702mode([{expr}]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6703 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006704 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6705 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6706 Also see |state()|.
6707
6708 n Normal
6709 no Operator-pending
6710 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6711 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6712 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6713 CTRL-V is one character
6714 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6715 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6716 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6717 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6718 v Visual by character
6719 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6720 V Visual by line
6721 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6722 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6723 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6724 s Select by character
6725 S Select by line
6726 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6727 i Insert
6728 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6729 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6730 R Replace |R|
6731 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6732 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6733 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6734 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6735 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6736 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006737 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006738 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006739 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006740 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006741 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6742 r Hit-enter prompt
6743 rm The -- more -- prompt
6744 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6745 ! Shell or external command is executing
6746 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6747
6748 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6749 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6750 "c" or "n".
6751 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6752 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6753 the leading character(s).
6754 Also see |visualmode()|.
6755
6756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6757 DoFull()->mode()
6758
6759mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6760 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6761 converted to Vim data structures.
6762 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6763 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6764 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6765 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6766 converted to strings.
6767 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6768 Examples: >
6769 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6770 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6771 :echo mzeval("l")
6772 :echo mzeval("h")
6773<
6774 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6775 to {expr}.
6776
6777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6778 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6779<
6780 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6781
6782nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6783 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6784 that is not blank. Example: >
6785 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6786< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6787 below it, zero is returned.
6788 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6789 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6790
6791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6792 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6793
6794nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6795 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6796 value {expr}. Examples: >
6797 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6798 nr2char(32) returns " "
6799< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6800 Example for "utf-8": >
6801 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6802< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6803 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6804 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6805 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6806 string, thus results in an empty string.
6807 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6808 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6809 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6810< Result: "ABC"
6811
6812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6813 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6814
6815or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6816 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6817 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006818 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006819 Example: >
6820 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6821< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6822 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6823
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006824< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6825 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6826 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6827 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6828
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006829
6830pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6831 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6832 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6833 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6834 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6835 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6836 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6837< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6838>
6839 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6840< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6841 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006842 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006843
6844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6845 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6846
6847perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6848 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6849 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6850 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6851 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6852 reference to it.
6853 Example: >
6854 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6855< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6856
6857 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6858 to {expr}.
6859
6860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6861 GetExpr()->perleval()
6862
6863< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6864
6865
6866popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6867
6868
6869pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6870 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6871 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006872 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006873 Examples: >
6874 :echo pow(3, 3)
6875< 27.0 >
6876 :echo pow(2, 16)
6877< 65536.0 >
6878 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6879< 2.0
6880
6881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6882 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006883
6884prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6885 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6886 that is not blank. Example: >
6887 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6888< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6889 above it, zero is returned.
6890 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6891 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6892
6893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6894 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6895
6896printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6897 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6898 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6899 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6900< May result in:
6901 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6902
6903 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6904 argument: >
6905 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006906<
6907 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006908
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006909 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006910 %s string
6911 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6912 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6913 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6914 %c single byte
6915 %d decimal number
6916 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6917 %x hex number
6918 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6919 %X hex number using upper case letters
6920 %o octal number
6921 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6922 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6923 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6924 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6925 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6926 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6927 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6928 %% the % character itself
6929
6930 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6931 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6932 the result.
6933
6934 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6935 arguments appear in sequence:
6936
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006937 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6938
6939 pos-argument
6940 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6941 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006942
6943 flags
6944 Zero or more of the following flags:
6945
6946 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6947 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6948 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6949 of the number is increased to force the first
6950 character of the output string to a zero (except
6951 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6952 precision of zero).
6953 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6954 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6955 prepended to it.
6956 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6957 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6958 prepended to it.
6959
6960 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6961 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6962 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6963 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6964 flag is ignored.
6965
6966 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6967 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6968 The converted value is padded on the right with
6969 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6970 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6971
6972 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6973 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6974
6975 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6976 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6977 a space if both are used.
6978
6979 field-width
6980 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6981 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6982 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6983 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6984 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6985 conversion the count is in cells.
6986
6987 .precision
6988 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6989 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6990 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6991 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6992 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6993 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6994 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6995 string for S conversions.
6996 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6997 the decimal point.
6998
6999 type
7000 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
7001 be applied, see below.
7002
7003 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
7004 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
7005 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
7006 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
7007 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
7008 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
7009 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
7010< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
7011 "width" bytes.
7012
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01007013 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
7014 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
7015 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007016 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
7017 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
7018
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007019 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
7020
7021 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
7022 *printf-x* *printf-X*
7023 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
7024 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
7025 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
7026 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
7027 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
7028 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
7029 digits that must appear; if the converted value
7030 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
7031 zeros.
7032 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
7033 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
7034 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
7035 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
7036 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02007037 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
7038 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
7039 depending on your platform.
7040 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
7041 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
7042 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
7043 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007044 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
7045 ignored when type is known from the argument.
7046
7047 i alias for d
7048 D alias for ld
7049 U alias for lu
7050 O alias for lo
7051
7052 *printf-c*
7053 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
7054 resulting character is written.
7055
7056 *printf-s*
7057 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
7058 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7059 specified are used.
7060 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7061 automatically converted to text with the same format
7062 as ":echo".
7063 *printf-S*
7064 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7065 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7066 number specified are used.
7067
7068 *printf-f* *E807*
7069 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7070 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7071 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7072 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7073 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7074 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7075 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7076 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7077 Example: >
7078 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7079< 12.12
7080 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7081 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7082
7083 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7084 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7085 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7086 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7087 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7088
7089 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7090 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7091 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7092 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7093 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7094 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7095 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7096 results in 1.0e7.
7097
7098 *printf-%*
7099 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7100 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7101
7102 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7103 accepted and automatically converted.
7104 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7105 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7106 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7107
7108 *E766* *E767*
7109 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7110 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7111 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7112
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007113 *printf-$*
7114 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7115 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007116 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007117 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7118 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7119
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007120 #, c-format
7121 msgid "%s returning %s"
7122 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007123<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007124 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7125 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007126
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007127 echo printf(
7128 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7129 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7130< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007131
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007132 echo printf(
7133 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7134 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7135< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007136
7137 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7138 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7139 argument list. >
7140
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007141 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7142< 001 >
7143 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7144< 2 >
7145 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7146< 03 >
7147 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7148< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007149
7150 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7151 and via positional arguments: >
7152
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007153 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7154< 1.414214 >
7155 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7156< 1.4142 >
7157 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7158< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007159
Christ van Willegenc35fc032024-03-14 18:30:41 +01007160 You will get an overflow error |E1510|, when the field-width
7161 or precision will result in a string longer than 6400 chars.
7162
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007163 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007164 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007165 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7166< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7167 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007168
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007169 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007170 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007171 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7172< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7173 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007174
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007175 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007176 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007177 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7178< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007179
7180 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007181 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7182< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7183 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007184
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007185 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007186 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7187 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007188 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7189< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7190 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007191
7192 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007193 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7194< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7195 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007196
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007197 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007198 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007199 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7200< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007201
7202 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007203 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7204< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7205 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007206
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007207 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007208 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7209 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007210 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7211< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7212 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007213
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007214 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007215 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7216 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7217 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7218 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7219 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007220
7221
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007222prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7223 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7224 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7225
7226 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7227 string is returned.
7228
7229 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7230 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7231
7232< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7233
7234
7235prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7236 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7237 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7238 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7239
7240 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7241 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7242 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7243 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7244 line.
7245 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7246 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7247 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7248 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7249 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7250 if the user only typed Enter.
7251 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007252 func s:TextEntered(text)
7253 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7254 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007255 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7256 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7257 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007258 close
7259 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007260 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7261 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007262 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007263 endif
7264 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007265 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007266
7267< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7268 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7269
7270< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7271
7272prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7273 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7274 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7275 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7276
7277 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7278 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7279 as in any buffer.
7280
7281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7282 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7283
7284< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7285
7286prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7287 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7288 {text} to end in a space.
7289 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7290 "prompt". Example: >
7291 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7292<
7293 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7294 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7295
7296< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7297
7298prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7299
7300pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7301 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7302 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7303 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7304 height nr of items visible
7305 width screen cells
7306 row top screen row (0 first row)
7307 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7308 size total nr of items
7309 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7310
7311 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7312 |CompleteChanged|.
7313
7314pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7315 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7316 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7317 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7318 popup menu.
7319
7320py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7321 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7322 converted to Vim data structures.
7323 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7324 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7325 'encoding').
7326 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7327 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7328 keys converted to strings.
7329 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7330 to {expr}.
7331
7332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7333 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7334
7335< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7336
7337 *E858* *E859*
7338pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7339 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7340 converted to Vim data structures.
7341 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7342 copied though).
7343 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7344 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7345 non-string keys result in error.
7346 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7347 to {expr}.
7348
7349 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7350 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7351
7352< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7353
7354pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7355 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7356 converted to Vim data structures.
7357 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7358 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7359
7360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7361 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7362
7363< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7364 |+python3| feature}
7365
7366rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7367 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7368 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7369 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7370 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7371 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7372 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007373 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007374
7375 Examples: >
7376 :echo rand()
7377 :let seed = srand()
7378 :echo rand(seed)
7379 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7380<
7381
7382 *E726* *E727*
7383range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7384 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7385 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7386 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7387 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7388 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7389 producing a value past {max}).
7390 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7391 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7392 start this is an error.
7393 Examples: >
7394 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7395 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7396 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7397 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7398 range(0) " []
7399 range(2, 0) " error!
7400<
7401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7402 GetExpr()->range()
7403<
7404
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007405readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007406 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007407 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7408 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7409 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7410 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7411< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7412 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7413 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7414< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7415 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007416 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7417 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7418 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7419 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7420 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7421< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007422 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007423 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7424 empty blob.
7425 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7426 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007427 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7428
7429
7430readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7431 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7432 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7433 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7434 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7435 argument below for changing the sort order.
7436
7437 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7438 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7439 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7440 be handled.
7441 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7442 added to the list.
7443 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7444 to the list.
7445 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7446 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7447 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7448 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7449 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7450< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7451 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007452< *E857*
7453 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007454 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7455 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7456
7457 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7458 Valid values are:
7459 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7460 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7461 each character, technically, using
7462 strcmp()) (default)
7463 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7464 using strcasecmp())
7465 "collate" sort using the collation order
7466 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7467 (technically using strcoll())
7468 Other values are silently ignored.
7469
7470 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7471 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7472 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7473< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7474 function! s:tree(dir)
7475 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7476 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007477 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007478 endfunction
7479 echo s:tree(".")
7480<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007481 Returns an empty List on error.
7482
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7484 GetDirName()->readdir()
7485<
7486readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7487 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7488 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7489 information in {directory}.
7490 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7491 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7492 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7493 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7494 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7495 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7496 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7497 argument, see |readdir()|.
7498
7499 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7500 following items:
7501 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7502 name Name of the entry.
7503 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7504 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7505 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7506 type Type of the entry.
7507 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7508 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7509 Other symlink "link"
7510 On MS-Windows:
7511 Normal file "file"
7512 Directory "dir"
7513 Junction "junction"
7514 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7515 Other symlink "link"
7516 Other reparse point "reparse"
7517 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7518 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7519 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7520 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7521 itself because of performance reasons.
7522
7523 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7524 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7525 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7526 be handled.
7527 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7528 added to the list.
7529 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7530 to the list.
7531 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7532 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7533 of the entry.
7534 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7535 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7536 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7537<
7538 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7539 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7540 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007541<
7542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7543 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7544<
7545
7546 *readfile()*
7547readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7548 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7549 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7550 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7551 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7552 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7553 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7554 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7555 added.
7556 - No CR characters are removed.
7557 Otherwise:
7558 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7559 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7560 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7561 removed from the text.
7562 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7563 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7564 lines of a file: >
7565 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7566 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7567 :endfor
7568< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7569 are returned, or as many as there are.
7570 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7571 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7572 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7573 file into a buffer if you need to.
7574 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7575 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7576 unmodified.
7577 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7578 the result is an empty list.
7579 Also see |writefile()|.
7580
7581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7582 GetFileName()->readfile()
7583
7584reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7585 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7586 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7587 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007588 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007589
7590 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7591 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7592 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7593 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7594
7595 Examples: >
7596 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7597 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7598 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7599 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7600<
7601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7602 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7603
7604
7605reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7606 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7607 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7608 See |@|.
7609
7610reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7611 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7612 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7613
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007614reltime()
7615reltime({start})
7616reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007617 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7618 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007619 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007620 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007621 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7622 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7623 var startTime = reltime()
7624 Work()
7625 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7626<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007627 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007628 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007629 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007630 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007631 specified in the argument.
7632 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7633 and {end}.
7634
7635 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007636 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7637 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007638
7639 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7640 GetStart()->reltime()
7641<
7642 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7643
7644reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7645 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7646 Example: >
7647 let start = reltime()
7648 call MyFunction()
7649 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7650< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7651 Also see |profiling|.
7652 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7653 script an error is given.
7654
7655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7656 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7657
7658< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7659
7660reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7661 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7662 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7663 microseconds. Example: >
7664 let start = reltime()
7665 call MyFunction()
7666 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7667< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007668 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7669 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007670 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7671 can use split() to remove it. >
7672 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7673< Also see |profiling|.
7674 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7675 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7676
7677 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7678 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7679
7680< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7681
7682 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7683remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007684 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7685 string, also see |{server}|.
7686
7687 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7688 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7689 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7690 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7691 "\n").
7692
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007693 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7694 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7695 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007696
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007697 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7698 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007699
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007700 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7701 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7702 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7703 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7704 and the result will be the empty string.
7705
7706 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7707 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7708 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7709 arguments can be evaluated.
7710
7711 Examples: >
7712 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7713 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7714<
7715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7716 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7717
7718remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7719 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007720 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007721 This works like: >
7722 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7723< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7724 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7725 to bring itself to the foreground.
7726 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7727 like foreground() does.
7728 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7729
7730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7731 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7732
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007733< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007734 Win32 console version}
7735
7736
7737remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7738 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7739 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7740 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7741 name of a variable.
7742 Returns zero if none are available.
7743 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7744 See also |clientserver|.
7745 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7746 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7747 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007748 :let repl = ""
7749 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007750
7751< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7752 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7753
7754remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7755 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7756 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007757 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7758 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007759 See also |clientserver|.
7760 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7761 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7762 Example: >
7763 :echo remote_read(id)
7764
7765< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7766 ServerId()->remote_read()
7767<
7768 *remote_send()* *E241*
7769remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007770 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7771 string, also see |{server}|.
7772
7773 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7774 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7775 |:map|.
7776
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007777 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7778 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7779 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007780
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007781 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7782 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7783 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7784
7785 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7786 up the display.
7787 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007788 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007789 \ remote_read(serverid)
7790
7791 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7792 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007793 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007794 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7795<
7796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7797 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7798<
7799 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7800remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007801 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7802 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7803 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007804
7805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7806 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7807
7808< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7809
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007810remove({list}, {idx})
7811remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007812 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7813 return the item.
7814 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7815 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7816 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7817 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7818 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007819 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007820 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007821 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007822 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7823<
7824 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7825
7826 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7827 mylist->remove(idx)
7828
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007829remove({blob}, {idx})
7830remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007831 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7832 return the byte.
7833 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7834 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7835 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7836 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007837 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007838 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007839 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007840 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7841
7842remove({dict}, {key})
7843 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7844 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007845 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007846< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007847 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007848
7849rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7850 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7851 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7852 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7853 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7854 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7855 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7856
7857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7858 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7859
7860repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7861 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7862 result. Example: >
7863 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7864< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007865 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7866 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007867 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7868< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7869
7870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7871 mylist->repeat(count)
7872
7873resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7874 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7875 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7876 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7877 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7878 removed, return {filename}.
7879 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7880 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7881 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7882 stopped after 100 iterations.
7883 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7884 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7885 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7886 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7887 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7888
7889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7890 GetName()->resolve()
7891
7892reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007893 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7894 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7895 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7896 For a String a new String is returned.
7897 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7898 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7899 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007900 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7901< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7902 mylist->reverse()
7903
7904round({expr}) *round()*
7905 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7906 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7907 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7908 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007909 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007910 Examples: >
7911 echo round(0.456)
7912< 0.0 >
7913 echo round(4.5)
7914< 5.0 >
7915 echo round(-4.5)
7916< -5.0
7917
7918 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7919 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007920
7921rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7922 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7923 converted to Vim data structures.
7924 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7925 are copied though).
7926 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7927 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7928 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7929 "Object#to_s" method.
7930 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7931 to {expr}.
7932
7933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7934 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7935
7936< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7937
7938screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7939 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7940 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7941 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007942 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007943
7944 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7945 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7946
7947screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7948 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7949 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7950 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7951 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7952 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7953 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7954 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7955 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7956
7957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7958 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7959
7960screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7961 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7962 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7963 composing characters on top of the base character.
7964 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7965 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7966
7967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7968 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7969
7970screencol() *screencol()*
7971 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7972 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7973 This function is mainly used for testing.
7974
7975 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7976 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7977 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7978 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7979 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007980 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007981 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7982 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7983<
7984screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7985 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7986 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7987 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7988 The Dict has these members:
7989 row screen row
7990 col first screen column
7991 endcol last screen column
7992 curscol cursor screen column
7993 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7994 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7995 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7996 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7997 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7998 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7999 width character it would be the same as "col".
8000 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
8001 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
8002 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
8003 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008004 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
8005 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008006 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008007
8008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8009 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
8010
8011screenrow() *screenrow()*
8012 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
8013 cursor. The top line has number one.
8014 This function is mainly used for testing.
8015 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
8016
8017 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
8018
8019screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
8020 The result is a String that contains the base character and
8021 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
8022 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
8023 characters.
8024 This is mainly to be used for testing.
8025 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
8026
8027 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8028 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
8029<
8030 *search()*
8031search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8032 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
8033 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
8034
8035 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
8036 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
8037 move. No error message is given.
Christian Brabandt9a660d22024-03-12 22:03:09 +01008038 To get the matched string, use |matchbufline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008039
8040 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
8041 'b' search Backward instead of forward
8042 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
8043 'e' move to the End of the match
8044 'n' do Not move the cursor
8045 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
8046 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
8047 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
8048 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
8049 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
8050 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
8051
8052 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
8053 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
8054 flag.
8055
8056 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
8057
8058 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
8059 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
8060 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
8061 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01008062 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8063 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8064 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8065
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008066 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8067 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8068 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8069 file).
8070
8071 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8072 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8073 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8074 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8075 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8076< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8077 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8078 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008079 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008080 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8081 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8082 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8083 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8084 giving the argument.
8085 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8086
8087 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8088 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8089 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8090 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8091 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8092 function reference or a lambda.
8093 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8094 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8095 and -1 returned.
8096 *search()-sub-match*
8097 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8098 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8099 whole pattern did match.
8100 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8101
8102 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8103 flag is used.
8104
8105 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8106 :let n = 1
8107 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008108 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008109 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8110 : " first search to find match at start of file
8111 : normal G$
8112 : let flags = "w"
8113 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8114 : s/foo/bar/g
8115 : let flags = "W"
8116 : endwhile
8117 : update " write the file if modified
8118 : let n = n + 1
8119 :endwhile
8120<
8121 Example for using some flags: >
8122 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8123< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8124 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8125 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8126 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8127 line:
8128 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8129 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8130 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8131 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8132 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8133
8134 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8135 GetPattern()->search()
8136
8137searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8138 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8139 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8140 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8141
8142 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8143 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8144
8145 key type meaning ~
8146 current |Number| current position of match;
8147 0 if the cursor position is
8148 before the first match
8149 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8150 "pos", otherwise 0
8151 total |Number| total count of matches found
8152 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8153 1: recomputing was timed out
8154 2: max count exceeded
8155
8156 For {options} see further down.
8157
8158 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8159 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8160 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8161 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8162 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8163
8164 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8165 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8166
8167 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8168 " to 1)
8169 let result = searchcount()
8170<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008171 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008172 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8173 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8174 if empty(result)
8175 return ''
8176 endif
8177 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8178 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8179 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8180 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8181 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8182 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8183 \ result.current, result.total)
8184 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8185 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8186 \ result.current, result.total)
8187 endif
8188 endif
8189 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8190 \ result.current, result.total)
8191 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008192 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008193
8194 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8195 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008196 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008197 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8198<
8199 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8200 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8201
8202 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8203 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8204 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8205 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8206 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8207 call searchcount(#{
8208 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8209 redrawstatus
8210 endif
8211 endfunction
8212<
8213 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8214 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8215
8216 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8217 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8218 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8219
8220 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8221 " search again
8222 call searchcount()
8223<
8224 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8225 key type meaning ~
8226 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8227 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8228 otherwise returns the last
8229 computed result (when |n| or
8230 |N| was used when "S" is not
8231 in 'shortmess', or this
8232 function was called).
8233 (default: |TRUE|)
8234 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8235 and different with |@/|.
8236 this works as same as the
8237 below command is executed
8238 before calling this function >
8239 let @/ = pattern
8240< (default: |@/|)
8241 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8242 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8243 for recomputing the result
8244 (default: 0)
8245 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8246 limit. max count of matched
8247 text while recomputing the
8248 result. if search exceeded
8249 total count, "total" value
8250 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8251 (default: 99)
8252 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8253 when recomputing the result.
8254 this changes "current" result
8255 value. see |cursor()|,
8256 |getpos()|
8257 (default: cursor's position)
8258
8259 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8260 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8261<
8262searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8263 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8264
8265 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8266 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8267 first match in the function.
8268
8269 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8270 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8271 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8272
8273 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8274 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8275 Example: >
8276 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8277 echo getline('.')
8278 endif
8279<
8280 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8281 GetName()->searchdecl()
8282<
8283 *searchpair()*
8284searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8285 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8286 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8287 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8288 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8289 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8290 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8291 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8292 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8293 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8294 given.
8295
8296 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8297 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8298 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8299 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8300 typical use is: >
8301 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8302< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8303
8304 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8305 |search()|. Additionally:
8306 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8307 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8308 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8309 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8310 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8311 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8312
8313 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8314 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8315 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8316 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8317 or a string.
8318 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8319 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8320 and -1 returned.
8321 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8322 Anything else makes the function fail.
8323 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8324 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8325
8326 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8327
8328 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8329 patterns are used like it's on.
8330
8331 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8332 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8333 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8334 if 1
8335 if 2
8336 endif 2
8337 endif 1
8338< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8339 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8340 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8341 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8342 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8343 "endif 2".
8344 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8345 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8346 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8347 the matching start.
8348
8349 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8350
8351 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8352 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8353
8354< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8355 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8356 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8357 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8358 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8359 match.
8360 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8361
8362 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8363
8364< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8365 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8366 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8367
8368 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8369 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8370<
8371 *searchpairpos()*
8372searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8373 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8374 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8375 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8376 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8377 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8378 returns [0, 0]. >
8379
8380 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8381<
8382 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8383
8384 *searchpos()*
8385searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8386 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8387 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8388 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8389 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8390 returns [0, 0].
8391 Example: >
8392 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8393
8394< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8395 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8396 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8397< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8398 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8399
8400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8401 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8402
8403server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8404 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8405 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8406 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8407 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8408 Note:
8409 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8410 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8411 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8412 See also |clientserver|.
8413 Example: >
8414 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8415
8416< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8417 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8418<
8419serverlist() *serverlist()*
8420 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8421 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8422 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8423 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8424 Example: >
8425 :echo serverlist()
8426<
8427setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8428 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8429 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8430
8431 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8432 |bufload()| if needed.
8433
8434 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8435 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8436
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008437 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8438 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8439 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8440 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008441
8442 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8443
8444 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8445 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8446 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8447 added below the last line.
8448
8449 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8450 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8451 error is given.
8452 On success 0 is returned.
8453
8454 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8455 third argument: >
8456 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8457
8458setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8459 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8460 {val}.
8461 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8462 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8463 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8464 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8465 The {varname} argument is a string.
8466 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8467 Examples: >
8468 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8469 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8470< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8471
8472 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8473 third argument: >
8474 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8475
8476
8477setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8478 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008479 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8480 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8481 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8482 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008483 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008484 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8485 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008486
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008487< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8488 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8489 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8490 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8491 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008492 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008493
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008494 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8495 in screen cells. *E1112*
8496 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008497 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008498
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008499 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8500 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8501
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008502 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008503 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008504
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008505< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008506 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8507 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8508 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8509 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008511
8512setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8513 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8514 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8515
8516 Example:
8517 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8518 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8519< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8520 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8521< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8522
8523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8524 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8525
8526setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8527 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8528 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8529
8530 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8531 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8532 character search
8533 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8534 0 for backward
8535 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8536 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8537 character search
8538
8539 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8540 from a script: >
8541 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8542 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8543 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8544< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8545
8546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8547 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8548
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008549setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8550 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8551 {pos}.
8552 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8553 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8554 line.
8555
8556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8557 GetText()->setcmdline()
8558
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008559setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8560 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8561 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8562 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8563 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8564 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8565 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8566 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8567 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8568 before inserting the resulting text.
8569 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8570 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008571 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8572 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008573
8574 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8575 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8576
8577setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8578setcursorcharpos({list})
8579 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8580 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8581
8582 Example:
8583 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8584 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8585< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8586 call cursor(4, 3)
8587< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8588
8589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8590 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8591
8592
8593setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8594 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8595 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8596
8597< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8598 See also |expr-env|.
8599
8600 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8601 second argument: >
8602 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8603
8604setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8605 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8606 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8607 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8608 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8609 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8610 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8611 characters are not supported.
8612
8613 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8614 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8615 would do the same thing.
8616
8617 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8618
8619 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8620 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8621<
8622 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8623
8624
8625setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8626 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8627 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8628 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8629
8630 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8631 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8632 added below the last line.
8633 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008634 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8635 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008636
8637 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8638 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8639 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8640
8641 Example: >
8642 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8643
8644< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8645 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8646 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8647< This is equivalent to: >
8648 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8649 : call setline(n, l)
8650 :endfor
8651
8652< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8653
8654 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8655 second argument: >
8656 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8657
8658setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8659 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8660 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8661 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8662
8663 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8664 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8665 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8666 Also see |location-list|.
8667
8668 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8669
8670 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8671 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8672 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8673
8674 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8675 second argument: >
8676 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8677
8678setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8679 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8680 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8681 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8682 example for |getmatches()|.
8683 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8684 window ID instead of the current window.
8685
8686 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8687 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8688<
8689 *setpos()*
8690setpos({expr}, {list})
8691 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8692 . the cursor
8693 'x mark x
8694
8695 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8696 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8697 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8698
8699 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8700 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8701 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8702 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8703 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8704 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8705 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8706 Does not change the jumplist.
8707
8708 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8709 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8710 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8711 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8712
8713 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8714 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8715 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8716 character.
8717
8718 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8719 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8720 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8721 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8722 mark position it is not used.
8723
8724 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8725 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8726 before '>.
8727
8728 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8729 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8730
8731 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8732
8733 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8734 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8735 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8736 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8737 |winrestview()|.
8738
8739 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8740 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8741
8742setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8743 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8744
8745 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8746 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8747 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8748 {what}.
8749 *setqflist-what*
8750 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8751 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8752 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8753 entries:
8754
8755 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8756 buffer
8757 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8758 present or it is invalid.
8759 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8760 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8761 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008762 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008763 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8764 col column number
8765 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8766 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008767 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008768 nr error number
8769 text description of the error
8770 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8771 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008772 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8773 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008774
8775 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8776 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8777 locate a matching error line.
8778 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8779 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8780 item will not be handled as an error line.
8781 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8782 be used.
8783 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8784 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8785 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8786 cleared.
8787 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8788 |getqflist()| returns.
8789
8790 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8791 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8792 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8793 new list is created.
8794
8795 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8796 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8797 clear the list: >
8798 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8799<
8800 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8801 freed.
8802
8803 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8804 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8805 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8806 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8807 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8808
8809 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8810 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8811 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8812 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8813 'errorformat' option value is used.
8814 See |quickfix-parse|
8815 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8816 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8817 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8818 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8819 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8820 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8821 argument.
8822 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8823 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8824 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8825 See |quickfix-parse|
8826 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8827 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8828 the last quickfix list.
8829 quickfixtextfunc
8830 function to get the text to display in the
8831 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8832 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8833 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8834 of how to write the function and an example.
8835 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8836 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8837 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8838 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8839 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8840 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8841 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8842 specify the list.
8843
8844 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8845 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8846 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8847 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8848<
8849 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8850
8851 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8852 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8853 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8854
8855 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8856 second argument: >
8857 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8858<
8859 *setreg()*
8860setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8861 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8862 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8863 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8864 {regname} must be one character.
8865
8866 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8867 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8868 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8869 then the value is appended.
8870
8871 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8872 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8873 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8874 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8875 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8876 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8877 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8878 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8879
8880 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8881 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8882 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8883 mode is never selected automatically.
8884 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8885
8886 *E883*
8887 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8888 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8889 items act like empty strings.
8890
8891 Examples: >
8892 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8893 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8894 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8895 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8896
8897< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8898 register: >
8899 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8900 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8901< or: >
8902 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8903 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8904 ....
8905 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8906< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8907 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8908 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8909 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8910
8911 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8912 nothing: >
8913 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8914
8915< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8916 second argument: >
8917 GetText()->setreg('a')
8918
8919settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8920 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8921 |t:var|
8922 The {varname} argument is a string.
8923 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8924 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8925 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8926 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8927 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8928
8929 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8930 third argument: >
8931 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8932
8933settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8934 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8935 {val}.
8936 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8937 use |setwinvar()|.
8938 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8939 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8940 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8941 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8942 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8943 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8944 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8945 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8946 Examples: >
8947 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8948 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8949< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8950
8951 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8952 fourth argument: >
8953 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8954
8955settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8956 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8957 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8958
8959 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8960 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8961 stack.
8962 *E962*
8963 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8964 argument:
8965 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8966 stack is replaced.
8967 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8968 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8969 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8970 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8971 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8972
8973 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8974 stack after the modification.
8975
8976 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8977
8978 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8979 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8980 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8981
8982< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8983 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8984 " do something else
8985 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8986 unlet stack
8987<
8988 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8989 second argument: >
8990 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8991
8992setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8993 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8994 Examples: >
8995 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8996 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8997
8998< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8999 third argument: >
9000 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
9001
9002sha256({string}) *sha256()*
9003 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
9004 checksum of {string}.
9005
9006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9007 GetText()->sha256()
9008
9009< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
9010
9011shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
9012 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
9013 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00009014 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009015 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
9016 quotes.
9017 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
9018 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
9019 {string}.
9020 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
9021 replace all "'" with "'\''".
9022
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009023 The {special} argument adds additional escaping of keywords
9024 used in Vim commands. When it is not omitted and a non-zero
K.Takatac0e038b2024-05-16 12:39:01 +09009025 number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
9026 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" (as listed in
9027 |expand()|) will be preceded by a backslash.
Enno5faeb602024-05-15 21:54:19 +02009028 This backslash will be removed again by the |:!| command.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009029
9030 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
9031 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
9032 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
9033 even when inside single quotes.
9034
9035 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
9036 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
9037 escaped a second time.
9038
9039 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
9040 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
9041 character inside single quotes.
9042
9043 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009044 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009045< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
9046 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009047 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009048< See also |::S|.
9049
9050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9051 GetCommand()->shellescape()
9052
9053shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
9054 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
9055 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
9056 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
9057 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
9058 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
9059
9060 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
9061 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
9062 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
9063 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
9064
9065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9066 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
9067
9068sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
9069
9070
9071simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9072 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9073 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9074 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9075 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9076 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
9077 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9078 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9079 standard).
9080 Example: >
9081 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9082< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9083 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9084 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9085 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9086 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9087
9088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9089 GetName()->simplify()
9090
9091sin({expr}) *sin()*
9092 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9093 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009094 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009095 Examples: >
9096 :echo sin(100)
9097< -0.506366 >
9098 :echo sin(-4.01)
9099< 0.763301
9100
9101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9102 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009103
9104
9105sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9106 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9107 [-inf, inf].
9108 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009109 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009110 Examples: >
9111 :echo sinh(0.5)
9112< 0.521095 >
9113 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9114< -1.026517
9115
9116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9117 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009118
9119
9120slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9121 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9122 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9123 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009124 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are treated as a
9125 part of the preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009126 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9127 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009128 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009129
9130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9131 GetList()->slice(offset)
9132
9133
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009134sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009135 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9136
9137 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9138 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9139
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009140< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009141 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9142 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9143 current buffer use |:sort|.
9144
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009145 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9146 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9147 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009148
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009149 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009150 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9151 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9152 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9153 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9154 case. Example: >
9155 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9156 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9157 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9158< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9159>
9160 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9161 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9162 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9163< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9164 This does not work properly on Mac.
9165
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009166 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009167 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009168 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9169 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9170 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009171
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009172 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009173 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9174 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9175
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009176 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009177 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9178
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009179 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009180 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9181 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9182 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9183 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9184
9185 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9186 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9187
9188 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9189 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9190 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9191 same order as they were originally.
9192
9193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9194 mylist->sort()
9195
9196< Also see |uniq()|.
9197
9198 Example: >
9199 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9200 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9201 endfunc
9202 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9203< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9204 ignores overflow: >
9205 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9206 return a:i1 - a:i2
9207 endfunc
9208< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9209 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9210<
9211sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9212 Stop playing all sounds.
9213
9214 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9215 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9216
9217 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9218
9219 *sound_playevent()*
9220sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9221 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9222 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9223 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9224 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9225 call sound_playevent('bell')
9226< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9227 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9228 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009229 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9230 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9231 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009232
9233 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9234 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9235 argument is the status:
9236 0 sound was played to the end
9237 1 sound was interrupted
9238 2 error occurred after sound started
9239 Example: >
9240 func Callback(id, status)
9241 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9242 endfunc
9243 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9244
9245< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9246
9247 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9248 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9249
9250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9251 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9252
9253< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9254
9255 *sound_playfile()*
9256sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9257 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9258 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9259 with this command: >
9260 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9261
9262< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9263 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9264
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009265< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009266
9267
9268sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9269 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9270 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9271
9272 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9273 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9274
9275 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9276 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9277
9278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9279 soundid->sound_stop()
9280
9281< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9282
9283 *soundfold()*
9284soundfold({word})
9285 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9286 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9287 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9288 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9289 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9290 the method can be quite slow.
9291
9292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9293 GetWord()->soundfold()
9294<
9295 *spellbadword()*
9296spellbadword([{sentence}])
9297 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9298 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9299 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9300 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9301
9302 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9303 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9304 result is an empty string.
9305
9306 The return value is a list with two items:
9307 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9308 - The type of the spelling error:
9309 "bad" spelling mistake
9310 "rare" rare word
9311 "local" word only valid in another region
9312 "caps" word should start with Capital
9313 Example: >
9314 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9315< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9316
9317 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9318 of 'spelllang' are used.
9319
9320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9321 GetText()->spellbadword()
9322<
9323 *spellsuggest()*
9324spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9325 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9326 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9327 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9328
9329 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9330 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9331 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9332
9333 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9334 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9335 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9336 replace a line.
9337
9338 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9339 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9340 although it may appear capitalized.
9341
9342 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9343 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9344
9345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9346 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9347
9348split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9349 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9350 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9351 item.
9352 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9353 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9354 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9355 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9356 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9357 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9358 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9359 Example: >
9360 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9361< To split a string in individual characters: >
9362 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9363< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9364 the end of the pattern: >
9365 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9366< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9367 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9368 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9369< The opposite function is |join()|.
9370
9371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9372 GetString()->split()
9373
9374sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9375 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9376 |Float|.
9377 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009378 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9379 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009380 Examples: >
9381 :echo sqrt(100)
9382< 10.0 >
9383 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9384< nan
9385 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9386
9387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9388 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009389
9390
9391srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9392 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9393 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9394 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9395 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9396 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9397 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9398 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9399
9400 Examples: >
9401 :let seed = srand()
9402 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9403 :echo rand(seed)
9404
9405state([{what}]) *state()*
9406 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9407 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9408 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9409 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9410 Yes: then do it right away.
9411 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9412 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9413 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9414 messages and callbacks).
9415 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9416 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9417 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9418 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9419 Also see |mode()|.
9420
9421 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9422 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9423 if state('s') == ''
9424 " screen has not scrolled
9425<
9426 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9427 something is busy:
9428 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9429 stuffed command
9430 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9431 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9432 x executing an autocommand
9433 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9434 ch_readraw() when reading json
9435 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9436 |f| or a count
9437 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9438 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9439 s screen has scrolled for messages
9440
9441str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9442 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9443 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9444 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9445 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9446 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9447 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9448 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9449 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9450 thousand.
9451 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9452 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9453 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9454 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9455 |substitute()|: >
9456 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9457<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009458 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9459
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9461 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009462
9463str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9464 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9465 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9466 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9467 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9468< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9469
9470 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9471 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9472 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9473 properly: >
9474 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9475
9476< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9477 GetString()->str2list()
9478
9479
9480str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9481 Convert string {string} to a number.
9482 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9483 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9484 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9485
9486 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9487 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9488 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9489 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9490<
9491 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9492 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9493 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9494 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9495 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9496
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009497 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9498
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9500 GetText()->str2nr()
9501
9502
9503strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9504 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9505 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9506 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9507 composing characters separately.
9508
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009509 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009511 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9512
9513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9514 GetText()->strcharlen()
9515
9516
9517strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9518 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9519 of byte index and length.
9520 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9521 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009522 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
9523 part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009524 When a character index is used where a character does not
9525 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9526 example: >
9527 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9528< results in 'a'.
9529
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009530 Returns an empty string on error.
9531
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9533 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9534
9535
9536strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9537 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9538 in String {string}.
9539 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9540 counted separately.
zeertzjqad387692024-03-23 08:23:48 +01009541 When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009542 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9543
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009544 Returns zero on error.
9545
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009546 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9547
9548 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9549 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9550 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9551 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9552 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9553 endfunction
9554 else
9555 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9556 if a:skipcc
9557 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9558 else
9559 return strchars(a:str)
9560 endif
9561 endfunction
9562 endif
9563<
9564 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9565 GetText()->strchars()
9566
9567strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9568 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9569 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9570 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9571 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9572 matters for Tab characters.
9573 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9574 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9575 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9576 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9577 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009578 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009579 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9580
9581 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9582 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9583
9584strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9585 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9586 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9587 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9588 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9589 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9590 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9591 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9592 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9593 Examples: >
9594 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9595 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9596 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9597 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9598 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9599 Show mod time of file.c.
9600< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9601 :if exists("*strftime")
9602
9603< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9604 GetFormat()->strftime()
9605
9606strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009607 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9608 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9609 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9610 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9611 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009612 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009613 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9614
9615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9616 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9617
9618stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9619 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9620 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9621 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9622 This can be used to find a second match: >
9623 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9624 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9625< The search is done case-sensitive.
9626 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9627 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9628 See also |strridx()|.
9629 Examples: >
9630 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9631 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9632 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9633< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9634 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9635 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9636
9637 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9638 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9639<
9640 *string()*
9641string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9642 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9643 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9644 {expr} type result ~
9645 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9646 Number 123
9647 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9648 Funcref function('name')
9649 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9650 List [item, item]
9651 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009652 Class class SomeName
9653 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +01009654 Enum enum EnumName
Yegappan Lakshmanan3cf121e2024-03-31 18:45:35 +02009655 EnumValue enum name.value {name: str, ordinal: nr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009656
9657 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9658 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9659 will then fail.
9660
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009661 For an object, invokes the string() method to get a textual
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009662 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
mityu7f0bba22024-03-29 10:14:41 +01009663 then the default representation is used. |object-string()|
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009664
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9666 mylist->string()
9667
9668< Also see |strtrans()|.
9669
9670
9671strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9672 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9673 {string} in bytes.
9674 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009675 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009676 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9677 |strchars()|.
9678 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9679
9680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9681 GetString()->strlen()
9682
9683strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9684 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9685 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9686 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9687 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9688 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9689 following composing characters).
9690 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9691 |strcharpart()|.
9692
9693 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9694 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9695 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9696 end of the {src}. >
9697 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9698 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9699 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9700 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9701
9702< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9703 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9704 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9705<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009706 Returns an empty string on error.
9707
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9709 GetText()->strpart(5)
9710
9711strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9712 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9713 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9714 the format specified in {format}.
9715
9716 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9717 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9718 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9719 matters.
9720
9721 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9722 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9723 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9724 result.
9725
9726 See also |strftime()|.
9727 Examples: >
9728 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9729< 862156163 >
9730 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9731< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9732 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9733< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9734
9735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9736 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9737<
9738 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9739 :if exists("*strptime")
9740
9741strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9742 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9743 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9744 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9745 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9746 match: >
9747 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9748 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9749< The search is done case-sensitive.
9750 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9751 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9752 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9753 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9754 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9755< *strrchr()*
9756 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9757 function strrchr().
9758
9759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9760 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9761
9762strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9763 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9764 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9765 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9766 echo strtrans(@a)
9767< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9768 starting a new line.
9769
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009770 Returns an empty string on error.
9771
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9773 GetString()->strtrans()
9774
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009775strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9776 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9777 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9778
9779 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9780 separately.
9781 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9782 ignored.
9783
9784 Returns zero on error.
9785
9786 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9787 Examples: >
9788 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9789 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9790 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9791 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9792 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009793<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009794 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9795 GetText()->strutf16len()
9796<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009797strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9798 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9799 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9800 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9801 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9802 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009803 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009804 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9805
9806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9807 GetString()->strwidth()
9808
9809submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9810 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9811 substitute() function.
9812 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9813 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9814 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9815 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9816 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9817
9818 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9819 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9820 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9821 text.
9822 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9823 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9824 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9825
9826 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9827 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9828
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009829 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9830
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009831 Examples: >
9832 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9833 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9834< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9835 A line break is included as a newline character.
9836
9837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9838 GetNr()->submatch()
9839
9840substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9841 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9842 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9843 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9844 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9845
9846 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9847 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9848 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9849 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9850 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9851 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9852 used.
9853
9854 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9855 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9856 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9857 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9858
9859 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9860 unmodified.
9861
9862 Example: >
9863 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9864< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9865 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9866< results in "TESTING".
9867
9868 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9869 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9870 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009871 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009872
9873< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9874 optional argument. Example: >
9875 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9876< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9877 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9878 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009879 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009880
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009881< Returns an empty string on error.
9882
9883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009884 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9885
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009886swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9887 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9888 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9889 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9890 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9891 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9892 let save_dir = &directory
9893 let &directory = '.'
9894 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9895 let &directory = save_dir
9896
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009897swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9898 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9899 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9900 version Vim version
9901 user user name
9902 host host name
9903 fname original file name
9904 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9905 file
9906 mtime last modification time in seconds
9907 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9908 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9909 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9910 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9911 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9912 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9913 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9914 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9915
9916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9917 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9918
9919swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9920 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9921 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9922 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9923 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9924 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9925
9926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9927 GetBufname()->swapname()
9928
9929synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9930 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9931 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9932 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9933 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9934
9935 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9936 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9937 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9938 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9939 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9940
9941 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9942 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9943 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9944 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9945 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9946 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9947 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9948
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009949 Returns zero on error.
9950
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009951 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9952 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9953<
9954
9955synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9956 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9957 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9958 about a syntax item.
9959 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9960 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9961 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9962 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9963 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9964 {what} result
9965 "name" the name of the syntax item
9966 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9967 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9968 term: empty string)
9969 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9970 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9971 |highlight-font|
9972 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9973 |highlight-guisp|
9974 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9975 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9976 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9977 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9978 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9979 "bold" "1" if bold
9980 "italic" "1" if italic
9981 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9982 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9983 "standout" "1" if standout
9984 "underline" "1" if underlined
9985 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9986 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009987 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009988
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009989 Returns an empty string on error.
9990
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009991 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9992 cursor): >
9993 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9994<
9995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9996 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9997
9998
9999synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
10000 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
10001 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
10002 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
10003 ":highlight link" are followed.
10004
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010005 Returns zero on error.
10006
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10008 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
10009
10010synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
10011 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
10012 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
10013 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
10014 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
10015 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
10016 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
10017 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
10018 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
10019 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
10020 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
10021 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
10022 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
10023 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
10024 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
10025 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
10026 and replaced by the character "X", then:
10027 call returns ~
10028 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
10029 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
10030 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
10031 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
10032 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
10033 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
10034
Christian Brabandtfe1e2b52024-04-26 18:42:59 +020010035 Note: Doesn't consider |matchadd()| highlighting items,
10036 since syntax and matching highlighting are two different
10037 mechanisms |syntax-vs-match|.
10038
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010039
10040synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
10041 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
10042 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
10043 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
10044 like what |synID()| returns.
10045 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
10046 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
10047 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
10048 transparent item.
10049 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
10050 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
10051 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
10052 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
10053 endfor
10054< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010055 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010056 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
10057 valid positions.
10058
10059system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
10060 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
10061 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
10062
10063 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
10064 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
10065 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
10066 separators yourself.
10067 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
10068 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
10069 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
10070 list items converted to NULs).
10071 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
10072 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
10073 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
10074 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
10075
10076 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
10077
10078 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
10079 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10080 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10081 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10082 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10083<
10084 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10085 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10086 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10087 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
10088 cause trouble.
10089 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
10090
10091 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010092 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
10093 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010094
10095< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10096 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10097 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10098 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10099 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10100
10101 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10102 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10103 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10104 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10105 concatenated commands.
10106
10107 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10108 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10109
10110 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10111 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10112
10113 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10114 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10115 when using a security agent application.
10116 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10117 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10118
10119 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10120 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10121
10122
10123systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10124 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10125 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10126 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10127 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10128 result ends in a NL.
10129 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10130
10131 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10132 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10133 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10134<
10135 Returns an empty string on error.
10136
10137 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10138 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10139
10140
10141tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10142 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10143 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10144 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10145 omitted the current tab page is used.
10146 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10147 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10148 let buflist = []
10149 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10150 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10151 endfor
10152< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10153
10154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10155 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10156
10157tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10158 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10159 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10160
10161 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10162 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10163 count).
10164 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10165 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10166 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10167 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10168
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010169 Returns zero on error.
10170
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010171
10172tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10173 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10174 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10175 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10176 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10177 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10178 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10179 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10180 Useful examples: >
10181 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10182 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10183< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10184
10185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10186 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10187<
10188 *tagfiles()*
10189tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10190 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10191
10192
10193taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10194 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10195
10196 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10197 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10198 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10199
10200 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10201 entries:
10202 name Name of the tag.
10203 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10204 defined. It is either relative to the
10205 current directory or a full path.
10206 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10207 the file.
10208 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10209 entry depends on the language specific
10210 kind values. Only available when
10211 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010212 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010213 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10214 |static-tag| for more information.
10215 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10216 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10217 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10218 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10219 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10220 contained in.
10221
10222 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10223 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10224
10225 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10226
10227 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10228 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10229 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10230 search regular expression pattern.
10231
10232 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10233 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10234 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10235
10236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10237 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10238
10239tan({expr}) *tan()*
10240 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10241 in the range [-inf, inf].
10242 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010243 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010244 Examples: >
10245 :echo tan(10)
10246< 0.648361 >
10247 :echo tan(-4.01)
10248< -1.181502
10249
10250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10251 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010252
10253
10254tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10255 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10256 range [-1, 1].
10257 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010258 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010259 Examples: >
10260 :echo tanh(0.5)
10261< 0.462117 >
10262 :echo tanh(-1)
10263< -0.761594
10264
10265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10266 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010267
10268
10269tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10270 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10271 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10272 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10273 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010274 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Christian Brabandt5cf53012024-05-18 10:13:11 +020010275< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|
10276 that is recursively deleted when Vim exits, on other systems
10277 temporary files are not cleaned up automatically on exit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010278 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10279 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10280 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10281
10282
10283term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10284
10285
10286terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10287 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10288 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10289 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10290 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10291 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10292 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10293 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10294 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010295 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010296
10297 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10298
10299 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10300 an empty dictionary.
10301
10302 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10303 current cursor style.
10304 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10305 request the cursor blink status.
10306 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10307 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10308 and |t_RC| on startup.
10309
10310 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10311 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10312
10313 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10314
10315 Also see:
10316 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10317 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10318 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10319
10320
10321test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10322
10323
10324 *timer_info()*
10325timer_info([{id}])
10326 Return a list with information about timers.
10327 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10328 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10329 returned.
10330 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10331
10332 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10333 these items:
10334 "id" the timer ID
10335 "time" time the timer was started with
10336 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10337 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10338 -1 means forever
10339 "callback" the callback
10340 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10341
10342 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10343 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10344
10345< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10346
10347timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10348 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10349 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10350 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10351 has passed.
10352
10353 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10354 for a short time.
10355
10356 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10357 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10358 See |non-zero-arg|.
10359
10360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10361 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10362
10363< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10364
10365 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10366timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10367 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10368
10369 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10370 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10371 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010372 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10373 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010374
10375 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10376 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10377 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10378 waiting for input.
10379 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10380 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10381
10382 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10383 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10384 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10385 the callback will be called once.
10386 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10387 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10388 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10389 messages.
10390
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010391 Returns -1 on error.
10392
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010393 Example: >
10394 func MyHandler(timer)
10395 echo 'Handler called'
10396 endfunc
10397 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10398 \ {'repeat': 3})
10399< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10400 intervals.
10401
10402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10403 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10404
10405< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10406 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10407
10408timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10409 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10410 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10411 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10412
10413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10414 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10415
10416< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10417
10418timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10419 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10420 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10421 timers there is no error.
10422
10423 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10424
10425tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10426 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10427 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010428 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010429
10430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10431 GetText()->tolower()
10432
10433toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10434 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10435 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010436 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010437
10438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10439 GetText()->toupper()
10440
10441tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10442 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10443 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10444 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10445 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10446 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10447 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10448
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010449 Returns an empty string on error.
10450
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010451 Examples: >
10452 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10453< returns "Hello THere" >
10454 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10455< returns "{blob}"
10456
10457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10458 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10459
10460trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10461 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10462 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10463
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010464 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10465 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10466 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010467
10468 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10469 characters:
10470 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10471 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10472 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10473 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10474
10475 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010476 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010477
10478 Examples: >
10479 echo trim(" some text ")
10480< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010481 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010482< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10483 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10484< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10485 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10486< returns " vim"
10487
10488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10489 GetText()->trim()
10490
10491trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10492 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10493 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10494 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010495 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010496 Examples: >
10497 echo trunc(1.456)
10498< 1.0 >
10499 echo trunc(-5.456)
10500< -5.0 >
10501 echo trunc(4.0)
10502< 4.0
10503
10504 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10505 Compute()->trunc()
10506<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010507 *type()*
10508type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10509 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10510 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10511 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10512 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10513 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10514 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10515 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10516 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10517 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10518 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10519 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10520 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10521 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010522 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10523 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010524 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Yegappan Lakshmanan3164cf82024-03-28 10:36:42 +010010525 Enum: 15 |v:t_enum|
10526 EnumValue: 16 |v:t_enumvalue|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010527 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10528 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10529 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10530 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10531 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10532 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10533 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10534 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10535 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10536< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10537 :if exists('v:t_number')
10538
10539< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10540 mylist->type()
10541
10542
10543typename({expr}) *typename()*
10544 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10545 Example: >
10546 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010547< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010548
10549
10550undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10551 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10552 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10553 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10554 the undo file exists.
10555 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10556 is used internally.
10557 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10558 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10559 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10560 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10561 returns an empty string.
10562
10563 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10564 GetFilename()->undofile()
10565
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010566undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10567 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10568 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10569 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010570 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10571 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10572 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10573 when some changes were undone.
10574 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10575 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10576 something readable.
10577 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10578 write yet.
10579 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10580 tree.
10581 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10582 This happens when waiting from input from the
10583 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10584 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10585 undo blocks.
10586
10587 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10588 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10589 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10590 |:undolist|.
10591 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10592 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10593 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10594 that was added. This marks the last change
10595 and where further changes will be added.
10596 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10597 that was undone. This marks the current
10598 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10599 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10600 undone after the last change this item will
10601 not appear anywhere.
10602 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10603 write. The number is the write count. The
10604 first write has number 1, the last one the
10605 "save_last" mentioned above.
10606 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10607 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10608 item.
10609
10610uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10611 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10612 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10613 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10614 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10615< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10616 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10617
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010618 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10619
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10621 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010622<
10623 *utf16idx()*
10624utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010625 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10626 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010627
10628 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10629 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10630 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010631 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10632 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010633
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010634 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10635 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10636 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10637
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010638 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10639 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10640 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10641 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10642 Examples: >
10643 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10644 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10645 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10646 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10647 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10648 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10649 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10650<
10651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10652 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10653
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010654
10655values({dict}) *values()*
10656 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10657 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010658 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010659
10660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10661 mydict->values()
10662
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010663virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010664 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10665 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10666 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10667 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10668 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10669 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10670 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10671 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010672
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010673 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010674
10675 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10676 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10677 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10678 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10679 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10680 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10681 |'virtualedit'|
10682
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010683 The accepted positions are:
10684 . the cursor position
10685 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10686 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10687 plus one)
10688 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10689 returned)
10690 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10691 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10692 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10693 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010694
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010695 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10696 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010697 character.
10698
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010699 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10700 that window instead of the current window.
10701
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010702 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10703 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010704 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10705
10706 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10707 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10708 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10709
10710 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10711
10712 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010713< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010714 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10715 all lines: >
10716 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10717
10718< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10719 GetPos()->virtcol()
10720
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010721virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10722 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10723 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10724 column {col}.
10725
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010726 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10727
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010728 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10729 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10730 virtual column is returned.
10731
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010732 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10733 byte in the character is returned.
10734
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010735 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10736 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10737
10738 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10739 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10740
10741 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10742
10743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10744 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010745
10746visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10747 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10748 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10749 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10750 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10751 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10752 respectively.
10753 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010754 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010755< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10756 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10757 Visual mode that was used.
10758 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10759 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10760 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10761 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10762 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10763
10764wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10765 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10766 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10767 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10768 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10769
10770 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10771 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10772<
10773 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10774
10775win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10776 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10777 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10778 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10779 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010780 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010781 Example: >
10782 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10783< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10784 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010785 *E994*
10786 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10787 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10788 an empty string is returned.
10789
10790 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10791 second argument: >
10792 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10793
10794win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10795 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10796 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10797
10798 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10799 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10800
10801win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10802 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10803 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10804 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10805 number 1.
10806 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10807 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10808 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10809
10810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10811 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10812
10813
10814win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10815 Return the type of the window:
10816 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10817 used to execute autocommands.
10818 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10819 (empty) normal window
10820 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10821 "popup" popup window |popup|
10822 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10823 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10824 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10825
10826 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10827 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10828 |window-ID|.
10829
10830 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10831 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10832 returns "popup".
10833
10834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10835 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10836<
10837win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10838 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10839 tabpage.
10840 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10841
10842 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10843 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10844
10845win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10846 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10847 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10848 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10849
10850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10851 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10852
10853win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10854 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10855 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10856
10857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10858 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10859
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010860win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10861 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10862 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10863 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10864 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10865 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10866 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10867 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10868 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10869 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10870 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010871 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10872 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010873 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010874
10875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10876 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10877
10878win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10879 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10880 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10881 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10882 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10883 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10884 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10885 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10886 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10887 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010888 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010889
10890 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10891 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10892
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010893win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10894 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10895 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10896 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10897 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10898 for the current window.
Sean Dewar5866bc32024-03-13 20:17:24 +010010899 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010900
10901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10902 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10903<
10904win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010905 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10906 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10907 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10908 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010909
10910 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10911 Both must be in the current tab page.
10912
10913 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10914
10915 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10916 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10917 like with |:vsplit|.
10918 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10919 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10920 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10921 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10922 'splitright' are used.
10923
10924 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10925 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10926<
10927
10928 *winbufnr()*
10929winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10930 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10931 the |window-ID|.
10932 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10933 window is returned.
10934 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10935 Example: >
10936 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10937<
10938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10939 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10940<
10941 *wincol()*
10942wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10943 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10944 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10945
10946 *windowsversion()*
10947windowsversion()
10948 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10949 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10950 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10951 an empty string.
10952
10953winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10954 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10955 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10956 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10957 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10958 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10959 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10960 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010961 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010962
10963< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10964 GetWinid()->winheight()
10965<
10966winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10967 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10968 in a tabpage.
10969
10970 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10971 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10972 returns an empty list.
10973
10974 For a leaf window, it returns:
10975 ['leaf', {winid}]
10976 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10977 returns:
10978 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10979 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10980 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10981
10982 Example: >
10983 " Only one window in the tab page
10984 :echo winlayout()
10985 ['leaf', 1000]
10986 " Two horizontally split windows
10987 :echo winlayout()
10988 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10989 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10990 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10991 " middle window
10992 :echo winlayout(2)
10993 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10994 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10995<
10996 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10997 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10998<
10999 *winline()*
11000winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
11001 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
11002 the window. The first line is one.
11003 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
11004 first, this may cause a scroll.
11005
11006 *winnr()*
11007winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
11008 window. The top window has number 1.
11009 Returns zero for a popup window.
11010
11011 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
11012 $ the number of the last window (the window
11013 count).
11014 # the number of the last accessed window (where
11015 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
11016 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
Sean Deward64801e2024-03-12 20:46:12 +010011017 returned. May refer to the current window in
11018 some cases (e.g. when evaluating 'statusline'
11019 expressions).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011020 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
11021 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
11022 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
11023 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
11024 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
11025 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
11026 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
11027 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
11028 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
11029 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010011030 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011031 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
11032 Examples: >
11033 let window_count = winnr('$')
11034 let prev_window = winnr('#')
11035 let wnum = winnr('3k')
11036
11037< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11038 GetWinval()->winnr()
11039<
11040 *winrestcmd()*
11041winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
11042 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
11043 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
11044 unchanged.
11045 Example: >
11046 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
11047 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
11048 :exe cmd
11049<
11050 *winrestview()*
11051winrestview({dict})
11052 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
11053 the view of the current window.
11054 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
11055 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
11056 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
11057 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
11058<
11059 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
11060 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
11061 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
11062 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
11063
11064 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
11065 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
11066
11067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11068 GetView()->winrestview()
11069<
11070 *winsaveview()*
11071winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
11072 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
11073 restore the view.
11074 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
11075 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11076 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
11077 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
11078 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
11079 The return value includes:
11080 lnum cursor line number
11081 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011082 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011083 returns)
11084 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011085 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
11086 the first column is zero, as opposed
11087 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
11088 |$| command it will be a very large
11089 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011090 topline first line in the window
11091 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
11092 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11093 'wrap' is off
11094 skipcol columns skipped
11095 Note that no option values are saved.
11096
11097
11098winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11099 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11100 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11101 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11102 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11103 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11104 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011105 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011106 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11107 : 50 wincmd |
11108 :endif
11109< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11110 option.
11111
11112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11113 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11114
11115
11116wordcount() *wordcount()*
11117 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11118 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11119 |g_CTRL-G|
11120 The return value includes:
11121 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11122 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11123 words Number of words in the buffer
11124 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11125 (not in Visual mode)
11126 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11127 (not in Visual mode)
11128 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11129 (not in Visual mode)
11130 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11131 (only in Visual mode)
11132 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11133 (only in Visual mode)
11134 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11135 (only in Visual mode)
11136
11137
11138 *writefile()*
11139writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11140 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11141 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11142 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011143 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11144 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11145 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011146
11147 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11148 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11149
11150 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11151
11152 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11153 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11154 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11155
11156 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11157 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11158 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11159<
11160 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11161 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011162 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011163< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11164
11165 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11166 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11167 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11168
11169 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11170
11171 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11172 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11173
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011174 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011175
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011176 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11177 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11178 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011179
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011180 Also see |readfile()|.
11181 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11182 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11183 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11184
11185< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11186 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11187
11188
11189xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11190 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11191 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011192 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011193 Example: >
11194 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11195<
11196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11197 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11198<
11199
11200==============================================================================
112013. Feature list *feature-list*
11202
11203There are three types of features:
112041. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11205 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11206 :if has("cindent")
11207< *gui_running*
112082. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11209 Example: >
11210 :if has("gui_running")
11211< *has-patch*
112123. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11213 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11214 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11215 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11216< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11217 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11218 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11219 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11220 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11221 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11222
11223Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11224use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11225
11226
11227acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011228all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11229 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011230amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11231arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11232arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11233autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11234autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11235autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11236balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11237balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11238beos BeOS version of Vim.
11239browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11240 work.
11241browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11242bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011243builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011244byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11245channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011246cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011247clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11248clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11249clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11250cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11251cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11252cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11253comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11254compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11255conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11256cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11257cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11258cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11259debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11260dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
glepnirdf461152024-04-04 22:23:29 +020011261dialog_con_gui Compiled with console and GUI dialog support.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011262dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11263diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11264digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11265directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11266dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11267drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11268ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11269emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11270eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11271 true, of course!
11272ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11273extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11274 |'hlsearch'|
11275farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011276file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11277 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011278filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11279 read/write/filter commands
11280find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11281 |+find_in_path|.
11282float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11283fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11284 this is not present).
11285folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11286footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11287fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11288gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11289gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011290gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011291gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11292gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11293gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11294gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11295gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11296gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11297gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11298gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11299gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11300gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11301gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11302haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11303hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11304hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11305iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11306insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11307 Insert mode. (always true)
11308job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11309ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011310jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011311keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11312lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11313langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11314libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11315linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11316 'breakindent' support.
11317linux Linux version of Vim.
11318lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011319 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011320listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11321 and the argument list |arglist|.
11322localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11323lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11324mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11325macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11326menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11327mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11328modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11329 (always true)
11330mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11331mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11332mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11333mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11334mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11335mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11336mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11337mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11338mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11339mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11340mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11341multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11342multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11343multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11344multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11345mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11346nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11347netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11348netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011349num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011350ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11351osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11352osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11353packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11354path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11355perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11356persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11357postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11358printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11359profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011360prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011361python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11362python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11363python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11364python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11365python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11366python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011367python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011368pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11369qnx QNX version of Vim.
11370quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11371reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11372rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11373ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11374scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11375showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11376signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011377smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011378sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11379sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11380spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11381startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11382statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11383 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11384sun SunOS version of Vim.
11385sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11386syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11387syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11388 current buffer.
11389system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11390tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011391 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011392tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11393 |tag-old-static|.
11394tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11395termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11396terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11397terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11398termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11399textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11400textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11401tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11402 or terminfo file.
11403timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11404title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011405 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011406toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11407ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11408ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11409unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11410unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11411user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11412vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11413vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11414 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11415vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11416 (always true)
11417vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11418 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011419vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011420viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11421vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11422vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11423vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011424vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011425virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11426visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11427visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11428 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11429vms VMS version of Vim.
11430vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11431vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11432 out if it works in the current console).
11433wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11434wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11435win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11436win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11437 64 bits)
11438win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11439win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11440win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11441winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11442windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11443 (always true)
11444writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011445xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11446 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011447xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11448xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11449xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11450xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11451 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11452xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11453xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11454xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11455xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11456 xterm screen.
11457x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11458
11459
11460==============================================================================
114614. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11462
11463This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11464|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11465pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11466same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11467When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11468pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11469>
11470 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11471 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11472 aa
11473 xx
11474 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11475 a
11476 x
11477
11478Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11479"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11480"\n".
11481
11482 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: