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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Options *options*
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91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
12
13For an overview of options see help.txt |option-list|.
14
15Vim has a number of internal variables and switches which can be set to
16achieve special effects. These options come in three forms:
17 boolean can only be on or off *boolean* *toggle*
18 number has a numeric value
19 string has a string value
20
21==============================================================================
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +0000221. Setting options *set-option* *E764*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000023
24 *:se* *:set*
25:se[t] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26
27:se[t] all Show all but terminal options.
28
29:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
30 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
31 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
32 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
33
34 *E518* *E519*
35:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
36
37:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
38 Number option: show value.
39 String option: show value.
40
41:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
42
43:se[t] {option}! or
44:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value. {not in Vi}
45
46 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
47:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
48 current value of 'compatible'. {not in Vi}
49:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value. {not in Vi}
50:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value. {not in Vi}
51
52:se[t] all& Set all options, except terminal options, to their
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +000053 default value. The values of 'term', 'lines' and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054 'columns' are not changed. {not in Vi}
55
56 *:set-args* *E487* *E521*
57:se[t] {option}={value} or
58:se[t] {option}:{value}
59 Set string or number option to {value}.
60 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
61 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0')
62 (hex and octal are only available for machines which
63 have the strtol() function).
64 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
65 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
66 set). See |cmdline-completion|.
67 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
68 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
69 is not allowed.
70 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
71 backslashes in {value}.
72
73:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
74 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
75 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
76 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
77 value was empty.
78 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000079 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
80 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000081< Also see |:set-args| above.
82 {not in Vi}
83
84:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
85 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
86 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
87 comma separated list, a comma is added, unless the
88 value was empty.
89 Also see |:set-args| above.
90 {not in Vi}
91
92:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
93 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
94 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
95 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
96 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
97 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
98 becomes empty.
99 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
100 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
101 one by one to avoid problems.
102 Also see |:set-args| above.
103 {not in Vi}
104
105The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
106 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
107If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
108and the following arguments will be ignored.
109
110 *:set-verbose*
111When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
112was last set. Example: >
113 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
114 shiftwidth=4
115 Last set from modeline
116 cindent
117 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim
118This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":set
119all" or ":set" without an argument.
120When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message. There is only
121one value for all local options with the same name. Thus the message applies
122to the option name, not necessarily its value.
123When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
124autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
125Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
126'compatible'.
127{not available when compiled without the +eval feature}
128
129 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000130For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000131override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
132the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
133 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
134This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
135example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
136 :set <M-b>=^[b
137(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
138The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
139
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000140The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
141security reasons.
142
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000143The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000144at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000145"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
146|more-prompt|.
147
148 *option-backslash*
149To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
150backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
151means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
152down).
153A few examples: >
154 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags /usr/tags"
155 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags\,file"
156 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags\ file"
157
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000158The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
159include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000160'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
161 :set titlestring=hi\|there
162This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
163 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
164
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000165Similarly, the double quote character starts a comment. To include the '"' in
166the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the 'titlestring'
167option to 'hi "there"': >
168 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
169
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000170For MS-DOS and WIN32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000171precise: For options that expect a file name (those where environment
172variables are expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not
173removed. But a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma,
174etc.) is used like explained above.
175There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
176 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
177 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
178 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
179For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
180are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000181halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000182result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
183
184 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
185 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
186Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
187option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
188 :set guioptions+=a
189Remove a flag from an option like this: >
190 :set guioptions-=a
191This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000192Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000193the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
194doesn't appear.
195
196 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000197Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000198environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
199name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
200are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
201follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
202appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
203 :set term=$TERM.new
204 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
205When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
206opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
207
208
209Handling of local options *local-options*
210
211Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
212has its own copy of this option, thus can each have their own value. This
213allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
214'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
215
216The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
217situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
218the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
219expects is a bit complicated...
220
221When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
222right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
223
224When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
225the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
226these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
227global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
228global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
229thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
230
231When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the last used window
232options are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this window, the
233values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the window where
234the buffer was edited last are used.
235
236It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
237When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
238using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
239local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
240has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
241global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
242 :e one
243 :set list
244 :e two
245Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
246command you have also set the global value. >
247 :set nolist
248 :e one
249 :setlocal list
250 :e two
251Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
252value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
253global value. Note that if you do this next: >
254 :e one
255You will not get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000256"one". The options local to a window are not remembered for each buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000257
258 *:setl* *:setlocal*
259:setl[ocal] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
260 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
261 local value. If the option does not have a local
262 value the global value is set.
263 With the "all" argument: display all local option's
264 local values.
265 Without argument: Display all local option's local
266 values which are different from the default.
267 When displaying a specific local option, show the
268 local value. For a global option the global value is
269 shown (but that might change in the future).
270 {not in Vi}
271
272:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the local value of {option} to its global value.
273 {not in Vi}
274
275 *:setg* *:setglobal*
276:setg[lobal] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
277 option without changing the local value.
278 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
279 With the "all" argument: display all local option's
280 global values.
281 Without argument: display all local option's global
282 values which are different from the default.
283 {not in Vi}
284
285For buffer-local and window-local options:
286 Command global value local value ~
287 :set option=value set set
288 :setlocal option=value - set
289:setglobal option=value set -
290 :set option? - display
291 :setlocal option? - display
292:setglobal option? display -
293
294
295Global options with a local value *global-local*
296
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000297Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
298For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
299You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
300use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
301value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000302
303For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
304'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
305 :set makeprg=gmake
306then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
307the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
308However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
309another 'makeprog' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000310files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000311 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
312You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
313 :setlocal makeprg=
314This only works for a string option. For a boolean option you need to use the
315"<" flag, like this: >
316 :setlocal autoread<
317Note that for non-boolean options using "<" copies the global value to the
318local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value (that matters
319when changing the global value later).
320Note: In the future more global options can be made global-local. Using
321":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
322
323
324Setting the filetype
325
326:setf[iletype] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
327 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
328 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
329 This is short for: >
330 :if !did_filetype()
331 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
332 :endif
333< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
334 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
335 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
336 {not in Vi}
337
338:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
339:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
340 Options are grouped by function.
341 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
342 short help to open a help window with more help for
343 the option.
344 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
345 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
346 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
347 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
348 window, in which case the window below help window is
349 used (skipping the option-window).
350 {not available when compiled without the |+eval| or
351 |+autocmd| features}
352
353 *$HOME*
354Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
355option and after a space or comma.
356
357On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
358of user "user". Example: >
359 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
360
361On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
362contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
363"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
364
365NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
366command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
367
368
369Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
370the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
371
372 *:fix* *:fixdel*
373:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
374 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
375 CTRL-? CTRL-H
376 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
377
378 (CTRL-? is 0177 octal, 0x7f hex) {not in Vi}
379
380 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
381 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
382 your .vimrc: >
383 :fixdel
384< This works no matter what the actual code for
385 backspace is.
386
387 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
388 use this: >
389 :if &term == "termname"
390 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
391 : fixdel
392 :endif
393< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000394 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000395 with your terminal name.
396
397 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
398 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
399 :if &term == "termname"
400 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
401 :endif
402< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
403 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
404 with your terminal name.
405
406 *Linux-backspace*
407 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
408 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
409 putting this line in your rc.local: >
410 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
411<
412 *NetBSD-backspace*
413 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
414 the right code, try this: >
415 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
416< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
417 keysym 22 = BackSpace
418< You need to restart for this to take effect.
419
420==============================================================================
4212. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
422
423Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
424to set options automatically for one or more files:
425
4261. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
427 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
428 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
429 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
430 |:mksession|.
4312. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
432 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
433 many other things. See |autocommand|.
4343. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
435 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
436 modelines. This is explained here.
437
438 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
439There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
440 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
441
442[text] any text or empty
443{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
444{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
445[white] optional white space
446{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space or ':',
447 where each part between ':' is the argument for a ":set"
448 command
449
450Example: >
451 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6
452
453The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
454
455 [text]{white}{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
456
457[text] any text or empty
458{white} at least one blank character (<Space> or <Tab>)
459{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
460[white] optional white space
461se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space)
462{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which is the
463 argument for a ":set" command
464: a colon
465[text] any text or empty
466
467Example: >
468 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */
469
470The white space before {vi:|vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the chance
471that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception: "vi:" and
472"vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with version
4733.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this could be
474short for "example:").
475
476 *modeline-local*
477The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000478buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
479options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
480the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
481depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000482
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000483When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
484from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
485option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
486in another window. But window-local options will be set.
487
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000488 *modeline-version*
489If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
490number can be specified where "vim:" is used:
491 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
492 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
493 vim={vers}: version {vers}
494 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
495{vers} is 600 for Vim 6.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
496For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 6.0 and later: >
497 /* vim600: set foldmethod=marker: */
498To use a modeline for Vim before version 5.7: >
499 /* vim<570: set sw=4: */
500There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
501
502
503The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
504If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
505
506Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
507like: >
508 /* vi:ts=4: */
509will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK: >
510 /* vi:set ts=4: */
511
512If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
513
514If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000515backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000516 /* vi:set dir=c\:\tmp: */
517This sets the 'dir' option to "c:\tmp". Only a single backslash before the
518':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
519
520No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
521might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines).
522
523Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
524define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
525example: >
526 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
527And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
528"VAR".
529
530==============================================================================
5313. Options summary *option-summary*
532
533In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
534an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
535
536In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
537is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
538
539For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
540used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
541'compatible' is set.
542
543Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000544are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000545different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
546one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
547at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
548file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
549the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
550program.
551
552 global one option for all buffers and windows
553 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
554 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
555
556When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
557are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
558buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
559'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
560buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000561first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
562is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000563present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
564buffer is created.
565
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000566Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000567
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000568Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
569features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
570below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
571error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
572option though, it is not stored.
573
574To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
575 if exists('&foo')
576This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
577supported use something like this: >
578 if exists('+foo')
579<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000580 *E355*
581A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
582
583 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
584'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-DOS, 224 otherwise)
585 global
586 {not in Vi}
587 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
588 feature}
589 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
590 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
591 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
592 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
593 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
594 See |rileft.txt|.
595
596 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
597'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
598 global
599 {not in Vi}
600 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
601 feature}
602 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
603 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
604 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
605 'revins'.
606 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
607
608 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
609'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
610 global
611 {not in Vi}
612 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
613 feature}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000614 When on, the second language is Farsi. In editing mode CTRL-_ toggles
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000615 the keyboard map between Farsi and English, when 'allowrevins' set.
616
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000617 When off, the keyboard map toggles between Hebrew and English. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000618 is useful to start the Vim in native mode i.e. English (left-to-right
619 mode) and have default second language Farsi or Hebrew (right-to-left
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000620 mode). See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000621
622 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
623'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
624 global
625 {not in Vi}
626 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
627 feature}
628 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
629 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
630 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
631 letters, Cyrillic letters).
632
633 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000634 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000635 expected by most users.
636 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
637
638 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
639 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
640 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
641 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000642 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000643 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000644 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000645 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
646 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
647 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
648 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
649 to be set to "double" under CJK Windows 9x/ME or Windows 2k/XP
650 when the system locale is set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode
651 Standard Annex #11 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
652
653 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
654'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
655 global
656 {not in Vi}
657 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
658 on Mac OS X}
659 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on Mac OS X
660 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
661 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
662 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
663 to its default (empty string).
664
665 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
666'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
667 global
668 {not in Vi}
669 {only available when compiled with the
670 |+netbeans_intg| or |+sun_workshop| feature}
Bram Moolenaard8c00872005-07-22 21:52:15 +0000671 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
672 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
673 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
674 or selected.
675 This option is provided for backward compatibility with the Vim
676 released with Sun ONE Studio 4 Enterprise Edition.
677 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work. The directory
678 browser sets if off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000679
680 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
681'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
682 local to window
683 {not in Vi}
684 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
685 feature}
686 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
687 Setting this option will:
688 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
689 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
690 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
691 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
692 - Set the 'delcombine' option
693 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
694
695 Resetting this option will:
696 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
697 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
698 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
699 option.
700 Also see |arabic.txt|.
701
702 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
703 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
704'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
705 global
706 {not in Vi}
707 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
708 feature}
709 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
710 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
711 take affect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
712 one which encompasses:
713 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
714 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
715 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
716 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
717 When disabled the character display reverts back to each character's
718 true stand-alone form.
719 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
720 further details see |arabic.txt|.
721
722 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
723'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
724 local to buffer
725 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
726 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
727 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000728 <Esc> or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor to
729 another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included in
730 'cpoptions'.
731 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
732 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
733 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000734 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
735 a different way.
736 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
737 {small difference from Vi: After the indent is deleted when typing
738 <Esc> or <CR>, the cursor position when moving up or down is after the
739 deleted indent; Vi puts the cursor somewhere in the deleted indent}.
740
741 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
742'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
743 global or local to buffer |global-local|
744 {not in Vi}
745 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
746 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
747 When the file has been deleted this is not done. |timestamp|
748 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
749 using the global value: >
750 :set autoread<
751<
752 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
753'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
754 global
755 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
756 :next, :rewind, :last, :first, :previous, :stop, :suspend, :tag, :!,
757 :make, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when a CTRL-O, CTRL-I,
758 '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one to another file.
759 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
760 'autowriteall' for that.
761
762 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
763'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
764 global
765 {not in Vi}
766 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
767 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
768 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
769 been set.
770
771 *'background'* *'bg'*
772'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light")
773 global
774 {not in Vi}
775 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
776 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
777 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
778 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
779 This will not always be correct.
780 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
781 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
782 color, see |:hi-normal|.
783
784 When 'background' is set Vim will adjust the default color groups for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000785 the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000786 change.
787 When a color scheme is loaded (the "colors_name" variable is set)
788 setting 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
789 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
790 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
791 be undone. First delete the "colors_name" variable when needed.
792
793 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
794 :set background&
795< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
796 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
797
798 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
799 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
800 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
801 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
802 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
803 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
804 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
805 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
806 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
807 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
808 :if &term == "pcterm"
809 : set background=dark
810 :endif
811< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
812 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
813 the setting of the 'background' option.
814 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
815 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
816 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
817 done with ":syntax on".
818
819 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
820'backspace' 'bs' string (default "")
821 global
822 {not in Vi}
823 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
824 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
825 a way to backspace over something:
826 value effect ~
827 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
828 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
829 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
830 stop once at the start of insert.
831
832 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used.
833
834 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
835 value effect ~
836 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
837 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
838 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
839
840 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
841 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
842
843 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
844'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
845 global
846 {not in Vi}
847 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
848 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
849 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
850 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
851 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000852 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000853 |backup-table| for more explanations.
854 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
855 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
856 oldest version of a file.
857 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
858
859 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
860'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
861 global
862 {not in Vi}
863 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
864 done. This is a comma separated list of words.
865
866 The main values are:
867 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
868 "no" rename the file and write a new one
869 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
870
871 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
872 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
873 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
874
875 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
876 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
877 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
878 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
879 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
880 not of the real file.
881
882 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
883 + It's fast.
884 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
885 file.
886 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
887
888 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming file
889 is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on and
890 and the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected,
891 a copy will be made.
892
893 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
894 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
895 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
896 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
897 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
898 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
899 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
900 be propagated back to the original source.
901 *crontab*
902 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
903 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
904 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000905 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000906 example.
907
908 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
909 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
910 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000911 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000912 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
913 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
914 others.
915
916 When the file is renamed this is the other way around: The backup has
917 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
918 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
919 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
920 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
921 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
922 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
923 again not rename the file.
924
925 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
926'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
927 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
928 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
929 global
930 {not in Vi}
931 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
932 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
933 where this is possible.
934 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ('patchmode' is
935 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
936 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
937 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +0000938 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000939 put the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The
940 leading "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
941 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
942 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
943 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
944 name, precede it with a backslash.
945 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
946 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
947 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
948 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
949 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
950 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
951< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
952 of the option is removed.
953 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
954 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
955 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
956< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
957 home directory for this to work properly.
958 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
959 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
960 uses another default.
961 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
962 security reasons.
963
964 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
965'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
966 global
967 {not in Vi}
968 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
969 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
970 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
971 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
972 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000973 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000974
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +0000975 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
976 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
977 include a timestamp. >
978 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' . strftime("%Y%b%d%X") . '~'
979< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
980
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000981 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
982'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
983 global
984 {not in Vi}
985 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
986 feature}
987 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
988 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
989 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
990 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
991 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
992 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000993 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +0000994 Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
995 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
996 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000997
998 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
999'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1000 global
1001 {not in Vi}
1002 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1003 feature}
1004 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1005
1006 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1007'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1008 global
1009 {not in Vi}
1010 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001011 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001012 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality.
1013
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001014 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1015'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
1016 global
1017 {not in Vi}
1018 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1019 feature}
1020 Expression to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used when
1021 'ballooneval' is on. These variables can be used:
1022
1023 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1024 v:beval_winnr number of the window
1025 v:beval_lnum line number
1026 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1027 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1028
1029 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1030 Example: >
1031 function! MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001032 return 'Cursor is at line ' . v:beval_lnum .
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001033 \', column ' . v:beval_col .
1034 \ ' of file ' . bufname(v:beval_bufnr) .
1035 \ ' on word "' . v:beval_text . '"'
1036 endfunction
1037 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
1038 set ballooneval
1039<
1040 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1041 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1042 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1043 or Sun Workshop).
1044
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001045 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
1046 |sandbox-option|.
1047
1048 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
1049 evaluating 'balloonexpr' |textlock|.
1050
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001051 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001052 if has("balloon_multiline")
1053<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001054 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1055'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1056 local to buffer
1057 {not in Vi}
1058 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1059 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1060 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1061 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1062 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1063 'modeline' will be off
1064 'expandtab' will be off
1065 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1066 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1067 separates lines).
1068 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1069 file is read without conversion.
1070 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1071 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1072 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1073 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1074 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1075 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1076 saved option values.
1077 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1078 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1079 files you edit.
1080 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1081 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1082 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1083 the 'endofline' option.
1084
1085 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1086'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1087 global
1088 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001089 When on the BIOS is called to obtain a keyboard character. This works
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001090 better to detect CTRL-C, but only works for the console. When using a
1091 terminal over a serial port reset this option.
1092 Also see |'conskey'|.
1093
1094 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1095'bomb' boolean (default off)
1096 local to buffer
1097 {not in Vi}
1098 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1099 feature}
1100 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1101 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1102 - this option is on
1103 - the 'binary' option is off
1104 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1105 endian variants.
1106 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1107 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1108 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
1109 appear halfway the resulting file.
1110 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1111 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1112 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1113 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1114 will be restored when writing the file.
1115
1116 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1117'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1118 global
1119 {not in Vi}
1120 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1121 feature}
1122 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001123 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1124 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001125
1126 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001127'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001128 global
1129 {not in Vi} {only for Motif and Win32 GUI}
1130 Which directory to use for the file browser:
1131 last Use same directory as with last file browser.
1132 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1133 current Use the current directory.
1134 {path} Use the specified directory
1135
1136 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1137'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
1138 local to buffer
1139 {not in Vi}
1140 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1141 feature}
1142 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1143 displayed in a window:
1144 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
1145 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), also when 'hidden'
1146 is not set
1147 unload unload the buffer, also when 'hidden' is set or using
1148 |:hide|
1149 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1150 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1151 |:bdelete|
1152 wipe wipe out the buffer from the buffer list, also when
1153 'hidden' is set or using |:hide|, like using
1154 |:bwipeout|
1155
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001156 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
1157 are lost without a warning.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001158 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1159 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1160
1161 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1162'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1163 local to buffer
1164 {not in Vi}
1165 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1166 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1167 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1168 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1169 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1170
1171 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1172'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
1173 local to buffer
1174 {not in Vi}
1175 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
1176 feature}
1177 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1178 <empty> normal buffer
1179 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1180 written
1181 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001182 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
1183 autocommands. {not available when compiled without the
1184 |+autocmd| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001185 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001186 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001187 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1188 manually)
1189
1190 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1191 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1192
1193 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
1194
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001195 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1196 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1197 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001198
1199 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1200 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1201 work (":w filename" does work though).
1202 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1203 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1204 example when you quit Vim.
1205 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1206 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1207 file).
1208 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1209 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1210 command.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001211 *E676*
1212 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1213 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1214 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1215 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1216 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001217
1218 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1219'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1220 global
1221 {not in Vi}
1222 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1223 these words, separated by a comma:
1224 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1225 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001226 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1227 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1228 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1229 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001230 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1231 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1232 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1233
1234 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1235'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1236 global
1237 {not in Vi}
1238 {not available when compiled without the
1239 |+file_in_path| feature}
1240 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
1241 |:cd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being searched
1242 for has a relative path (not starting with "/", "./" or "../").
1243 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1244 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1245 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1246 in the current directory first.
1247 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1248 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1249 override it: >
1250 :let &cdpath = ',' . substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
1251< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1252 security reasons.
1253 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1254
1255 *'cedit'*
1256'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1257 global
1258 {not in Vi}
1259 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1260 feature}
1261 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1262 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1263 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1264 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
1265 type. The preferred way is to use the <> notation. Examples: >
1266 :set cedit=<C-Y>
1267 :set cedit=<Esc>
1268< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1269 See |cmdwin|.
1270
1271 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1272'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1273 global
1274 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
1275 feature and the |+eval| feature}
1276 {not in Vi}
1277 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1278 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1279 different encoding from what is desired.
1280 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1281 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1282 preferred, because it is much faster.
1283 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1284 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
1285 The expression must return zero or an empty string for success,
1286 non-zero for failure.
1287 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1288 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1289 used.
1290 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1291 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1292 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1293 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1294 Example: >
1295 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1296 fun CharConvert()
1297 system("recode "
1298 \ . v:charconvert_from . ".." . v:charconvert_to
1299 \ . " <" . v:fname_in . " >" v:fname_out)
1300 return v:shell_error
1301 endfun
1302< The related Vim variables are:
1303 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1304 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1305 v:fname_in name of the input file
1306 v:fname_out name of the output file
1307 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1308 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1309 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
1310 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1311 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1312 of this.
1313 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1314 security reasons.
1315
1316 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1317'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1318 local to buffer
1319 {not in Vi}
1320 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1321 feature}
1322 Enables automatic C program indenting See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
1323 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1324 preferred indent style.
1325 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1326 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1327 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1328 external program.
1329 See |C-indenting|.
1330 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1331 option or 'indentexpr'.
1332 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1333 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1334
1335 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
1336'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
1337 local to buffer
1338 {not in Vi}
1339 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1340 feature}
1341 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1342 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1343 empty.
1344 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1345 See |C-indenting|.
1346
1347 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1348'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1349 local to buffer
1350 {not in Vi}
1351 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
1352 feature}
1353 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1354 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1355 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1356
1357
1358 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1359'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1360 local to buffer
1361 {not in Vi}
1362 {not available when compiled without both the
1363 |+cindent| and the |+smartindent| features}
1364 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1365 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1366 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1367 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1368 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1369 "if,If,IF".
1370
1371 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
1372'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1373 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1374 global
1375 {not in Vi}
1376 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1377 feature is included}
1378 This option is a list of comma separated names.
1379 These names are recognized:
1380
1381 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1382 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1383 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1384 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1385 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1386 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1387 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1388 |gui-clipboard|.
1389
1390 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1391 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1392 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1393 windowing system's global selection or put the
1394 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
1395 register "*. See |guioptions_a| and |quotestar| for
1396 details. When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in
1397 'guioptions' is used, when the GUI is not active, this
1398 "autoselect" flag is used.
1399 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1400
1401 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1402 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1403
1404 exclude:{pattern}
1405 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1406 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1407 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1408 useful in this situation:
1409 - Running Vim in a console.
1410 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1411 display.
1412 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1413 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1414 To never connect to the X server use: >
1415 exclude:.*
1416< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1417 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1418 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1419 cannot be accessed.
1420 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1421 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1422 The rest of the option value will be used for
1423 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1424
1425 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1426'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
1427 global
1428 {not in Vi}
1429 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. Helps avoiding
1430 |hit-enter| prompts.
1431
1432 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1433'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1434 global
1435 {not in Vi}
1436 {not available when compiled without the |+vertsplit|
1437 feature}
1438 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1439
1440 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1441'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1442 global
1443 {not in Vi}
1444 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001445 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1446 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001447 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1448 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1449 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1450 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
1451 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up.
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00001452 Mimimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001453
1454 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1455'comments' 'com' string (default
1456 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1457 local to buffer
1458 {not in Vi}
1459 {not available when compiled without the |+comments|
1460 feature}
1461 A comma separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
1462 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1463 insert a space.
1464
1465 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
1466'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/*%s*/")
1467 local to buffer
1468 {not in Vi}
1469 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1470 feature}
1471 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
1472 comment text. Currently only used to add markers for folding, see
1473 |fold-marker|.
1474
1475 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001476'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a .vimrc or .gvimrc file
1477 is found)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001478 global
1479 {not in Vi}
1480 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1481 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
1482 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
1483 other options are also changed as a side effect. CAREFUL: Setting or
1484 resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected effects: Mappings
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001485 are interpreted in another way, undo behaves differently, etc. If you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001486 set this option in your vimrc file, you should probably put it at the
1487 very start.
1488 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1489 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1490 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1491 option.
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001492 When a ".vimrc" or ".gvimrc" file is found while Vim is starting up,
1493 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1494 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
1495 that when a ".vimrc" or ".gvimrc" file exists, Vim will use the Vim
1496 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
1497 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file). Also see
1498 |compatible-default| and |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001499 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1500 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
1501 Switching this option off makes the Vim defaults be used for options
1502 that have a different Vi and Vim default value. See the options
1503 marked with a '+' below. Other options are not modified.
1504 At the moment this option is set, several other options will be set
1505 or reset to make Vim as Vi-compatible as possible. See the table
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001506 below. This can be used if you want to revert to Vi compatible
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001507 editing.
1508 See also 'cpoptions'.
1509
1510 option + set value effect ~
1511
1512 'allowrevins' off no CTRL-_ command
1513 'backupcopy' Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1514 others: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1515 'backspace' "" normal backspace
1516 'backup' off no backup file
1517 'cindent' off no C code indentation
1518 'cedit' + "" no key to open the |cmdwin|
1519 'cpoptions' + (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1520 'cscopetag' off don't use cscope for ":tag"
1521 'cscopetagorder' 0 see |cscopetagorder|
1522 'cscopeverbose' off see |cscopeverbose|
1523 'digraph' off no digraphs
1524 'esckeys' + off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
1525 'expandtab' off tabs not expanded to spaces
1526 'fileformats' + "" no automatic file format detection,
1527 "dos,unix" except for DOS, Windows and OS/2
1528 'formatoptions' + "vt" Vi compatible formatting
1529 'gdefault' off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
1530 'history' + 0 no commandline history
1531 'hkmap' off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
1532 'hkmapp' off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
1533 'hlsearch' off no highlighting of search matches
1534 'incsearch' off no incremental searching
1535 'indentexpr' "" no indenting by expression
1536 'insertmode' off do not start in Insert mode
1537 'iskeyword' + "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
1538 characters and '_'
1539 'joinspaces' on insert 2 spaces after period
1540 'modeline' + off no modelines
1541 'more' + off no pauses in listings
1542 'revins' off no reverse insert
1543 'ruler' off no ruler
1544 'scrolljump' 1 no jump scroll
1545 'scrolloff' 0 no scroll offset
1546 'shiftround' off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
1547 'shortmess' + "" no shortening of messages
1548 'showcmd' + off command characters not shown
1549 'showmode' + off current mode not shown
1550 'smartcase' off no automatic ignore case switch
1551 'smartindent' off no smart indentation
1552 'smarttab' off no smart tab size
1553 'softtabstop' 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
1554 'startofline' on goto startofline with some commands
1555 'tagrelative' + off tag file names are not relative
1556 'textauto' + off no automatic textmode detection
1557 'textwidth' 0 no automatic line wrap
1558 'tildeop' off tilde is not an operator
1559 'ttimeout' off no terminal timeout
1560 'whichwrap' + "" left-right movements don't wrap
1561 'wildchar' + CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
1562 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
1563 'writebackup' on or off depends on +writebackup feature
1564
1565 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
1566'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
1567 local to buffer
1568 {not in Vi}
1569 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
1570 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
1571 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
1572 and the places to scan. It is a comma separated list of flags:
1573 . scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
1574 w scan buffers from other windows
1575 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1576 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
1577 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
1578 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
1579 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
1580 patterns are valid too. For example: >
1581 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
1582< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
1583 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
1584 are valid too.
1585 i scan current and included files
1586 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
1587 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1588 ] tag completion
1589 t same as "]"
1590
1591 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
1592 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
1593 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
1594 whole-line completion.
1595
1596 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
1597 1. the current buffer
1598 2. buffers in other windows
1599 3. other loaded buffers
1600 4. unloaded buffers
1601 5. tags
1602 6. included files
1603
1604 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001605 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
1606 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001607
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00001608 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
1609'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
1610 local to buffer
1611 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00001612 {not available when compiled without the +eval
1613 or +insert_expand feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00001614 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
1615 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001616 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
1617 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaar5a8684e2005-07-30 22:43:24 +00001618
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00001619
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001620 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
1621'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu")
1622 global
1623 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001624 A comma separated list of options for Insert mode completion
1625 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001626
1627 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
1628 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
1629 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
1630
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001631 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. Use
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00001632 CTRL-L to add more characters. Whether case is ignored
1633 depends on the kind of completion. For buffer text the
1634 'ignorecase' option is used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00001635
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00001636
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001637 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
1638'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
1639 global
1640 {not in Vi}
1641 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
1642 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
1643 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
1644 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
1645 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
1646 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
1647 command.
1648 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
1649
1650 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
1651'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
1652 global
1653 {not in Vi} {only for MS-DOS}
1654 When on direct console I/O is used to obtain a keyboard character.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001655 This should work in most cases. Also see |'bioskey'|. Together,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001656 three methods of console input are available:
1657 'conskey' 'bioskey' action ~
1658 on on or off direct console input
1659 off on BIOS
1660 off off STDIN
1661
1662 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
1663'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
1664 local to buffer
1665 {not in Vi}
1666 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
1667 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
1668 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
1669 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
1670 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
1671 existing line. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
1672 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
1673 NOTE: 'copyindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1674 Also see 'preserveindent'.
1675
1676 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'*
1677'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFs",
1678 Vi default: all flags)
1679 global
1680 {not in Vi}
1681 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001682 this indicates vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001683 not being vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
1684 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
1685 Commas can be added for readability.
1686 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
1687 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
1688 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1689 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001690 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
1691 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
1692 variable exists |posix|. This means tries to behave like the POSIX
1693 specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001694
1695 contains behavior ~
1696 *cpo-a*
1697 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1698 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1699 current window.
1700 *cpo-A*
1701 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1702 argument will set the alternate file name for the
1703 current window.
1704 *cpo-b*
1705 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
1706 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
1707 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
1708 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
1709 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
1710 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
1711 See also |map_bar|.
1712 *cpo-B*
1713 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
1714 abbreviations and the "to" part of the menu commands.
1715 Remove this flag to be able to use a backslash like a
1716 CTRL-V. For example, the command ":map X \<Esc>"
1717 results in X being mapped to:
1718 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
1719 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
1720 ('<' excluded in both cases)
1721 *cpo-c*
1722 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
1723 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
1724 next line. When not present searching continues
1725 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
1726 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
1727 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
1728 *cpo-C*
1729 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
1730 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
1731 *cpo-d*
1732 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
1733 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
1734 tags file in the current directory.
1735 *cpo-D*
1736 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
1737 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
1738 |t|.
1739 *cpo-e*
1740 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
1741 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
1742 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
1743 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
1744 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
1745 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
1746 *cpo-E*
1747 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
1748 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
1749 at least one character is to be operate on. Example:
1750 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
1751 *cpo-f*
1752 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
1753 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
1754 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
1755 *cpo-F*
1756 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
1757 argument will set the file name for the current
1758 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00001759 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001760 *cpo-g*
1761 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001762 *cpo-H*
1763 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
1764 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
1765 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001766 *cpo-i*
1767 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
1768 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001769 *cpo-I*
1770 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
1771 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001772 *cpo-j*
1773 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
1774 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
1775 *cpo-J*
1776 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001777 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001778 white space.
1779 *cpo-k*
1780 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
1781 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
1782 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
1783 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
1784 being mapped to:
1785 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
1786 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
1787 Also see the '<' flag below.
1788 *cpo-K*
1789 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
1790 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
1791 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
1792 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
1793 *cpo-l*
1794 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001795 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
1796 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001797 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
1798 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001799 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001800 *cpo-L*
1801 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
1802 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
1803 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
1804 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
1805 *cpo-m*
1806 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
1807 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
1808 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
1809 *cpo-M*
1810 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
1811 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
1812 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
1813 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
1814 *cpo-n*
1815 n When included, the column used for 'number' will also
1816 be used for text of wrapped lines.
1817 *cpo-o*
1818 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
1819 next search.
1820 *cpo-O*
1821 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
1822 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
1823 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
1824 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
1825 *cpo-p*
1826 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
1827 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00001828 *cpo-P*
1829 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
1830 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
1831 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
1832 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001833 *cpo-q*
1834 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
1835 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001836 *cpo-r*
1837 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
1838 command, instead of the actually used search string.
1839 *cpo-R*
1840 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
1841 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
1842 *cpo-s*
1843 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
1844 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001845 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001846 set when the buffer is created.
1847 *cpo-S*
1848 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
1849 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
1850 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
1851 The options are set to the values in the current
1852 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
1853 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
1854 buffer options global to all buffers.
1855
1856 's' 'S' copy buffer options
1857 no no when buffer created
1858 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
1859 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
1860 *cpo-t*
1861 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
1862 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
1863 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
1864 last used search pattern.
1865 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001866 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001867 *cpo-v*
1868 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
1869 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
1870 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
1871 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
1872 characters.
1873 *cpo-w*
1874 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
1875 character and not all blanks until the start of the
1876 next word.
1877 *cpo-W*
1878 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
1879 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
1880 *cpo-x*
1881 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
1882 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
1883 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001884 *cpo-X*
1885 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
1886 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
1887 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001888 *cpo-y*
1889 y A yank command can be redone with ".".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001890 *cpo-Z*
1891 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
1892 don't reset 'readonly'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001893 *cpo-!*
1894 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
1895 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
1896 used -filter- command is used.
1897 *cpo-$*
1898 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
1899 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
1900 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
1901 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
1902 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
1903 point.
1904 *cpo-%*
1905 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
1906 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
1907 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
1908 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
1909 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
1910 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
1911 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
1912 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
1913 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
1914 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
1915 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
1916 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001917 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00001918 This flag is also used for other features, such as
1919 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001920 *cpo--*
1921 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00001922 it would go above the first line or below the last
1923 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
1924 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001925 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00001926 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00001927 *cpo-+*
1928 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
1929 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
1930 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001931 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001932 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
1933 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
1934 *cpo-<*
1935 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
1936 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001937 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001938 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
1939 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
1940 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
1941 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001942 *cpo->*
1943 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
1944 the appended text.
1945
1946 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
1947 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
1948
1949 contains behavior ~
1950 *cpo-#*
1951 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001952 *cpo-&*
1953 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
1954 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
1955 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001956 *cpo-\*
1957 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
1958 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00001959 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
1960 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
1961 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00001962 *cpo-/*
1963 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
1964 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
1965 *cpo-{*
1966 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
1967 at the start of a line.
1968 *cpo-.*
1969 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
1970 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
1971 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
1972 opened file.
1973 *cpo-bar*
1974 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
1975 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
1976 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00001977
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001978
1979 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
1980'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
1981 global
1982 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
1983 feature}
1984 {not in Vi}
1985 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
1986 See |cscopepathcomp|.
1987
1988 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
1989'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
1990 global
1991 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
1992 feature}
1993 {not in Vi}
1994 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
1995 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1996 security reasons.
1997
1998 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
1999'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2000 global
2001 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2002 or |+quickfix| features}
2003 {not in Vi}
2004 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2005 See |cscopequickfix|.
2006
2007 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2008'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2009 global
2010 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2011 feature}
2012 {not in Vi}
2013 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2014 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2015
2016 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2017'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2018 global
2019 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2020 feature}
2021 {not in Vi}
2022 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2023 |cscopetagorder|.
2024 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2025
2026 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2027 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2028'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2029 global
2030 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2031 feature}
2032 {not in Vi}
2033 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2034 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2035
2036 *'debug'*
2037'debug' string (default "")
2038 global
2039 {not in Vi}
2040 When set to "msg", error messages that would otherwise be omitted will
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002041 be given anyway. This is useful when debugging 'foldexpr',
2042 'formatexpr' or 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002043 When set to "beep", a message will be given when otherwise only a beep
2044 would be produced.
2045 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002046
2047 *'define'* *'def'*
2048'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2049 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2050 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002051 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002052 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2053 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2054 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2055 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2056 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2057 or backslash.
2058 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2059 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2060 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
2061< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
2062
2063 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2064'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2065 global
2066 {not in Vi}
2067 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2068 feature}
2069 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2070 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2071 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2072 deleted.
2073 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work different from "2x"!
2074
2075 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2076 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2077 to remove only the combining ones.
2078
2079 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2080'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2081 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2082 {not in Vi}
2083 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2084 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2085 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2086 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2087 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002088 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002089 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2090 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002091 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002092 Where to find a list of words?
2093 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2094 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2095 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2096 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2097 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2098 uses another default.
2099 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2100
2101 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2102'diff' boolean (default off)
2103 local to window
2104 {not in Vi}
2105 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2106 feature}
2107 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002108 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002109
2110 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2111'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2112 global
2113 {not in Vi}
2114 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2115 feature}
2116 Expression which is evaluated to obtain an ed-style diff file from two
2117 versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
2118 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2119 security reasons.
2120
2121 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
2122'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "filler")
2123 global
2124 {not in Vi}
2125 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2126 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002127 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002128 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2129
2130 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2131 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2132 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2133 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2134 is set.
2135
2136 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2137 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2138 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
2139 See |fold-diff|.
2140
2141 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2142 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2143 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2144
2145 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2146 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2147 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2148 of the "diff" command for what this does
2149 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2150 white space, but not leading white space.
2151
2152 Examples: >
2153
2154 :set diffopt=filler,context:4
2155 :set diffopt=
2156 :set diffopt=filler
2157<
2158 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2159'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2160 global
2161 {not in Vi}
2162 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2163 feature}
2164 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2165 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2166 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2167
2168 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2169'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
2170 for MS-DOS and Win32: ".,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
2171 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2172 global
2173 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
2174 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
2175 possible.
2176 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
2177 impossible!).
2178 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
2179 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
2180 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
2181 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002182 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-DOS et al.) means to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002183 put the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
2184 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar83bab712005-08-01 21:58:57 +00002185 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//"
2186 or "\\", the swap file name will be built from the complete path to
2187 the file with all path separators substituted to percent '%' signs.
2188 This will ensure file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002189 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
2190 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
2191 name, precede it with a backslash.
2192 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
2193 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
2194 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2195 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
2196 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
2197 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
2198< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
2199 of the option is removed.
2200 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
2201 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
2202 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
2203 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
2204 choice than "/tmp". But it can contain a lot of files, your swap
2205 files get lost in the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your
2206 home directory is tried first.
2207 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2208 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2209 uses another default.
2210 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2211 security reasons.
2212 {Vi: directory to put temp file in, defaults to "/tmp"}
2213
2214 *'display'* *'dy'*
2215'display' 'dy' string (default "")
2216 global
2217 {not in Vi}
2218 Change the way text is displayed. This is comma separated list of
2219 flags:
2220 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002221 in a window will be displayed. When not included, a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002222 last line that doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
2223 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
2224 instead of using ^C and ~C.
2225
2226 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
2227'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
2228 global
2229 {not in Vi}
2230 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
2231 feature}
2232 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
2233 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
2234 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
2235 both width and height of windows is affected
2236
2237 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
2238'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
2239 global
2240 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
2241 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
2242 also 'gdefault' option.
2243 Switching this option on is discouraged!
2244
2245 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
2246'encoding' 'enc' string (default: "latin1" or value from $LANG)
2247 global
2248 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2249 feature}
2250 {not in Vi}
2251 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
2252 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
2253 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
2254 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
2255
2256 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002257 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002258 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
2259 starts up. See |multibyte|.
2260
2261 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 it is highly recommended to set 'encoding' to
2262 "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
2263 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
2264 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002265 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002266 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
2267 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
2268
2269 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002270 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002271 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
2272
2273 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
2274 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
2275 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
2276 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
2277
2278 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
2279 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
2280
2281 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2282 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
2283 to '-' signs.
2284 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
2285 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
2286 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
2287
2288 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
2289 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
2290 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
2291 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
2292 utf-8.
2293
2294 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
2295 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
2296 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
2297 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
2298 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
2299
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00002300 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
2301 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002302
2303 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
2304'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
2305 local to buffer
2306 {not in Vi}
2307 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002308 is on, no <EOL> will be written for the last line in the file. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002309 option is automatically set when starting to edit a new file, unless
2310 the file does not have an <EOL> for the last line in the file, in
2311 which case it is reset. Normally you don't have to set or reset this
2312 option. When 'binary' is off the value is not used when writing the
2313 file. When 'binary' is on it is used to remember the presence of a
2314 <EOL> for the last line in the file, so that when you write the file
2315 the situation from the original file can be kept. But you can change
2316 it if you want to.
2317
2318 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
2319'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
2320 global
2321 {not in Vi}
2322 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00002323 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
2324 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
2325 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
2326 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
2327 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002328 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
2329 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
2330 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
2331 Changing the height of a window can be avoided by setting
2332 'winfixheight'.
2333
2334 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
2335'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
2336 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2337 {not in Vi}
2338 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
2339 the internal formatting functions are used ('lisp', 'cindent' or
2340 'indentexpr').
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002341 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002342 about including spaces and backslashes.
2343 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2344 security reasons.
2345
2346 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
2347'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
2348 global
2349 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
2350 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
2351 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002352 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002353 screen flash or do nothing.
2354
2355 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
2356'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
2357 others: "errors.err")
2358 global
2359 {not in Vi}
2360 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2361 feature}
2362 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
2363 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
2364 following argument. See |-q|.
2365 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
2366 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
2367 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
2368 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2369 security reasons.
2370
2371 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
2372'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
2373 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2374 {not in Vi}
2375 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
2376 feature}
2377 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
2378 (see |errorformat|).
2379
2380 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
2381'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
2382 global
2383 {not in Vi}
2384 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
2385 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
2386 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
2387 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
2388 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
2389 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
2390 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
2391 won't work by default.
2392 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2393 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2394
2395 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
2396'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
2397 global
2398 {not in Vi}
2399 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2400 feature}
2401 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
2402 When set to "all", all autocommand events are ignored, autocommands
2403 will not be executed.
2404 Otherwise this is a comma separated list of event names. Example: >
2405 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
2406<
2407 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
2408'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
2409 local to buffer
2410 {not in Vi}
2411 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002412 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002413 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
2414 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
2415 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2416
2417 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
2418'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
2419 global
2420 {not in Vi}
2421 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
2422 directory. If you switch this option on you should also consider
2423 setting the 'secure' option (see |initialization|). Using a local
2424 .exrc, .vimrc or .gvimrc is a potential security leak, use with care!
2425 also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
2426 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2427 security reasons.
2428
2429 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
2430'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
2431 local to buffer
2432 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2433 feature}
2434 {not in Vi}
2435 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
2436 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
2437 done when reading and writing the file.
2438 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
2439 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
2440 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2441 'encoding' is "utf-8" conversion is most likely done in a way
2442 that the reverse conversion results in the same text. When
2443 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some characters may be lost!
2444 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
2445 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
2446 |mbyte-conversion|.
2447 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
2448 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
2449 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument.
2450 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
2451 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
2452 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
2453 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
2454 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
2455 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
2456 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2457 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2458 If you do this in a modeline, you might want to set 'nomodified' to
2459 avoid this.
2460 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2461
2462 *'fe'*
2463 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002464 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002465 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
2466
2467 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002468'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
2469 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
2470 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002471 global
2472 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
2473 feature}
2474 {not in Vi}
2475 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
2476 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
2477 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
2478 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002479 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002480 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
2481 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
2482 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
2483 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
2484 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002485 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
2486 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
2487 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002488 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
2489 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
2490 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
2491 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
2492 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
2493 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
2494 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
2495< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
2496 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00002497 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
2498 not used.
2499 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, 'fileencoding'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002500 is always empty then. This means that a non-existing file may get a
2501 different encoding than an empty file.
2502 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
2503 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
2504 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
2505 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
2506 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
2507 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002508 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
2509 environment. This is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful
2510 when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a
2511 non-latin1 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002512 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
2513 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
2514 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
2515 file
2516 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
2517 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
2518 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
2519 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
2520 is read.
2521
2522 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
2523'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-DOS, MS-Windows, OS/2 default: "dos",
2524 Unix default: "unix",
2525 Macintosh default: "mac")
2526 local to buffer
2527 {not in Vi}
2528 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
2529 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
2530 dos <CR> <NL>
2531 unix <NL>
2532 mac <CR>
2533 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
2534 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
2535 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
2536 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
2537 works like it was set to "unix'.
2538 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
2539 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
2540 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
2541 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
2542 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
2543 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
2544 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
2545
2546 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
2547'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
2548 Vim+Vi MS-DOS, MS-Windows OS/2: "dos,unix",
2549 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
2550 Vim Mac: "mac,unix,dos",
2551 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
2552 Vi others: "")
2553 global
2554 {not in Vi}
2555 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
2556 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
2557 buffer:
2558 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
2559 always. It is not set automatically.
2560 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002561 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002562 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
2563 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
2564 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
2565 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
2566 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
2567 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
2568 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
2569 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002570 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002571 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
2572 3. If 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
2573 This means that "mac" is only chosen when "unix" is not present,
2574 or when no <NL> is found in the file, and when "dos" is not
2575 present, or no <CR><NL> is present in the file.
2576 Also if "unix" was first chosen, but the first <CR> is before
2577 the first <NL> and there appears to be more <CR>'s than <NL>'s in
2578 the file, then 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
2579 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
2580 'fileformats' is used.
2581 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
2582 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
2583 file only, the option is not changed.
2584 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
2585
2586 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
2587 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
2588 done:
2589 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
2590 format will be used.
2591 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
2592 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
2593 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
2594 used.
2595 Also see |file-formats|.
2596 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
2597 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
2598 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
2599 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2600 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2601
2602 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
2603'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
2604 local to buffer
2605 {not in Vi}
2606 {not available when compiled without the |+autocmd|
2607 feature}
2608 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
2609 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
2610 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
2611 name.
2612 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
2613 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
2614 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
2615 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
2616 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
2617 Example, for in an IDL file: >
2618 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */
2619< |FileType| |filetypes|
2620 Do not confuse this option with 'osfiletype', which is for the file
2621 type that is actually stored with the file.
2622 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
2623 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002624 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002625
2626 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
2627'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-")
2628 global
2629 {not in Vi}
2630 {not available when compiled without the |+windows|
2631 and |+folding| features}
2632 Characters to fill the statuslines and vertical separators.
2633 It is a comma separated list of items:
2634
2635 item default Used for ~
2636 stl:c ' ' or '^' statusline of the current window
2637 stlnc:c ' ' or '-' statusline of the non-current windows
2638 vert:c '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
2639 fold:c '-' filling 'foldtext'
2640 diff:c '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
2641
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002642 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default. For "stl" and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002643 "stlnc" the space will be used when there is highlighting, '^' or '-'
2644 otherwise.
2645
2646 Example: >
2647 :set fillchars=stl:^,stlnc:-,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
2648< This is similar to the default, except that these characters will also
2649 be used when there is highlighting.
2650
2651 The highlighting used for these items:
2652 item highlight group ~
2653 stl:c StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
2654 stlnc:c StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
2655 vert:c VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
2656 fold:c Folded |hl-Folded|
2657 diff:c DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
2658
2659 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
2660'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off) *E198*
2661 global
2662 {not in Vi}
2663 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
2664 feature}
2665 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Farsi character set.
2666 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002667 toggle this option |i_CTRL-_|. See |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002668
2669 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
2670'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
2671 global
2672 {not in Vi}
2673 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2674 feature}
2675 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
2676 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
2677 automatically close when moving out of them.
2678
2679 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
2680'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
2681 local to window
2682 {not in Vi}
2683 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2684 feature}
2685 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
2686 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
2687 value is 12.
2688 See |folding|.
2689
2690 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
2691'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
2692 local to window
2693 {not in Vi}
2694 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2695 feature}
2696 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
2697 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
2698 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002699 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002700 'foldenable' is off.
2701 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
2702 See |folding|.
2703
2704 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
2705'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
2706 local to window
2707 {not in Vi}
2708 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2709 or |+eval| feature}
2710 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00002711 for each line to obtain its fold level. See |fold-expr|.
2712
2713 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2714 |sandbox-option|.
2715
2716 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
2717 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002718
2719 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
2720'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
2721 local to window
2722 {not in Vi}
2723 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2724 feature}
2725 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
2726 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002727 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002728 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
2729
2730 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
2731'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
2732 local to window
2733 {not in Vi}
2734 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2735 feature}
2736 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
2737 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
2738 close fewer folds.
2739 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
2740 See |fold-foldlevel|.
2741
2742 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
2743'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
2744 global
2745 {not in Vi}
2746 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2747 feature}
2748 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
2749 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
2750 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
2751 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002752 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002753 ignores this option and closes all folds.
2754 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
2755 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
2756 When the value is negative, it is not used.
2757
2758 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
2759'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
2760 local to window
2761 {not in Vi}
2762 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2763 feature}
2764 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
2765 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
2766 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
2767 See |fold-marker|.
2768
2769 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
2770'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
2771 local to window
2772 {not in Vi}
2773 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2774 feature}
2775 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
2776 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
2777 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
2778 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
2779 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
2780 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
2781 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
2782
2783 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
2784'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
2785 local to window
2786 {not in Vi}
2787 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2788 feature}
2789 Sets the minimum number of screen lines for a fold to be displayed
2790 closed. Also for manually closed folds.
2791 Note that this only has an effect of what is displayed. After using
2792 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
2793 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
2794
2795 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
2796'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
2797 local to window
2798 {not in Vi}
2799 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2800 feature}
2801 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
2802 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
2803 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
2804
2805 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
2806'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
2807 search,tag,undo")
2808 global
2809 {not in Vi}
2810 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2811 feature}
2812 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
2813 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma separated
2814 list of items.
2815 item commands ~
2816 all any
2817 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
2818 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
2819 insert any command in Insert mode
2820 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
2821 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
2822 percent "%"
2823 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
2824 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
2825 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
2826 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
2827 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002828 When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used. Add
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002829 the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
2830 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
2831 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
2832 whole closed fold.
2833 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
2834 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
2835 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
2836 when text is inserted.
2837 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
2838 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
2839
2840 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
2841'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
2842 local to window
2843 {not in Vi}
2844 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
2845 feature}
2846 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
2847 fold. See |fold-foldtext|.
2848
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00002849 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2850 |sandbox-option|.
2851
2852 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
2853 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
2854
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002855 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
2856'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
2857 local to buffer
2858 {not in Vi}
2859 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
2860 formatting is to be done. See |fo-table|. When the 'paste' option is
2861 on, no formatting is done (like 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can
2862 be inserted for readability.
2863 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
2864 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
2865 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2866 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
2867
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00002868 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
2869'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
2870 local to buffer
2871 {not in Vi}
2872 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
2873 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
2874 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00002875 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00002876 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
2877 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
2878 like there is no match.
2879 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
2880 character and white space.
2881
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002882 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
2883'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
2884 global
2885 {not in Vi}
2886 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002887 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002888 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00002889 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002890 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
2891 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
2892 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00002893 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
2894 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002895 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2896 |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002897
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002898 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
2899'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
2900 local to buffer
2901 {not in Vi}
2902 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
2903 feature}
2904 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
2905 operator. The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted,
2906 |v:count| the number of lines to be formatted.
2907 When this option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
2908 Example: >
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00002909 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00002910< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
2911 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
2912
2913 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
2914 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
2915 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
2916 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
2917 return "i" or "R" in this situation. When the function returns
2918 non-zero Vim will fall back to using the internal format mechanism.
2919
2920 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
2921 |sandbox-option|.
2922
2923 *'fsync'* *'fs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002924'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
2925 global
2926 {not in Vi}
2927 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
2928 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
2929 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
2930 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
2931 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
2932 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
2933 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
2934 off.
2935 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
2936
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002937 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
2938'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
2939 global
2940 {not in Vi}
2941 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
2942 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
2943 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
2944 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
2945
2946 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
2947 :s/// subst. all subst. one
2948 :s///g subst. one subst. all
2949 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
2950
2951 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2952
2953 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
2954'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
2955 global
2956 {not in Vi}
2957 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
2958 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
2959 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
2960
2961 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
2962'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
2963 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
2964 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
2965 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
2966 global or local to buffer |global-local|
2967 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002968 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002969 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
2970 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
2971 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
2972 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
2973 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
2974 also work well with a single file: >
2975 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002976< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00002977 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
2978 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00002979 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002980 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
2981 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
2982 otherwise it's "grep -n".
2983 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2984 security reasons.
2985
2986 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
2987'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
2988 ve:ver35-Cursor,
2989 o:hor50-Cursor,
2990 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
2991 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
2992 sm:block-Cursor
2993 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
2994 for MS-DOS and Win32 console:
2995 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
2996 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
2997 global
2998 {not in Vi}
2999 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
3000 for MS-DOS and Win32 console}
3001 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003002 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In an MSDOS or Win32 console, only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003003 the height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by
3004 specifying a block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or
3005 horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003006 For a console the 't_SI' and 't_EI' escape sequences are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003007
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003008 The option is a comma separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003009 mode-list and an argument-list:
3010 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3011 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3012 n Normal mode
3013 v Visual mode
3014 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
3015 if not specified)
3016 o Operator-pending mode
3017 i Insert mode
3018 r Replace mode
3019 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
3020 ci Command-line Insert mode
3021 cr Command-line Replace mode
3022 sm showmatch in Insert mode
3023 a all modes
3024 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
3025 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
3026 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
3027 block block cursor, fills the whole character
3028 [only one of the above three should be present]
3029 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
3030 blinkon{N}
3031 blinkoff{N}
3032 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
3033 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
3034 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
3035 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
3036 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
3037 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
3038 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
3039 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
3040 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
3041 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
3042 executing a command.
3043 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
3044 |xterm-blink|.
3045 {group-name}
3046 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
3047 for the cursor
3048 {group-name}/{group-name}
3049 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
3050 no language mappings are used, the other when they
3051 are. |language-mapping|
3052
3053 Examples of parts:
3054 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
3055 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
3056 highlight group
3057 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
3058 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
3059 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
3060 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
3061 faster.
3062
3063 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
3064 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
3065 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
3066 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
3067
3068 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
3069 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
3070 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
3071<
3072 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
3073 *E235* *E596* *E610* *E611*
3074'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
3075 global
3076 {not in Vi}
3077 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3078 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
3079 In its simplest form the value is just one font name. When
3080 the font cannot be found you will get an error message. To try other
3081 font names a list can be specified, font names separated with commas.
3082 The first valid font is used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003083
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003084 On systems where 'guifontset' is supported (X11) and 'guifontset' is
3085 not empty, then 'guifont' is not used.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003086
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003087 Spaces after a comma are ignored. To include a comma in a font name
3088 precede it with a backslash. Setting an option requires an extra
3089 backslash before a space and a backslash. See also
3090 |option-backslash|. For example: >
3091 :set guifont=Screen15,\ 7x13,font\\,with\\,commas
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003092< will make Vim try to use the font "Screen15" first, and if it fails it
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003093 will try to use "7x13" and then "font,with,commas" instead.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003094
3095 If none of the fonts can be loaded, Vim will keep the current setting.
3096 If an empty font list is given, Vim will try using other resource
3097 settings (for X, it will use the Vim.font resource), and finally it
3098 will try some builtin default which should always be there ("7x13" in
3099 the case of X). The font names given should be "normal" fonts. Vim
3100 will try to find the related bold and italic fonts.
3101
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003102 For Win32, GTK, Mac OS and Photon: >
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003103 :set guifont=*
3104< will bring up a font requester, where you can pick the font you want.
3105
3106 The font name depends on the GUI used. See |setting-guifont| for a
3107 way to set 'guifont' for various systems.
3108
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003109 For the GTK+ 2 GUI the font name looks like this: >
3110 :set guifont=Andale\ Mono\ 11
3111< That's all. XLFDs are no longer accepted.
Bram Moolenaar05159a02005-02-26 23:04:13 +00003112
3113 For Mac OSX you can use something like this: >
3114 :set guifont=Monaco:h10
3115< *E236*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003116 Note that the fonts must be mono-spaced (all characters have the same
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003117 width). An exception is GTK 2: all fonts are accepted, but
3118 mono-spaced fonts look best.
3119
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003120 To preview a font on X11, you might be able to use the "xfontsel"
3121 program. The "xlsfonts" program gives a list of all available fonts.
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003122
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003123 For the Win32 GUI *E244* *E245*
3124 - takes these options in the font name:
3125 hXX - height is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3126 wXX - width is XX (points, can be floating-point)
3127 b - bold
3128 i - italic
3129 u - underline
3130 s - strikeout
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003131 cXX - character set XX. Valid charsets are: ANSI, ARABIC,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003132 BALTIC, CHINESEBIG5, DEFAULT, EASTEUROPE, GB2312, GREEK,
3133 HANGEUL, HEBREW, JOHAB, MAC, OEM, RUSSIAN, SHIFTJIS,
3134 SYMBOL, THAI, TURKISH, VIETNAMESE ANSI and BALTIC.
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00003135 Normally you would use "cDEFAULT".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003136
3137 Use a ':' to separate the options.
3138 - A '_' can be used in the place of a space, so you don't need to use
3139 backslashes to escape the spaces.
3140 - Examples: >
3141 :set guifont=courier_new:h12:w5:b:cRUSSIAN
3142 :set guifont=Andale_Mono:h7.5:w4.5
3143< See also |font-sizes|.
3144
3145 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
3146 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
3147'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
3148 global
3149 {not in Vi}
3150 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
3151 with the |+xfontset| feature}
3152 {not available in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
3153 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
3154 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
3155 |xfontset|.
3156 Setting this option also means that all font names will be handled as
3157 a fontset name. Also the ones used for the "font" argument of the
3158 |:highlight| command.
3159 The fonts must match with the current locale. If fonts for the
3160 character sets that the current locale uses are not included, setting
3161 'guifontset' will fail.
3162 Note the difference between 'guifont' and 'guifontset': In 'guifont'
3163 the comma-separated names are alternative names, one of which will be
3164 used. In 'guifontset' the whole string is one fontset name,
3165 including the commas. It is not possible to specify alternative
3166 fontset names.
3167 This example works on many X11 systems: >
3168 :set guifontset=-*-*-medium-r-normal--16-*-*-*-c-*-*-*
3169<
3170 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
3171'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
3172 global
3173 {not in Vi}
3174 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3175 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
3176 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
3177 used.
3178 Note: The size of these fonts must be exactly twice as wide as the one
3179 specified with 'guifont' and the same height.
3180
3181 All GUI versions but GTK+ 2:
3182
3183 'guifontwide' is only used when 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and
3184 'guifontset' is empty or invalid.
3185 When 'guifont' is set and a valid font is found in it and
3186 'guifontwide' is empty Vim will attempt to find a matching
3187 double-width font and set 'guifontwide' to it.
3188
3189 GTK+ 2 GUI only: *guifontwide_gtk2*
3190
3191 If set and valid, 'guifontwide' is always used for double width
3192 characters, even if 'encoding' is not set to "utf-8".
3193 Vim does not attempt to find an appropriate value for 'guifontwide'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003194 automatically. If 'guifontwide' is empty Pango/Xft will choose the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003195 font for characters not available in 'guifont'. Thus you do not need
3196 to set 'guifontwide' at all unless you want to override the choice
3197 made by Pango/Xft.
3198
3199 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
3200'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
3201 global
3202 {not in Vi} {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
3203 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
3204 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
3205 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003206 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003207 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
3208 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
3209 screen.
3210
3211 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
3212'guioptions' 'go' string (default "gmrLtT" (MS-Windows),
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003213 "agimrLtT" (GTK, Motif and Athena))
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003214 global
3215 {not in Vi}
3216 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00003217 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003218 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
3219 GUI should be used.
3220 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3221 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3222
3223 Valid letters are as follows:
3224 *guioptions_a*
3225 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
3226 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
3227 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
3228 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
3229 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
3230 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
3231 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
3232 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
3233 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
3234 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
3235 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
3236 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
3237 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
3238 The same applies to the modeless selection.
3239
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003240 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003241 applies to the modeless selection.
3242
3243 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
3244 "" - -
3245 "a" yes yes
3246 "A" - yes
3247 "aA" yes yes
3248
3249 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
3250 choices.
3251
Bram Moolenaar32466aa2006-02-24 23:53:04 +00003252 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabpages'. When 'e' is
3253 missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
3254
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003255 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
3256 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
3257 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
3258 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
3259 foreground. |gui-fork|
3260 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
3261 happened already when the gvimrc file is read.
3262
3263 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
3264 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
3265 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
3266
3267 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003268 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003269 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
3270 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the .gvimrc
3271 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
3272 ":syntax on" and ":filetype on" commands load the menu too).
3273 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
3274 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
3275 Exception: Athena will always use grey menu items.
3276
3277 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
3278 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00003279 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif, Photon
3280 and Athena GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003281
3282 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
3283 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3284 split window.
3285 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
3286 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
3287 split window.
3288 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
3289 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
3290 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3291 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
3292 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
3293
3294 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
3295 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
3296
3297 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
3298 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
3299 vertical layout is used anyway.
3300 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
3301 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
3302 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
3303 before starting the GUI. Set it in your gvimrc. Adding or
3304 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003305 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003306
3307 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
3308'guipty' boolean (default on)
3309 global
3310 {not in Vi}
3311 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
3312 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
3313 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
3314
3315 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
3316'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MSDOS) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
3317 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
3318 global
3319 {not in Vi}
3320 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
3321 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
3322 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
3323 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
3324 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003325 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003326 spaces and backslashes.
3327 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3328 security reasons.
3329
3330 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
3331'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
3332 global
3333 {not in Vi}
3334 {not available when compiled without the +windows
3335 feature}
3336 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
3337 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
3338 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
3339 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
3340 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
3341
3342 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
3343'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
3344 global
3345 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
3346 feature}
3347 {not in Vi}
3348 Comma separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
3349 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
3350 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
3351 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
3352 language and not in the English help.
3353 Example: >
3354 :set helplang=de,it
3355< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
3356 files.
3357 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
3358 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
3359 See |help-translated|.
3360
3361 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
3362'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
3363 global
3364 {not in Vi}
3365 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
3366 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
3367 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
3368 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
3369 hidden although the 'hidden' option is off: When the buffer is
3370 modified, 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible, and the '!'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003371 flag was used. See also |windows.txt|.
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00003372 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003373 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
3374 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
3375 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
3376
3377 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
3378'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
3379 "8:SpecialKey,@:NonText,d:Directory,
3380 e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,l:Search,m:MoreMsg,
3381 M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,r:Question,
3382 s:StatusLine,S:StatusLineNC,c:VertSplit
3383 t:Title,v:Visual,w:WarningMsg,W:WildMenu,
3384 f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,A:DiffAdd,
3385 C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,T:DiffText,
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003386 >:SignColumn,B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003387 R:SpellRare,L:SpellLocal,
3388 +:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
3389 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003390 global
3391 {not in Vi}
3392 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
3393 occasions. It is a comma separated list of character pairs. The
3394 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003395 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003396 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
3397 |hl-NonText| @ '~' and '@' at the end of the window and
3398 characters from 'showbreak'
3399 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
3400 things in listings
3401 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
3402 h (obsolete, ignored)
3403 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
3404 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
3405 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
3406 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
3407 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands
3408 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
3409 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
3410 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
3411 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
3412 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
3413 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
3414 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
3415 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
3416 |xterm-clipboard|.
3417 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
3418 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
3419 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
3420 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003421 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
3422 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
3423 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
3424 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003425 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003426 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00003427 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital|spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00003428 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
3429 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00003430 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
3431 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu normal line
3432 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
3433 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003434
3435 The display modes are:
3436 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
3437 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
3438 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
3439 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
3440 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaare2cc9702005-03-15 22:43:58 +00003441 c undercurl (termcap entry "Cs" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003442 n no highlighting
3443 - no highlighting
3444 : use a highlight group
3445 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
3446 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
3447 for an example.
3448 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
3449 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
3450 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
3451 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
3452 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
3453
3454 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
3455'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
3456 global
3457 {not in Vi}
3458 {not available when compiled without the
3459 |+extra_search| feature}
3460 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
3461 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
3462 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
3463 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
3464 are not applied.
3465 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
3466 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
3467 off with |:nohlsearch|. As soon as you use a search command, the
3468 highlighting comes back.
3469 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
3470 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003471 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003472 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
3473 drawn may not continue in an newly drawn line.
3474 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3475
3476 *'history'* *'hi'*
3477'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 20, Vi default: 0)
3478 global
3479 {not in Vi}
3480 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
3481 are remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
3482 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing|).
3483 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3484 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3485
3486 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
3487'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
3488 global
3489 {not in Vi}
3490 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3491 feature}
3492 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
3493 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
3494 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
3495 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3496
3497 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
3498'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
3499 global
3500 {not in Vi}
3501 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3502 feature}
3503 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
3504 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
3505 See |rileft.txt|.
3506 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3507
3508 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
3509'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
3510 global
3511 {not in Vi}
3512 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
3513 feature}
3514 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
3515 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
3516 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
3517 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
3518 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
3519 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
3520 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
3521 builtin termcap).
3522 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003523 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003524 X11.
3525
3526 *'iconstring'*
3527'iconstring' string (default "")
3528 global
3529 {not in Vi}
3530 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
3531 feature}
3532 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
3533 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
3534 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
3535 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
3536 Does not work for MS Windows.
3537 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
3538 restored if possible |X11|.
3539 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003540 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003541 'titlestring' for example settings.
3542 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
3543
3544 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
3545'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
3546 global
3547 Ignore case in search patterns. Also used when searching in the tags
3548 file.
3549 Also see 'smartcase'.
3550 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
3551 |/ignorecase|.
3552
3553 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
3554'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
3555 global
3556 {not in Vi}
3557 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
3558 |+GUI_GTK|}
3559 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
3560 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
3561 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
3562 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
3563 tells Vim what the key is.
3564 Format:
3565 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
3566
3567 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
3568 S Shift key
3569 L Lock key
3570 C Control key
3571 1 Mod1 key
3572 2 Mod2 key
3573 3 Mod3 key
3574 4 Mod4 key
3575 5 Mod5 key
3576 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
3577 both shift+ctrl+space.
3578 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
3579
3580 Example: >
3581 :set imactivatekey=S-space
3582< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
3583 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
3584
3585 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
3586'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
3587 global
3588 {not in Vi}
3589 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|
3590 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| feature}
3591 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
3592 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
3593 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
3594 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
3595 characters with dead keys.
3596
3597 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'nodisable'* *'noimd'*
3598'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
3599 global
3600 {not in Vi}
3601 {only available when compiled with the |+xim|
3602 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime| feature}
3603 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
3604 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
3605 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
3606 may change in later releases.
3607
3608 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
3609'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
3610 local to buffer
3611 {not in Vi}
3612 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
3613 Insert mode. Valid values:
3614 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
3615 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
3616 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
3617 2 is available only when compiled with the |+multi_byte_ime|, |+xim|
3618 or |global-ime|.
3619 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
3620 this can be used: >
3621 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
3622< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
3623 mode.
3624 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
3625 |i_CTRL-^|.
3626 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
3627 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
3628 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
3629 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
3630
3631 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
3632'imsearch' 'ims' number (default 0, 2 when an input method is supported)
3633 local to buffer
3634 {not in Vi}
3635 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
3636 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
3637 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
3638 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
3639 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
3640 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
3641 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
3642 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
3643 |c_CTRL-^|.
3644 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
3645 option to a valid keymap name.
3646 The value 0 may not work correctly with Athena and Motif with some XIM
3647 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
3648
3649 *'include'* *'inc'*
3650'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
3651 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3652 {not in Vi}
3653 {not available when compiled without the
3654 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003655 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003656 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
3657 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00003658 "]I", "[d", etc.
3659 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00003660 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
3661 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
3662 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
3663 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
3664 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00003665 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003666
3667 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
3668'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
3669 local to buffer
3670 {not in Vi}
3671 {not available when compiled without the
3672 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| feature}
3673 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003674 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003675 :set includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
3676< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003677
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003678 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003679 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003680 Also used for |<cfile>|.
3681
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003682 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
3683 |sandbox-option|.
3684
3685 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3686 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
3687
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003688 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
3689'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off)
3690 global
3691 {not in Vi}
3692 {not available when compiled without the
3693 |+extra_search| feature}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00003694 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
3695 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
3696 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
3697 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
3698 Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
3699 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
3700 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
3701 cursor to the match.
3702 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
3703 See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003704 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3705
3706 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
3707'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
3708 local to buffer
3709 {not in Vi}
3710 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
3711 or |+eval| features}
3712 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
3713 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
3714 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
3715 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
3716 'smartindent' indenting.
3717 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
3718 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00003719 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003720 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
3721 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
3722 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
3723 used for the indent).
3724 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
3725 and |lispindent()|.
3726 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
3727 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
3728 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
3729 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
3730 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
3731< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
3732 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003733 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003734 NOTE: This option is made empty when 'compatible' is set.
3735
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003736 The expression may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
3737 |sandbox-option|.
3738
3739 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3740 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
3741
3742
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003743 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
3744'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
3745 local to buffer
3746 {not in Vi}
3747 {not available when compiled without the |+cindent|
3748 feature}
3749 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
3750 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
3751 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
3752 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
3753
3754 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
3755'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
3756 local to buffer
3757 {not in Vi}
3758 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
3759 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted. If the
3760 typed text contains a lowercase letter where the match has an upper
3761 case letter, the completed part is made lowercase. If the typed text
3762 has no lowercase letters and the match has a lowercase letter where
3763 the typed text has an uppercase letter, and there is a letter before
3764 it, the completed part is made uppercase.
3765
3766 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
3767'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
3768 global
3769 {not in Vi}
3770 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
3771 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
3772 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
3773 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
3774 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|). When
3775 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
3776 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003777 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00003778 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
3779 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003780
3781 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
3782 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
3783 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
3784 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
3785 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
3786 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
3787 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
3788 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
3789 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
3790 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
3791
3792 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3793
3794 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
3795'isfname' 'isf' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
3796 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
3797 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
3798 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
3799 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
3800 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
3801 global
3802 {not in Vi}
3803 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
3804 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003805 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003806 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
3807 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
3808 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
3809
3810 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
3811 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
3812 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
3813 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
3814 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
3815 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
3816 cmd.exe.
3817
3818 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003819 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
3820 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003821 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
3822 not work for digits). Example:
3823 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
3824 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
3825 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
3826 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
3827 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
3828 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
3829 option or the end of a range. Example:
3830 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
3831 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
3832 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
3833 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
3834 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
3835 case letters.
3836 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
3837 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
3838 expected. Example:
3839 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
3840 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
3841 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
3842 comma, plus <Tab>.
3843 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3844
3845 *'isident'* *'isi'*
3846'isident' 'isi' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2:
3847 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
3848 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
3849 global
3850 {not in Vi}
3851 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
3852 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
3853 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003854 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003855 option.
3856 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003857 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003858 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
3859
3860 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
3861'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for MS-DOS and Win32:
3862 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
3863 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
3864 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
3865 local to buffer
3866 {not in Vi}
3867 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003868 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003869 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For C
3870 programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
3871 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
3872 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
3873 command).
3874 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
3875 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3876 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3877
3878 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
3879'isprint' 'isp' string (default for MS-DOS, Win32, OS/2 and Macintosh:
3880 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
3881 global
3882 {not in Vi}
3883 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
3884 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
3885 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
3886 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
3887 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
3888
3889 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
3890 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
3891 32 - 126 always single characters
3892 127 "^?"
3893 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
3894 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
3895 255 "~?"
3896 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
3897 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
3898 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
3899 displayed as <xx>.
3900 The NonText highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
3901 |hl-NonText|
3902
3903 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
3904 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
3905 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
3906 replacement character will be shown.
3907 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
3908 There is no option to specify these characters.
3909
3910 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
3911'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
3912 global
3913 {not in Vi}
3914 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
3915 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
3916 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
3917 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
3918
3919 *'key'*
3920'key' string (default "")
3921 local to buffer
3922 {not in Vi}
3923 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
3924 See |encryption|.
3925 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
3926 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
3927 :set key=
3928< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
3929 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
3930 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
3931 be careful not to make a typing error!
3932
3933 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
3934'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
3935 local to buffer
3936 {not in Vi}
3937 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
3938 feature}
3939 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
3940 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
3941 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
3942 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003943 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003944
3945 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
3946'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
3947 global
3948 {not in Vi}
3949 List of comma separated words, which enable special things that keys
3950 can do. These values can be used:
3951 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
3952 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
3953 present in 'selectmode').
3954 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
3955 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
3956 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
3957 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
3958
3959 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
3960'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
3961 OS/2: "view /", VMS: "help")
3962 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3963 {not in Vi}
3964 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
3965 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
3966 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
3967 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
3968 When "man" is used, Vim will automatically translate a count for the
3969 "K" command to a section number. Also for "man -s", in which case the
3970 "-s" is removed when there is no count.
3971 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3972 Example: >
3973 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
3974< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3975 security reasons.
3976
3977 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
3978'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
3979 global
3980 {not in Vi}
3981 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
3982 feature}
3983 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003984 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003985 inserted directly. When in command mode the 'langmap' option takes
3986 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
3987 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
3988 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
3989 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
3990 mapped in Insert mode.
3991 This only works for 8-bit characters. The value of 'langmap' may be
3992 specified with multi-byte characters (e.g., UTF-8), but only the lower
3993 8 bits of each character will be used.
3994
3995 Example (for Greek): *greek* >
3996 :set langmap=ÁA,ÂB,ØC,ÄD,ÅE,ÖF,ÃG,ÇH,ÉI,ÎJ,ÊK,ËL,ÌM,ÍN,ÏO,ÐP,QQ,ÑR,ÓS,ÔT,ÈU,ÙV,WW,×X,ÕY,ÆZ,áa,âb,øc,äd,åe,öf,ãg,çh,éi,îj,êk,ël,ìm,ín,ïo,ðp,qq,ñr,ós,ôt,èu,ùv,òw,÷x,õy,æz
3997< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
3998 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
3999<
4000 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
4001 part can be in one of two forms:
4002 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
4003 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
4004 2. A list of "from" characters, a semi-colon and a list of "to"
4005 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
4006 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
4007 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
4008 ";", ',' and backslash itself.
4009
4010 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
4011 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
4012 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
4013 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
4014 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
4015 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
4016 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
4017 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
4018 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
4019 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
4020 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
4021
4022 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
4023'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
4024 global
4025 {not in Vi}
4026 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
4027 |+multi_lang| features}
4028 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
4029 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
4030 "lang/menu_" . &langmenu . ".vim"
4031< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
4032 matter what $LANG is set to: >
4033 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
4034< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004035 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004036 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
4037 the English menus: >
4038 :set langmenu=none
4039< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
4040 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
4041 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
4042 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
4043 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
4044 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
4045< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
4046
4047 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
4048'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
4049 global
4050 {not in Vi}
4051 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
4052 status line:
4053 0: never
4054 1: only if there are at least two windows
4055 2: always
4056 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
4057 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
4058
4059 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
4060'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
4061 global
4062 {not in Vi}
4063 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
4064 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004065 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004066 update use |:redraw|.
4067
4068 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
4069'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
4070 local to window
4071 {not in Vi}
4072 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
4073 feature}
4074 If on Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
4075 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
4076 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
4077 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents. The
4078 value of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines.
4079 This option is not used when the 'wrap' option is off or 'list' is on.
4080 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
4081 with the right amount of white space.
4082
4083 *'lines'* *E593*
4084'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
4085 global
4086 Number of lines of the Vim window.
4087 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00004088 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004089 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
4090 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
4091 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
4092 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
4093 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
4094 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00004095< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
4096 If you get less lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004097 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
4098 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
4099
4100 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
4101'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
4102 global
4103 {not in Vi}
4104 {only in the GUI}
4105 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
4106 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
4107 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004108 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
4109 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
4110 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
4111 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004112
4113 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
4114'lisp' boolean (default off)
4115 local to buffer
4116 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4117 feature}
4118 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
4119 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
4120 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
4121 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
4122 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
4123 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
4124 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
4125 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
4126 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
4127 {Vi: Does it a little bit differently}
4128
4129 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
4130'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
4131 global
4132 {not in Vi}
4133 {not available when compiled without the |+lispindent|
4134 feature}
4135 Comma separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting.
4136 |'lisp'|
4137
4138 *'list'* *'nolist'*
4139'list' boolean (default off)
4140 local to window
4141 List mode: Show tabs as CTRL-I, show end of line with $. Useful to
4142 see the difference between tabs and spaces and for trailing blanks.
4143 Note that this will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth' or
4144 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
4145 changing the way tabs are displayed.
4146
4147 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
4148'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
4149 global
4150 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004151 Strings to use in 'list' mode. It is a comma separated list of string
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004152 settings.
4153 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
4154 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
4155 line.
4156 tab:xy Two characters to be used to show a Tab. The first
4157 char is used once. The second char is repeated to
4158 fill the space that the Tab normally occupies.
4159 "tab:>-" will show a Tab that takes four spaces as
4160 ">---". When omitted, a Tab is show as ^I.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004161 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004162 trailing spaces are blank.
4163 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
4164 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
4165 screen.
4166 precedes:c Character to show in the first column, when 'wrap'
4167 is off and there is text preceding the character
4168 visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004169 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space (character
4170 0xA0, 160). Left blank when omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004171
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004172 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004173 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
4174 characters are allowed.
4175
4176 Examples: >
4177 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004178 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004179 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
4180< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004181 "precedes". "SpecialKey" for "nbsp", "tab" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004182
4183 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
4184'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
4185 global
4186 {not in Vi}
4187 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
4188 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
4189 of plugins.
4190 Note that using the "-u NONE" and "--noplugin" command line arguments
4191 reset this option. |-u| |--noplugin|
4192
4193 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
4194'magic' boolean (default on)
4195 global
4196 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
4197 See |pattern|.
4198 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with using patterns, always keep
4199 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
4200 old Vi scripts. In any other situation write patterns that work when
Bram Moolenaar5eb86f92004-07-26 12:53:41 +00004201 'magic' is on. Include "\M" when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004202
4203 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
4204'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
4205 global
4206 {not in Vi}
4207 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
4208 feature}
4209 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
4210 and the |:grep| command.
4211 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
4212 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
4213 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
4214 existing file.
4215 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
4216 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4217 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4218 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4219 security reasons.
4220
4221 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
4222'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
4223 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4224 {not in Vi}
4225 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|. This
4226 option may contain '%' and '#' characters, which are expanded like
4227 when used in a command-line. Environment variables are expanded
4228 |:set_env|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces and
4229 backslashes. Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set"
4230 and once for the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter
4231 called "myfilter" do it like this: >
4232 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
4233< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
4234 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
4235 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
4236< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4237 security reasons.
4238
4239 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
4240'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
4241 local to buffer
4242 {not in Vi}
4243 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004244 other. Currently only single character pairs are allowed, and they
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004245 must be different. The characters must be separated by a colon. The
4246 pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and '>'
4247 (HTML): >
4248 :set mps+=<:>
4249
4250< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
4251 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
4252 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
4253
4254< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
4255 the $VIMRUNTIME/macros directory. |add-local-help|
4256
4257 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
4258'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
4259 global
4260 {not in Vi}{in Nvi}
4261 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
4262 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
4263 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
4264
4265 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
4266'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
4267 global
4268 {not in Vi}
4269 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
4270 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
4271 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
4272 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
4273 See also |:function|.
4274
4275 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
4276'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
4277 global
4278 {not in Vi}
4279 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
4280 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
4281 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
4282 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
4283 |key-mapping|.
4284
4285 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
4286'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
4287 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4288 available)
4289 global
4290 {not in Vi}
4291 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
4292 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
4293 other memory to be freed. Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work
4294 without a limit. Also see 'maxmemtot'.
4295
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00004296 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
4297'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
4298 global
4299 {not in Vi}
4300 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
4301 Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
4302 *E363*
4303 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message mostly behaves
4304 like CTRL-C was typed.
4305 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
4306 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
4307 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
4308 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit.
4309
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004310 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
4311'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
4312 dependent) or half the amount of memory
4313 available)
4314 global
4315 {not in Vi}
4316 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for all buffers together.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004317 Maximum value 2000000. Use this to work without a limit. Also see
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004318 'maxmem'.
4319
4320 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
4321'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
4322 global
4323 {not in Vi}
4324 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
4325 feature}
4326 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
4327 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
4328 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
4329
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00004330 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
4331'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
4332 global
4333 {not in Vi}
4334 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
4335 feature}
4336 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
4337 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
4338 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
4339 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
4340 this tuning is complicated.
4341
4342 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
4343 {start},{inc},{added}
4344
4345 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
4346 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
4347 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
4348 memory that is available to Vim.
4349
4350 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
4351 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
4352 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
4353 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
4354 will be allocated.
4355
4356 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
4357 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
4358 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
4359 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
4360 slower.
4361
4362 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
4363 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
4364 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
4365 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
4366< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
4367 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
4368
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004369 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
4370'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
4371 local to buffer
4372 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
4373'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
4374 global
4375 {not in Vi}
4376 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
4377 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
4378 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
4379 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4380 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4381
4382 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
4383'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
4384 local to buffer
4385 {not in Vi} *E21*
4386 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
4387 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
4388 Can be reset with the |-M| command line argument.
4389
4390 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
4391'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
4392 local to buffer
4393 {not in Vi}
4394 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
4395 when:
4396 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
4397 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
4398 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
4399 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
4400 when it was written.
4401 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
4402 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
4403 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
4404 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
4405 reset.
4406 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
4407 will be ignored.
4408
4409 *'more'* *'nomore'*
4410'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
4411 global
4412 {not in Vi}
4413 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
4414 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
4415 listing continues until finished.
4416 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4417 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4418
4419 *'mouse'* *E538*
4420'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI, MS-DOS and Win32)
4421 global
4422 {not in Vi}
4423 Enable the use of the mouse. Only works for certain terminals
4424 (xterm, MS-DOS, Win32 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, and Linux console
4425 with gpm). For using the mouse in the GUI, see |gui-mouse|.
4426 The mouse can be enabled for different modes:
4427 n Normal mode
4428 v Visual mode
4429 i Insert mode
4430 c Command-line mode
4431 h all previous modes when editing a help file
4432 a all previous modes
4433 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004434 Normally you would enable the mouse in all four modes with: >
4435 :set mouse=a
4436< When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
4437 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
4438
4439 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
4440
4441 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004442 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004443 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
4444 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
4445
4446 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
4447'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
4448 global
4449 {not in Vi}
4450 {only works in the GUI}
4451 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
4452 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
4453 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
4454 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
4455 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
4456
4457 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
4458'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
4459 global
4460 {not in Vi}
4461 {only works in the GUI}
4462 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
4463 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
4464
4465 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
4466'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for MS-DOS and Win32)
4467 global
4468 {not in Vi}
4469 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
4470 the right mouse button is used for:
4471 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
4472 like in an xterm.
4473 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
4474 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004475 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004476 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
4477 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
4478 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
4479 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004480 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004481 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
4482 end Visual mode.
4483 Overview of what button does what for each model:
4484 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
4485 left click place cursor place cursor
4486 left drag start selection start selection
4487 shift-left search word extend selection
4488 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
4489 right drag extend selection -
4490 middle click paste paste
4491
4492 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
4493 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
4494
4495 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
4496 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
4497 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
4498
4499 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
4500
4501 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
4502'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i:beam,r:beam,s:updown,sd:cross,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004503 m:no,ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004504 global
4505 {not in Vi}
4506 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
4507 feature}
4508 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
4509 different modes. The option is a comma separated list of parts, much
4510 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
4511 and an argument-list:
4512 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
4513 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
4514 In a normal window: ~
4515 n Normal mode
4516 v Visual mode
4517 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
4518 if not specified)
4519 o Operator-pending mode
4520 i Insert mode
4521 r Replace mode
4522
4523 Others: ~
4524 c appending to the command-line
4525 ci inserting in the command-line
4526 cr replacing in the command-line
4527 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
4528 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
4529 e any mode, pointer below last window
4530 s any mode, pointer on a status line
4531 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
4532 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
4533 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
4534 a everywhere
4535
4536 The shape is one of the following:
4537 avail name looks like ~
4538 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
4539 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
4540 w x beam I-beam
4541 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
4542 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
4543 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
4544 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
4545 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
4546 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
4547 x crosshair like a big thin +
4548 x hand1 black hand
4549 x hand2 white hand
4550 x pencil what you write with
4551 x question big ?
4552 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
4553 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
4554 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
4555
4556 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
4557 x for X11.
4558 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
4559 pointer.
4560
4561 Example: >
4562 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
4563< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
4564 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
4565 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
4566
4567 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
4568'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
4569 global
4570 {not in Vi}
4571 Only for GUI, MS-DOS, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
4572 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
4573 recognized as a multi click.
4574
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00004575 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
4576'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
4577 global
4578 {not in Vi}
4579 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
4580 feature}
4581 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
4582 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
4583
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004584 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
4585'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "octal,hex")
4586 local to buffer
4587 {not in Vi}
4588 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
4589 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
4590 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004591 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004592 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
4593 letter index a), b), etc.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004594 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004595 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00004596 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004597 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
4598 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
4599 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
4600 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
4601 recognized as octal or hex.
4602
4603 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
4604'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
4605 local to window
4606 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
4607 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
4608 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004609 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
4610 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004611 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
4612 characters are put before the number.
4613 See |hl-LineNr| for the highlighting used for the number.
4614
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004615 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
4616'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
4617 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00004618 {not in Vi}
4619 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
4620 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004621 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00004622 when the 'number' option is set or printint lines with a line number.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00004623 Since one space is always between the number and the text, there is
4624 one less character for the number itself.
4625 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
4626 fit the highest line number in the buffer. Thus with the Vim default
4627 of 4 there is room for a line number up to 999. When the buffer has
4628 1000 lines five columns will be used.
4629 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 10.
4630 NOTE: 'numberwidth' is reset to 8 when 'compatible' is set.
4631
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00004632 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
4633'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00004634 local to buffer
4635 {not in Vi}
4636 {not available when compiled without the +eval
4637 or +insert_expand feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00004638 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
4639 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00004640 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
4641 invoked and what it should return.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00004642
4643
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00004644 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
4645'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
4646 global
4647 {not in Vi}
4648 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
4649 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example.
4650
4651 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4652 security reasons.
4653
4654
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004655 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'* *E366*
4656'osfiletype' 'oft' string (RISC-OS default: "Text",
4657 others default: "")
4658 local to buffer
4659 {not in Vi}
4660 {only available when compiled with the |+osfiletype|
4661 feature}
4662 Some operating systems store extra information about files besides
4663 name, datestamp and permissions. This option contains the extra
4664 information, the nature of which will vary between systems.
4665 The value of this option is usually set when the file is loaded, and
4666 use to set the file type when file is written.
4667 It can affect the pattern matching of the automatic commands.
4668 |autocmd-osfiletypes|
4669
4670 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
4671'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipbp")
4672 global
4673 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
4674 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
4675
4676 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
4677'paste' boolean (default off)
4678 global
4679 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004680 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
4681 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004682 unexpected effects.
4683 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004684 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004685 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
4686 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
4687 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00004688 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
4689 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
4690 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
4691 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004692 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
4693 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
4694 - abbreviations are disabled
4695 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
4696 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
4697 - 'autoindent' is reset
4698 - 'smartindent' is reset
4699 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
4700 - 'revins' is reset
4701 - 'ruler' is reset
4702 - 'showmatch' is reset
4703 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
4704 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
4705 - 'lisp'
4706 - 'indentexpr'
4707 - 'cindent'
4708 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
4709 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
4710 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
4711 set the 'paste' option again.
4712 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
4713 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
4714 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
4715 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
4716 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
4717
4718 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
4719'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
4720 global
4721 {not in Vi}
4722 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
4723 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
4724 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
4725< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
4726 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
4727 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
4728 Command-line mode.
4729 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
4730 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
4731 this: >
4732 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
4733 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
4734 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
4735 :imap <F11> <nop>
4736 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
4737< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
4738 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
4739 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
4740 sequence.
4741
4742 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
4743'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
4744 global
4745 {not in Vi}
4746 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
4747 feature}
4748 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004749 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004750
4751 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E206*
4752'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
4753 global
4754 {not in Vi}
4755 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
4756 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
4757 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
4758 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
4759 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
4760 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
4761 ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work (Detail: The
4762 backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the new file has
4763 been successfully written, that's why it must be possible to write a
4764 backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an empty file is
4765 created.
4766 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
4767 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
4768 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
4769 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004770 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004771
4772 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347*
4773'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
4774 on OS/2: ".,/emx/include,,"
4775 other systems: ".,,")
4776 global or local to buffer |global-local|
4777 {not in Vi}
4778 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
4779 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find| and other commands, provided that the file
4780 being searched for has a relative path (not starting with '/'). The
4781 directories in the 'path' option may be relative or absolute.
4782 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
4783 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
4784< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
4785 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
4786 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
4787 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
4788< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
4789 backslash: >
4790 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
4791< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
4792 :set path=.
4793< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
4794 commas: >
4795 :set path=,,
4796< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
4797 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
4798 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
4799 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
4800 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree:
4801 1) "*" matches a sequence of characters, e.g.: >
4802 :set path=/usr/include/*
4803< means all subdirectories in /usr/include (but not /usr/include
4804 itself). >
4805 :set path=/usr/*c
4806< matches /usr/doc and /usr/src.
4807 2) "**" matches a subtree, up to 100 directories deep. Example: >
4808 :set path=/home/user_x/src/**
4809< means search in the whole subtree under "/home/usr_x/src".
4810 3) If the path ends with a ';', this path is the startpoint
4811 for upward search.
4812 See |file-searching| for more info and exact syntax.
4813 {not available when compiled without the |+path_extra| feature}
4814 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
4815 :set path=.,c:\\include
4816< Or just use '/' instead: >
4817 :set path=.,c:/include
4818< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
4819 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004820 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004821 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
4822 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
4823 'path', see |:checkpath|.
4824 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
4825 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
4826 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
4827 :set path-=
4828< To add the current directory use: >
4829 :set path+=
4830< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
4831 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
4832 names are separated with a semi-colon: >
4833 :let &path = &path . "," . substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
4834< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
4835 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
4836
4837 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
4838'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
4839 local to buffer
4840 {not in Vi}
4841 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
4842 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
4843 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
4844 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
4845 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
4846 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
4847 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
4848 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
4849 NOTE: 'preserveindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4850 Also see 'copyindent'.
4851 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
4852
4853 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
4854'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
4855 global
4856 {not in Vi}
4857 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
4858 |+quickfix| feature}
4859 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
4860 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given.
4861
4862 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
4863 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
4864'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
4865 local to window
4866 {not in Vi}
4867 {not available when compiled without the |+windows| or
4868 |+quickfix| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004869 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004870 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
4871 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
4872
4873 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
4874'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
4875 global
4876 {not in Vi}
4877 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
4878 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004879 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
4880 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00004881 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4882 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004883
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004884 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
4885'printencoding' 'penc' String (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004886 global
4887 {not in Vi}
4888 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
4889 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004890 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
4891 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004892
4893 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
4894'printexpr' 'pexpr' String (default: see below)
4895 global
4896 {not in Vi}
4897 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
4898 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004899 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
4900 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004901
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004902 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004903'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
4904 global
4905 {not in Vi}
4906 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
4907 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004908 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
4909 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004910
4911 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
4912'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
4913 global
4914 {not in Vi}
4915 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
4916 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004917 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
4918 See |pheader-option|.
4919
4920 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
4921'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
4922 global
4923 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004924 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
4925 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004926 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
4927 See |pmbcs-option|.
4928
4929 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
4930'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
4931 global
4932 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00004933 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|,
4934 |+postscript| and |+multi_byte| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004935 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
4936 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004937
4938 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
4939'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
4940 global
4941 {not in Vi}
4942 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00004943 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
4944 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004945
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00004946 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
4947'prompt' boolean (default on)
4948 global
4949 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
4950
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00004951 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004952'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
4953 local to buffer
4954 {not in Vi}
4955 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
4956 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
4957 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
4958 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
4959 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
4960
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004961 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
4962'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
4963 local to buffer
4964 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
4965 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
4966 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004967 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
4968 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004969 {not in Vi:} When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00004970 set for the newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004971
4972 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
4973'remap' boolean (default on)
4974 global
4975 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
4976 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
4977
4978 *'report'*
4979'report' number (default 2)
4980 global
4981 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
4982 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
4983 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
4984 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
4985 instead of the number of lines.
4986
4987 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
4988'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
4989 global
4990 {not in Vi} {only in Windows 95/NT console version}
4991 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
4992 happens when executing external commands.
4993
4994 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
4995 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
4996 set t_ti= t_te=
4997 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
4998 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
4999 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
5000
5001 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
5002'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
5003 global
5004 {not in Vi}
5005 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5006 feature}
5007 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
5008 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
5009 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
5010 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' or 'paste' is set.
5011
5012 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
5013'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
5014 local to window
5015 {not in Vi}
5016 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5017 feature}
5018 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
5019 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
5020 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
5021 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
5022 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
5023 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
5024 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
5025 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
5026 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
5027
5028 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'* *'norightleftcmd'* *'norlc'*
5029'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
5030 local to window
5031 {not in Vi}
5032 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
5033 feature}
5034 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
5035 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
5036
5037 search "/" and "?" commands
5038
5039 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
5040 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
5041
5042 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
5043'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off)
5044 global
5045 {not in Vi}
5046 {not available when compiled without the
5047 |+cmdline_info| feature}
5048 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005049 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005050 text in the file is shown on the far right:
5051 Top first line is visible
5052 Bot last line is visible
5053 All first and last line are visible
5054 45% relative position in the file
5055 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005056 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005057 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005058 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005059 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'
5060 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
5061 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multi-byte character), both
5062 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
5063 separated with a dash.
5064 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
5065 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
5066 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
5067 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
5068 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
5069 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5070
5071 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
5072'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
5073 global
5074 {not in Vi}
5075 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
5076 feature}
5077 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
5078 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
5079 The format of this option, is like that of 'statusline'.
5080 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
5081 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
5082 Example: >
5083 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
5084<
5085 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
5086'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
5087 Unix: "$HOME/.vim,
5088 $VIM/vimfiles,
5089 $VIMRUNTIME,
5090 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5091 $HOME/.vim/after"
5092 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
5093 $VIM/vimfiles,
5094 $VIMRUNTIME,
5095 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5096 home:vimfiles/after"
5097 PC, OS/2: "$HOME/vimfiles,
5098 $VIM/vimfiles,
5099 $VIMRUNTIME,
5100 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
5101 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
5102 Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles,
5103 $VIMRUNTIME,
5104 $VIM:vimfiles:after"
5105 RISC-OS: "Choices:vimfiles,
5106 $VIMRUNTIME,
5107 Choices:vimfiles/after"
5108 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
5109 $VIM/vimfiles,
5110 $VIMRUNTIME,
5111 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005112 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005113 global
5114 {not in Vi}
5115 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
5116 files:
5117 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
5118 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00005119 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005120 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
5121 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
5122 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
5123 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
5124 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
5125 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
5126 lang/ menu translations |:menutrans|
5127 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
5128 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
5129 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005130 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005131 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
5132 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
5133
5134 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
5135
5136 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
5137 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
5138 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
5139 administrator.
5140 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
5141 *after-directory*
5142 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
5143 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
5144 defaults (rarely needed)
5145 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
5146 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
5147 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
5148
5149 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
5150 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005151 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005152 wildcards.
5153 See |:runtime|.
5154 Example: >
5155 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
5156< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
5157 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
5158 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
5159 files).
5160 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
5161 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
5162 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
5163 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
5164 runtime files.
5165 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5166 security reasons.
5167
5168 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
5169'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
5170 local to window
5171 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
5172 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
5173 changes. If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005174 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005175 height with ":set scroll=0". {Vi is a bit different: 'scroll' gives
5176 the number of screen lines instead of file lines, makes a difference
5177 when lines wrap}
5178
5179 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
5180'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
5181 local to window
5182 {not in Vi}
5183 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5184 feature}
5185 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, the current
5186 window scrolls as other scrollbind windows (windows that also have
5187 this option set) scroll. This option is useful for viewing the
5188 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
5189 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
5190 interpreted.
5191 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
5192 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
5193 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
5194
5195 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
5196'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
5197 global
5198 {not in Vi}
5199 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
5200 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
5201 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00005202 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
5203 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
5204 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005205 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
5206
5207 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
5208'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0)
5209 global
5210 {not in Vi}
5211 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
5212 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
5213 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
5214 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
5215 when long lines wrap).
5216 For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
5217 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5218
5219 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
5220'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
5221 global
5222 {not available when compiled without the |+scrollbind|
5223 feature}
5224 {not in Vi}
5225 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005226 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
5227 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005228 The following words are available:
5229 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
5230 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
5231 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
5232 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
5233 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
5234 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
5235 reach a position before the start or after the end of
5236 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
5237 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
5238 to the desired position when possible.
5239 When now making that window the current one, two
5240 things can be done with the relative offset:
5241 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
5242 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
5243 window. When going back to the other window, the
5244 the new relative offset will be used.
5245 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
5246 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
5247 going back to the other window, it still uses the
5248 same relative offset.
5249 Also see |scroll-binding|.
5250
5251 *'sections'* *'sect'*
5252'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
5253 global
5254 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
5255 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
5256 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
5257
5258 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
5259'secure' boolean (default off)
5260 global
5261 {not in Vi}
5262 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
5263 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
5264 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
5265 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
5266 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005267 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005268 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
5269 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5270 security reasons.
5271
5272 *'selection'* *'sel'*
5273'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
5274 global
5275 {not in Vi}
5276 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
5277 in Visual and Select mode.
5278 Possible values:
5279 value past line inclusive ~
5280 old no yes
5281 inclusive yes yes
5282 exclusive yes no
5283 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
5284 character past the line.
5285 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
5286 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
5287 selection.
5288 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
5289 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
5290 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
5291
5292 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5293
5294 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
5295'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
5296 global
5297 {not in Vi}
5298 This is a comma separated list of words, which specifies when to start
5299 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
5300 Possible values:
5301 mouse when using the mouse
5302 key when using shifted special keys
5303 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
5304 See |Select-mode|.
5305 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5306
5307 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
5308'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
5309 help,options,winsize")
5310 global
5311 {not in Vi}
5312 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
5313 feature}
5314 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
5315 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
5316 something:
5317 word save and restore ~
5318 blank empty windows
5319 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
5320 curdir the current directory
5321 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
5322 fold options
5323 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00005324 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
5325 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005326 help the help window
5327 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
5328 global values for local options)
5329 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
5330 options)
5331 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
5332 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
5333 will become the current directory (useful with
5334 projects accessed over a network from different
5335 systems)
5336 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
5337 slashes
5338 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
5339 on Windows or DOS
5340 winpos position of the whole Vim window
5341 winsize window sizes
5342
5343 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00005344 There is no option to include tab pages yet, only the current tab page
5345 is stored in the session. |tab-page|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005346 When "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored with
5347 absolute paths.
5348 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
5349 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
5350 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
5351
5352 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
5353'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh",
5354 MS-DOS and Win32: "command.com" or
5355 "cmd.exe", OS/2: "cmd")
5356 global
5357 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
5358 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
5359 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005360 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005361 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5362 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5363 If the name of the shell contains a space, you might need to enclose
5364 it in quotes. Example: >
5365 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
5366< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005367 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005368 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
5369 name. And Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
5370 separators.
5371 For Dos 32 bits (DJGPP), you can set the $DJSYSFLAGS environment
5372 variable to change the way external commands are executed. See the
5373 libc.inf file of DJGPP.
5374 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
5375 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
5376 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
5377 filtering).
5378 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
5379 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
5380 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
5381< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5382 security reasons.
5383
5384 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
5385'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c", MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
5386 does not contain "sh" somewhere: "/c")
5387 global
5388 {not in Vi}
5389 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
5390 "bash.exe -c ls" or "command.com /c dir". For the MS-DOS-like
5391 systems, the default is set according to the value of 'shell', to
5392 reduce the need to set this option by the user. It's not used for
5393 OS/2 (EMX figures this out itself). See |option-backslash| about
5394 including spaces and backslashes. See |dos-shell|.
5395 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5396 security reasons.
5397
5398 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
5399'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", "| tee", "|& tee" or "2>&1| tee")
5400 global
5401 {not in Vi}
5402 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
5403 feature}
5404 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005405 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005406 including spaces and backslashes.
5407 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
5408 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
5409 of this option).
5410 For the Amiga and MS-DOS the default is ">". The output is directly
5411 saved in a file and not echoed to the screen.
5412 For Unix the default it "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
5413 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
5414 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
5415 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "zsh" or "bash" the default becomes
5416 "2>&1| tee". This means that stderr is also included.
5417 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
5418 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
5419 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
5420 explicitly set before.
5421 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
5422 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
5423 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
5424 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
5425 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
5426 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
5427 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
5428 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5429 security reasons.
5430
5431 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
5432'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: ""; MS-DOS and Win32, when 'shell'
5433 contains "sh" somewhere: "\"")
5434 global
5435 {not in Vi}
5436 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
5437 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
5438 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
5439 probably not useful to set both options.
5440 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
5441 third-party shells on MS-DOS-like systems, such as the MKS Korn Shell
5442 or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according
5443 the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the
5444 user. See |dos-shell|.
5445 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5446 security reasons.
5447
5448 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
5449'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&" or ">%s 2>&1")
5450 global
5451 {not in Vi}
5452 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
5453 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
5454 and backslashes.
5455 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
5456 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
5457 of this option).
5458 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh", "tcsh"
5459 or "zsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
5460 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh" or "bash" the default becomes
5461 ">%s 2>&1". This means that stderr is also included.
5462 For Win32, the Unix checks are done and additionally "cmd" is checked
5463 for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1". Also, the same names with
5464 ".exe" appended are checked for.
5465 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
5466 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
5467 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
5468 explicitly set before.
5469 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
5470 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
5471 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5472 security reasons.
5473
5474 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
5475'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
5476 global
5477 {not in Vi} {only for MSDOS, MS-Windows and OS/2}
5478 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
5479 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of command.com or
5480 cmd.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are changed to
5481 forward slashes by Vim.
5482 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
5483 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
5484 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
5485 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
5486 separator. To test if this is so use: >
5487 if exists('+shellslash')
5488<
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005489 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
5490'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
5491 global
5492 {not in Vi}
5493 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
5494 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
5495 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix. You can check it with: >
5496 :if has("filterpipe")
5497< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
5498 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
5499 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
5500 can be detected.
5501 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
5502 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
5503 'shelltemp' is off.
5504
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005505 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
5506'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
5507 global
5508 {not in Vi} {only for the Amiga}
5509 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
5510 which use a shell.
5511 0 and 1: always use the shell
5512 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
5513 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
5514 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
5515
5516 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
5517 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
5518
5519 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
5520'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
5521 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
5522 somewhere: "\""
5523 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
5524 global
5525 {not in Vi}
5526 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
5527 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
5528 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
5529 to set both options.
5530 This is an empty string by default. Known to be useful for
5531 third-party shells when using the Win32 version, such as the MKS Korn
5532 Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". The default is adjusted
5533 according the value of 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option
5534 by the user. See |dos-shell|.
5535 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5536 security reasons.
5537
5538 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
5539'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
5540 global
5541 {not in Vi}
5542 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
5543 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
5544 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
5545 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5546
5547 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
5548'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
5549 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005550 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005551 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
5552
5553 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00005554'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToO", Vi default: "",
5555 POSIX default: "A")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005556 global
5557 {not in Vi}
5558 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
5559 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
5560 It is a list of flags:
5561 flag meaning when present ~
5562 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)"
5563 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]"
5564 l use "999L, 888C" instead of "999 lines, 888 characters"
5565 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]"
5566 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]"
5567 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]"
5568 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message
5569 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
5570 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" instead of
5571 "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac format]".
5572 a all of the above abbreviations
5573
5574 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent message
5575 for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when 'autowrite' on)
5576 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous message.
5577 Also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn").
5578 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or "search
5579 hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages
5580 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long to fit
5581 on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most column.
5582 Ignored in Ex mode.
5583 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too long to
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005584 fit on the command line. "..." will appear in the middle.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005585 Ignored in Ex mode.
5586 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file
5587 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing swap file
5588 is found.
5589 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim |:intro|.
5590
5591 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
5592 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
5593 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
5594 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
5595 Useful values:
5596 shm= No abbreviation of message.
5597 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
5598 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
5599
5600 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5601 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5602
5603 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
5604'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
5605 local to buffer
5606 {not in Vi, not in MS-DOS versions}
5607 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
5608 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
5609 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
5610 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is not available
5611 for MS-DOS, because then it would always be on. This option is useful
5612 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
5613 or crossdos. When running the Win32 GUI version under Win32s, this
5614 option is always on by default.
5615
5616 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
5617'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
5618 global
5619 {not in Vi}
5620 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
5621 feature}
5622 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
5623 values are "> " or "+++ ".
5624 Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
5625 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
5626 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
5627 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
5628 'highlight'.
5629 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
5630 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
5631 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
5632
5633 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
5634'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix, Vi default:
5635 off)
5636 global
5637 {not in Vi}
5638 {not available when compiled without the
5639 |+cmdline_info| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005640 Show (partial) command in status line. Set this option off if your
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005641 terminal is slow.
5642 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
5643 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
5644 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
5645 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters: linesxcolumns.
5646 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5647 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5648
5649 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
5650'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
5651 global
5652 {not in Vi}
5653 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
5654 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005655 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005656 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
5657 required (coding style permitting).
5658
5659 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
5660'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
5661 global
5662 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
5663 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
5664 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
5665 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
5666 seen or not). This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set.
5667 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
5668 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
5669 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
5670 blinking when showing the match.
5671 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
5672 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
5673 matches.
5674 Note: For the use of the short form parental guidance is advised.
5675
5676 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
5677'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5678 global
5679 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
5680 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
5681 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005682 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005683 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
5684 not set.
5685 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5686 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5687
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00005688 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
5689'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
5690 global
5691 {not in Vi}
5692 {not available when compiled without the +windows
5693 feature}
5694 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
5695 will be displayed:
5696 0: never
5697 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
5698 2: always
5699 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
5700 line.
5701 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
5702
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005703 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
5704'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
5705 global
5706 {not in Vi}
5707 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
5708 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
5709 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
5710 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
5711 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
5712 commands.
5713
5714 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
5715'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
5716 global
5717 {not in Vi}
5718 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00005719 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
5720 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
5721 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
5722 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
5723 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
5724 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
5725 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005726 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5727
5728 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
5729 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
5730 onto the "extends" character:
5731
5732 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
5733 :set sidescrolloff=1
5734
5735
5736 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
5737'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
5738 global
5739 {not in Vi}
5740 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
5741 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
5742 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005743 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc.. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005744 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
5745 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
5746 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5747
5748 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
5749'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
5750 local to buffer
5751 {not in Vi}
5752 {not available when compiled without the
5753 |+smartindent| feature}
5754 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
5755 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
5756 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
5757 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on, setting 'si' has no effect.
5758 'indentexpr' is a more advanced alternative.
5759 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
5760 An indent is automatically inserted:
5761 - After a line ending in '{'.
5762 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
5763 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
5764 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
5765 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
5766 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
5767 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005768 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005769 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
5770 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
5771 right.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005772 NOTE: 'smartindent' is reset when 'compatible' is set. When 'paste'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005773 is set smart indenting is disabled.
5774
5775 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
5776'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
5777 global
5778 {not in Vi}
5779 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005780 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
5781 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
5782 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005783 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00005784 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
5785 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005786 What gets inserted (a Tab or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
5787 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00005788 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005789 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
5790
5791 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
5792'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
5793 local to buffer
5794 {not in Vi}
5795 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
5796 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
5797 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
5798 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
5799 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
5800 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
5801 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
5802 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set.
5803 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
5804 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
5805 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
5806 set.
5807 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
5808
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005809 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
5810'spell' boolean (default off)
5811 local to window
5812 {not in Vi}
5813 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5814 feature}
5815 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005816 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005817
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005818 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00005819'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005820 local to buffer
5821 {not in Vi}
5822 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5823 feature}
5824 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
5825 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005826 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005827 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
5828 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00005829 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
5830 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00005831 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
5832 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005833
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00005834 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
5835'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
5836 local to buffer
5837 {not in Vi}
5838 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5839 feature}
5840 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00005841 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
5842 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00005843 *E765*
5844 It may also be a comma separated list of names. A count before the
5845 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
5846 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00005847 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
5848 you: Using the first "spell" directory in 'runtimepath' that is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00005849 writable and the first language name that appears in 'spelllang',
5850 ignoring the region.
5851 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
5852 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
5853 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
5854 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
5855 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
5856 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00005857 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5858 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00005859
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005860 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00005861'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005862 local to buffer
5863 {not in Vi}
5864 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5865 feature}
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00005866 A comma separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
5867 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
5868 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
5869< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
5870 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
5871 The word list name must not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
5872 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
5873 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
5874 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
5875 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
5876 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
5877 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
5878 Britain.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005879 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00005880 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
5881 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
5882 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
5883 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
5884 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00005885 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00005886 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
5887 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00005888 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00005889
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00005890 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
5891 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
5892 will ask you if you want to download the file.
5893
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00005894 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
5895 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00005896 up to the first comma, dot or underscore.
5897 Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00005898
5899
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00005900 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
5901'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
5902 global
5903 {not in Vi}
5904 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5905 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005906 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00005907 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
5908 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00005909
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00005910 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
5911 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
5912 scoring to improve the ordering.
5913
5914 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
5915 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00005916 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00005917 word. That only works when the language specifies
5918 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
5919 better results.
5920
5921 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
5922 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
5923 simple typing mistakes.
5924
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005925 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005926 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
5927 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
5928 minus two.
5929
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00005930 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
5931 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
5932 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
5933 Example:
5934 theribal/terrible ~
5935 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
5936 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
5937 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
5938 comments.
5939 The file is used for all languages.
5940
5941 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
5942 trouble with spaces. |v:val| holds the badly spelled
5943 word. The expression must evaluate to a List of
5944 Lists, each with a suggestion and a score.
5945 Example:
5946 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]]
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00005947 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00005948 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
5949 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
5950 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
5951 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
5952 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
5953
5954 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
5955 appear several times in any order. Example: >
5956 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
5957<
5958 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5959 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00005960
5961
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005962 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
5963'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
5964 global
5965 {not in Vi}
5966 {not available when compiled without the +windows
5967 feature}
5968 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
5969 one. |:split|
5970
5971 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
5972'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
5973 global
5974 {not in Vi}
5975 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
5976 feature}
5977 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
5978 current one. |:vsplit|
5979
5980 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
5981'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
5982 global
5983 {not in Vi}
5984 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00005985 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005986 (if possible). This applies to the commands: CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B,
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00005987 CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", gg, and to the commands "d", "<<" and ">>"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005988 with a linewise operator, with "%" with a count and to buffer changing
5989 commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.). Also for an Ex command that
5990 only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
5991 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
5992 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
5993 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
5994
5995 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E541* *E542*
5996'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00005997 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005998 {not in Vi}
5999 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6000 feature}
6001 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the status line.
6002 Also see |status-line|.
6003
6004 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
6005 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
6006 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
6007 All fields except the {item} is optional. A single percent sign can
6008 be given as "%%". Up to 80 items can be specified.
6009
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006010 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
6011 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
6012 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
6013< The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
6014
6015 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
6016 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
6017
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006018 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
6019 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
6020
6021 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006022 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006023 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006024 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006025 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
6026 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006027 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006028 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
6029 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
6030 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
6031 an exponential notation.
6032 item A one letter code as described below.
6033
6034 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
6035 second character in "item" is the type:
6036 N for number
6037 S for string
6038 F for flags as described below
6039 - not applicable
6040
6041 item meaning ~
6042 f S Path to the file in the buffer, relative to current directory.
6043 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
6044 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
6045 m F Modified flag, text is " [+]"; " [-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
6046 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
6047 r F Readonly flag, text is " [RO]".
6048 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
6049 h F Help buffer flag, text is " [help]".
6050 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
6051 w F Preview window flag, text is " [Preview]".
6052 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
6053 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., " [vim]". See 'filetype'.
6054 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
6055 {not available when compiled without |+autocmd| feature}
6056 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
6057 being used: "<keymap>"
6058 n N Buffer number.
6059 b N Value of byte under cursor.
6060 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
6061 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
6062 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
6063 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
6064 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006065 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006066 l N Line number.
6067 L N Number of lines in buffer.
6068 c N Column number.
6069 v N Virtual column number.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006070 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006071 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
6072 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
6073 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006074 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006075 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006076 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006077 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006078 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
6079 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
6080 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006081 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
6082 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
6083 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
6084 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
6085 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006086 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
6087 No width fields allowed.
6088 = - Separation point between left and right aligned items.
6089 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00006090 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
6091 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
6092 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
6093 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006094 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006095 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006096 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied
6097 to StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
6098 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
6099
6100 Display of flags are controlled by the following heuristic:
6101 If a flag text starts with comma it is assumed that it wants to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006102 separate itself from anything but preceding plaintext. If it starts
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006103 with a space it is assumed that it wants to separate itself from
6104 anything but other flags. That is: A leading comma is removed if the
6105 preceding character stems from plaintext. A leading space is removed
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006106 if the preceding character stems from another active flag. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006107 make a nice display when flags are used like in the examples below.
6108
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006109 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006110 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
6111 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
6112 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
6113 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
6114<
6115 Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
6116 line is displayed. The current buffer and current window will be set
6117 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006118 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006119 The variable "actual_curbuf" is set to the 'bufnr()' number of the
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00006120 real current buffer.
6121
6122 The 'statusline' option may be evaluated in the |sandbox|, see
6123 |sandbox-option|.
6124
6125 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
6126 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006127
6128 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
6129 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
6130 setting an option without changing its value. Example: >
6131 :let &ro = &ro
6132
6133< A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
6134 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
6135 described above.
6136
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00006137 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006138 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
6139 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim -u NONE" to get it right.
6140
6141 Examples:
6142 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
6143 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
6144< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
6145 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
6146< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
6147 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
6148 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
6149< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
6150 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
6151< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
6152 :let b:gzflag = 1
6153< And: >
6154 :unlet b:gzflag
6155< And define this function: >
6156 :function VarExists(var, val)
6157 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
6158 :endfunction
6159<
6160 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
6161'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
6162 global
6163 {not in Vi}
6164 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
6165 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006166 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
6167 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006168 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
6169 including spaces and backslashes).
6170 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
6171 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6172 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6173 uses another default.
6174
6175 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
6176'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
6177 local to buffer
6178 {not in Vi}
6179 {not available when compiled without the
6180 |+file_in_path| feature}
6181 Comma separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
6182 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
6183 :set suffixesadd=.java
6184<
6185 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
6186'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
6187 local to buffer
6188 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006189 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006190 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
6191 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
6192 Careful: All text will be in memory:
6193 - Don't use this for big files.
6194 - Recovery will be impossible!
6195 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
6196 'swapfile' is set.
6197 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
6198 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
6199 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
6200 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
6201
6202 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
6203 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
6204
6205 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
6206'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
6207 global
6208 {not in Vi}
6209 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006210 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006211 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
6212 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
6213 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
6214 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
6215 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
6216 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
6217 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006218 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006219
6220 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
6221'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
6222 global
6223 {not in Vi}
6224 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
6225 Possible values (comma separated list):
6226 useopen If included, jump to the first open window that
6227 contains the specified buffer (if there is one).
6228 Otherwise: Do not examine other windows.
6229 This setting is checked with |quickfix| commands, when
6230 jumping to errors (":cc", ":cn", "cp", etc.). It is
6231 also used in all buffer related split commands, for
6232 example ":sbuffer", ":sbnext", or ":sbrewind".
6233 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006234 a buffer. Otherwise: do not split, use current window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006235 Supported in |quickfix| commands that display errors.
6236
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00006237 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
6238'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
6239 local to buffer
6240 {not in Vi}
6241 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6242 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00006243 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
6244 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
6245 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00006246 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
6247 long line.
6248 Set to zero to remove the limit.
6249
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006250 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
6251'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
6252 local to buffer
6253 {not in Vi}
6254 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
6255 feature}
6256 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
6257 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
6258 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
6259 b:current_syntax variable does).
6260 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00006261 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006262 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */
6263< To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
6264 :set syntax=OFF
6265< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
6266 'filetype' option: >
6267 :set syntax=ON
6268< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
6269 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
6270 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
6271 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006272 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006273
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00006274 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006275'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00006276 global
6277 {not in Vi}
6278 {not available when compiled without the +windows
6279 feature}
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006280 When nonempty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
6281 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006282 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006283
6284 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
6285 option and only when there is no GUI implementation for tabs.
6286
6287 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
6288 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00006289 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
6290 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00006291
6292 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
6293 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
6294
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00006295
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006296 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
6297'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
6298 local to buffer
6299 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
6300 |:retab| command, and 'softtabstop' option.
6301
6302 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
6303 appear wrong in many places (e.g., when printing it).
6304
6305 There are four main ways to use tabs in Vim:
6306 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
6307 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
6308 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing Tab and BS will
6309 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
6310 2. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
6311 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
6312 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
6313 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006314 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006315 works when using Vim to edit the file.
6316 4. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
6317 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
6318 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
6319 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
6320 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
6321 changed.
6322
6323 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
6324'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
6325 global
6326 {not in Vi}
6327 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006328 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006329 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
6330 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
6331 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
6332 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
6333 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
6334
6335 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006336 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006337 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
6338 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
6339
6340 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
6341 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
6342 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some command/
6343< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
6344
6345 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
6346 files listed in 'tags', and 'ignorecase' is set or a pattern is used
6347 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
6348 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
6349 be found in the retry.
6350
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00006351 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006352 linear search can be avoided for the 'ignorecase' case. Use a value
6353 of '2' in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be
6354 case-fold sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in
6355 the command: "sort -f -o tags tags". For "Exuberant ctags" version
6356 5.3 or higher the -f or --fold-case-sort switch can be used for this
6357 as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for this to work.
6358
6359 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
6360 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
6361 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
6362 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
6363 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
6364 must be included in the tags file.
6365 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
6366 command-line completion and ":help").
6367 {Vi: always uses binary search in some versions}
6368
6369 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
6370'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
6371 global
6372 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
6373
6374 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
6375'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6376 global
6377 {not in Vi}
6378 If on and using a tag file in another directory, file names in that
6379 tag file are relative to the directory where the tag file is.
6380 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6381 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6382
6383 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
6384'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
6385 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
6386 global or local to buffer |global-local|
6387 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
6388 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with a backslash
6389 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes).
6390 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
6391 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
6392 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
6393 |tags-option|.
6394 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
6395 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. {not available when compiled
6396 without the |+path_extra| feature}
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00006397 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
6398 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006399 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
6400 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
6401 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
6402 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
6403 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6404 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6405 uses another default.
6406 {Vi: default is "tags /usr/lib/tags"}
6407
6408 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
6409'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
6410 global
6411 {not in all versions of Vi}
6412 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
6413 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
6414 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
6415 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
6416 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
6417 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
6418 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
6419
6420 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
6421'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
6422 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
6423 on Amiga: "amiga"
6424 on BeOS: "beos-ansi"
6425 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
6426 on MiNT: "vt52"
6427 on MS-DOS: "pcterm"
6428 on OS/2: "os2ansi"
6429 on Unix: "ansi"
6430 on VMS: "ansi"
6431 on Win 32: "win32")
6432 global
6433 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
6434 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6435 For example: >
6436 :set term=$TERM
6437< See |termcap|.
6438
6439 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
6440 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
6441'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
6442 global
6443 {not in Vi}
6444 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
6445 feature}
6446 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
6447 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
6448 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
6449 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
6450 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
6451 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
6452 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
6453 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
6454 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
6455
6456 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
6457'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ 2 GUI: "utf-8"; with
6458 Macintosh GUI: "macroman")
6459 global
6460 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_byte|
6461 feature}
6462 {not in Vi}
6463 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
6464 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
6465 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ('encoding' is used for the
6466 display).
6467 In the Win32 console version the default value is the console codepage
6468 when it differs from the ANSI codepage.
6469 *E617*
6470 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ 2 GUI. After the GUI has been
6471 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
6472 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
6473 message is shown.
6474 For the Win32 GUI 'termencoding' is not used for typed characters,
6475 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
6476 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
6477 This is the normal value.
6478 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
6479 |encoding-table|.
6480 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
6481 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
6482 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
6483 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
6484 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
6485 :let &termencoding = &encoding
6486 :set encoding=utf-8
6487< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
6488
6489 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
6490'terse' boolean (default off)
6491 global
6492 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
6493 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
6494 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
6495 shortens a lot of messages}
6496
6497 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
6498'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
6499 global
6500 {not in Vi}
6501 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
6502 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
6503 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
6504 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
6505 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6506 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
6507
6508 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
6509'textmode' 'tx' boolean (MS-DOS, Win32 and OS/2: default on,
6510 others: default off)
6511 local to buffer
6512 {not in Vi}
6513 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
6514 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
6515 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
6516 "unix".
6517
6518 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
6519'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
6520 local to buffer
6521 {not in Vi}
6522 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
6523 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006524 this. 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set. When
6525 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006526 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
6527 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6528
6529 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
6530'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
6531 global or local to buffer |global-local|
6532 {not in Vi}
6533 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006534 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. Each line in
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006535 the file should contain words with similar meaning, separated by
6536 non-keyword characters (white space is preferred). Maximum line
6537 length is 510 bytes.
6538 To obtain a file to be used here, check out the wordlist FAQ at
6539 http://www.hyphenologist.co.uk .
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006540 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006541 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
6542 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
6543 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6544 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6545 uses another default.
6546 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
6547
6548 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
6549'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
6550 global
6551 {not in Vi}
6552 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
6553 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6554
6555 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
6556'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
6557 global
6558 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
6559'ttimeout' boolean (default off)
6560 global
6561 {not in Vi}
6562 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
6563 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
6564
6565 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
6566 off off do not time out
6567 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
6568 off on time out on key codes
6569
6570 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
6571 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
6572 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
6573 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
6574 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
6575 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
6576 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
6577 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
6578 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
6579 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
6580 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
6581 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
6582 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
6583 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
6584 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
6585 reset the 'timeout' option.
6586
6587 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6588
6589 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
6590'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
6591 global
6592 {not in all versions of Vi}
6593 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
6594'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1)
6595 global
6596 {not in Vi}
6597 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
6598 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
6599 when part of a command has been typed.
6600 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
6601 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
6602 a non-negative number.
6603
6604 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
6605 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
6606 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
6607
6608 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
6609 tell so. A useful setting would be >
6610 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
6611< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
6612 a tenth of a second).
6613
6614 *'title'* *'notitle'*
6615'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
6616 global
6617 {not in Vi}
6618 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6619 feature}
6620 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
6621 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
6622 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
6623 Where:
6624 filename the name of the file being edited
6625 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
6626 + indicates the file was modified
6627 = indicates the file is read-only
6628 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
6629 (path) is the path of the file being edited
6630 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
6631 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
6632 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
6633 terminals with a non- empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
6634 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
6635 *X11*
6636 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
6637 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
6638 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
6639 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
6640 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
6641 will not work (except in the GUI).
6642 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
6643 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
6644 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command:
6645 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
6646 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
6647 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
6648 exiting Vim.
6649
6650 *'titlelen'*
6651'titlelen' number (default 85)
6652 global
6653 {not in Vi}
6654 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6655 feature}
6656 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006657 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
6658 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006659 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
6660 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
6661 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
6662 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
6663 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
6664 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
6665
6666 *'titleold'*
6667'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
6668 global
6669 {not in Vi}
6670 {only available when compiled with the |+title|
6671 feature}
6672 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
6673 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
6674 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006675 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6676 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006677 *'titlestring'*
6678'titlestring' string (default "")
6679 global
6680 {not in Vi}
6681 {not available when compiled without the |+title|
6682 feature}
6683 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
6684 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
6685 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
6686 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
6687 non-empty 't_ts' option).
6688 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
6689 be restored if possible |X11|.
6690 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
6691 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'.
6692 Example: >
6693 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() . "/" . expand("%:p")
6694 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
6695< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
6696 of the available space.
6697 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
6698 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
6699< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006700 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006701 separating space only when needed.
6702 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
6703 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
6704 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
6705
6706 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
6707'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
6708 global
6709 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Athena|, |+GUI_Motif| and
6710 |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006711 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006712 possible values are:
6713 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
6714 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
6715 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006716 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006717 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
6718 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
6719 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
6720
6721 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
6722 following: >
6723 :set tb=icons,text
6724< Motif and Athena cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
6725 will show icons if both are requested.
6726
6727 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
6728 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
6729 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
6730 :set guioptions-=T
6731< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
6732
6733 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
6734'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
6735 global
6736 {not in Vi}
6737 {only in the GTK+ 2 GUI}
6738 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
6739 tiny Use tiny toolbar icons.
6740 small Use small toolbar icons (default).
6741 medium Use medium-sized toolbar icons.
6742 large Use large toolbar icons.
6743 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
6744 the current theme. Common dimensions are large=32x32, medium=24x24,
6745 small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
6746
6747 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
6748 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
6749
6750 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
6751'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
6752 global
6753 {not in Vi}
6754 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
6755 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
6756 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
6757 the change to take effect, for example: >
6758 :set notbi term=$TERM
6759< See also |termcap|.
6760 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
6761 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
6762 xterm entries...).
6763
6764 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
6765'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default off, on when 'term' is xterm, hpterm,
6766 sun-cmd, screen, rxvt, dtterm or
6767 iris-ansi; also on when running Vim in
6768 a DOS console)
6769 global
6770 {not in Vi}
6771 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
6772 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
6773 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
6774 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
6775 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
6776 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
6777 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
6778
6779 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
6780'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
6781 global
6782 {not in Vi}
6783 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
6784 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
6785 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
6786 Currently these three strings are valid:
6787 *xterm-mouse*
6788 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
6789 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
6790 "s" = button state
6791 "c" = column plus 33
6792 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00006793 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec" for a
6794 solution.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006795 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
6796 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
6797 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00006798 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006799 work. See below for how Vim detects this
6800 automatically.
6801 *netterm-mouse*
6802 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. The mouse generates
6803 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
6804 for the row and column.
6805 *dec-mouse*
6806 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
6807 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00006808 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
6809 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006810 *jsbterm-mouse*
6811 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
6812 *pterm-mouse*
6813 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
6814
6815 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
6816 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm|.
6817 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
6818 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
6819 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
6820 "xterm" (because the xterm and dec mouse codes conflict).
6821 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
6822 set to a name that starts with "xterm", and 'ttymouse' is not "xterm"
6823 or "xterm2" already. The main use of this option is to set it to
6824 "xterm", when the terminal name doesn't start with "xterm", but it can
6825 handle xterm mouse codes.
6826 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
6827 95 of higher. This only works when compiled with the |+termresponse|
6828 feature and if |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the
6829 xterm version number. Otherwise "xterm2" must be set explicitly.
6830 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" automatically, set
6831 t_RV to an empty string: >
6832 :set t_RV=
6833<
6834 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
6835'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
6836 global
6837 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
6838 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
6839 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
6840 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
6841
6842 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
6843'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
6844 global
6845 Alias for 'term', see above.
6846
6847 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
6848'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS,
6849 Win32 and OS/2)
6850 global
6851 {not in Vi}
6852 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
6853 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used
6854 (nevertheless, a single change can use an unlimited amount of memory).
6855 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
6856 itself: >
6857 set ul=0
6858< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
6859 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
6860 Set to a negative number for no undo at all: >
6861 set ul=-1
6862< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
6863 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
6864
6865 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
6866'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
6867 global
6868 {not in Vi}
6869 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
6870 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
6871 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
6872 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
6873 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
6874 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
6875 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
6876 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
6877 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
6878 Also see |'swapsync'|.
6879 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
6880 or "nowrite".
6881
6882 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
6883'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
6884 global
6885 {not in Vi}
6886 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
6887 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
6888 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
6889
6890 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
6891'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
6892 global
6893 {not in Vi, although some versions have a boolean
6894 verbose option}
6895 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
6896 Currently, these messages are given:
6897 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
6898 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
6899 >= 5 Every searched tags file.
6900 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
6901 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
6902 >= 12 Every executed function.
6903 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
6904 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
6905 >= 15 Every executed Ex command (truncated at 200 characters).
6906
6907 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
6908 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
6909
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00006910 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
6911 displayed.
6912
6913 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
6914'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
6915 global
6916 {not in Vi}
6917 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
6918 When the file exists messages are appended.
6919 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
6920 empty.
6921 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
6922 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
6923 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
6924
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006925 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
6926'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga, MS-DOS, OS/2 and Win32:
6927 "$VIM/vimfiles/view",
6928 for Unix: "~/.vim/view",
6929 for Macintosh: "$VIM:vimfiles:view"
6930 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view"
6931 for RiscOS: "Choices:vimfiles/view")
6932 global
6933 {not in Vi}
6934 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
6935 feature}
6936 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
6937 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6938 security reasons.
6939
6940 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
6941'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor")
6942 global
6943 {not in Vi}
6944 {not available when compiled without the +mksession
6945 feature}
6946 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006947 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006948 word save and restore ~
6949 cursor cursor position in file and in window
6950 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
6951 fold options
6952 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
6953 global values for local options)
6954 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
6955 slashes
6956 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
6957 on Windows or DOS
6958
6959 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing view files
6960 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
6961 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
6962
6963 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
6964'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for MS-DOS,
6965 Windows and OS/2: '20,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
6966 for Amiga: '20,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
6967 for others: '20,<50,s10,h)
6968 global
6969 {not in Vi}
6970 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
6971 feature}
6972 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006973 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). The string should be a comma
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006974 separated list of parameters, each consisting of a single character
6975 identifying the particular parameter, followed by a number or string
6976 which specifies the value of that parameter. If a particular
6977 character is left out, then the default value is used for that
6978 parameter. The following is a list of the identifying characters and
6979 the effect of their value.
6980 CHAR VALUE ~
6981 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
6982 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
6983 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00006984 and "_K_L_M" are not. Only String and Number types are
6985 stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006986 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
6987 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
6988 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
6989 start of a comment!
6990 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
6991 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
6992 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006993 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Buffers
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006994 without a file name and buffers for help files are not written
6995 to the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00006996 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
6997 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
6998 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006999 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
7000 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
7001 'viminfo' is non-empty.
7002 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
7003 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
7004 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007005 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007006 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
7007 'history' is used.
7008 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007009 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007010 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
7011 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
7012 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
7013 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
7014 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007015 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007016 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
7017 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007018 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007019 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
7020 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007021 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007022 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
7023 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
7024 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
7025 has been used since the last search command.
7026 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
7027 the 'n'. Must be the last one! If the "-i" argument was
7028 given when starting Vim, that file name overrides the one
7029 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are expanded
7030 when opening the file, not when setting the option.
7031 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
7032 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
7033 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
7034 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-DOS you
7035 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
7036 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
7037 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
7038 characters.
7039 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
7040 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
7041 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
7042 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
7043
7044 Example: >
7045 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
7046<
7047 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
7048 edited.
7049 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
7050 remembered.
7051 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
7052 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
7053 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
7054 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
7055 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
7056 previous search and substitute patterns.
7057 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
7058 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
7059
7060 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
7061 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
7062
7063 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7064 security reasons.
7065
7066 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
7067'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
7068 global
7069 {not in Vi}
7070 {not available when compiled without the
7071 |+virtualedit| feature}
7072 A comma separated list of these words:
7073 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
7074 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
7075 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
7076 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
7077 no actual character. This can be halfway into a Tab or beyond the end
7078 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
7079 editing a table.
7080
7081 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
7082'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
7083 global
7084 {not in Vi}
7085 Use visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
7086 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
7087 use ":set vb t_vb=".
7088 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
7089 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
7090 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
7091 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
7092 where 40 is the time in msec.
7093 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
7094 Also see 'errorbells'.
7095
7096 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
7097'warn' boolean (default on)
7098 global
7099 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
7100 has been changed.
7101
7102 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
7103'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
7104 global
7105 {not in Vi}
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00007106 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007107 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
7108 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
7109 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
7110
7111 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
7112'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
7113 global
7114 {not in Vi}
7115 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
7116 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
7117 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
7118 char key mode ~
7119 b <BS> Normal and Visual
7120 s <Space> Normal and Visual
7121 h "h" Normal and Visual
7122 l "l" Normal and Visual
7123 < <Left> Normal and Visual
7124 > <Right> Normal and Visual
7125 ~ "~" Normal
7126 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
7127 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
7128 For example: >
7129 :set ww=<,>,[,]
7130< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
7131 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
7132 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
7133 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
7134 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
7135 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
7136 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
7137 cursor.
7138 When 'l' is included, you get a side effect: "yl" on an empty line
7139 will include the <EOL>, so that "p" will insert a new line.
7140 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7141 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7142
7143 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
7144'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
7145 global
7146 {not in Vi}
7147 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
7148 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
7149 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
7150 'wildcharm' for that.
7151 Although 'wc' is a number option, you can set it to a special key: >
7152 :set wc=<Esc>
7153< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7154 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7155
7156 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
7157'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
7158 global
7159 {not in Vi}
7160 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007161 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
7162 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007163 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
7164 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
7165 :set wcm=<C-Z>
7166 :cmap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
7167< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
7168
7169 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
7170'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
7171 global
7172 {not in Vi}
7173 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
7174 feature}
7175 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
7176 patterns is ignored when completing file or directory names.
7177 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
7178 Also see 'suffixes'.
7179 Example: >
7180 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
7181< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
7182 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
7183 uses another default.
7184
7185 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
7186'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default off)
7187 global
7188 {not in Vi}
7189 {not available if compiled without the |+wildmenu|
7190 feature}
7191 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
7192 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
7193 the possible matches are shown just above the command line, with the
7194 first match highlighted (overwriting the status line, if there is
7195 one). Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
7196 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
7197 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
7198 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
7199 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
7200 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
7201 as needed.
7202 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
7203 for selecting a completion.
7204 While the "wildmenu" is active the following keys have special
7205 meanings:
7206
7207 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
7208 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
7209 subdirectory or submenu.
7210 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
7211 dot: move into a submenu.
7212 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
7213 parent directory or parent menu.
7214
7215 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
7216
7217 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
7218 of selecting a different match, use this: >
7219 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
7220 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
7221<
7222 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
7223 |hl-WildMenu|.
7224
7225 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
7226'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
7227 global
7228 {not in Vi}
7229 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007230 'wildchar'. It is a comma separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007231 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar. The
7232 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
7233 The second part for the second use, etc.
7234 These are the possible values for each part:
7235 "" Complete only the first match.
7236 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
7237 the original string is used and then the first match
7238 again.
7239 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
7240 result in a longer string, use the next part.
7241 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
7242 enabled.
7243 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
7244 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
7245 complete first match.
7246 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
7247 complete till longest common string.
7248 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
7249
7250 Examples: >
7251 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007252< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007253 :set wildmode=longest,full
7254< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
7255 :set wildmode=list:full
7256< List all matches and complete each full match >
7257 :set wildmode=list,full
7258< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
7259 :set wildmode=longest,list
7260< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
7261
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00007262 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
7263'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
7264 global
7265 {not in Vi}
7266 {not available when compiled without the |+wildignore|
7267 feature}
7268 A list of words that change how command line completion is done.
7269 Currently only one word is allowed:
7270 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
7271 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
7272 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
7273 d #define
7274 f function
7275 Also see |cmdline-completion|.
7276
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007277 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
7278'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
7279 global
7280 {not in Vi}
7281 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
7282 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
7283 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
7284 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
7285 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
7286 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
7287 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
7288 done with the |:simalt| command.
7289 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
7290 combinations cannot be mapped.
7291 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007292 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007293 keys can be mapped.
7294 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
7295 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00007296 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
7297 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007298
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00007299 *'window'* *'wi'*
7300'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
7301 global
7302 Window height. Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window,
7303 use 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar19a09a12005-03-04 23:39:37 +00007304 Used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one window and the
7305 value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen will scroll
7306 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00007307 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
7308 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
7309 When resizing the Vim window, the value is smaller than 1 or more than
7310 or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
7311 {Vi also uses the option to specify the number of displayed lines}
7312
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007313 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
7314'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
7315 global
7316 {not in Vi}
7317 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7318 feature}
7319 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007320 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007321 current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of the
7322 height of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
7323 always fill the screen (although this has the drawback that ":all"
7324 will create only two windows). Set it to a small number for normal
7325 editing.
7326 Minimum value is 1.
7327 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
7328 height of the current window.
7329 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
7330 the minimal height for other windows.
7331
7332 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
7333'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
7334 local to window
7335 {not in Vi}
7336 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7337 feature}
7338 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
7339 'equalalways' is set. Set by default for the |preview-window| and
7340 |quickfix-window|.
7341 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
7342
7343 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
7344'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
7345 global
7346 {not in Vi}
7347 {not available when compiled without the +windows
7348 feature}
7349 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
7350 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
7351 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
7352 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
7353 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
7354 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
7355 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
7356 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
7357 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
7358
7359 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
7360'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
7361 global
7362 {not in Vi}
7363 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
7364 feature}
7365 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
7366 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
7367 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
7368 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
7369 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
7370 to go.)
7371 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
7372 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
7373 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
7374 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
7375
7376 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
7377'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
7378 global
7379 {not in Vi}
7380 {not available when compiled without the +vertsplit
7381 feature}
7382 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
7383 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
7384 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
7385 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
7386 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
7387 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
7388 width of the current window.
7389 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
7390 the minimal width for other windows.
7391
7392 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
7393'wrap' boolean (default on)
7394 local to window
7395 {not in Vi}
7396 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
7397 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
7398 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007399 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
7400 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007401 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
7402 horizontally.
7403 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
7404 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
7405 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
7406 :set sidescroll=5
7407 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
7408< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
7409
7410 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
7411'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
7412 local to buffer
7413 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
7414 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
7415 and inserting continues on the next line.
7416 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
7417 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
7418 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
7419 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|. {Vi: works differently
7420 and less usefully}
7421
7422 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
7423'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
7424 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00007425 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
7426 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007427
7428 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
7429'write' boolean (default on)
7430 global
7431 {not in Vi}
7432 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
7433 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007434 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007435 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
7436 writing a temporary file.
7437
7438 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
7439'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
7440 global
7441 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
7442
7443 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
7444'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
7445 otherwise)
7446 global
7447 {not in Vi}
7448 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
7449 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
7450 also on. Reset this option if your file system is almost full. See
7451 |backup-table| for another explanation.
7452 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
7453 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
7454 set.
7455
7456 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
7457'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
7458 global
7459 {not in Vi}
7460 The number of microseconds to wait for each character sent to the
7461 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
7462 one. For MS-DOS pcterm this does not work. For debugging purposes.
7463
7464 vim:tw=78:ts=8:ft=help:norl: