blob: 018f10d08d174ac495fe0ccb3b67b05cdee37ffa [file] [log] [blame]
Hirohito Higashi57f01192025-01-14 17:21:42 +01001*options.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2025 Jan 14
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002
3
4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
5
6
7Options *options*
8
91. Setting options |set-option|
102. Automatically setting options |auto-setting|
113. Options summary |option-summary|
12
Bram Moolenaar2ec618c2016-10-01 14:47:05 +020013For an overview of options see quickref.txt |option-list|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000014
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*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010025:se[t][!] Show all options that differ from their default value.
26 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
27 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000028
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +010029:se[t][!] all Show all but terminal options.
30 When [!] is present every option is on a separate
31 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000032
33:se[t] termcap Show all terminal options. Note that in the GUI the
34 key codes are not shown, because they are generated
35 internally and can't be changed. Changing the terminal
36 codes in the GUI is not useful either...
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +000037 The options have the form t_AB, see
38 |terminal-options|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000039
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +000040:se[t]! termcap Idem, but don't use multiple columns.
41
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000042 *E518* *E519*
43:se[t] {option}? Show value of {option}.
44
45:se[t] {option} Toggle option: set, switch it on.
46 Number option: show value.
47 String option: show value.
48
49:se[t] no{option} Toggle option: Reset, switch it off.
50
Bram Moolenaar00a927d2010-05-14 23:24:24 +020051 *:set-!* *:set-inv*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000052:se[t] {option}! or
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020053:se[t] inv{option} Toggle option: Invert value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000054
55 *:set-default* *:set-&* *:set-&vi* *:set-&vim*
56:se[t] {option}& Reset option to its default value. May depend on the
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +020057 current value of 'compatible'.
58:se[t] {option}&vi Reset option to its Vi default value.
59:se[t] {option}&vim Reset option to its Vim default value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000060
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +010061:se[t] all& Set all options to their default value. The values of
Bram Moolenaar88774fd2015-08-25 19:52:04 +020062 these options are not changed:
63 all terminal options, starting with t_
64 'columns'
65 'cryptmethod'
66 'encoding'
67 'key'
68 'lines'
69 'term'
70 'ttymouse'
71 'ttytype'
72 Warning: This may have a lot of side effects.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000073
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +090074 *:set-args* *:set=* *E487* *E521*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000075:se[t] {option}={value} or
76:se[t] {option}:{value}
77 Set string or number option to {value}.
78 For numeric options the value can be given in decimal,
Doug Kearnsddbb6fe2024-07-24 20:21:22 +020079 hex (preceded with 0x) or octal (preceded with '0' or
80 '0o').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000081 The old value can be inserted by typing 'wildchar' (by
82 default this is a <Tab> or CTRL-E if 'compatible' is
Yee Cheng Chin900894b2023-09-29 20:42:32 +020083 set). Many string options with fixed syntax and names
84 also support completing known values. See
85 |cmdline-completion| and |complete-set-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000086 White space between {option} and '=' is allowed and
87 will be ignored. White space between '=' and {value}
88 is not allowed.
89 See |option-backslash| for using white space and
90 backslashes in {value}.
91
92:se[t] {option}+={value} *:set+=*
93 Add the {value} to a number option, or append the
94 {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010095 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +000096 value was empty.
97 If the option is a list of flags, superfluous flags
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +000098 are removed. When adding a flag that was already
99 present the option value doesn't change.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000100 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000101
102:se[t] {option}^={value} *:set^=*
103 Multiply the {value} to a number option, or prepend
104 the {value} to a string option. When the option is a
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +0100105 comma-separated list, a comma is added, unless the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000106 value was empty.
107 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000108
109:se[t] {option}-={value} *:set-=*
110 Subtract the {value} from a number option, or remove
111 the {value} from a string option, if it is there.
112 If the {value} is not found in a string option, there
113 is no error or warning. When the option is a comma
114 separated list, a comma is deleted, unless the option
115 becomes empty.
116 When the option is a list of flags, {value} must be
117 exactly as they appear in the option. Remove flags
118 one by one to avoid problems.
Yee Cheng Chin900894b2023-09-29 20:42:32 +0200119 The individual values from a comma separated list or
120 list of flags can be inserted by typing 'wildchar'.
121 See |complete-set-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000122 Also see |:set-args| above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000123
124The {option} arguments to ":set" may be repeated. For example: >
125 :set ai nosi sw=3 ts=3
126If you make an error in one of the arguments, an error message will be given
127and the following arguments will be ignored.
128
129 *:set-verbose*
130When 'verbose' is non-zero, displaying an option value will also tell where it
131was last set. Example: >
132 :verbose set shiftwidth cindent?
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200133< shiftwidth=4 ~
134 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
135 cindent ~
136 Last set from /usr/local/share/vim/vim60/ftplugin/c.vim line 30 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000137This is only done when specific option values are requested, not for ":verbose
138set all" or ":verbose set" without an argument.
139When the option was set by hand there is no "Last set" message.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000140When the option was set while executing a function, user command or
141autocommand, the script in which it was defined is reported.
142Note that an option may also have been set as a side effect of setting
143'compatible'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000144A few special texts:
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +0200145 Last set from modeline line 1 ~
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000146 Option was set in a |modeline|.
147 Last set from --cmd argument ~
148 Option was set with command line argument |--cmd| or +.
149 Last set from -c argument ~
150 Option was set with command line argument |-c|, +, |-S| or
151 |-q|.
152 Last set from environment variable ~
153 Option was set from an environment variable, $VIMINIT,
154 $GVIMINIT or $EXINIT.
155 Last set from error handler ~
156 Option was cleared when evaluating it resulted in an error.
157
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +0200158{not available when compiled without the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000159
160 *:set-termcap* *E522*
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +0000161For {option} the form "t_xx" may be used to set a terminal option. This will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000162override the value from the termcap. You can then use it in a mapping. If
163the "xx" part contains special characters, use the <t_xx> form: >
164 :set <t_#4>=^[Ot
165This can also be used to translate a special code for a normal key. For
166example, if Alt-b produces <Esc>b, use this: >
167 :set <M-b>=^[b
168(the ^[ is a real <Esc> here, use CTRL-V <Esc> to enter it)
169The advantage over a mapping is that it works in all situations.
170
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100171You can define any key codes, e.g.: >
172 :set t_xy=^[foo;
173There is no warning for using a name that isn't recognized. You can map these
174codes as you like: >
175 :map <t_xy> something
176< *E846*
177When a key code is not set, it's like it does not exist. Trying to get its
178value will result in an error: >
179 :set t_kb=
180 :set t_kb
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +0000181< E846: Key code not set: t_kb ~
Bram Moolenaar0b2f94d2011-03-22 14:35:05 +0100182
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +0000183The t_xx options cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
184security reasons.
185
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000186The listing from ":set" looks different from Vi. Long string options are put
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000187at the end of the list. The number of options is quite large. The output of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000188"set all" probably does not fit on the screen, causing Vim to give the
189|more-prompt|.
190
191 *option-backslash*
192To include white space in a string option value it has to be preceded with a
193backslash. To include a backslash you have to use two. Effectively this
194means that the number of backslashes in an option value is halved (rounded
195down).
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +0200196In options 'path', 'cdpath', and 'tags', spaces have to be preceded with three
197backslashes instead for compatibility with version 3.0 where the options can
198be separated by either commas or spaces.
199Comma-separated options like 'backupdir' and 'tags' will also require commas
200to be escaped with two backslashes, whereas this is not needed for
201non-comma-separated ones like 'makeprg'.
202When setting options using |:let| and |literal-string|, you need to use one
203fewer layer of backslash.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000204A few examples: >
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +0200205 :set makeprg=make\ file results in "make file"
206 :let &makeprg='make file' (same as above)
207 :set makeprg=make\\\ file results in "make\ file"
208 :set tags=tags\ /usr/tags results in "tags" and "/usr/tags"
209 :set tags=tags\\\ file results in "tags file"
210 :let &tags='tags\ file' (same as above)
211
212 :set makeprg=make,file results in "make,file"
213 :set makeprg=make\\,file results in "make\,file"
214 :set tags=tags,file results in "tags" and "file"
215 :set tags=tags\\,file results in "tags,file"
216 :let &tags='tags\,file' (same as above)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000217
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000218The "|" character separates a ":set" command from a following command. To
219include the "|" in the option value, use "\|" instead. This example sets the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000220'titlestring' option to "hi|there": >
221 :set titlestring=hi\|there
222This sets the 'titlestring' option to "hi" and 'iconstring' to "there": >
223 :set titlestring=hi|set iconstring=there
224
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200225Similarly, in legacy script the double quote character starts a comment. To
226include the '"' in the option value, use '\"' instead. This example sets the
227'titlestring' option to 'hi "there"': >
Bram Moolenaar7df351e2006-01-23 22:30:28 +0000228 :set titlestring=hi\ \"there\"
229
Bram Moolenaar89a9c152021-08-29 21:55:35 +0200230In |Vim9| script it's simpler, comments start with a '#' character, and only
231when preceded by white space. A backslash is needed less often: >
232 vim9script
233 set titlestring=hi\ "there"
234 set titlestring=hi#there#
235 set titlestring=hi\ \#there#
236
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100237For Win32 backslashes in file names are mostly not removed. More precise: For
238options that expect a file name (those where environment variables are
239expanded) a backslash before a normal file name character is not removed. But
240a backslash before a special character (space, backslash, comma, etc.) is used
241like explained above.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000242There is one special situation, when the value starts with "\\": >
243 :set dir=\\machine\path results in "\\machine\path"
244 :set dir=\\\\machine\\path results in "\\machine\path"
245 :set dir=\\path\\file results in "\\path\file" (wrong!)
246For the first one the start is kept, but for the second one the backslashes
247are halved. This makes sure it works both when you expect backslashes to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000248halved and when you expect the backslashes to be kept. The third gives a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000249result which is probably not what you want. Avoid it.
250
251 *add-option-flags* *remove-option-flags*
252 *E539* *E550* *E551* *E552*
253Some options are a list of flags. When you want to add a flag to such an
254option, without changing the existing ones, you can do it like this: >
255 :set guioptions+=a
256Remove a flag from an option like this: >
257 :set guioptions-=a
258This removes the 'a' flag from 'guioptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000259Note that you should add or remove one flag at a time. If 'guioptions' has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000260the value "ab", using "set guioptions-=ba" won't work, because the string "ba"
261doesn't appear.
262
263 *:set_env* *expand-env* *expand-environment-var*
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +0000264Environment variables in specific string options will be expanded. If the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000265environment variable exists the '$' and the following environment variable
266name is replaced with its value. If it does not exist the '$' and the name
267are not modified. Any non-id character (not a letter, digit or '_') may
268follow the environment variable name. That character and what follows is
269appended to the value of the environment variable. Examples: >
270 :set term=$TERM.new
271 :set path=/usr/$INCLUDE,$HOME/include,.
272When adding or removing a string from an option with ":set opt-=val" or ":set
273opt+=val" the expansion is done before the adding or removing.
274
275
276Handling of local options *local-options*
277
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200278Note: The following also applies to |global-local| options.
279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000280Some of the options only apply to a window or buffer. Each window or buffer
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +0100281has its own copy of this option, thus each can have its own value. This
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000282allows you to set 'list' in one window but not in another. And set
283'shiftwidth' to 3 in one buffer and 4 in another.
284
285The following explains what happens to these local options in specific
286situations. You don't really need to know all of this, since Vim mostly uses
287the option values you would expect. Unfortunately, doing what the user
288expects is a bit complicated...
289
290When splitting a window, the local options are copied to the new window. Thus
291right after the split the contents of the two windows look the same.
292
293When editing a new buffer, its local option values must be initialized. Since
294the local options of the current buffer might be specifically for that buffer,
295these are not used. Instead, for each buffer-local option there also is a
296global value, which is used for new buffers. With ":set" both the local and
297global value is changed. With "setlocal" only the local value is changed,
298thus this value is not used when editing a new buffer.
299
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +0200300When editing a buffer that has been edited before, the options from the window
301that was last closed are used again. If this buffer has been edited in this
302window, the values from back then are used. Otherwise the values from the
303last closed window where the buffer was edited last are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000304
305It's possible to set a local window option specifically for a type of buffer.
306When you edit another buffer in the same window, you don't want to keep
307using these local window options. Therefore Vim keeps a global value of the
308local window options, which is used when editing another buffer. Each window
309has its own copy of these values. Thus these are local to the window, but
310global to all buffers in the window. With this you can do: >
311 :e one
312 :set list
313 :e two
314Now the 'list' option will also be set in "two", since with the ":set list"
315command you have also set the global value. >
316 :set nolist
317 :e one
318 :setlocal list
319 :e two
320Now the 'list' option is not set, because ":set nolist" resets the global
321value, ":setlocal list" only changes the local value and ":e two" gets the
322global value. Note that if you do this next: >
323 :e one
Bram Moolenaar531da592013-05-06 05:58:55 +0200324You will get back the 'list' value as it was the last time you edited "one".
325The options local to a window are remembered for each buffer. This also
326happens when the buffer is not loaded, but they are lost when the buffer is
327wiped out |:bwipe|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000328
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +0200329Special local window options *local-noglobal*
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200330
331The following local window options won't be copied over when new windows are
332created, thus they behave slightly differently:
333
334 Option Reason ~
335 'previewwindow' there can only be a single one
336 'scroll' specific to existing window
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +0800337 'winfixbuf' specific to existing window
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200338 'winfixheight' specific to existing window
339 'winfixwidth' specific to existing window
340
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +0200341Special local buffer options
Christian Brabandt4a8eb6e2023-08-13 19:43:42 +0200342
343The following local buffer options won't be copied over when new buffers are
344created, thus they behave slightly differently:
345
346 Option Reason ~
347 'filetype' explicitly set by autocommands
348 'syntax' explicitly set by autocommands
349 'bufhidden' denote |special-buffers|
350 'buftype' denote |special-buffers|
351 'readonly' will be detected automatically
352 'modified' will be detected automatically
353
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000354 *:setl* *:setlocal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100355:setl[ocal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the value local to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000356 current buffer or window. Not all options have a
357 local value. If the option does not have a local
358 value the global value is set.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200359 With the "all" argument: display local values for all
360 local options.
361 Without argument: Display local values for all local
362 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000363 When displaying a specific local option, show the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +0000364 local value. For a global/local boolean option, when
365 the global value is being used, "--" is displayed
366 before the option name.
367 For a global option the global value is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000368 shown (but that might change in the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000369
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100370:se[t] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +0800371 value.
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100372 For string |global-local| options, the local value is
373 removed, so that the global value will be used.
374 For all other options, the global value is copied to
375 the local value.
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000376
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100377:setl[ocal] {option}< Set the effective value of {option} to its global
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +0800378 value.
Matt Ellis374e26a2024-02-24 17:02:43 +0100379 For number and boolean |global-local| options, the
380 local value is removed, so that the global value will
381 be used.
382 For all other options, including string |global-local|
383 options, the global value is copied to the local
384 value.
385
386Note that the behaviour for |global-local| options is slightly different
387between string and number-based options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000388
389 *:setg* *:setglobal*
Bram Moolenaar6b915c02020-01-18 15:53:19 +0100390:setg[lobal][!] ... Like ":set" but set only the global value for a local
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000391 option without changing the local value.
392 When displaying an option, the global value is shown.
Bram Moolenaarc3301872010-07-25 20:53:06 +0200393 With the "all" argument: display global values for all
394 local options.
395 Without argument: display global values for all local
396 options which are different from the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000397
398For buffer-local and window-local options:
Millyd9af78b2024-09-26 15:54:43 +0200399 Command global value local value condition ~
400 :set option=value set set
401 :setlocal option=value - set
402:setglobal option=value set -
403 :set option? - display local value is set
404 :set option? display - local value is not set
405 :setlocal option? - display
406:setglobal option? display -
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000407
408
409Global options with a local value *global-local*
410
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +0000411Options are global when you mostly use one value for all buffers and windows.
412For some global options it's useful to sometimes have a different local value.
413You can set the local value with ":setlocal". That buffer or window will then
414use the local value, while other buffers and windows continue using the global
415value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000416
417For example, you have two windows, both on C source code. They use the global
418'makeprg' option. If you do this in one of the two windows: >
419 :set makeprg=gmake
420then the other window will switch to the same value. There is no need to set
421the 'makeprg' option in the other C source window too.
422However, if you start editing a Perl file in a new window, you want to use
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000423another 'makeprg' for it, without changing the value used for the C source
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000424files. You use this command: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000425 :setlocal makeprg=perlmake
426You can switch back to using the global value by making the local value empty: >
427 :setlocal makeprg=
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100428This only works for a string option. For a number or boolean option you need
429to use the "<" flag, like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000430 :setlocal autoread<
Bram Moolenaar314dd792019-02-03 15:27:20 +0100431Note that for non-boolean and non-number options using "<" copies the global
432value to the local value, it doesn't switch back to using the global value
433(that matters when the global value changes later). You can also use: >
Bram Moolenaar899dddf2006-03-26 21:06:50 +0000434 :set path<
435This will make the local value of 'path' empty, so that the global value is
436used. Thus it does the same as: >
437 :setlocal path=
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000438Note: In the future more global options can be made |global-local|. Using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000439":setlocal" on a global option might work differently then.
440
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000441 *option-value-function*
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +0100442Some options ('completefunc', 'findfunc', 'imactivatefunc', 'imstatusfunc',
443'omnifunc', 'operatorfunc', 'quickfixtextfunc', 'tagfunc' and 'thesaurusfunc')
444are set to a function name or a function reference or a lambda function. When
445using a lambda it will be converted to the name, e.g. "<lambda>123".
446Examples:
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000447>
448 set opfunc=MyOpFunc
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +0000449 set opfunc=function('MyOpFunc')
450 set opfunc=funcref('MyOpFunc')
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000451 set opfunc={a\ ->\ MyOpFunc(a)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000452
453Set to a script-local function: >
454 set opfunc=s:MyLocalFunc
455 set opfunc=<SID>MyLocalFunc
456In |Vim9| script the "s:" and "<SID>" can be omitted if the function exists in
457the script: >
458 set opfunc=MyLocalFunc
459
460Set using a funcref variable: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000461 let Fn = function('MyTagFunc')
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +0000462 let &tagfunc = Fn
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000463
464Set using a lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000465 let &tagfunc = {t -> MyTagFunc(t)}
Bram Moolenaar1fca5f32022-02-18 17:50:47 +0000466
467Set using a variable with lambda expression: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan05e59e32021-12-01 10:30:07 +0000468 let L = {a, b, c -> MyTagFunc(a, b , c)}
Yegappan Lakshmanan64095532021-12-06 11:03:55 +0000469 let &tagfunc = L
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +0000470
471In Vim9 script, in a compiled function, you can use a lambda, but a
Aliaksei Budaveib043ff32023-10-03 17:39:53 +0300472closure does not work, because the function will be called without the
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +0000473context of where it was defined.
474
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +0000475
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000476Setting the filetype
477
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200478:setf[iletype] [FALLBACK] {filetype} *:setf* *:setfiletype*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000479 Set the 'filetype' option to {filetype}, but only if
480 not done yet in a sequence of (nested) autocommands.
481 This is short for: >
482 :if !did_filetype()
483 : setlocal filetype={filetype}
484 :endif
485< This command is used in a filetype.vim file to avoid
486 setting the 'filetype' option twice, causing different
487 settings and syntax files to be loaded.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200488
489 When the optional FALLBACK argument is present, a
490 later :setfiletype command will override the
Bram Moolenaar26967612019-03-17 17:13:16 +0100491 'filetype'. This is to be used for filetype
492 detections that are just a guess. |did_filetype()|
493 will return false after this command.
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +0200494
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +0100495 *option-window* *optwin*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000496:bro[wse] se[t] *:set-browse* *:browse-set* *:opt* *:options*
497:opt[ions] Open a window for viewing and setting all options.
498 Options are grouped by function.
499 Offers short help for each option. Hit <CR> on the
500 short help to open a help window with more help for
501 the option.
502 Modify the value of the option and hit <CR> on the
503 "set" line to set the new value. For window and
504 buffer specific options, the last accessed window is
505 used to set the option value in, unless this is a help
506 window, in which case the window below help window is
507 used (skipping the option-window).
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +0100508 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
509 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000510
511 *$HOME*
512Using "~" is like using "$HOME", but it is only recognized at the start of an
513option and after a space or comma.
514
515On Unix systems "~user" can be used too. It is replaced by the home directory
516of user "user". Example: >
517 :set path=~mool/include,/usr/include,.
518
519On Unix systems the form "${HOME}" can be used too. The name between {} can
520contain non-id characters then. Note that if you want to use this for the
521"gf" command, you need to add the '{' and '}' characters to 'isfname'.
522
523NOTE: expanding environment variables and "~/" is only done with the ":set"
524command, not when assigning a value to an option with ":let".
525
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200526 *$HOME-windows*
527On MS-Windows, if $HOME is not defined as an environment variable, then
528at runtime Vim will set it to the expansion of $HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH.
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200529If $HOMEDRIVE is not set then $USERPROFILE is used.
530
531This expanded value is not exported to the environment, this matters when
532running an external command: >
533 :echo system('set | findstr ^HOME=')
534and >
535 :echo luaeval('os.getenv("HOME")')
536should echo nothing (an empty string) despite exists('$HOME') being true.
537When setting $HOME to a non-empty string it will be exported to the
538subprocesses.
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +0200539
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000540
541Note the maximum length of an expanded option is limited. How much depends on
542the system, mostly it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
543
544 *:fix* *:fixdel*
545:fix[del] Set the value of 't_kD':
546 't_kb' is 't_kD' becomes ~
547 CTRL-? CTRL-H
548 not CTRL-? CTRL-?
549
Bram Moolenaar82be4842021-01-11 19:40:15 +0100550 (CTRL-? is 0o177 octal, 0x7f hex)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000551
552 If your delete key terminal code is wrong, but the
553 code for backspace is alright, you can put this in
554 your .vimrc: >
555 :fixdel
556< This works no matter what the actual code for
557 backspace is.
558
559 If the backspace key terminal code is wrong you can
560 use this: >
561 :if &term == "termname"
562 : set t_kb=^V<BS>
563 : fixdel
564 :endif
565< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<BS>" is the backspace key
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000566 (don't type four characters!). Replace "termname"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000567 with your terminal name.
568
569 If your <Delete> key sends a strange key sequence (not
570 CTRL-? or CTRL-H) you cannot use ":fixdel". Then use: >
571 :if &term == "termname"
572 : set t_kD=^V<Delete>
573 :endif
574< Where "^V" is CTRL-V and "<Delete>" is the delete key
575 (don't type eight characters!). Replace "termname"
576 with your terminal name.
577
578 *Linux-backspace*
579 Note about Linux: By default the backspace key
580 produces CTRL-?, which is wrong. You can fix it by
581 putting this line in your rc.local: >
582 echo "keycode 14 = BackSpace" | loadkeys
583<
584 *NetBSD-backspace*
585 Note about NetBSD: If your backspace doesn't produce
586 the right code, try this: >
587 xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace"
588< If this works, add this in your .Xmodmap file: >
589 keysym 22 = BackSpace
590< You need to restart for this to take effect.
591
592==============================================================================
5932. Automatically setting options *auto-setting*
594
595Besides changing options with the ":set" command, there are three alternatives
596to set options automatically for one or more files:
597
5981. When starting Vim initializations are read from various places. See
599 |initialization|. Most of them are performed for all editing sessions,
600 and some of them depend on the directory where Vim is started.
601 You can create an initialization file with |:mkvimrc|, |:mkview| and
602 |:mksession|.
6032. If you start editing a new file, the automatic commands are executed.
604 This can be used to set options for files matching a particular pattern and
605 many other things. See |autocommand|.
6063. If you start editing a new file, and the 'modeline' option is on, a
607 number of lines at the beginning and end of the file are checked for
608 modelines. This is explained here.
609
610 *modeline* *vim:* *vi:* *ex:* *E520*
611There are two forms of modelines. The first form:
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100612 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|ex:}[white]{options}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000613
Bram Moolenaar664f3cf2019-12-07 16:03:51 +0100614[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
615 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
616 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200617{vi:|vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:" or "ex:"
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200618[white] optional white space
619{options} a list of option settings, separated with white space
620 or ':', where each part between ':' is the argument
621 for a ":set" command (can be empty)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000622
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200623Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000624 vi:noai:sw=3 ts=6 ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200625 vim: tw=77 ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000626
627The second form (this is compatible with some versions of Vi):
628
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100629 [text{white}]{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:}[white]se[t] {options}:[text]
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000630
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +0100631[text{white}] empty or any text followed by at least one blank
632 character (<Space> or <Tab>); "ex:" always requires at
633 least one blank character
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200634{vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} the string "vi:", "vim:", "Vim:" or "ex:"
635[white] optional white space
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200636se[t] the string "set " or "se " (note the space); When
637 "Vim" is used it must be "set".
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200638{options} a list of options, separated with white space, which
639 is the argument for a ":set" command
640: a colon
641[text] any text or empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000642
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200643Examples:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000644 /* vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +0200645 /* Vim: set ai tw=75: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000646
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200647The white space before {vi:|vim:|Vim:|ex:} is required. This minimizes the
648chance that a normal word like "lex:" is caught. There is one exception:
649"vi:" and "vim:" can also be at the start of the line (for compatibility with
650version 3.0). Using "ex:" at the start of the line will be ignored (this
651could be short for "example:").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000652
Hu Jialun9dcd3492021-08-28 20:42:50 +0200653If the modeline is disabled within a modeline, subsequent modelines will be
654ignored. This is to allow turning off modeline on a per-file basis. This is
655useful when a line looks like a modeline but isn't. For example, it would be
656good to start a YAML file containing strings like "vim:" with
657 # vim: nomodeline ~
658so as to avoid modeline misdetection. Following options on the same line
659after modeline deactivation, if any, are still evaluated (but you would
660normally not have any).
661
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000662 *modeline-local*
663The options are set like with ":setlocal": The new value only applies to the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +0000664buffer and window that contain the file. Although it's possible to set global
665options from a modeline, this is unusual. If you have two windows open and
666the files in it set the same global option to a different value, the result
667depends on which one was opened last.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000668
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +0000669When editing a file that was already loaded, only the window-local options
670from the modeline are used. Thus if you manually changed a buffer-local
671option after opening the file, it won't be changed if you edit the same buffer
672in another window. But window-local options will be set.
673
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000674 *modeline-version*
675If the modeline is only to be used for some versions of Vim, the version
Bram Moolenaar22dbc772013-06-28 18:44:48 +0200676number can be specified where "vim:" or "Vim:" is used:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000677 vim{vers}: version {vers} or later
678 vim<{vers}: version before {vers}
679 vim={vers}: version {vers}
680 vim>{vers}: version after {vers}
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +0100681{vers} is 700 for Vim 7.0 (hundred times the major version plus minor).
682For example, to use a modeline only for Vim 7.0:
683 /* vim700: set foldmethod=marker */ ~
684To use a modeline for Vim after version 7.2:
685 /* vim>702: set cole=2: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000686There can be no blanks between "vim" and the ":".
687
688
689The number of lines that are checked can be set with the 'modelines' option.
690If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is 0 no lines are checked.
691
692Note that for the first form all of the rest of the line is used, thus a line
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000693like:
694 /* vi:ts=4: */ ~
695will give an error message for the trailing "*/". This line is OK:
696 /* vi:set ts=4: */ ~
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000697
698If an error is detected the rest of the line is skipped.
699
700If you want to include a ':' in a set command precede it with a '\'. The
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +0000701backslash in front of the ':' will be removed. Example:
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +0100702 /* vi:set fillchars=stl\:^,vert\:\|: */ ~
703This sets the 'fillchars' option to "stl:^,vert:\|". Only a single backslash
704before the ':' is removed. Thus to include "\:" you have to specify "\\:".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200705 *E992*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000706No other commands than "set" are supported, for security reasons (somebody
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +0000707might create a Trojan horse text file with modelines). And not all options
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +0200708can be set. For some options a flag is set, so that when the value is used
709the |sandbox| is effective. Some options can only be set from the modeline
710when 'modelineexpr' is set (the default is off).
711
712Still, there is always a small risk that a modeline causes trouble. E.g.,
713when some joker sets 'textwidth' to 5 all your lines are wrapped unexpectedly.
714So disable modelines before editing untrusted text. The mail ftplugin does
715this, for example.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000716
717Hint: If you would like to do something else than setting an option, you could
718define an autocommand that checks the file for a specific string. For
719example: >
720 au BufReadPost * if getline(1) =~ "VAR" | call SetVar() | endif
721And define a function SetVar() that does something with the line containing
722"VAR".
723
724==============================================================================
7253. Options summary *option-summary*
726
727In the list below all the options are mentioned with their full name and with
728an abbreviation if there is one. Both forms may be used.
729
730In this document when a boolean option is "set" that means that ":set option"
731is entered. When an option is "reset", ":set nooption" is used.
732
733For some options there are two default values: The "Vim default", which is
734used when 'compatible' is not set, and the "Vi default", which is used when
735'compatible' is set.
736
737Most options are the same in all windows and buffers. There are a few that
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000738are specific to how the text is presented in a window. These can be set to a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000739different value in each window. For example the 'list' option can be set in
740one window and reset in another for the same text, giving both types of view
741at the same time. There are a few options that are specific to a certain
742file. These can have a different value for each file or buffer. For example
743the 'textwidth' option can be 78 for a normal text file and 0 for a C
744program.
745
746 global one option for all buffers and windows
747 local to window each window has its own copy of this option
748 local to buffer each buffer has its own copy of this option
749
750When creating a new window the option values from the currently active window
751are used as a default value for the window-specific options. For the
752buffer-specific options this depends on the 's' and 'S' flags in the
753'cpoptions' option. If 's' is included (which is the default) the values for
754buffer options are copied from the currently active buffer when a buffer is
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000755first entered. If 'S' is present the options are copied each time the buffer
756is entered, this is almost like having global options. If 's' and 'S' are not
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000757present, the options are copied from the currently active buffer when the
758buffer is created.
759
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000760Hidden options *hidden-options*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000761
Bram Moolenaar578b49e2005-09-10 19:22:57 +0000762Not all options are supported in all versions. This depends on the supported
763features and sometimes on the system. A remark about this is in curly braces
764below. When an option is not supported it may still be set without getting an
765error, this is called a hidden option. You can't get the value of a hidden
766option though, it is not stored.
767
768To test if option "foo" can be used with ":set" use something like this: >
769 if exists('&foo')
770This also returns true for a hidden option. To test if option "foo" is really
771supported use something like this: >
772 if exists('+foo')
773<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000774 *E355*
775A jump table for the options with a short description can be found at |Q_op|.
776
777 *'aleph'* *'al'* *aleph* *Aleph*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +0100778'aleph' 'al' number (default 128 for MS-Windows, 224 otherwise)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000779 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000780 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
781 feature}
782 The ASCII code for the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The
783 routine that maps the keyboard in Hebrew mode, both in Insert mode
784 (when hkmap is set) and on the command-line (when hitting CTRL-_)
785 outputs the Hebrew characters in the range [aleph..aleph+26].
786 aleph=128 applies to PC code, and aleph=224 applies to ISO 8859-8.
787 See |rileft.txt|.
788
789 *'allowrevins'* *'ari'* *'noallowrevins'* *'noari'*
790'allowrevins' 'ari' boolean (default off)
791 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000792 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
793 feature}
794 Allow CTRL-_ in Insert and Command-line mode. This is default off, to
795 avoid that users that accidentally type CTRL-_ instead of SHIFT-_ get
796 into reverse Insert mode, and don't know how to get out. See
797 'revins'.
798 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
799
800 *'altkeymap'* *'akm'* *'noaltkeymap'* *'noakm'*
801'altkeymap' 'akm' boolean (default off)
802 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000803 {only available when compiled with the |+farsi|
804 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +0100805 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
806 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000807
808 *'ambiwidth'* *'ambw'*
809'ambiwidth' 'ambw' string (default: "single")
810 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000811 Only effective when 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding.
812 Tells Vim what to do with characters with East Asian Width Class
813 Ambiguous (such as Euro, Registered Sign, Copyright Sign, Greek
814 letters, Cyrillic letters).
815
816 There are currently two possible values:
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000817 "single": Use the same width as characters in US-ASCII. This is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000818 expected by most users.
819 "double": Use twice the width of ASCII characters.
Bram Moolenaar5c3bd0a2010-08-04 20:55:44 +0200820 *E834* *E835*
821 The value "double" cannot be used if 'listchars' or 'fillchars'
Bram Moolenaar079ba762021-10-23 12:08:41 +0100822 contains a character that would be double width. These errors may
823 also be given when calling setcellwidths().
Bram Moolenaar08aac3c2020-08-28 21:04:24 +0200824
825 The values are overruled for characters specified with
826 |setcellwidths()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000827
828 There are a number of CJK fonts for which the width of glyphs for
829 those characters are solely based on how many octets they take in
830 legacy/traditional CJK encodings. In those encodings, Euro,
831 Registered sign, Greek/Cyrillic letters are represented by two octets,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000832 therefore those fonts have "wide" glyphs for them. This is also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000833 true of some line drawing characters used to make tables in text
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +0000834 file. Therefore, when a CJK font is used for GUI Vim or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000835 Vim is running inside a terminal (emulators) that uses a CJK font
836 (or Vim is run inside an xterm invoked with "-cjkwidth" option.),
837 this option should be set to "double" to match the width perceived
838 by Vim with the width of glyphs in the font. Perhaps it also has
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +0100839 to be set to "double" under CJK MS-Windows when the system locale is
840 set to one of CJK locales. See Unicode Standard Annex #11
841 (http://www.unicode.org/reports/tr11).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000842
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100843 Vim may set this option automatically at startup time when Vim is
844 compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and if |t_u7| is set to the
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +0200845 escape sequence to request cursor position report. The response can
846 be found in |v:termu7resp|.
Bram Moolenaarac7bd632013-03-19 11:35:58 +0100847
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000848 *'antialias'* *'anti'* *'noantialias'* *'noanti'*
849'antialias' 'anti' boolean (default: off)
850 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000851 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +0200852 on macOS}
853 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim on macOS
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000854 v10.2 or later. When on, Vim will use smooth ("antialiased") fonts,
855 which can be easier to read at certain sizes on certain displays.
856 Setting this option can sometimes cause problems if 'guifont' is set
857 to its default (empty string).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100858 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000859
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000860 *'arabic'* *'arab'* *'noarabic'* *'noarab'*
861'arabic' 'arab' boolean (default off)
862 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000863 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
864 feature}
865 This option can be set to start editing Arabic text.
866 Setting this option will:
867 - Set the 'rightleft' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
868 - Set the 'arabicshape' option, unless 'termbidi' is set.
869 - Set the 'keymap' option to "arabic"; in Insert mode CTRL-^ toggles
870 between typing English and Arabic key mapping.
871 - Set the 'delcombine' option
872 Note that 'encoding' must be "utf-8" for working with Arabic text.
873
874 Resetting this option will:
875 - Reset the 'rightleft' option.
876 - Disable the use of 'keymap' (without changing its value).
877 Note that 'arabicshape' and 'delcombine' are not reset (it is a global
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +0200878 option).
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100879 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000880 Also see |arabic.txt|.
881
882 *'arabicshape'* *'arshape'*
883 *'noarabicshape'* *'noarshape'*
884'arabicshape' 'arshape' boolean (default on)
885 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000886 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
887 feature}
888 When on and 'termbidi' is off, the required visual character
889 corrections that need to take place for displaying the Arabic language
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +0200890 take effect. Shaping, in essence, gets enabled; the term is a broad
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000891 one which encompasses:
892 a) the changing/morphing of characters based on their location
893 within a word (initial, medial, final and stand-alone).
894 b) the enabling of the ability to compose characters
895 c) the enabling of the required combining of some characters
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +0100896 When disabled the display shows each character's true stand-alone
897 form.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000898 Arabic is a complex language which requires other settings, for
899 further details see |arabic.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +0100900 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000901
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +0100902 *'autochdir'* *'acd'* *'noautochdir'* *'noacd'*
903'autochdir' 'acd' boolean (default off)
904 global
905 {only available when compiled with it, use
906 exists("+autochdir") to check}
907 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
908 open a file, switch buffers, delete a buffer or open/close a window.
909 It will change to the directory containing the file which was opened
910 or selected. When a buffer has no name it also has no directory, thus
911 the current directory won't change when navigating to it.
912 Note: When this option is on some plugins may not work.
913
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000914 *'autoindent'* *'ai'* *'noautoindent'* *'noai'*
915'autoindent' 'ai' boolean (default off)
916 local to buffer
917 Copy indent from current line when starting a new line (typing <CR>
918 in Insert mode or when using the "o" or "O" command). If you do not
919 type anything on the new line except <BS> or CTRL-D and then type
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +0000920 <Esc>, CTRL-O or <CR>, the indent is deleted again. Moving the cursor
921 to another line has the same effect, unless the 'I' flag is included
922 in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +0000923 When autoindent is on, formatting (with the "gq" command or when you
924 reach 'textwidth' in Insert mode) uses the indentation of the first
925 line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000926 When 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is on the indent is changed in
927 a different way.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +0200928 The 'autoindent' option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and
929 restored when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000930
931 *'autoread'* *'ar'* *'noautoread'* *'noar'*
932'autoread' 'ar' boolean (default off)
933 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000934 When a file has been detected to have been changed outside of Vim and
935 it has not been changed inside of Vim, automatically read it again.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +0200936 When the file has been deleted this is not done, so you have the text
937 from before it was deleted. When it appears again then it is read.
938 |timestamp|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000939 If this option has a local value, use this command to switch back to
940 using the global value: >
941 :set autoread<
942<
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +0100943
944 *'autoshelldir'* *'asd'* *'noautoshelldir'* *'noasd'*
945'autoshelldir' 'asd' boolean (default off)
946 global
947 When on, Vim will change the current working directory whenever you
948 change the directory of the shell running in a terminal window. You
949 need proper setting-up, so whenever the shell's pwd changes an OSC 7
950 escape sequence will be emitted. For example, on Linux, you can
951 source /etc/profile.d/vte.sh in your shell profile if you use bash or
952 zsh. For bash this should work (put it in a bash init file): >
953 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
954 PROMPT_COMMAND='_vim_sync_PWD'
955 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
956 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
957 }
958 fi
959<
960 Or, in a zsh init file: >
961 if [[ -n "$VIM_TERMINAL" ]]; then
962 autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook
963 add-zsh-hook -Uz chpwd _vim_sync_PWD
964 function _vim_sync_PWD() {
965 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
966 }
967 fi
968<
969 In a fish init file: >
970 if test -n "$VIM_TERMINAL"
971 function _vim_sync_PWD --on-variable=PWD
972 printf '\033]7;file://%s\033\\' "$PWD"
973 end
974 end
975<
976 You can find an alternative method at |terminal-autoshelldir|.
977 When the parsing of the OSC sequence fails you get *E1179* .
978
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000979 *'autowrite'* *'aw'* *'noautowrite'* *'noaw'*
980'autowrite' 'aw' boolean (default off)
981 global
982 Write the contents of the file, if it has been modified, on each
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000983 `:next`, `:rewind`, `:last`, `:first`, `:previous`, `:stop`,
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000984 `:suspend`, `:tag`, `:!`, `:make`, CTRL-] and CTRL-^ command; and when
985 a `:buffer`, CTRL-O, CTRL-I, '{A-Z0-9}, or `{A-Z0-9} command takes one
Bram Moolenaar47003982021-12-05 21:54:04 +0000986 to another file.
987 A buffer is not written if it becomes hidden, e.g. when 'bufhidden' is
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +0000988 set to "hide" and `:next` is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000989 Note that for some commands the 'autowrite' option is not used, see
990 'autowriteall' for that.
Bram Moolenaar93a1df22018-09-10 11:51:50 +0200991 Some buffers will not be written, specifically when 'buftype' is
Bram Moolenaar20aac6c2018-09-02 21:07:30 +0200992 "nowrite", "nofile", "terminal" or "prompt".
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +0100993 USE WITH CARE: If you make temporary changes to a buffer that you
994 don't want to be saved this option may cause it to be saved anyway.
995 Renaming the buffer with ":file {name}" may help avoid this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +0000996
997 *'autowriteall'* *'awa'* *'noautowriteall'* *'noawa'*
998'autowriteall' 'awa' boolean (default off)
999 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001000 Like 'autowrite', but also used for commands ":edit", ":enew", ":quit",
1001 ":qall", ":exit", ":xit", ":recover" and closing the Vim window.
1002 Setting this option also implies that Vim behaves like 'autowrite' has
1003 been set.
1004
1005 *'background'* *'bg'*
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001006'background' 'bg' string (default "dark" or "light", see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001007 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001008 When set to "dark", Vim will try to use colors that look good on a
1009 dark background. When set to "light", Vim will try to use colors that
1010 look good on a light background. Any other value is illegal.
1011 Vim tries to set the default value according to the terminal used.
1012 This will not always be correct.
1013 Setting this option does not change the background color, it tells Vim
1014 what the background color looks like. For changing the background
1015 color, see |:hi-normal|.
1016
Gregory Anders83ad2722024-01-03 19:48:51 +01001017 When 'background' is changed Vim will adjust the default color groups
1018 for the new value. But the colors used for syntax highlighting will
1019 not change. *g:colors_name*
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001020 When a color scheme is loaded (the "g:colors_name" variable is set)
Gregory Anders83ad2722024-01-03 19:48:51 +01001021 changing 'background' will cause the color scheme to be reloaded. If
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001022 the color scheme adjusts to the value of 'background' this will work.
1023 However, if the color scheme sets 'background' itself the effect may
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001024 be undone. First delete the "g:colors_name" variable when needed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001025
1026 When setting 'background' to the default value with: >
1027 :set background&
1028< Vim will guess the value. In the GUI this should work correctly,
1029 in other cases Vim might not be able to guess the right value.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02001030 If the GUI supports a dark theme, you can use the "d" flag in
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +02001031 'guioptions', see 'go-d'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001032
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001033 When the |t_RB| option is set, Vim will use it to request the background
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02001034 color from the terminal. If the returned RGB value is dark/light and
1035 'background' is not dark/light, 'background' will be set and the
1036 screen is redrawn. This may have side effects, make t_BG empty in
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02001037 your .vimrc if you suspect this problem. The response to |t_RB| can
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01001038 be found in |v:termrbgresp|.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02001039
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001040 When starting the GUI, the default value for 'background' will be
1041 "light". When the value is not set in the .gvimrc, and Vim detects
1042 that the background is actually quite dark, 'background' is set to
1043 "dark". But this happens only AFTER the .gvimrc file has been read
1044 (because the window needs to be opened to find the actual background
1045 color). To get around this, force the GUI window to be opened by
1046 putting a ":gui" command in the .gvimrc file, before where the value
1047 of 'background' is used (e.g., before ":syntax on").
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001048
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01001049 For MS-Windows the default is "dark".
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02001050 For other systems "dark" is used when 'term' is "linux",
1051 "screen.linux", "cygwin" or "putty", or $COLORFGBG suggests a dark
1052 background. Otherwise the default is "light".
1053
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02001054 The |:terminal| command and the |term_start()| function use the
1055 'background' value to decide whether the terminal window will start
1056 with a white or black background.
1057
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001058 Normally this option would be set in the .vimrc file. Possibly
1059 depending on the terminal name. Example: >
1060 :if &term == "pcterm"
1061 : set background=dark
1062 :endif
1063< When this option is set, the default settings for the highlight groups
1064 will change. To use other settings, place ":highlight" commands AFTER
1065 the setting of the 'background' option.
1066 This option is also used in the "$VIMRUNTIME/syntax/syntax.vim" file
1067 to select the colors for syntax highlighting. After changing this
1068 option, you must load syntax.vim again to see the result. This can be
1069 done with ":syntax on".
1070
1071 *'backspace'* *'bs'*
h-eastb534e802024-12-03 20:37:52 +01001072'backspace' 'bs' string (Vim default: "indent,eol,start",
1073 Vi default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001074 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001075 Influences the working of <BS>, <Del>, CTRL-W and CTRL-U in Insert
1076 mode. This is a list of items, separated by commas. Each item allows
1077 a way to backspace over something:
1078 value effect ~
1079 indent allow backspacing over autoindent
1080 eol allow backspacing over line breaks (join lines)
1081 start allow backspacing over the start of insert; CTRL-W and CTRL-U
1082 stop once at the start of insert.
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001083 nostop like start, except CTRL-W and CTRL-U do not stop at the start of
1084 insert.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001085
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001086 When the value is empty, Vi compatible backspacing is used, none of
1087 the ways mentioned for the items above are possible.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001088
1089 For backwards compatibility with version 5.4 and earlier:
1090 value effect ~
1091 0 same as ":set backspace=" (Vi compatible)
1092 1 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol"
1093 2 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,start"
Bram Moolenaaraa0489e2020-04-17 19:41:21 +02001094 3 same as ":set backspace=indent,eol,nostop"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001095
1096 See |:fixdel| if your <BS> or <Del> key does not do what you want.
1097 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
1098
1099 *'backup'* *'bk'* *'nobackup'* *'nobk'*
1100'backup' 'bk' boolean (default off)
1101 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001102 Make a backup before overwriting a file. Leave it around after the
1103 file has been successfully written. If you do not want to keep the
1104 backup file, but you do want a backup while the file is being
1105 written, reset this option and set the 'writebackup' option (this is
1106 the default). If you do not want a backup file at all reset both
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001107 options (use this if your file system is almost full). See the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001108 |backup-table| for more explanations.
1109 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
1110 When 'patchmode' is set, the backup may be renamed to become the
1111 oldest version of a file.
1112 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1113
1114 *'backupcopy'* *'bkc'*
1115'backupcopy' 'bkc' string (Vi default for Unix: "yes", otherwise: "auto")
Bram Moolenaarb8ee25a2014-09-23 15:45:08 +02001116 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001117 When writing a file and a backup is made, this option tells how it's
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001118 done. This is a comma-separated list of words.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001119
1120 The main values are:
1121 "yes" make a copy of the file and overwrite the original one
1122 "no" rename the file and write a new one
1123 "auto" one of the previous, what works best
1124
1125 Extra values that can be combined with the ones above are:
1126 "breaksymlink" always break symlinks when writing
1127 "breakhardlink" always break hardlinks when writing
1128
1129 Making a copy and overwriting the original file:
1130 - Takes extra time to copy the file.
1131 + When the file has special attributes, is a (hard/symbolic) link or
1132 has a resource fork, all this is preserved.
1133 - When the file is a link the backup will have the name of the link,
1134 not of the real file.
1135
1136 Renaming the file and writing a new one:
1137 + It's fast.
1138 - Sometimes not all attributes of the file can be copied to the new
1139 file.
1140 - When the file is a link the new file will not be a link.
1141
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001142 The "auto" value is the middle way: When Vim sees that renaming the
1143 file is possible without side effects (the attributes can be passed on
1144 and the file is not a link) that is used. When problems are expected,
1145 a copy will be made.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001146
1147 The "breaksymlink" and "breakhardlink" values can be used in
1148 combination with any of "yes", "no" and "auto". When included, they
1149 force Vim to always break either symbolic or hard links by doing
1150 exactly what the "no" option does, renaming the original file to
1151 become the backup and writing a new file in its place. This can be
1152 useful for example in source trees where all the files are symbolic or
1153 hard links and any changes should stay in the local source tree, not
1154 be propagated back to the original source.
Christian Brabandt5bcfb5a2024-10-14 22:08:22 +02001155 *crontab*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001156 One situation where "no" and "auto" will cause problems: A program
1157 that opens a file, invokes Vim to edit that file, and then tests if
1158 the open file was changed (through the file descriptor) will check the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001159 backup file instead of the newly created file. "crontab -e" is an
Christian Brabandt5bcfb5a2024-10-14 22:08:22 +02001160 example, as are several |file-watcher| daemons like inotify. In that
1161 case you probably want to switch this option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001162
1163 When a copy is made, the original file is truncated and then filled
1164 with the new text. This means that protection bits, owner and
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001165 symbolic links of the original file are unmodified. The backup file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00001166 however, is a new file, owned by the user who edited the file. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001167 group of the backup is set to the group of the original file. If this
1168 fails, the protection bits for the group are made the same as for
1169 others.
1170
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001171 When the file is renamed, this is the other way around: The backup has
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001172 the same attributes of the original file, and the newly written file
1173 is owned by the current user. When the file was a (hard/symbolic)
1174 link, the new file will not! That's why the "auto" value doesn't
1175 rename when the file is a link. The owner and group of the newly
1176 written file will be set to the same ones as the original file, but
1177 the system may refuse to do this. In that case the "auto" value will
1178 again not rename the file.
1179
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001180 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
1181 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
1182
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001183 *'backupdir'* *'bdir'*
1184'backupdir' 'bdir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01001185 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:/tmp,c:/temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001186 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,~/")
1187 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001188 List of directories for the backup file, separated with commas.
1189 - The backup file will be created in the first directory in the list
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01001190 where this is possible. The directory must exist, Vim will not
1191 create it for you.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01001192 - Empty means that no backup file will be created ('patchmode' is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001193 impossible!). Writing may fail because of this.
1194 - A directory "." means to put the backup file in the same directory
1195 as the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01001196 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
1197 the backup file relative to where the edited file is. The leading
1198 "." is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001199 ("." inside a directory name has no special meaning).
1200 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
1201 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
1202 name, precede it with a backslash.
1203 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
1204 - A directory name may end in an '/'.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001205 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01001206 the backup file name will be built from the complete path to the
1207 file with all path separators changed to percent '%' signs. This
1208 will ensure file name uniqueness in the backup directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02001209 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
1210 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
1211 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
1212 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001213 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
1214 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
1215 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
1216 :set bdir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
1217< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
1218 of the option is removed.
1219 See also 'backup' and 'writebackup' options.
1220 If you want to hide your backup files on Unix, consider this value: >
1221 :set backupdir=./.backup,~/.backup,.,/tmp
1222< You must create a ".backup" directory in each directory and in your
1223 home directory for this to work properly.
1224 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
1225 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
1226 uses another default.
1227 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1228 security reasons.
1229
1230 *'backupext'* *'bex'* *E589*
1231'backupext' 'bex' string (default "~", for VMS: "_")
1232 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001233 String which is appended to a file name to make the name of the
1234 backup file. The default is quite unusual, because this avoids
1235 accidentally overwriting existing files with a backup file. You might
1236 prefer using ".bak", but make sure that you don't have files with
1237 ".bak" that you want to keep.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001238 Only normal file name characters can be used; "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001239
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001240 If you like to keep a lot of backups, you could use a BufWritePre
1241 autocommand to change 'backupext' just before writing the file to
1242 include a timestamp. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001243 :au BufWritePre * let &bex = '-' .. strftime("%Y%b%d%X") .. '~'
Bram Moolenaar3fdfa4a2004-10-07 21:02:47 +00001244< Use 'backupdir' to put the backup in a different directory.
1245
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001246 *'backupskip'* *'bsk'*
Bram Moolenaarb8e22a02018-04-12 21:37:34 +02001247'backupskip' 'bsk' string (default: "$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1248 Unix: "/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*"
1249 Mac: "/private/tmp/*,$TMPDIR/*,$TMP/*,$TEMP/*")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001250 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001251 A list of file patterns. When one of the patterns matches with the
1252 name of the file which is written, no backup file is created. Both
1253 the specified file name and the full path name of the file are used.
1254 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
1255 Watch out for special characters, see |option-backslash|.
1256 When $TMPDIR, $TMP or $TEMP is not defined, it is not used for the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00001257 default value. "/tmp/*" is only used for Unix.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001258
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02001259 WARNING: Not having a backup file means that when Vim fails to write
1260 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
1261 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only disable
1262 backups if you don't care about losing the file.
1263
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001264 Note that environment variables are not expanded. If you want to use
1265 $HOME you must expand it explicitly, e.g.: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001266 :let &backupskip = escape(expand('$HOME'), '\') .. '/tmp/*'
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001267
1268< Note that the default also makes sure that "crontab -e" works (when a
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00001269 backup would be made by renaming the original file crontab won't see
1270 the newly created file). Also see 'backupcopy' and |crontab|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001271
1272 *'balloondelay'* *'bdlay'*
1273'balloondelay' 'bdlay' number (default: 600)
1274 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001275 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1276 feature}
1277 Delay in milliseconds before a balloon may pop up. See |balloon-eval|.
1278
1279 *'ballooneval'* *'beval'* *'noballooneval'* *'nobeval'*
1280'ballooneval' 'beval' boolean (default off)
1281 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001282 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001283 feature}
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001284 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the GUI.
1285
1286 *'balloonevalterm'* *'bevalterm'* *'noballoonevalterm'*
1287 *'nobevalterm'*
1288'balloonevalterm' 'bevalterm' boolean (default off)
1289 global
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01001290 {only available when compiled with the
1291 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1292 Switch on the |balloon-eval| functionality for the terminal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001293
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001294 *'balloonexpr'* *'bexpr'*
1295'balloonexpr' 'bexpr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9b2200a2006-03-20 21:55:45 +00001296 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001297 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval|
1298 feature}
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00001299 Expression for text to show in evaluation balloon. It is only used
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001300 when 'ballooneval' or 'balloonevalterm' is on. These variables can be
1301 used:
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001302
1303 v:beval_bufnr number of the buffer in which balloon is going to show
1304 v:beval_winnr number of the window
Bram Moolenaar82af8712016-06-04 20:20:29 +02001305 v:beval_winid ID of the window
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001306 v:beval_lnum line number
1307 v:beval_col column number (byte index)
1308 v:beval_text word under or after the mouse pointer
1309
Bram Moolenaar54775062019-07-31 21:07:14 +02001310 Instead of showing a balloon, which is limited to plain text, consider
1311 using a popup window, see |popup_beval_example|. A popup window can
1312 use highlighting and show a border.
1313
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001314 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects!
1315 Example: >
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02001316 function MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001317 return 'Cursor is at line ' .. v:beval_lnum ..
1318 \ ', column ' .. v:beval_col ..
1319 \ ' of file ' .. bufname(v:beval_bufnr) ..
1320 \ ' on word "' .. v:beval_text .. '"'
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001321 endfunction
1322 set bexpr=MyBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00001323 set ballooneval balloonevalterm
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001324<
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001325 Also see |balloon_show()|, it can be used if the content of the balloon
1326 is to be fetched asynchronously. In that case evaluating
1327 'balloonexpr' should result in an empty string. If you get a balloon
1328 with only "0" you probably didn't return anything from your function.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001329
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00001330 NOTE: The balloon is displayed only if the cursor is on a text
1331 character. If the result of evaluating 'balloonexpr' is not empty,
1332 Vim does not try to send a message to an external debugger (Netbeans
1333 or Sun Workshop).
1334
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00001335 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
1336 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1337 set bexpr=s:MyBalloonExpr()
1338 set bexpr=<SID>SomeBalloonExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00001339< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1340 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1341
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001342 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
1343 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02001344 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001345
1346 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
Bram Moolenaar396e8292019-07-13 23:04:31 +02001347 evaluating 'balloonexpr', see |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00001348
Bram Moolenaar87e25fd2005-07-27 21:13:01 +00001349 To check whether line breaks in the balloon text work use this check: >
Bram Moolenaar45360022005-07-21 21:08:21 +00001350 if has("balloon_multiline")
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001351< When they are supported "\n" characters will start a new line. If the
1352 expression evaluates to a |List| this is equal to using each List item
1353 as a string and putting "\n" in between them.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001354 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00001355
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001356 *'belloff'* *'bo'*
1357'belloff' 'bo' string (default "")
1358 global
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001359 Specifies for which events the bell will not be rung. It is a comma
1360 separated list of items. For each item that is present, the bell
1361 will be silenced. This is most useful to specify specific events in
1362 insert mode to be silenced.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001363 You can also make it flash by using 'visualbell'.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001364
1365 item meaning when present ~
1366 all All events.
1367 backspace When hitting <BS> or <Del> and deleting results in an
1368 error.
1369 cursor Fail to move around using the cursor keys or
1370 <PageUp>/<PageDown> in |Insert-mode|.
1371 complete Error occurred when using |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K| or
1372 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|.
1373 copy Cannot copy char from insert mode using |i_CTRL-Y| or
1374 |i_CTRL-E|.
1375 ctrlg Unknown Char after <C-G> in Insert mode.
1376 error Other Error occurred (e.g. try to join last line)
1377 (mostly used in |Normal-mode| or |Cmdline-mode|).
1378 esc hitting <Esc> in |Normal-mode|.
1379 ex In |Visual-mode|, hitting |Q| results in an error.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01001380 hangul Ignored.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001381 insertmode Pressing <Esc> in 'insertmode'.
1382 lang Calling the beep module for Lua/Mzscheme/TCL.
1383 mess No output available for |g<|.
1384 showmatch Error occurred for 'showmatch' function.
1385 operator Empty region error |cpo-E|.
1386 register Unknown register after <C-R> in |Insert-mode|.
1387 shell Bell from shell output |:!|.
1388 spell Error happened on spell suggest.
LemonBoy77771d32022-04-13 11:47:25 +01001389 term Bell from |:terminal| output.
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001390 wildmode More matches in |cmdline-completion| available
1391 (depends on the 'wildmode' setting).
1392
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001393 This is most useful to fine tune when in Insert mode the bell should
1394 be rung. For Normal mode and Ex commands, the bell is often rung to
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02001395 indicate that an error occurred. It can be silenced by adding the
1396 "error" keyword.
1397
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001398 *'binary'* *'bin'* *'nobinary'* *'nobin'*
1399'binary' 'bin' boolean (default off)
1400 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001401 This option should be set before editing a binary file. You can also
1402 use the |-b| Vim argument. When this option is switched on a few
1403 options will be changed (also when it already was on):
1404 'textwidth' will be set to 0
1405 'wrapmargin' will be set to 0
1406 'modeline' will be off
1407 'expandtab' will be off
1408 Also, 'fileformat' and 'fileformats' options will not be used, the
1409 file is read and written like 'fileformat' was "unix" (a single <NL>
1410 separates lines).
1411 The 'fileencoding' and 'fileencodings' options will not be used, the
1412 file is read without conversion.
1413 NOTE: When you start editing a(nother) file while the 'bin' option is
1414 on, settings from autocommands may change the settings again (e.g.,
1415 'textwidth'), causing trouble when editing. You might want to set
1416 'bin' again when the file has been loaded.
1417 The previous values of these options are remembered and restored when
1418 'bin' is switched from on to off. Each buffer has its own set of
1419 saved option values.
1420 To edit a file with 'binary' set you can use the |++bin| argument.
1421 This avoids you have to do ":set bin", which would have effect for all
1422 files you edit.
1423 When writing a file the <EOL> for the last line is only written if
1424 there was one in the original file (normally Vim appends an <EOL> to
1425 the last line if there is none; this would make the file longer). See
1426 the 'endofline' option.
1427
1428 *'bioskey'* *'biosk'* *'nobioskey'* *'nobiosk'*
1429'bioskey' 'biosk' boolean (default on)
1430 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02001431 {only for MS-DOS}
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01001432 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001433
1434 *'bomb'* *'nobomb'*
1435'bomb' boolean (default off)
1436 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001437 When writing a file and the following conditions are met, a BOM (Byte
1438 Order Mark) is prepended to the file:
1439 - this option is on
1440 - the 'binary' option is off
1441 - 'fileencoding' is "utf-8", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" or one of the little/big
1442 endian variants.
1443 Some applications use the BOM to recognize the encoding of the file.
1444 Often used for UCS-2 files on MS-Windows. For other applications it
1445 causes trouble, for example: "cat file1 file2" makes the BOM of file2
njohnstonaabca252023-11-19 23:18:57 +00001446 appear halfway through the resulting file. Gcc doesn't accept a BOM.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001447 When Vim reads a file and 'fileencodings' starts with "ucs-bom", a
1448 check for the presence of the BOM is done and 'bomb' set accordingly.
1449 Unless 'binary' is set, it is removed from the first line, so that you
1450 don't see it when editing. When you don't change the options, the BOM
1451 will be restored when writing the file.
1452
1453 *'breakat'* *'brk'*
1454'breakat' 'brk' string (default " ^I!@*-+;:,./?")
1455 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02001456 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001457 feature}
1458 This option lets you choose which characters might cause a line
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00001459 break if 'linebreak' is on. Only works for ASCII and also for 8-bit
1460 characters when 'encoding' is an 8-bit encoding.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001461
Bram Moolenaar7c1c6db2016-04-03 22:08:05 +02001462 *'breakindent'* *'bri'* *'nobreakindent'* *'nobri'*
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001463'breakindent' 'bri' boolean (default off)
1464 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001465 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1466 feature}
1467 Every wrapped line will continue visually indented (same amount of
1468 space as the beginning of that line), thus preserving horizontal blocks
1469 of text.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001470 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001471
1472 *'breakindentopt'* *'briopt'*
1473'breakindentopt' 'briopt' string (default empty)
1474 local to window
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001475 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
1476 feature}
1477 Settings for 'breakindent'. It can consist of the following optional
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001478 items and must be separated by a comma:
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001479 min:{n} Minimum text width that will be kept after
1480 applying 'breakindent', even if the resulting
1481 text should normally be narrower. This prevents
1482 text indented almost to the right window border
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02001483 occupying lots of vertical space when broken.
Christian Brabandtc53b4672022-01-15 10:01:05 +00001484 (default: 20)
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02001485 shift:{n} After applying 'breakindent', the wrapped line's
1486 beginning will be shifted by the given number of
1487 characters. It permits dynamic French paragraph
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001488 indentation (negative) or emphasizing the line
1489 continuation (positive).
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001490 (default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01001491 sbr Display the 'showbreak' value before applying the
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001492 additional indent.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001493 (default: off)
Maxim Kimf674b352021-07-22 11:46:59 +02001494 list:{n} Adds an additional indent for lines that match a
Christian Brabandt4a0b85a2021-07-14 20:00:27 +02001495 numbered or bulleted list (using the
1496 'formatlistpat' setting).
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001497 (default: 0)
zeertzjq61a6ac42024-09-07 11:23:54 +02001498 list:-1 Uses the width of a match with 'formatlistpat' for
1499 indentation.
Christian Brabandte7d6dbc2022-05-06 12:21:04 +01001500 column:{n} Indent at column {n}. Will overrule the other
1501 sub-options. Note: an additional indent may be
1502 added for the 'showbreak' setting.
1503 (default: off)
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02001504
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001505 *'browsedir'* *'bsdir'*
Bram Moolenaar7b0294c2004-10-11 10:16:09 +00001506'browsedir' 'bsdir' string (default: "last")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001507 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001508 {only for Motif, GTK, Mac and Win32 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001509 Which directory to use for the file browser:
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001510 last Use same directory as with last file browser, where a
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02001511 file was opened or saved.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001512 buffer Use the directory of the related buffer.
1513 current Use the current directory.
1514 {path} Use the specified directory
1515
1516 *'bufhidden'* *'bh'*
1517'bufhidden' 'bh' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02001518 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001519 This option specifies what happens when a buffer is no longer
1520 displayed in a window:
1521 <empty> follow the global 'hidden' option
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001522 hide hide the buffer (don't unload it), even if 'hidden' is
1523 not set
1524 unload unload the buffer, even if 'hidden' is set; the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01001525 |:hide| command will also unload the buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001526 delete delete the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1527 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also delete
1528 the buffer, making it behave like |:bdelete|
1529 wipe wipe the buffer from the buffer list, even if
1530 'hidden' is set; the |:hide| command will also wipe
1531 out the buffer, making it behave like |:bwipeout|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001532
Bram Moolenaara14de3d2005-01-07 21:48:26 +00001533 CAREFUL: when "unload", "delete" or "wipe" is used changes in a buffer
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01001534 are lost without a warning. Also, these values may break autocommands
1535 that switch between buffers temporarily.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001536 This option is used together with 'buftype' and 'swapfile' to specify
1537 special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
1538
1539 *'buflisted'* *'bl'* *'nobuflisted'* *'nobl'* *E85*
1540'buflisted' 'bl' boolean (default: on)
1541 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001542 When this option is set, the buffer shows up in the buffer list. If
1543 it is reset it is not used for ":bnext", "ls", the Buffers menu, etc.
1544 This option is reset by Vim for buffers that are only used to remember
1545 a file name or marks. Vim sets it when starting to edit a buffer.
1546 But not when moving to a buffer with ":buffer".
1547
1548 *'buftype'* *'bt'* *E382*
1549'buftype' 'bt' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02001550 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001551 The value of this option specifies the type of a buffer:
1552 <empty> normal buffer
1553 nofile buffer which is not related to a file and will not be
1554 written
1555 nowrite buffer which will not be written
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001556 acwrite buffer which will always be written with BufWriteCmd
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01001557 autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001558 quickfix quickfix buffer, contains list of errors |:cwindow|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001559 or list of locations |:lwindow|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001560 help help buffer (you are not supposed to set this
1561 manually)
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02001562 terminal buffer for a |terminal| (you are not supposed to set
1563 this manually)
Bram Moolenaarf2732452018-06-03 14:47:35 +02001564 prompt buffer where only the last line can be edited, meant
1565 to be used by a plugin, see |prompt-buffer|
1566 {only when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02001567 popup buffer used in a popup window, see |popup|.
1568 {only when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001569
1570 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'swapfile' to
1571 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
Bram Moolenaarebdf3c92020-02-15 21:41:42 +01001572 Also see |win_gettype()|, which returns the type of the window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001573
1574 Be careful with changing this option, it can have many side effects!
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00001575 One such effect is that Vim will not check the timestamp of the file,
1576 if the file is changed by another program this will not be noticed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001577
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00001578 A "quickfix" buffer is only used for the error list and the location
1579 list. This value is set by the |:cwindow| and |:lwindow| commands and
1580 you are not supposed to change it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001581
1582 "nofile" and "nowrite" buffers are similar:
1583 both: The buffer is not to be written to disk, ":w" doesn't
1584 work (":w filename" does work though).
1585 both: The buffer is never considered to be |'modified'|.
1586 There is no warning when the changes will be lost, for
1587 example when you quit Vim.
1588 both: A swap file is only created when using too much memory
1589 (when 'swapfile' has been reset there is never a swap
1590 file).
1591 nofile only: The buffer name is fixed, it is not handled like a
1592 file name. It is not modified in response to a |:cd|
1593 command.
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01001594 both: When using ":e bufname" and already editing "bufname"
1595 the buffer is made empty and autocommands are
1596 triggered as usual for |:edit|.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00001597 *E676*
1598 "acwrite" implies that the buffer name is not related to a file, like
1599 "nofile", but it will be written. Thus, in contrast to "nofile" and
1600 "nowrite", ":w" does work and a modified buffer can't be abandoned
1601 without saving. For writing there must be matching |BufWriteCmd|,
1602 |FileWriteCmd| or |FileAppendCmd| autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001603
1604 *'casemap'* *'cmp'*
1605'casemap' 'cmp' string (default: "internal,keepascii")
1606 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001607 Specifies details about changing the case of letters. It may contain
1608 these words, separated by a comma:
1609 internal Use internal case mapping functions, the current
1610 locale does not change the case mapping. This only
Bram Moolenaar6f16eb82005-08-23 21:02:42 +00001611 matters when 'encoding' is a Unicode encoding,
1612 "latin1" or "iso-8859-15". When "internal" is
1613 omitted, the towupper() and towlower() system library
1614 functions are used when available.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001615 keepascii For the ASCII characters (0x00 to 0x7f) use the US
1616 case mapping, the current locale is not effective.
1617 This probably only matters for Turkish.
1618
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00001619 *'cdhome'* *'cdh'* *'nocdhome'* *'nocdh'*
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001620'cdhome' 'cdh' boolean (default: off)
1621 global
1622 When on, |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| without an argument changes the
1623 current working directory to the |$HOME| directory like in Unix.
1624 When off, those commands just print the current directory name.
1625 On Unix this option has no effect.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11001626 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1627 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001628 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1629
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001630 *'cdpath'* *'cd'* *E344* *E346*
1631'cdpath' 'cd' string (default: equivalent to $CDPATH or ",,")
1632 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001633 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaar00aa0692019-04-27 20:37:57 +02001634 |:cd|, |:tcd| and |:lcd| commands, provided that the directory being
1635 searched for has a relative path, not an absolute part starting with
1636 "/", "./" or "../", the 'cdpath' option is not used then.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001637 The 'cdpath' option's value has the same form and semantics as
1638 |'path'|. Also see |file-searching|.
1639 The default value is taken from $CDPATH, with a "," prepended to look
1640 in the current directory first.
1641 If the default value taken from $CDPATH is not what you want, include
1642 a modified version of the following command in your vimrc file to
1643 override it: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001644 :let &cdpath = ',' .. substitute(substitute($CDPATH, '[, ]', '\\\0', 'g'), ':', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001645< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1646 security reasons.
1647 (parts of 'cdpath' can be passed to the shell to expand file names).
1648
1649 *'cedit'*
1650'cedit' string (Vi default: "", Vim default: CTRL-F)
1651 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001652 The key used in Command-line Mode to open the command-line window.
1653 The default is CTRL-F when 'compatible' is off.
1654 Only non-printable keys are allowed.
1655 The key can be specified as a single character, but it is difficult to
Milly25732432024-10-01 19:30:20 +02001656 type. The preferred way is to use |key-notation| (e.g. <Up>, <C-F>) or
1657 a letter preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F). Examples: >
1658 :set cedit=^Y
1659 :set cedit=<Esc>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001660< |Nvi| also has this option, but it only uses the first character.
1661 See |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001662 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
1663 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001664
1665 *'charconvert'* *'ccv'* *E202* *E214* *E513*
1666'charconvert' 'ccv' string (default "")
1667 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01001668 {only available when compiled with the |+eval| feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001669 An expression that is used for character encoding conversion. It is
1670 evaluated when a file that is to be read or has been written has a
1671 different encoding from what is desired.
1672 'charconvert' is not used when the internal iconv() function is
1673 supported and is able to do the conversion. Using iconv() is
1674 preferred, because it is much faster.
1675 'charconvert' is not used when reading stdin |--|, because there is no
1676 file to convert from. You will have to save the text in a file first.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001677 The expression must return zero, false or an empty string for success,
1678 non-zero or true for failure.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001679 The possible encoding names encountered are in 'encoding'.
1680 Additionally, names given in 'fileencodings' and 'fileencoding' are
1681 used.
1682 Conversion between "latin1", "unicode", "ucs-2", "ucs-4" and "utf-8"
1683 is done internally by Vim, 'charconvert' is not used for this.
1684 'charconvert' is also used to convert the viminfo file, if the 'c'
1685 flag is present in 'viminfo'. Also used for Unicode conversion.
1686 Example: >
1687 set charconvert=CharConvert()
1688 fun CharConvert()
1689 system("recode "
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001690 \ .. v:charconvert_from .. ".." .. v:charconvert_to
1691 \ .. " <" .. v:fname_in .. " >" .. v:fname_out)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001692 return v:shell_error
1693 endfun
1694< The related Vim variables are:
1695 v:charconvert_from name of the current encoding
1696 v:charconvert_to name of the desired encoding
1697 v:fname_in name of the input file
1698 v:fname_out name of the output file
1699 Note that v:fname_in and v:fname_out will never be the same.
1700 Note that v:charconvert_from and v:charconvert_to may be different
1701 from 'encoding'. Vim internally uses UTF-8 instead of UCS-2 or UCS-4.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001702
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01001703 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
1704 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
1705
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001706 Encryption is not done by Vim when using 'charconvert'. If you want
1707 to encrypt the file after conversion, 'charconvert' should take care
1708 of this.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00001709
1710 If the 'charconvert' expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is
1711 replaced with the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
1712 set charconvert=s:MyConvert()
1713 set charconvert=<SID>SomeConvert()
1714< Otherwise the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
1715 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
1716
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001717 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
1718 security reasons.
1719
1720 *'cindent'* *'cin'* *'nocindent'* *'nocin'*
1721'cindent' 'cin' boolean (default off)
1722 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00001723 Enables automatic C program indenting. See 'cinkeys' to set the keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001724 that trigger reindenting in insert mode and 'cinoptions' to set your
1725 preferred indent style.
1726 If 'indentexpr' is not empty, it overrules 'cindent'.
1727 If 'lisp' is not on and both 'indentexpr' and 'equalprg' are empty,
1728 the "=" operator indents using this algorithm rather than calling an
1729 external program.
1730 See |C-indenting|.
1731 When you don't like the way 'cindent' works, try the 'smartindent'
1732 option or 'indentexpr'.
1733 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
1734 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
1735
1736 *'cinkeys'* *'cink'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01001737'cinkeys' 'cink' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001738 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001739 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
1740 the current line. Only used if 'cindent' is on and 'indentexpr' is
1741 empty.
1742 For the format of this option see |cinkeys-format|.
1743 See |C-indenting|.
1744
1745 *'cinoptions'* *'cino'*
1746'cinoptions' 'cino' string (default "")
1747 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001748 The 'cinoptions' affect the way 'cindent' reindents lines in a C
1749 program. See |cinoptions-values| for the values of this option, and
1750 |C-indenting| for info on C indenting in general.
1751
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01001752 *'cinscopedecls'* *'cinsd'*
1753'cinscopedecls' 'cinsd' string (default "public,protected,private")
1754 local to buffer
1755 Keywords that are interpreted as a C++ scope declaration by |cino-g|.
1756 Useful e.g. for working with the Qt framework that defines additional
1757 scope declarations "signals", "public slots" and "private slots": >
1758 set cinscopedecls+=signals,public\ slots,private\ slots
1759<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001760 *'cinwords'* *'cinw'*
1761'cinwords' 'cinw' string (default "if,else,while,do,for,switch")
1762 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001763 These keywords start an extra indent in the next line when
1764 'smartindent' or 'cindent' is set. For 'cindent' this is only done at
1765 an appropriate place (inside {}).
1766 Note that 'ignorecase' isn't used for 'cinwords'. If case doesn't
1767 matter, include the keyword both the uppercase and lowercase:
1768 "if,If,IF".
1769
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01001770 *'clipboard'* *'cb'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001771'clipboard' 'cb' string (default "autoselect,exclude:cons\|linux"
1772 for X-windows, "" otherwise)
1773 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001774 {only in GUI versions or when the |+xterm_clipboard|
1775 feature is included}
Tom Praschan3506cf32022-04-07 12:39:08 +01001776 This option is a list of comma-separated names.
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001777 Note: if one of the items is "exclude:", then you can't add an item
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01001778 after that. Therefore do not append an item with += but use ^= to
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01001779 prepend, e.g.: >
1780 set clipboard^=unnamed
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01001781< When using the GUI see |'go-A'|.
1782 These names are recognized:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001783
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001784 *clipboard-unnamed*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001785 unnamed When included, Vim will use the clipboard register '*'
1786 for all yank, delete, change and put operations which
1787 would normally go to the unnamed register. When a
1788 register is explicitly specified, it will always be
1789 used regardless of whether "unnamed" is in 'clipboard'
1790 or not. The clipboard register can always be
1791 explicitly accessed using the "* notation. Also see
1792 |gui-clipboard|.
1793
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001794 *clipboard-unnamedplus*
Bram Moolenaar00154502013-02-13 16:15:55 +01001795 unnamedplus A variant of the "unnamed" flag which uses the
1796 clipboard register '+' (|quoteplus|) instead of
1797 register '*' for all yank, delete, change and put
1798 operations which would normally go to the unnamed
1799 register. When "unnamed" is also included to the
1800 option, yank operations (but not delete, change or
1801 put) will additionally copy the text into register
1802 '*'.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01001803 Only available with the |+X11| feature.
Bram Moolenaarbf9680e2010-12-02 21:43:16 +01001804 Availability can be checked with: >
1805 if has('unnamedplus')
1806<
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02001807 *clipboard-autoselect*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001808 autoselect Works like the 'a' flag in 'guioptions': If present,
1809 then whenever Visual mode is started, or the Visual
1810 area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of the
1811 windowing system's global selection or put the
1812 selected text on the clipboard used by the selection
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01001813 register "*. See |'go-a'| and |quotestar| for details.
1814 When the GUI is active, the 'a' flag in 'guioptions'
1815 is used, when the GUI is not active, this "autoselect"
1816 flag is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001817 Also applies to the modeless selection.
1818
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001819 *clipboard-autoselectplus*
1820 autoselectplus Like "autoselect" but using the + register instead of
1821 the * register. Compare to the 'P' flag in
1822 'guioptions'.
1823
1824 *clipboard-autoselectml*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001825 autoselectml Like "autoselect", but for the modeless selection
1826 only. Compare to the 'A' flag in 'guioptions'.
1827
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001828 *clipboard-html*
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001829 html When the clipboard contains HTML, use this when
1830 pasting. When putting text on the clipboard, mark it
1831 as HTML. This works to copy rendered HTML from
1832 Firefox, paste it as raw HTML in Vim, select the HTML
1833 in Vim and paste it in a rich edit box in Firefox.
Bram Moolenaar20a825a2010-05-31 21:27:30 +02001834 You probably want to add this only temporarily,
1835 possibly use BufEnter autocommands.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001836 Only supported for GTK version 2 and later.
Bram Moolenaar3a6eaa52009-06-16 13:23:06 +00001837
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02001838 *clipboard-exclude*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001839 exclude:{pattern}
1840 Defines a pattern that is matched against the name of
1841 the terminal 'term'. If there is a match, no
1842 connection will be made to the X server. This is
1843 useful in this situation:
1844 - Running Vim in a console.
1845 - $DISPLAY is set to start applications on another
1846 display.
1847 - You do not want to connect to the X server in the
1848 console, but do want this in a terminal emulator.
1849 To never connect to the X server use: >
1850 exclude:.*
1851< This has the same effect as using the |-X| argument.
1852 Note that when there is no connection to the X server
1853 the window title won't be restored and the clipboard
1854 cannot be accessed.
1855 The value of 'magic' is ignored, {pattern} is
1856 interpreted as if 'magic' was on.
1857 The rest of the option value will be used for
1858 {pattern}, this must be the last entry.
1859
1860 *'cmdheight'* *'ch'*
1861'cmdheight' 'ch' number (default 1)
Shougo Matsushitaf39cfb72022-07-30 16:54:05 +01001862 global or local to tab page
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01001863 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line. A larger value
1864 helps avoiding |hit-enter| prompts.
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00001865 The value of this option is stored with the tab page, so that each tab
1866 page can have a different value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001867
1868 *'cmdwinheight'* *'cwh'*
1869'cmdwinheight' 'cwh' number (default 7)
1870 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001871 Number of screen lines to use for the command-line window. |cmdwin|
1872
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001873 *'colorcolumn'* *'cc'*
1874'colorcolumn' 'cc' string (default "")
1875 local to window
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001876 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
1877 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001878 'colorcolumn' is a comma-separated list of screen columns that are
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001879 highlighted with ColorColumn |hl-ColorColumn|. Useful to align
1880 text. Will make screen redrawing slower.
1881 The screen column can be an absolute number, or a number preceded with
1882 '+' or '-', which is added to or subtracted from 'textwidth'. >
1883
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001884 :set cc=+1 " highlight column after 'textwidth'
Bram Moolenaar483c5d82010-10-20 18:45:33 +02001885 :set cc=+1,+2,+3 " highlight three columns after 'textwidth'
1886 :hi ColorColumn ctermbg=lightgrey guibg=lightgrey
1887<
1888 When 'textwidth' is zero then the items with '-' and '+' are not used.
1889 A maximum of 256 columns are highlighted.
1890
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001891 *'columns'* *'co'* *E594*
1892'columns' 'co' number (default 80 or terminal width)
1893 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001894 Number of columns of the screen. Normally this is set by the terminal
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00001895 initialization and does not have to be set by hand. Also see
1896 |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001897 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
1898 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
1899 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
1900 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001901 number of columns of the display, the display may be messed up. For
1902 the GUI it is always possible and Vim limits the number of columns to
1903 what fits on the screen. You can use this command to get the widest
1904 window possible: >
1905 :set columns=9999
1906< Minimum value is 12, maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001907
1908 *'comments'* *'com'* *E524* *E525*
1909'comments' 'com' string (default
1910 "s1:/*,mb:*,ex:*/,://,b:#,:%,:XCOMM,n:>,fb:-")
1911 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001912 A comma-separated list of strings that can start a comment line. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001913 |format-comments|. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes to
1914 insert a space.
1915
1916 *'commentstring'* *'cms'* *E537*
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001917'commentstring' 'cms' string (default "/* %s */")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001918 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001919 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
1920 feature}
1921 A template for a comment. The "%s" in the value is replaced with the
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001922 comment text, and should be padded with a space when possible.
h-east84ac2122024-06-17 18:12:30 +02001923 Currently used to add markers for folding, see |fold-marker|. Also
Riley Bruins0a083062024-06-03 20:40:45 +02001924 commonly used by commenting plugins (e.g. |comment-install|).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001925
1926 *'compatible'* *'cp'* *'nocompatible'* *'nocp'*
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001927'compatible' 'cp' boolean (default on, off when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02001928 file is found, reset in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001929 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001930 This option has the effect of making Vim either more Vi-compatible, or
1931 make Vim behave in a more useful way.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001932
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001933 This is a special kind of option, because when it's set or reset,
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001934 other options are also changed as a side effect.
1935 NOTE: Setting or resetting this option can have a lot of unexpected
1936 effects: Mappings are interpreted in another way, undo behaves
1937 differently, etc. If you set this option in your vimrc file, you
1938 should probably put it at the very start.
1939
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001940 By default this option is on and the Vi defaults are used for the
1941 options. This default was chosen for those people who want to use Vim
1942 just like Vi, and don't even (want to) know about the 'compatible'
1943 option.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001944 When a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file is found while Vim is starting up,
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001945 this option is switched off, and all options that have not been
1946 modified will be set to the Vim defaults. Effectively, this means
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00001947 that when a |vimrc| or |gvimrc| file exists, Vim will use the Vim
Bram Moolenaard042c562005-06-30 22:04:15 +00001948 defaults, otherwise it will use the Vi defaults. (Note: This doesn't
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00001949 happen for the system-wide vimrc or gvimrc file, nor for a file given
1950 with the |-u| argument). Also see |compatible-default| and
1951 |posix-compliance|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001952 You can also set this option with the "-C" argument, and reset it with
1953 "-N". See |-C| and |-N|.
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001954 See 'cpoptions' for more fine tuning of Vi compatibility.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001955
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001956 When this option is set, numerous other options are set to make Vim as
1957 Vi-compatible as possible. When this option is unset, various options
1958 are set to make Vim more useful. The table below lists all the
1959 options affected.
1960 The {?} column indicates when the options are affected:
1961 + Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1962 'compatible' is set.
1963 & Means that the option is set to the value given in {set value} when
1964 'compatible' is set AND is set to its Vim default value when
1965 'compatible' is unset.
1966 - Means the option is NOT changed when setting 'compatible' but IS
1967 set to its Vim default when 'compatible' is unset.
1968 The {effect} column summarises the change when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00001969
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001970 option ? set value effect ~
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001971
1972 'allowrevins' + off no CTRL-_ command
1973 'antialias' + off don't use antialiased fonts
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00001974 'arabic' + off reset arabic-related options
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001975 'arabicshape' + on correct character shapes
1976 'backspace' + "" normal backspace
1977 'backup' + off no backup file
1978 'backupcopy' & Unix: "yes" backup file is a copy
1979 else: "auto" copy or rename backup file
1980 'balloonexpr' + "" text to show in evaluation balloon
1981 'breakindent' + off don't indent when wrapping lines
1982 'cedit' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar7b1463b2021-12-11 17:24:39 +00001983 'cdhome' + off ":cd" don't chdir to home on non-Unix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001984 'cindent' + off no C code indentation
1985 'compatible' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
1986 'copyindent' + off don't copy indent structure
1987 'cpoptions' & (all flags) Vi-compatible flags
1988 'cscopepathcomp'+ 0 don't show directories in tags list
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01001989 'cscoperelative'+ off don't use basename of path as prefix
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001990 'cscopetag' + off don't use cscope for ":tag"
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01001991 'cscopetagorder'+ 0 see |cscopetagorder|
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001992 'cscopeverbose' + off see |cscopeverbose|
1993 'delcombine' + off unicode: delete whole char combination
1994 'digraph' + off no digraphs
1995 'esckeys' & off no <Esc>-keys in Insert mode
Christian Brabandt5f5131d2023-10-25 21:44:26 +02001996 this also disables |modifyOtherKeys|
1997 and |xterm-bracketed-paste|
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01001998 'expandtab' + off tabs not expanded to spaces
1999 'fileformats' & "" no automatic file format detection,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01002000 "dos,unix" except for MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002001 'formatexpr' + "" use 'formatprg' for auto-formatting
2002 'formatoptions' & "vt" Vi compatible formatting
2003 'gdefault' + off no default 'g' flag for ":s"
2004 'history' & 0 no commandline history
2005 'hkmap' + off no Hebrew keyboard mapping
2006 'hkmapp' + off no phonetic Hebrew keyboard mapping
2007 'hlsearch' + off no highlighting of search matches
2008 'incsearch' + off no incremental searching
2009 'indentexpr' + "" no indenting by expression
2010 'insertmode' + off do not start in Insert mode
2011 'iskeyword' & "@,48-57,_" keywords contain alphanumeric
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002012 characters and '_'
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002013 'joinspaces' + on insert 2 spaces after period
2014 'modeline' & off no modelines
2015 'more' & off no pauses in listings
2016 'mzquantum' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
2017 'numberwidth' & 8 min number of columns for line number
2018 'preserveindent'+ off don't preserve current indent structure
2019 when changing it
2020 'revins' + off no reverse insert
2021 'ruler' + off no ruler
2022 'scrolljump' + 1 no jump scroll
2023 'scrolloff' + 0 no scroll offset
2024 'shelltemp' - {unchanged} {set vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
2025 'shiftround' + off indent not rounded to shiftwidth
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02002026 'shortmess' & "S" no shortening of messages
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002027 'showcmd' & off command characters not shown
2028 'showmode' & off current mode not shown
2029 'sidescrolloff' + 0 cursor moves to edge of screen in scroll
2030 'smartcase' + off no automatic ignore case switch
2031 'smartindent' + off no smart indentation
2032 'smarttab' + off no smart tab size
2033 'softtabstop' + 0 tabs are always 'tabstop' positions
2034 'startofline' + on goto startofline with some commands
2035 'tagcase' & "followic" 'ignorecase' when searching tags file
2036 'tagrelative' & off tag file names are not relative
2037 'termguicolors' + off don't use highlight-(guifg|guibg)
2038 'textauto' & off no automatic textmode detection
2039 'textwidth' + 0 no automatic line wrap
2040 'tildeop' + off tilde is not an operator
2041 'ttimeout' + off no terminal timeout
2042 'undofile' + off don't use an undo file
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002043 'viminfo' - {unchanged} {set Vim default only on resetting 'cp'}
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002044 'virtualedit' + "" cursor can only be placed on characters
2045 'whichwrap' & "" left-right movements don't wrap
2046 'wildchar' & CTRL-E only when the current value is <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002047 use CTRL-E for cmdline completion
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01002048 'writebackup' + on or off depends on the |+writebackup| feature
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002049
2050 *'complete'* *'cpt'* *E535*
2051'complete' 'cpt' string (default: ".,w,b,u,t,i")
2052 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002053 This option specifies how keyword completion |ins-completion| works
2054 when CTRL-P or CTRL-N are used. It is also used for whole-line
2055 completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|. It indicates the type of completion
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002056 and the places to scan. It is a comma-separated list of flags:
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01002057 . scan the current buffer ('wrapscan' is ignored)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002058 w scan buffers from other windows
2059 b scan other loaded buffers that are in the buffer list
2060 u scan the unloaded buffers that are in the buffer list
2061 U scan the buffers that are not in the buffer list
2062 k scan the files given with the 'dictionary' option
Bram Moolenaar0b238792006-03-02 22:49:12 +00002063 kspell use the currently active spell checking |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002064 k{dict} scan the file {dict}. Several "k" flags can be given,
2065 patterns are valid too. For example: >
2066 :set cpt=k/usr/dict/*,k~/spanish
2067< s scan the files given with the 'thesaurus' option
2068 s{tsr} scan the file {tsr}. Several "s" flags can be given, patterns
2069 are valid too.
2070 i scan current and included files
2071 d scan current and included files for defined name or macro
2072 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
2073 ] tag completion
2074 t same as "]"
2075
2076 Unloaded buffers are not loaded, thus their autocmds |:autocmd| are
2077 not executed, this may lead to unexpected completions from some files
2078 (gzipped files for example). Unloaded buffers are not scanned for
2079 whole-line completion.
2080
2081 The default is ".,w,b,u,t,i", which means to scan:
2082 1. the current buffer
2083 2. buffers in other windows
2084 3. other loaded buffers
2085 4. unloaded buffers
2086 5. tags
2087 6. included files
2088
2089 As you can see, CTRL-N and CTRL-P can be used to do any 'iskeyword'-
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002090 based expansion (e.g., dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|, included patterns
2091 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|, tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]| and normal expansions).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002092
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00002093 *'completefunc'* *'cfu'*
2094'completefunc' 'cfu' string (default: empty)
2095 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002096 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02002097 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00002098 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode completion
2099 with CTRL-X CTRL-U. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00002100 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00002101 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
2102 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
2103 more information.
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01002104 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2105 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00002106
glepnir6a89c942024-10-01 20:32:12 +02002107 *'completeitemalign'* *'cia'*
2108'completeitemalign' 'cia' string (default: "abbr,kind,menu")
2109 global
2110 A comma-separated list of |complete-items| that controls the alignment
2111 and display order of items in the popup menu during Insert mode
2112 completion. The supported values are abbr, kind, and menu. These
2113 options allow to customize how the completion items are shown in the
2114 popup menu. Note: must always contain those three values in any
2115 order.
2116
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002117 *'completeopt'* *'cot'*
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002118'completeopt' 'cot' string (default: "menu,preview")
zeertzjq529b9ad2024-06-05 20:27:06 +02002119 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002120 A comma-separated list of options for Insert mode completion
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002121 |ins-completion|. The supported values are:
Bram Moolenaar1c7715d2005-10-03 22:02:18 +00002122
2123 menu Use a popup menu to show the possible completions. The
2124 menu is only shown when there is more than one match and
2125 sufficient colors are available. |ins-completion-menu|
2126
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002127 menuone Use the popup menu also when there is only one match.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002128 Useful when there is additional information about the
Bram Moolenaar65c923a2006-03-03 22:56:30 +00002129 match, e.g., what file it comes from.
2130
Bram Moolenaarc1e37902006-04-18 21:55:01 +00002131 longest Only insert the longest common text of the matches. If
2132 the menu is displayed you can use CTRL-L to add more
2133 characters. Whether case is ignored depends on the kind
2134 of completion. For buffer text the 'ignorecase' option is
2135 used.
Bram Moolenaarc7453f52006-02-10 23:20:28 +00002136
Bram Moolenaar96d2c5b2006-03-11 21:27:59 +00002137 preview Show extra information about the currently selected
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00002138 completion in the preview window. Only works in
2139 combination with "menu" or "menuone".
2140
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002141 popup Show extra information about the currently selected
2142 completion in a popup window. Only works in combination
2143 with "menu" or "menuone". Overrides "preview".
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002144 See |'completepopup'| for specifying properties.
Bram Moolenaar2e693a82019-10-16 22:35:02 +02002145 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02002146
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002147 popuphidden
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01002148 Just like "popup" but initially hide the popup. Use a
Bram Moolenaardca7abe2019-10-20 18:17:57 +02002149 |CompleteChanged| autocommand to fetch the info and call
2150 |popup_show()| once the popup has been filled.
2151 See the example at |complete-popuphidden|.
2152 {only works when compiled with the |+textprop| feature}
2153
Bram Moolenaarb6be1e22015-07-10 18:18:40 +02002154 noinsert Do not insert any text for a match until the user selects
2155 a match from the menu. Only works in combination with
2156 "menu" or "menuone". No effect if "longest" is present.
2157
dundargoc768728b2024-12-01 20:06:42 +01002158 noselect Same as "noinsert", except that no menu item is
h-eastb534e802024-12-03 20:37:52 +01002159 pre-selected. If both "noinsert" and "noselect" are
2160 present, "noselect" has precedence.
Bram Moolenaarb6be1e22015-07-10 18:18:40 +02002161
glepnira218cc62024-06-03 19:32:39 +02002162 fuzzy Enable |fuzzy-matching| for completion candidates. This
2163 allows for more flexible and intuitive matching, where
2164 characters can be skipped and matches can be found even
Yee Cheng Chin26e4b002024-09-10 20:50:08 +02002165 if the exact sequence is not typed.
glepnira218cc62024-06-03 19:32:39 +02002166
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002167 *'completepopup'* *'cpp'*
2168'completepopup' 'cpp' string (default empty)
2169 global
2170 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
2171 or |+quickfix| feature}
2172 When 'completeopt' contains "popup" then this option is used for the
Bram Moolenaar447bfba2020-07-18 16:07:16 +02002173 properties of the info popup when it is created. If an info popup
2174 window already exists it is closed, so that the option value is
2175 applied when it is created again.
2176 You can also use |popup_findinfo()| and then set properties for an
2177 existing info popup with |popup_setoptions()|. See |complete-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002178
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01002179 *'completeslash'* *'csl'*
2180'completeslash' 'csl' string (default: "")
2181 local to buffer
2182 {only for MS-Windows}
2183 When this option is set it overrules 'shellslash' for completion:
2184 - When this option is set to "slash", a forward slash is used for path
2185 completion in insert mode. This is useful when editing HTML tag, or
2186 Makefile with 'noshellslash' on MS-Windows.
2187 - When this option is set to "backslash", backslash is used. This is
2188 useful when editing a batch file with 'shellslash' set on MS-Windows.
2189 - When this option is empty, same character is used as for
2190 'shellslash'.
2191 For Insert mode completion the buffer-local value is used. For
2192 command line completion the global value is used.
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02002193
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002194 *'concealcursor'* *'cocu'*
2195'concealcursor' 'cocu' string (default: "")
2196 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002197 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2198 feature}
2199 Sets the modes in which text in the cursor line can also be concealed.
2200 When the current mode is listed then concealing happens just like in
2201 other lines.
2202 n Normal mode
2203 v Visual mode
2204 i Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002205 c Command line editing, for 'incsearch'
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002206
Bram Moolenaare6dc5732010-07-24 23:52:26 +02002207 'v' applies to all lines in the Visual area, not only the cursor.
Bram Moolenaarca8c9862010-07-24 15:00:38 +02002208 A useful value is "nc". This is used in help files. So long as you
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002209 are moving around text is concealed, but when starting to insert text
2210 or selecting a Visual area the concealed text is displayed, so that
2211 you can see what you are doing.
Bram Moolenaarf70e3d62010-07-24 13:15:07 +02002212 Keep in mind that the cursor position is not always where it's
2213 displayed. E.g., when moving vertically it may change column.
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002214
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002215 *'conceallevel'* *'cole'*
2216'conceallevel' 'cole' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002217 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002218 {not available when compiled without the |+conceal|
2219 feature}
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002220 Determine how text with the "conceal" syntax attribute |:syn-conceal|
2221 is shown:
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002222
Bram Moolenaar6df6f472010-07-18 18:04:50 +02002223 Value Effect ~
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002224 0 Text is shown normally
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002225 1 Each block of concealed text is replaced with one
2226 character. If the syntax item does not have a custom
2227 replacement character defined (see |:syn-cchar|) the
2228 character defined in 'listchars' is used (default is a
2229 space).
2230 It is highlighted with the "Conceal" highlight group.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002231 2 Concealed text is completely hidden unless it has a
2232 custom replacement character defined (see
Bram Moolenaar477db062010-07-28 18:17:41 +02002233 |:syn-cchar|).
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002234 3 Concealed text is completely hidden.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002235
Bram Moolenaara7781e02010-07-19 20:13:22 +02002236 Note: in the cursor line concealed text is not hidden, so that you can
Bram Moolenaarf5963f72010-07-23 22:10:27 +02002237 edit and copy the text. This can be changed with the 'concealcursor'
2238 option.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002239
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002240 *'confirm'* *'cf'* *'noconfirm'* *'nocf'*
2241'confirm' 'cf' boolean (default off)
2242 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002243 When 'confirm' is on, certain operations that would normally
2244 fail because of unsaved changes to a buffer, e.g. ":q" and ":e",
2245 instead raise a |dialog| asking if you wish to save the current
2246 file(s). You can still use a ! to unconditionally |abandon| a buffer.
2247 If 'confirm' is off you can still activate confirmation for one
2248 command only (this is most useful in mappings) with the |:confirm|
2249 command.
2250 Also see the |confirm()| function and the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'.
2251
2252 *'conskey'* *'consk'* *'noconskey'* *'noconsk'*
2253'conskey' 'consk' boolean (default off)
2254 global
Bram Moolenaarf3913272016-02-25 00:00:01 +01002255 This was for MS-DOS and is no longer supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002256
2257 *'copyindent'* *'ci'* *'nocopyindent'* *'noci'*
2258'copyindent' 'ci' boolean (default off)
2259 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002260 Copy the structure of the existing lines indent when autoindenting a
2261 new line. Normally the new indent is reconstructed by a series of
2262 tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is enabled,
2263 in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option makes the
2264 new line copy whatever characters were used for indenting on the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00002265 existing line. 'expandtab' has no effect on these characters, a Tab
2266 remains a Tab. If the new indent is greater than on the existing
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002267 line, the remaining space is filled in the normal manner.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002268 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002269 Also see 'preserveindent'.
2270
Bram Moolenaare0fa3742016-02-20 15:47:01 +01002271 *'cpoptions'* *'cpo'* *cpo*
Illia Bobyr03d20aa2024-07-16 20:10:16 +02002272'cpoptions' 'cpo' string (Vim default: "aABceFsz",
2273 Vi default: all flags, except "#{|&/\."
h-east90e1fe42024-08-12 18:26:08 +02002274 |$VIM_POSIX|: all flags)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002275 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002276 A sequence of single character flags. When a character is present
Bram Moolenaar7cba6c02013-09-05 22:13:31 +02002277 this indicates Vi-compatible behavior. This is used for things where
2278 not being Vi-compatible is mostly or sometimes preferred.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002279 'cpoptions' stands for "compatible-options".
2280 Commas can be added for readability.
2281 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
2282 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002283
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002284 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
2285 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar71eb3ad2021-12-26 12:07:30 +00002286
2287 NOTE: In a |Vim9| script, when `vim9script` is encountered, the value
2288 is saved, 'cpoptions' is set to the Vim default, and the saved value
2289 is restored at the end of the script. Changes to the value of
2290 'cpoptions' will be applied to the saved value, but keep in mind that
2291 removing a flag that is not present when 'cpoptions' is changed has no
2292 effect. In the |.vimrc| file the value is not restored, thus using
2293 `vim9script` in the |.vimrc| file results in using the Vim default.
2294
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002295 NOTE: This option is set to the POSIX default value at startup when
2296 the Vi default value would be used and the $VIM_POSIX environment
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01002297 variable exists |posix|. This means Vim tries to behave like the
2298 POSIX specification.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002299
2300 contains behavior ~
2301 *cpo-a*
2302 a When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2303 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2304 current window.
2305 *cpo-A*
2306 A When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2307 argument will set the alternate file name for the
2308 current window.
2309 *cpo-b*
2310 b "\|" in a ":map" command is recognized as the end of
2311 the map command. The '\' is included in the mapping,
2312 the text after the '|' is interpreted as the next
2313 command. Use a CTRL-V instead of a backslash to
2314 include the '|' in the mapping. Applies to all
2315 mapping, abbreviation, menu and autocmd commands.
2316 See also |map_bar|.
2317 *cpo-B*
2318 B A backslash has no special meaning in mappings,
Bram Moolenaara9604e62018-07-21 05:56:22 +02002319 abbreviations, user commands and the "to" part of the
2320 menu commands. Remove this flag to be able to use a
2321 backslash like a CTRL-V. For example, the command
2322 ":map X \<Esc>" results in X being mapped to:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002323 'B' included: "\^[" (^[ is a real <Esc>)
2324 'B' excluded: "<Esc>" (5 characters)
2325 ('<' excluded in both cases)
2326 *cpo-c*
2327 c Searching continues at the end of any match at the
2328 cursor position, but not further than the start of the
2329 next line. When not present searching continues
2330 one character from the cursor position. With 'c'
2331 "abababababab" only gets three matches when repeating
2332 "/abab", without 'c' there are five matches.
2333 *cpo-C*
2334 C Do not concatenate sourced lines that start with a
2335 backslash. See |line-continuation|.
2336 *cpo-d*
2337 d Using "./" in the 'tags' option doesn't mean to use
2338 the tags file relative to the current file, but the
2339 tags file in the current directory.
2340 *cpo-D*
2341 D Can't use CTRL-K to enter a digraph after Normal mode
2342 commands with a character argument, like |r|, |f| and
2343 |t|.
2344 *cpo-e*
2345 e When executing a register with ":@r", always add a
2346 <CR> to the last line, also when the register is not
2347 linewise. If this flag is not present, the register
2348 is not linewise and the last line does not end in a
2349 <CR>, then the last line is put on the command-line
2350 and can be edited before hitting <CR>.
2351 *cpo-E*
2352 E It is an error when using "y", "d", "c", "g~", "gu" or
2353 "gU" on an Empty region. The operators only work when
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02002354 at least one character is to be operated on. Example:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002355 This makes "y0" fail in the first column.
2356 *cpo-f*
2357 f When included, a ":read" command with a file name
2358 argument will set the file name for the current buffer,
2359 if the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet.
2360 *cpo-F*
2361 F When included, a ":write" command with a file name
2362 argument will set the file name for the current
2363 buffer, if the current buffer doesn't have a file name
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002364 yet. Also see |cpo-P|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002365 *cpo-g*
2366 g Goto line 1 when using ":edit" without argument.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002367 *cpo-H*
2368 H When using "I" on a line with only blanks, insert
2369 before the last blank. Without this flag insert after
2370 the last blank.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002371 *cpo-i*
2372 i When included, interrupting the reading of a file will
2373 leave it modified.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002374 *cpo-I*
2375 I When moving the cursor up or down just after inserting
2376 indent for 'autoindent', do not delete the indent.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002377 *cpo-j*
2378 j When joining lines, only add two spaces after a '.',
2379 not after '!' or '?'. Also see 'joinspaces'.
2380 *cpo-J*
2381 J A |sentence| has to be followed by two spaces after
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00002382 the '.', '!' or '?'. A <Tab> is not recognized as
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002383 white space.
2384 *cpo-k*
2385 k Disable the recognition of raw key codes in
2386 mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of menu
2387 commands. For example, if <Key> sends ^[OA (where ^[
2388 is <Esc>), the command ":map X ^[OA" results in X
2389 being mapped to:
2390 'k' included: "^[OA" (3 characters)
2391 'k' excluded: "<Key>" (one key code)
2392 Also see the '<' flag below.
2393 *cpo-K*
2394 K Don't wait for a key code to complete when it is
2395 halfway a mapping. This breaks mapping <F1><F1> when
2396 only part of the second <F1> has been read. It
2397 enables cancelling the mapping by typing <F1><Esc>.
2398 *cpo-l*
2399 l Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002400 literally, only "\]", "\^", "\-" and "\\" are special.
2401 See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002402 'l' included: "/[ \t]" finds <Space>, '\' and 't'
2403 'l' excluded: "/[ \t]" finds <Space> and <Tab>
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002404 Also see |cpo-\|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002405 *cpo-L*
2406 L When the 'list' option is set, 'wrapmargin',
2407 'textwidth', 'softtabstop' and Virtual Replace mode
2408 (see |gR|) count a <Tab> as two characters, instead of
2409 the normal behavior of a <Tab>.
2410 *cpo-m*
2411 m When included, a showmatch will always wait half a
2412 second. When not included, a showmatch will wait half
2413 a second or until a character is typed. |'showmatch'|
2414 *cpo-M*
2415 M When excluded, "%" matching will take backslashes into
2416 account. Thus in "( \( )" and "\( ( \)" the outer
2417 parenthesis match. When included "%" ignores
2418 backslashes, which is Vi compatible.
2419 *cpo-n*
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02002420 n When included, the column used for 'number' and
2421 'relativenumber' will also be used for text of wrapped
2422 lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002423 *cpo-o*
2424 o Line offset to search command is not remembered for
2425 next search.
2426 *cpo-O*
2427 O Don't complain if a file is being overwritten, even
2428 when it didn't exist when editing it. This is a
2429 protection against a file unexpectedly created by
2430 someone else. Vi didn't complain about this.
2431 *cpo-p*
2432 p Vi compatible Lisp indenting. When not present, a
2433 slightly better algorithm is used.
Bram Moolenaarb3480382005-12-11 21:33:32 +00002434 *cpo-P*
2435 P When included, a ":write" command that appends to a
2436 file will set the file name for the current buffer, if
2437 the current buffer doesn't have a file name yet and
2438 the 'F' flag is also included |cpo-F|.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002439 *cpo-q*
2440 q When joining multiple lines leave the cursor at the
2441 position where it would be when joining two lines.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002442 *cpo-r*
2443 r Redo ("." command) uses "/" to repeat a search
2444 command, instead of the actually used search string.
2445 *cpo-R*
2446 R Remove marks from filtered lines. Without this flag
2447 marks are kept like |:keepmarks| was used.
2448 *cpo-s*
2449 s Set buffer options when entering the buffer for the
2450 first time. This is like it is in Vim version 3.0.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002451 And it is the default. If not present the options are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002452 set when the buffer is created.
2453 *cpo-S*
2454 S Set buffer options always when entering a buffer
2455 (except 'readonly', 'fileformat', 'filetype' and
2456 'syntax'). This is the (most) Vi compatible setting.
2457 The options are set to the values in the current
2458 buffer. When you change an option and go to another
2459 buffer, the value is copied. Effectively makes the
2460 buffer options global to all buffers.
2461
2462 's' 'S' copy buffer options
2463 no no when buffer created
2464 yes no when buffer first entered (default)
2465 X yes each time when buffer entered (vi comp.)
2466 *cpo-t*
2467 t Search pattern for the tag command is remembered for
2468 "n" command. Otherwise Vim only puts the pattern in
2469 the history for search pattern, but doesn't change the
2470 last used search pattern.
2471 *cpo-u*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002472 u Undo is Vi compatible. See |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002473 *cpo-v*
2474 v Backspaced characters remain visible on the screen in
2475 Insert mode. Without this flag the characters are
2476 erased from the screen right away. With this flag the
2477 screen newly typed text overwrites backspaced
2478 characters.
2479 *cpo-w*
2480 w When using "cw" on a blank character, only change one
2481 character and not all blanks until the start of the
2482 next word.
2483 *cpo-W*
2484 W Don't overwrite a readonly file. When omitted, ":w!"
2485 overwrites a readonly file, if possible.
2486 *cpo-x*
2487 x <Esc> on the command-line executes the command-line.
2488 The default in Vim is to abandon the command-line,
2489 because <Esc> normally aborts a command. |c_<Esc>|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002490 *cpo-X*
2491 X When using a count with "R" the replaced text is
2492 deleted only once. Also when repeating "R" with "."
2493 and a count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002494 *cpo-y*
Bram Moolenaard09091d2019-01-17 16:07:22 +01002495 y A yank command can be redone with ".". Think twice if
2496 you really want to use this, it may break some
2497 plugins, since most people expect "." to only repeat a
2498 change.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002499 *cpo-Z*
2500 Z When using "w!" while the 'readonly' option is set,
2501 don't reset 'readonly'.
Christian Brabandt22105fd2024-07-15 20:51:11 +02002502 *cpo-z*
2503 z Special casing the "cw" and "d" command (see |cw| and
2504 |d-special|).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002505 *cpo-!*
2506 ! When redoing a filter command, use the last used
2507 external command, whatever it was. Otherwise the last
2508 used -filter- command is used.
2509 *cpo-$*
2510 $ When making a change to one line, don't redisplay the
2511 line, but put a '$' at the end of the changed text.
2512 The changed text will be overwritten when you type the
2513 new text. The line is redisplayed if you type any
2514 command that moves the cursor from the insertion
2515 point.
2516 *cpo-%*
2517 % Vi-compatible matching is done for the "%" command.
2518 Does not recognize "#if", "#endif", etc.
2519 Does not recognize "/*" and "*/".
2520 Parens inside single and double quotes are also
2521 counted, causing a string that contains a paren to
2522 disturb the matching. For example, in a line like
2523 "if (strcmp("foo(", s))" the first paren does not
2524 match the last one. When this flag is not included,
2525 parens inside single and double quotes are treated
2526 specially. When matching a paren outside of quotes,
2527 everything inside quotes is ignored. When matching a
2528 paren inside quotes, it will find the matching one (if
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002529 there is one). This works very well for C programs.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00002530 This flag is also used for other features, such as
2531 C-indenting.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002532 *cpo--*
2533 - When included, a vertical movement command fails when
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002534 it would go above the first line or below the last
2535 line. Without it the cursor moves to the first or
2536 last line, unless it already was in that line.
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00002537 Applies to the commands "-", "k", CTRL-P, "+", "j",
Bram Moolenaar8ada17c2006-01-19 22:16:24 +00002538 CTRL-N, CTRL-J and ":1234".
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00002539 *cpo-+*
2540 + When included, a ":write file" command will reset the
2541 'modified' flag of the buffer, even though the buffer
2542 itself may still be different from its file.
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002543 *cpo-star*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002544 * Use ":*" in the same way as ":@". When not included,
2545 ":*" is an alias for ":'<,'>", select the Visual area.
2546 *cpo-<*
2547 < Disable the recognition of special key codes in |<>|
2548 form in mappings, abbreviations, and the "to" part of
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002549 menu commands. For example, the command
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002550 ":map X <Tab>" results in X being mapped to:
2551 '<' included: "<Tab>" (5 characters)
2552 '<' excluded: "^I" (^I is a real <Tab>)
2553 Also see the 'k' flag above.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002554 *cpo->*
2555 > When appending to a register, put a line break before
2556 the appended text.
Bram Moolenaar8b3e0332011-06-26 05:36:34 +02002557 *cpo-;*
2558 ; When using |,| or |;| to repeat the last |t| search
2559 and the cursor is right in front of the searched
2560 character, the cursor won't move. When not included,
2561 the cursor would skip over it and jump to the
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02002562 following occurrence.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002563
2564 POSIX flags. These are not included in the Vi default value, except
2565 when $VIM_POSIX was set on startup. |posix|
2566
2567 contains behavior ~
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00002568 *cpo-#*
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002569 # A count before "D", "o" and "O" has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002570 *cpo-&*
2571 & When ":preserve" was used keep the swap file when
2572 exiting normally while this buffer is still loaded.
2573 This flag is tested when exiting.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002574 *cpo-\*
2575 \ Backslash in a [] range in a search pattern is taken
2576 literally, only "\]" is special See |/[]|
Bram Moolenaar90915b52005-08-21 22:17:52 +00002577 '\' included: "/[ \-]" finds <Space>, '\' and '-'
2578 '\' excluded: "/[ \-]" finds <Space> and '-'
2579 Also see |cpo-l|.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002580 *cpo-/*
2581 / When "%" is used as the replacement string in a |:s|
2582 command, use the previous replacement string. |:s%|
2583 *cpo-{*
2584 { The |{| and |}| commands also stop at a "{" character
2585 at the start of a line.
2586 *cpo-.*
2587 . The ":chdir" and ":cd" commands fail if the current
2588 buffer is modified, unless ! is used. Vim doesn't
2589 need this, since it remembers the full path of an
2590 opened file.
2591 *cpo-bar*
2592 | The value of the $LINES and $COLUMNS environment
2593 variables overrule the terminal size values obtained
2594 with system specific functions.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00002595
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002596 *'cryptmethod'* *'cm'*
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002597'cryptmethod' 'cm' string (default "blowfish2")
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002598 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002599 Method used for encryption when the buffer is written to a file:
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002600 *pkzip*
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002601 zip PkZip compatible method. A weak kind of encryption.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002602 Backwards compatible with Vim 7.2 and older.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002603 Only use if you need to be backwards compatible.
Bram Moolenaar0bbabe82010-05-17 20:32:55 +02002604 *blowfish*
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002605 blowfish Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption but it has
2606 an implementation flaw. Requires Vim 7.3 or later,
2607 files can NOT be read by Vim 7.2 and older. This adds
2608 a "seed" to the file, every time you write the file
2609 the encrypted bytes will be different.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002610 Obsolete, please do no longer use.
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002611 *blowfish2*
2612 blowfish2 Blowfish method. Medium strong encryption. Requires
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01002613 Vim 7.4.401 or later, files can NOT be read by Vim 7.3
Bram Moolenaar8f4ac012014-08-10 13:38:34 +02002614 and older. This adds a "seed" to the file, every time
2615 you write the file the encrypted bytes will be
2616 different. The whole undo file is encrypted, not just
2617 the pieces of text.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002618 *E1193* *E1194* *E1195* *E1196* *E1230*
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002619 *E1197* *E1198* *E1199* *E1200* *E1201*
2620 xchacha20 XChaCha20 Cipher with Poly1305 Message Authentication
2621 Code. Medium strong till strong encryption.
2622 Encryption is provided by the libsodium library, it
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01002623 requires Vim to be built with |+sodium|.
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002624 It adds a seed and a message authentication code (MAC)
2625 to the file. This needs at least a Vim 8.2.3022 to
2626 read the encrypted file.
2627 Encryption of swap files is not supported, therefore
2628 no swap file will be used when xchacha20 encryption is
2629 enabled.
2630 Encryption of undo files is not yet supported,
2631 therefore no undo file will currently be written.
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002632 CAREFUL: Files written with this method might have to
2633 be read back with the same version of Vim if the
2634 binary format changes later.
2635 Obsolete, please do no longer use.
2636 xchacha20v2 Same algorithm as with "xchacha20" that correctly
2637 stores the key derivation parameters together with the
2638 encrypted file. Should work better in case the
2639 parameters in the libsodium library ever change.
2640 STILL EXPERIMENTAL: Files written with this method
Christian Brabandtf573c6e2021-06-20 14:02:16 +02002641 might have to be read back with the same version of
2642 Vim if the binary format changes later.
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002643
Christian Brabandtaae58342023-04-23 17:50:22 +01002644 You should use "blowfish2", also to re-encrypt older files. The
2645 "xchacha20" method provides better encryption, but it does not work
2646 with all versions of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01002647
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002648 When reading an encrypted file 'cryptmethod' will be set automatically
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002649 to the detected method of the file being read. Thus if you write it
2650 without changing 'cryptmethod' the same method will be used.
2651 Changing 'cryptmethod' does not mark the file as modified, you have to
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002652 explicitly write it, you don't get a warning unless there are other
2653 modifications. Also see |:X|.
2654
2655 When setting the global value to an empty string, it will end up with
Bram Moolenaara86187b2018-12-16 18:20:00 +01002656 the value "blowfish2". When setting the local value to an empty
2657 string the buffer will use the global value.
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002658
Bram Moolenaarf50a2532010-05-21 15:36:08 +02002659 When a new encryption method is added in a later version of Vim, and
2660 the current version does not recognize it, you will get *E821* .
Bram Moolenaar49771f42010-07-20 17:32:38 +02002661 You need to edit this file with the later version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02002662
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002663 *'cscopepathcomp'* *'cspc'*
2664'cscopepathcomp' 'cspc' number (default 0)
2665 global
2666 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2667 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002668 Determines how many components of the path to show in a list of tags.
2669 See |cscopepathcomp|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002670 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002671
2672 *'cscopeprg'* *'csprg'*
2673'cscopeprg' 'csprg' string (default "cscope")
2674 global
2675 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2676 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002677 Specifies the command to execute cscope. See |cscopeprg|.
2678 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2679 security reasons.
2680
2681 *'cscopequickfix'* *'csqf'*
2682'cscopequickfix' 'csqf' string (default "")
2683 global
2684 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2685 or |+quickfix| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002686 Specifies whether to use quickfix window to show cscope results.
2687 See |cscopequickfix|.
2688
Bram Moolenaarec7944a2013-06-12 21:29:15 +02002689 *'cscoperelative'* *'csre'* *'nocscoperelative'* *'nocsre'*
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002690'cscoperelative' 'csre' boolean (default off)
2691 global
2692 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2693 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002694 In the absence of a prefix (-P) for cscope. setting this option enables
2695 to use the basename of cscope.out path as the prefix.
2696 See |cscoperelative|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002697 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar2f982e42011-06-12 20:42:22 +02002698
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002699 *'cscopetag'* *'cst'* *'nocscopetag'* *'nocst'*
2700'cscopetag' 'cst' boolean (default off)
2701 global
2702 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2703 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002704 Use cscope for tag commands. See |cscope-options|.
2705 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2706
2707 *'cscopetagorder'* *'csto'*
2708'cscopetagorder' 'csto' number (default 0)
2709 global
2710 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2711 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002712 Determines the order in which ":cstag" performs a search. See
2713 |cscopetagorder|.
2714 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
2715
2716 *'cscopeverbose'* *'csverb'*
2717 *'nocscopeverbose'* *'nocsverb'*
2718'cscopeverbose' 'csverb' boolean (default off)
2719 global
2720 {not available when compiled without the |+cscope|
2721 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002722 Give messages when adding a cscope database. See |cscopeverbose|.
2723 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2724
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002725 *'cursorbind'* *'crb'* *'nocursorbind'* *'nocrb'*
2726'cursorbind' 'crb' boolean (default off)
2727 local to window
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002728 When this option is set, as the cursor in the current
2729 window moves other cursorbound windows (windows that also have
2730 this option set) move their cursors to the corresponding line and
2731 column. This option is useful for viewing the
2732 differences between two versions of a file (see 'diff'); in diff mode,
2733 inserted and deleted lines (though not characters within a line) are
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02002734 taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02002735
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002736 *'cursorcolumn'* *'cuc'* *'nocursorcolumn'* *'nocuc'*
2737'cursorcolumn' 'cuc' boolean (default off)
2738 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002739 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002740 feature}
2741 Highlight the screen column of the cursor with CursorColumn
2742 |hl-CursorColumn|. Useful to align text. Will make screen redrawing
2743 slower.
Bram Moolenaar4c3f5362006-04-11 21:38:50 +00002744 If you only want the highlighting in the current window you can use
2745 these autocommands: >
2746 au WinLeave * set nocursorline nocursorcolumn
2747 au WinEnter * set cursorline cursorcolumn
2748<
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002749
2750 *'cursorline'* *'cul'* *'nocursorline'* *'nocul'*
2751'cursorline' 'cul' boolean (default off)
2752 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02002753 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002754 feature}
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002755 Highlight the text line of the cursor with CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2756 Useful to easily spot the cursor. Will make screen redrawing slower.
Bram Moolenaare2f98b92006-03-29 21:18:24 +00002757 When Visual mode is active the highlighting isn't used to make it
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00002758 easier to see the selected text.
Bram Moolenaar600dddc2006-03-12 22:05:10 +00002759
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002760 *'cursorlineopt'* *'culopt'*
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002761'cursorlineopt' 'culopt' string (default: "number,line")
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002762 local to window
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002763 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
2764 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002765 Comma-separated list of settings for how 'cursorline' is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002766 Valid values:
2767 "line" Highlight the text line of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002768 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002769 "screenline" Highlight only the screen line of the cursor with
2770 CursorLine |hl-CursorLine|.
2771 "number" Highlight the line number of the cursor with
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002772 CursorLineNr |hl-CursorLineNr|.
Bram Moolenaar017ba072019-09-14 21:01:23 +02002773
2774 Special value:
2775 "both" Alias for the values "line,number".
2776
2777 "line" and "screenline" cannot be used together.
Bram Moolenaar410e98a2019-09-09 22:05:49 +02002778
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002779 *'debug'*
2780'debug' string (default "")
2781 global
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002782 These values can be used:
2783 msg Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2784 anyway.
2785 throw Error messages that would otherwise be omitted will be given
2786 anyway and also throw an exception and set |v:errmsg|.
2787 beep A message will be given when otherwise only a beep would be
2788 produced.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00002789 The values can be combined, separated by a comma.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00002790 "msg" and "throw" are useful for debugging 'foldexpr', 'formatexpr' or
2791 'indentexpr'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002792
2793 *'define'* *'def'*
2794'define' 'def' string (default "^\s*#\s*define")
2795 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002796 Pattern to be used to find a macro definition. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002797 pattern, just like for the "/" command. This option is used for the
2798 commands like "[i" and "[d" |include-search|. The 'isident' option is
2799 used to recognize the defined name after the match:
2800 {match with 'define'}{non-ID chars}{defined name}{non-ID char}
2801 See |option-backslash| about inserting backslashes to include a space
2802 or backslash.
2803 The default value is for C programs. For C++ this value would be
2804 useful, to include const type declarations: >
2805 ^\(#\s*define\|[a-z]*\s*const\s*[a-z]*\)
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002806< You can also use "\ze" just before the name and continue the pattern
2807 to check what is following. E.g. for Javascript, if a function is
2808 defined with "func_name = function(args)": >
2809 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*=\s*function(
2810< If the function is defined with "func_name : function() {...": >
2811 ^\s*\ze\i\+\s*[:]\s*(*function\s*(
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002812< When using the ":set" command, you need to double the backslashes!
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01002813 To avoid that use `:let` with a single quote string: >
2814 let &l:define = '^\s*\ze\k\+\s*=\s*function('
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02002815<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002816
2817 *'delcombine'* *'deco'* *'nodelcombine'* *'nodeco'*
2818'delcombine' 'deco' boolean (default off)
2819 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002820 If editing Unicode and this option is set, backspace and Normal mode
2821 "x" delete each combining character on its own. When it is off (the
2822 default) the character along with its combining characters are
2823 deleted.
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02002824 Note: When 'delcombine' is set "xx" may work differently from "2x"!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002825
2826 This is useful for Arabic, Hebrew and many other languages where one
2827 may have combining characters overtop of base characters, and want
2828 to remove only the combining ones.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01002829 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002830
2831 *'dictionary'* *'dict'*
2832'dictionary' 'dict' string (default "")
2833 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002834 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
2835 for keyword completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|. Each file should
2836 contain a list of words. This can be one word per line, or several
2837 words per line, separated by non-keyword characters (white space is
2838 preferred). Maximum line length is 510 bytes.
Bram Moolenaar259f26a2018-05-15 22:25:40 +02002839
2840 When this option is empty or an entry "spell" is present, and spell
2841 checking is enabled, words in the word lists for the currently active
2842 'spelllang' are used. See |spell|.
2843
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002844 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002845 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
2846 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes.
Bram Moolenaard8b02732005-01-14 21:48:43 +00002847 This has nothing to do with the |Dictionary| variable type.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002848 Where to find a list of words?
2849 - On FreeBSD, there is the file "/usr/share/dict/words".
2850 - In the Simtel archive, look in the "msdos/linguist" directory.
2851 - In "miscfiles" of the GNU collection.
2852 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
2853 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
2854 uses another default.
2855 Backticks cannot be used in this option for security reasons.
2856
2857 *'diff'* *'nodiff'*
2858'diff' boolean (default off)
2859 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002860 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2861 feature}
2862 Join the current window in the group of windows that shows differences
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002863 between files. See |vimdiff|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002864
2865 *'dex'* *'diffexpr'*
2866'diffexpr' 'dex' string (default "")
2867 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002868 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2869 feature}
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002870 Expression which is evaluated to obtain a diff file (either ed-style
2871 or unified-style) from two versions of a file. See |diff-diffexpr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002872 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
2873 security reasons.
2874
2875 *'dip'* *'diffopt'*
Bram Moolenaarc8234772019-11-10 21:00:27 +01002876'diffopt' 'dip' string (default "internal,filler,closeoff")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002877 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002878 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
2879 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00002880 Option settings for diff mode. It can consist of the following items.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002881 All are optional. Items must be separated by a comma.
2882
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002883 algorithm:{text} Use the specified diff algorithm with the
2884 internal diff engine. Currently supported
2885 algorithms are:
2886 myers the default algorithm
2887 minimal spend extra time to generate the
2888 smallest possible diff
2889 patience patience diff algorithm
2890 histogram histogram diff algorithm
2891
2892 closeoff When a window is closed where 'diff' is set
2893 and there is only one window remaining in the
2894 same tab page with 'diff' set, execute
2895 `:diffoff` in that window. This undoes a
2896 `:diffsplit` command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002897
2898 context:{n} Use a context of {n} lines between a change
2899 and a fold that contains unchanged lines.
2900 When omitted a context of six lines is used.
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01002901 When using zero the context is actually one,
2902 since folds require a line in between, also
dundargoc20f48d52023-10-02 21:49:23 +02002903 for a deleted line. Set it to a very large
2904 value (999999) to disable folding completely.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002905 See |fold-diff|.
2906
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002907 filler Show filler lines, to keep the text
2908 synchronized with a window that has inserted
2909 lines at the same position. Mostly useful
2910 when windows are side-by-side and 'scrollbind'
2911 is set.
2912
2913 foldcolumn:{n} Set the 'foldcolumn' option to {n} when
2914 starting diff mode. Without this 2 is used.
2915
2916 followwrap Follow the 'wrap' option and leave as it is.
2917
2918 horizontal Start diff mode with horizontal splits (unless
2919 explicitly specified otherwise).
2920
2921 hiddenoff Do not use diff mode for a buffer when it
2922 becomes hidden.
2923
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002924 iblank Ignore changes where lines are all blank. Adds
2925 the "-B" flag to the "diff" command if
2926 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2927 of the "diff" command for what this does
2928 exactly.
2929 NOTE: the diff windows will get out of sync,
2930 because no differences between blank lines are
2931 taken into account.
2932
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002933 icase Ignore changes in case of text. "a" and "A"
2934 are considered the same. Adds the "-i" flag
2935 to the "diff" command if 'diffexpr' is empty.
2936
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002937 indent-heuristic
2938 Use the indent heuristic for the internal
2939 diff library.
2940
2941 internal Use the internal diff library. This is
2942 ignored when 'diffexpr' is set. *E960*
2943 When running out of memory when writing a
2944 buffer this item will be ignored for diffs
2945 involving that buffer. Set the 'verbose'
2946 option to see when this happens.
2947
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002948 iwhite Ignore changes in amount of white space. Adds
2949 the "-b" flag to the "diff" command if
2950 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2951 of the "diff" command for what this does
2952 exactly. It should ignore adding trailing
2953 white space, but not leading white space.
2954
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02002955 iwhiteall Ignore all white space changes. Adds
2956 the "-w" flag to the "diff" command if
2957 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2958 of the "diff" command for what this does
2959 exactly.
2960
2961 iwhiteeol Ignore white space changes at end of line.
2962 Adds the "-Z" flag to the "diff" command if
2963 'diffexpr' is empty. Check the documentation
2964 of the "diff" command for what this does
2965 exactly.
2966
Jonathon7c7a4e62025-01-12 09:58:00 +01002967 linematch:{n} Align and mark changes between the most
2968 similar lines between the buffers. When the
2969 total number of lines in the diff hunk exceeds
2970 {n}, the lines will not be aligned because for
2971 very large diff hunks there will be a
2972 noticeable lag. A reasonable setting is
2973 "linematch:60", as this will enable alignment
2974 for a 2 buffer diff hunk of 30 lines each,
2975 or a 3 buffer diff hunk of 20 lines each.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00002976
2977 vertical Start diff mode with vertical splits (unless
2978 explicitly specified otherwise).
2979
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002980 Examples: >
2981 :set diffopt=internal,filler,context:4
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002982 :set diffopt=
Bram Moolenaare828b762018-09-10 17:51:58 +02002983 :set diffopt=internal,filler,foldcolumn:3
2984 :set diffopt-=internal " do NOT use the internal diff parser
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002985<
2986 *'digraph'* *'dg'* *'nodigraph'* *'nodg'*
2987'digraph' 'dg' boolean (default off)
2988 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002989 {not available when compiled without the |+digraphs|
2990 feature}
2991 Enable the entering of digraphs in Insert mode with {char1} <BS>
2992 {char2}. See |digraphs|.
2993 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
2994
2995 *'directory'* *'dir'*
2996'directory' 'dir' string (default for Amiga: ".,t:",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01002997 for Win32: ".,$TEMP,c:\tmp,c:\temp"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00002998 for Unix: ".,~/tmp,/var/tmp,/tmp")
2999 global
3000 List of directory names for the swap file, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02003001 Recommended value: ".,~/vimswap//" - this will put the swap file next
3002 to the edited file if possible, and in your personal swap directory
3003 otherwise. Make sure "~/vimswap//" is only readable for you.
3004
3005 Possible items:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003006 - The swap file will be created in the first directory where this is
3007 possible.
3008 - Empty means that no swap file will be used (recovery is
Bram Moolenaar00e192b2019-10-19 17:01:28 +02003009 impossible!) and no |E303| error will be given.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003010 - A directory "." means to put the swap file in the same directory as
3011 the edited file. On Unix, a dot is prepended to the file name, so
3012 it doesn't show in a directory listing. On MS-Windows the "hidden"
3013 attribute is set and a dot prepended if possible.
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01003014 - A directory starting with "./" (or ".\" for MS-Windows) means to put
3015 the swap file relative to where the edited file is. The leading "."
3016 is replaced with the path name of the edited file.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02003017 - For Unix and Win32, if a directory ends in two path separators "//",
3018 the swap file name will be built from the complete path to the file
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02003019 with all path separators replaced by percent '%' signs (including
3020 the colon following the drive letter on Win32). This will ensure
3021 file name uniqueness in the preserve directory.
Bram Moolenaarb782ba42018-08-07 21:39:28 +02003022 On Win32, it is also possible to end with "\\". However, When a
3023 separating comma is following, you must use "//", since "\\" will
3024 include the comma in the file name. Therefore it is recommended to
3025 use '//', instead of '\\'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003026 - Spaces after the comma are ignored, other spaces are considered part
3027 of the directory name. To have a space at the start of a directory
3028 name, precede it with a backslash.
3029 - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with a backslash.
3030 - A directory name may end in an ':' or '/'.
3031 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
3032 - Careful with '\' characters, type one before a space, type two to
3033 get one in the option (see |option-backslash|), for example: >
3034 :set dir=c:\\tmp,\ dir\\,with\\,commas,\\\ dir\ with\ spaces
3035< - For backwards compatibility with Vim version 3.0 a '>' at the start
3036 of the option is removed.
3037 Using "." first in the list is recommended. This means that editing
3038 the same file twice will result in a warning. Using "/tmp" on Unix is
3039 discouraged: When the system crashes you lose the swap file.
3040 "/var/tmp" is often not cleared when rebooting, thus is a better
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02003041 choice than "/tmp". But others on the computer may be able to see the
3042 files, and it can contain a lot of files, your swap files get lost in
3043 the crowd. That is why a "tmp" directory in your home directory is
3044 tried first.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003045 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
3046 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
3047 uses another default.
3048 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3049 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003050
3051 *'display'* *'dy'*
Bram Moolenaarbc8801c2016-08-02 21:04:33 +02003052'display' 'dy' string (default "", set to "truncate" in
3053 |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003054 global
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01003055 Change the way text is displayed. This is a comma-separated list of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003056 flags:
3057 lastline When included, as much as possible of the last line
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02003058 in a window will be displayed. "@@@" is put in the
3059 last columns of the last screen line to indicate the
3060 rest of the line is not displayed.
3061 truncate Like "lastline", but "@@@" is displayed in the first
3062 column of the last screen line. Overrules "lastline".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003063 uhex Show unprintable characters hexadecimal as <xx>
3064 instead of using ^C and ~C.
3065
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02003066 When neither "lastline" nor "truncate" is included, a last line that
Bram Moolenaarad9c2a02016-07-27 23:26:04 +02003067 doesn't fit is replaced with "@" lines.
3068
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003069 The "@" character can be changed by setting the "lastline" item in
3070 'fillchars'. The character is highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
3071
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003072 *'eadirection'* *'ead'*
3073'eadirection' 'ead' string (default "both")
3074 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003075 Tells when the 'equalalways' option applies:
3076 ver vertically, width of windows is not affected
3077 hor horizontally, height of windows is not affected
3078 both width and height of windows is affected
3079
3080 *'ed'* *'edcompatible'* *'noed'* *'noedcompatible'*
3081'edcompatible' 'ed' boolean (default off)
3082 global
3083 Makes the 'g' and 'c' flags of the ":substitute" command to be
3084 toggled each time the flag is given. See |complex-change|. See
3085 also 'gdefault' option.
Bram Moolenaarb4d6c3e2017-05-27 16:45:17 +02003086 Switching this option on may break plugins!
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003087 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003088
Bram Moolenaar03413f42016-04-12 21:07:15 +02003089 *'emoji'* *'emo'* *'noemoji'* *'noemo'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003090'emoji' 'emo' boolean (default: on)
3091 global
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003092 When on all Unicode emoji characters are considered to be full width.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02003093 This excludes "text emoji" characters, which are normally displayed as
3094 single width. Unfortunately there is no good specification for this
3095 and it has been determined on trial-and-error basis. Use the
3096 |setcellwidths()| function to change the behavior.
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01003097
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003098 *'encoding'* *'enc'* *E543*
K.Takataf883d902021-05-30 18:04:19 +02003099'encoding' 'enc' string (default for MS-Windows: "utf-8",
3100 otherwise: value from $LANG or "latin1")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003101 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003102 Sets the character encoding used inside Vim. It applies to text in
3103 the buffers, registers, Strings in expressions, text stored in the
3104 viminfo file, etc. It sets the kind of characters which Vim can work
3105 with. See |encoding-names| for the possible values.
3106
3107 NOTE: Changing this option will not change the encoding of the
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003108 existing text in Vim. It may cause non-ASCII text to become invalid.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003109 It should normally be kept at its default value, or set when Vim
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003110 starts up. See |multibyte|. To reload the menus see |:menutrans|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003111
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003112 This option cannot be set from a |modeline|. It would most likely
3113 corrupt the text.
3114
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01003115 NOTE: For GTK+ 2 or later, it is highly recommended to set 'encoding'
3116 to "utf-8". Although care has been taken to allow different values of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003117 'encoding', "utf-8" is the natural choice for the environment and
3118 avoids unnecessary conversion overhead. "utf-8" has not been made
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003119 the default to prevent different behavior of the GUI and terminal
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003120 versions, and to avoid changing the encoding of newly created files
3121 without your knowledge (in case 'fileencodings' is empty).
3122
3123 The character encoding of files can be different from 'encoding'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003124 This is specified with 'fileencoding'. The conversion is done with
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003125 iconv() or as specified with 'charconvert'.
3126
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02003127 If you need to know whether 'encoding' is a multibyte encoding, you
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003128 can use: >
3129 if has("multi_byte_encoding")
3130<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003131 Normally 'encoding' will be equal to your current locale. This will
3132 be the default if Vim recognizes your environment settings. If
3133 'encoding' is not set to the current locale, 'termencoding' must be
3134 set to convert typed and displayed text. See |encoding-table|.
3135
3136 When you set this option, it fires the |EncodingChanged| autocommand
3137 event so that you can set up fonts if necessary.
3138
3139 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3140 you can set it with uppercase values too. Underscores are translated
3141 to '-' signs.
3142 When the encoding is recognized, it is changed to the standard name.
3143 For example "Latin-1" becomes "latin1", "ISO_88592" becomes
3144 "iso-8859-2" and "utf8" becomes "utf-8".
3145
3146 Note: "latin1" is also used when the encoding could not be detected.
3147 This only works when editing files in the same encoding! When the
3148 actual character set is not latin1, make sure 'fileencoding' and
3149 'fileencodings' are empty. When conversion is needed, switch to using
3150 utf-8.
3151
3152 When "unicode", "ucs-2" or "ucs-4" is used, Vim internally uses utf-8.
3153 You don't notice this while editing, but it does matter for the
3154 |viminfo-file|. And Vim expects the terminal to use utf-8 too. Thus
3155 setting 'encoding' to one of these values instead of utf-8 only has
3156 effect for encoding used for files when 'fileencoding' is empty.
3157
Bram Moolenaar661b1822005-07-28 22:36:45 +00003158 When 'encoding' is set to a Unicode encoding, and 'fileencodings' was
3159 not set yet, the default for 'fileencodings' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003160
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003161 *'endoffile'* *'eof'* *'noendoffile'* *'noeof'*
Bram Moolenaar0aad88f2022-11-12 11:54:26 +00003162'endoffile' 'eof' boolean (default off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003163 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003164 Indicates that a CTRL-Z character was found at the end of the file
3165 when reading it. Normally only happens when 'fileformat' is "dos".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003166 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01003167 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no CTRL-Z will be written at the
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003168 end of the file.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003169 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003170
3171 *'endofline'* *'eol'* *'noendofline'* *'noeol'*
3172'endofline' 'eol' boolean (default on)
3173 local to buffer
3174 When writing a file and this option is off and the 'binary' option
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003175 is on, or 'fixeol' option is off, no <EOL> will be written for the
3176 last line in the file. This option is automatically set or reset when
3177 starting to edit a new file, depending on whether file has an <EOL>
3178 for the last line in the file. Normally you don't have to set or
3179 reset this option.
3180 When 'binary' is off and 'fixeol' is on the value is not used when
3181 writing the file. When 'binary' is on or 'fixeol' is off it is used
3182 to remember the presence of a <EOL> for the last line in the file, so
3183 that when you write the file the situation from the original file can
3184 be kept. But you can change it if you want to.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003185 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003186
3187 *'equalalways'* *'ea'* *'noequalalways'* *'noea'*
3188'equalalways' 'ea' boolean (default on)
3189 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003190 When on, all the windows are automatically made the same size after
Bram Moolenaar009b2592004-10-24 19:18:58 +00003191 splitting or closing a window. This also happens the moment the
3192 option is switched on. When off, splitting a window will reduce the
3193 size of the current window and leave the other windows the same. When
3194 closing a window the extra lines are given to the window next to it
3195 (depending on 'splitbelow' and 'splitright').
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003196 When mixing vertically and horizontally split windows, a minimal size
3197 is computed and some windows may be larger if there is room. The
3198 'eadirection' option tells in which direction the size is affected.
Bram Moolenaar67f71312007-08-12 14:55:56 +00003199 Changing the height and width of a window can be avoided by setting
3200 'winfixheight' and 'winfixwidth', respectively.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003201 If a window size is specified when creating a new window sizes are
3202 currently not equalized (it's complicated, but may be implemented in
3203 the future).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003204
3205 *'equalprg'* *'ep'*
3206'equalprg' 'ep' string (default "")
3207 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003208 External program to use for "=" command. When this option is empty
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00003209 the internal formatting functions are used; either 'lisp', 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003210 or 'indentexpr'. When Vim was compiled without internal formatting,
3211 the "indent" program is used.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003212 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003213 about including spaces and backslashes.
3214 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3215 security reasons.
3216
3217 *'errorbells'* *'eb'* *'noerrorbells'* *'noeb'*
3218'errorbells' 'eb' boolean (default off)
3219 global
3220 Ring the bell (beep or screen flash) for error messages. This only
3221 makes a difference for error messages, the bell will be used always
3222 for a lot of errors without a message (e.g., hitting <Esc> in Normal
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003223 mode). See 'visualbell' on how to make the bell behave like a beep,
Bram Moolenaar165bc692015-07-21 17:53:25 +02003224 screen flash or do nothing. See 'belloff' to finetune when to ring the
3225 bell.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003226
3227 *'errorfile'* *'ef'*
3228'errorfile' 'ef' string (Amiga default: "AztecC.Err",
3229 others: "errors.err")
3230 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003231 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3232 feature}
3233 Name of the errorfile for the QuickFix mode (see |:cf|).
3234 When the "-q" command-line argument is used, 'errorfile' is set to the
3235 following argument. See |-q|.
3236 NOT used for the ":make" command. See 'makeef' for that.
3237 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
3238 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3239 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3240 security reasons.
3241
3242 *'errorformat'* *'efm'*
3243'errorformat' 'efm' string (default is very long)
3244 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003245 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
3246 feature}
3247 Scanf-like description of the format for the lines in the error file
3248 (see |errorformat|).
3249
3250 *'esckeys'* *'ek'* *'noesckeys'* *'noek'*
3251'esckeys' 'ek' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
3252 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003253 Function keys that start with an <Esc> are recognized in Insert
3254 mode. When this option is off, the cursor and function keys cannot be
3255 used in Insert mode if they start with an <Esc>. The advantage of
3256 this is that the single <Esc> is recognized immediately, instead of
3257 after one second. Instead of resetting this option, you might want to
3258 try changing the values for 'timeoutlen' and 'ttimeoutlen'. Note that
3259 when 'esckeys' is off, you can still map anything, but the cursor keys
3260 won't work by default.
3261 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3262 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Christian Brabandt5f5131d2023-10-25 21:44:26 +02003263 NOTE: when this option is off then the |modifyOtherKeys| and
3264 |xterm-bracketed-paste| functionality is disabled while in Insert mode
3265 to avoid ending Insert mode with any key that has a modifier.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003266
3267 *'eventignore'* *'ei'*
3268'eventignore' 'ei' string (default "")
3269 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003270 A list of autocommand event names, which are to be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarf193fff2006-04-27 00:02:13 +00003271 When set to "all" or when "all" is one of the items, all autocommand
3272 events are ignored, autocommands will not be executed.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003273 Otherwise this is a comma-separated list of event names. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003274 :set ei=WinEnter,WinLeave
3275<
3276 *'expandtab'* *'et'* *'noexpandtab'* *'noet'*
3277'expandtab' 'et' boolean (default off)
3278 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003279 In Insert mode: Use the appropriate number of spaces to insert a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003280 <Tab>. Spaces are used in indents with the '>' and '<' commands and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003281 when 'autoindent' is on. To insert a real tab when 'expandtab' is
3282 on, use CTRL-V<Tab>. See also |:retab| and |ins-expandtab|.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02003283 This option is reset when the 'paste' option is set and restored when
3284 the 'paste' option is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003285 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
3286
3287 *'exrc'* *'ex'* *'noexrc'* *'noex'*
3288'exrc' 'ex' boolean (default off)
3289 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003290 Enables the reading of .vimrc, .exrc and .gvimrc in the current
Bram Moolenaar36f44c22016-08-28 18:17:20 +02003291 directory.
3292
3293 Setting this option is a potential security leak. E.g., consider
3294 unpacking a package or fetching files from github, a .vimrc in there
3295 might be a trojan horse. BETTER NOT SET THIS OPTION!
3296 Instead, define an autocommand in your .vimrc to set options for a
3297 matching directory.
3298
3299 If you do switch this option on you should also consider setting the
3300 'secure' option (see |initialization|).
3301 Also see |.vimrc| and |gui-init|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003302 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3303 security reasons.
3304
3305 *'fileencoding'* *'fenc'* *E213*
3306'fileencoding' 'fenc' string (default: "")
3307 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003308 Sets the character encoding for the file of this buffer.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003309
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003310 When 'fileencoding' is different from 'encoding', conversion will be
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003311 done when writing the file. For reading see below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003312 When 'fileencoding' is empty, the same value as 'encoding' will be
3313 used (no conversion when reading or writing a file).
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01003314 No error will be given when the value is set, only when it is used,
3315 only when writing a file.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003316 Conversion will also be done when 'encoding' and 'fileencoding' are
3317 both a Unicode encoding and 'fileencoding' is not utf-8. That's
3318 because internally Unicode is always stored as utf-8.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003319 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003320 'encoding' is "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding, conversion
3321 is most likely done in a way that the reverse conversion
3322 results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not "utf-8" some
3323 characters may be lost!
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003324
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003325 See 'encoding' for the possible values. Additionally, values may be
3326 specified that can be handled by the converter, see
3327 |mbyte-conversion|.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003328
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003329 When reading a file 'fileencoding' will be set from 'fileencodings'.
3330 To read a file in a certain encoding it won't work by setting
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00003331 'fileencoding', use the |++enc| argument. One exception: when
3332 'fileencodings' is empty the value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003333 For a new file the global value of 'fileencoding' is used.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003334
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003335 Prepending "8bit-" and "2byte-" has no meaning here, they are ignored.
3336 When the option is set, the value is converted to lowercase. Thus
3337 you can set it with uppercase values too. '_' characters are
3338 replaced with '-'. If a name is recognized from the list for
3339 'encoding', it is replaced by the standard name. For example
3340 "ISO8859-2" becomes "iso-8859-2".
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003341
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003342 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3343 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
Bram Moolenaar865242e2010-07-14 21:12:05 +02003344
3345 Keep in mind that changing 'fenc' from a modeline happens
3346 AFTER the text has been read, thus it applies to when the file will be
3347 written. If you do set 'fenc' in a modeline, you might want to set
3348 'nomodified' to avoid not being able to ":q".
3349
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003350 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3351
3352 *'fe'*
3353 NOTE: Before version 6.0 this option specified the encoding for the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003354 whole of Vim, this was a mistake. Now use 'encoding' instead. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003355 old short name was 'fe', which is no longer used.
3356
3357 *'fileencodings'* *'fencs'*
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003358'fileencodings' 'fencs' string (default: "ucs-bom",
3359 "ucs-bom,utf-8,default,latin1" when
3360 'encoding' is set to a Unicode value)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003361 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003362 This is a list of character encodings considered when starting to edit
3363 an existing file. When a file is read, Vim tries to use the first
3364 mentioned character encoding. If an error is detected, the next one
3365 in the list is tried. When an encoding is found that works,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003366 'fileencoding' is set to it. If all fail, 'fileencoding' is set to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003367 an empty string, which means the value of 'encoding' is used.
3368 WARNING: Conversion can cause loss of information! When
3369 'encoding' is "utf-8" (or one of the other Unicode variants)
3370 conversion is most likely done in a way that the reverse
3371 conversion results in the same text. When 'encoding' is not
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003372 "utf-8" some non-ASCII characters may be lost! You can use
3373 the |++bad| argument to specify what is done with characters
3374 that can't be converted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003375 For an empty file or a file with only ASCII characters most encodings
3376 will work and the first entry of 'fileencodings' will be used (except
3377 "ucs-bom", which requires the BOM to be present). If you prefer
3378 another encoding use an BufReadPost autocommand event to test if your
3379 preferred encoding is to be used. Example: >
3380 au BufReadPost * if search('\S', 'w') == 0 |
3381 \ set fenc=iso-2022-jp | endif
3382< This sets 'fileencoding' to "iso-2022-jp" if the file does not contain
3383 non-blank characters.
Bram Moolenaarc6d8db72005-12-13 20:04:55 +00003384 When the |++enc| argument is used then the value of 'fileencodings' is
3385 not used.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00003386 Note that 'fileencodings' is not used for a new file, the global value
3387 of 'fileencoding' is used instead. You can set it with: >
3388 :setglobal fenc=iso-8859-2
3389< This means that a non-existing file may get a different encoding than
3390 an empty file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003391 The special value "ucs-bom" can be used to check for a Unicode BOM
3392 (Byte Order Mark) at the start of the file. It must not be preceded
3393 by "utf-8" or another Unicode encoding for this to work properly.
3394 An entry for an 8-bit encoding (e.g., "latin1") should be the last,
3395 because Vim cannot detect an error, thus the encoding is always
3396 accepted.
Bram Moolenaar1cd871b2004-12-19 22:46:22 +00003397 The special value "default" can be used for the encoding from the
K.Takataef8706f2021-05-31 18:40:49 +02003398 environment. On MS-Windows this is the system encoding. Otherwise
3399 this is the default value for 'encoding'. It is useful when
3400 'encoding' is set to "utf-8" and your environment uses a non-latin1
3401 encoding, such as Russian.
Bram Moolenaarca003e12006-03-17 23:19:38 +00003402 When 'encoding' is "utf-8" and a file contains an illegal byte
3403 sequence it won't be recognized as UTF-8. You can use the |8g8|
3404 command to find the illegal byte sequence.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003405 WRONG VALUES: WHAT'S WRONG:
3406 latin1,utf-8 "latin1" will always be used
3407 utf-8,ucs-bom,latin1 BOM won't be recognized in an utf-8
3408 file
3409 cp1250,latin1 "cp1250" will always be used
3410 If 'fileencodings' is empty, 'fileencoding' is not modified.
3411 See 'fileencoding' for the possible values.
3412 Setting this option does not have an effect until the next time a file
3413 is read.
3414
3415 *'fileformat'* *'ff'*
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003416'fileformat' 'ff' string (MS-Windows default: "dos",
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02003417 Unix default: "unix")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003418 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003419 This gives the <EOL> of the current buffer, which is used for
3420 reading/writing the buffer from/to a file:
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003421 dos <CR><NL>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003422 unix <NL>
3423 mac <CR>
3424 When "dos" is used, CTRL-Z at the end of a file is ignored.
3425 See |file-formats| and |file-read|.
3426 For the character encoding of the file see 'fileencoding'.
3427 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformat' is ignored, file I/O
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003428 works like it was set to "unix".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003429 This option is set automatically when starting to edit a file and
3430 'fileformats' is not empty and 'binary' is off.
3431 When this option is set, after starting to edit a file, the 'modified'
3432 option is set, because the file would be different when written.
3433 This option can not be changed when 'modifiable' is off.
3434 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to "dos",
3435 'textmode' is set, otherwise 'textmode' is reset.
3436
3437 *'fileformats'* *'ffs'*
3438'fileformats' 'ffs' string (default:
Bram Moolenaar00590742019-02-15 21:06:09 +01003439 Vim+Vi MS-Windows: "dos,unix",
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02003440 Vim Unix: "unix,dos",
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003441 Vi Cygwin: "unix,dos",
3442 Vi others: "")
3443 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003444 This gives the end-of-line (<EOL>) formats that will be tried when
3445 starting to edit a new buffer and when reading a file into an existing
3446 buffer:
3447 - When empty, the format defined with 'fileformat' will be used
3448 always. It is not set automatically.
3449 - When set to one name, that format will be used whenever a new buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003450 is opened. 'fileformat' is set accordingly for that buffer. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003451 'fileformats' name will be used when a file is read into an existing
3452 buffer, no matter what 'fileformat' for that buffer is set to.
3453 - When more than one name is present, separated by commas, automatic
3454 <EOL> detection will be done when reading a file. When starting to
3455 edit a file, a check is done for the <EOL>:
3456 1. If all lines end in <CR><NL>, and 'fileformats' includes "dos",
3457 'fileformat' is set to "dos".
3458 2. If a <NL> is found and 'fileformats' includes "unix", 'fileformat'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003459 is set to "unix". Note that when a <NL> is found without a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003460 preceding <CR>, "unix" is preferred over "dos".
Bram Moolenaar2b8388b2015-02-28 13:11:45 +01003461 3. If 'fileformat' has not yet been set, and if a <CR> is found, and
3462 if 'fileformats' includes "mac", 'fileformat' is set to "mac".
Bram Moolenaar00659062010-09-21 22:34:02 +02003463 This means that "mac" is only chosen when:
3464 "unix" is not present or no <NL> is found in the file, and
3465 "dos" is not present or no <CR><NL> is found in the file.
3466 Except: if "unix" was chosen, but there is a <CR> before
3467 the first <NL>, and there appear to be more <CR>s than <NL>s in
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01003468 the first few lines, "mac" is used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003469 4. If 'fileformat' is still not set, the first name from
3470 'fileformats' is used.
3471 When reading a file into an existing buffer, the same is done, but
3472 this happens like 'fileformat' has been set appropriately for that
3473 file only, the option is not changed.
3474 When 'binary' is set, the value of 'fileformats' is not used.
3475
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01003476 When Vim starts up with an empty buffer the first item is used. You
3477 can overrule this by setting 'fileformat' in your .vimrc.
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01003478
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003479 For systems with a Dos-like <EOL> (<CR><NL>), when reading files that
3480 are ":source"ed and for vimrc files, automatic <EOL> detection may be
3481 done:
3482 - When 'fileformats' is empty, there is no automatic detection. Dos
3483 format will be used.
3484 - When 'fileformats' is set to one or more names, automatic detection
3485 is done. This is based on the first <NL> in the file: If there is a
3486 <CR> in front of it, Dos format is used, otherwise Unix format is
3487 used.
3488 Also see |file-formats|.
3489 For backwards compatibility: When this option is set to an empty
3490 string or one format (no comma is included), 'textauto' is reset,
3491 otherwise 'textauto' is set.
3492 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3493 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3494
Bram Moolenaarbf884932013-04-05 22:26:15 +02003495 *'fileignorecase'* *'fic'* *'nofileignorecase'* *'nofic'*
3496'fileignorecase' 'fic' boolean (default on for systems where case in file
3497 names is normally ignored)
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003498 global
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01003499 When set case is ignored when using file names and directories.
3500 See 'wildignorecase' for only ignoring case when doing completion.
3501
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003502 *'filetype'* *'ft'*
3503'filetype' 'ft' string (default: "")
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02003504 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003505 When this option is set, the FileType autocommand event is triggered.
3506 All autocommands that match with the value of this option will be
3507 executed. Thus the value of 'filetype' is used in place of the file
3508 name.
3509 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current file type.
3510 This option is normally set when the file type is detected. To enable
3511 this use the ":filetype on" command. |:filetype|
3512 Setting this option to a different value is most useful in a modeline,
3513 for a file for which the file type is not automatically recognized.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003514 Example, for in an IDL file:
3515 /* vim: set filetype=idl : */ ~
3516 |FileType| |filetypes|
3517 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02003518 names, it should therefore not be used for a filetype. Example:
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003519 /* vim: set filetype=c.doxygen : */ ~
3520 This will use the "c" filetype first, then the "doxygen" filetype.
3521 This works both for filetype plugins and for syntax files. More than
3522 one dot may appear.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003523 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
3524 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02003525 Only alphanumeric characters, '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003526
3527 *'fillchars'* *'fcs'*
Yee Cheng Chin39cd9062024-11-06 20:20:57 +01003528'fillchars' 'fcs' string (default "vert:|,fold:-,eob:~,lastline:@")
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003529 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003530 Characters to fill the statuslines, vertical separators and special
3531 lines in the window.
3532 It is a comma-separated list of items. Each item has a name, a colon
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01003533 and the value of that item: |E1511|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003534
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003535 item name default Used for ~
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003536 stl ' ' statusline of the current window
3537 stlnc ' ' statusline of the non-current windows
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003538 vert '|' vertical separators |:vsplit|
3539 fold '-' filling 'foldtext'
3540 foldopen '-' mark the beginning of a fold
3541 foldclose '+' show a closed fold
3542 foldsep '|' open fold middle character
3543 diff '-' deleted lines of the 'diff' option
3544 eob '~' empty lines below the end of a buffer
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003545 lastline '@' 'display' contains lastline/truncate
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003546
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003547 Any one that is omitted will fall back to the default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003548
3549 Example: >
Christian Brabandt6a650bf2023-11-08 21:23:29 +01003550 :set fillchars=stl:\ ,stlnc:\ ,vert:\|,fold:-,diff:-
3551<
Bram Moolenaar8cc5b552022-06-23 13:04:20 +01003552 For the "stl", "stlnc", "foldopen", "foldclose" and "foldsep" items
3553 single-byte and multibyte characters are supported. But double-width
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01003554 characters are not supported. |E1512|
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003555
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003556 The highlighting used for these items:
Bram Moolenaar96ba25a2022-07-04 17:34:33 +01003557 item name highlight group ~
3558 stl StatusLine |hl-StatusLine|
3559 stlnc StatusLineNC |hl-StatusLineNC|
3560 vert VertSplit |hl-VertSplit|
3561 fold Folded |hl-Folded|
3562 diff DiffDelete |hl-DiffDelete|
3563 eob EndOfBuffer |hl-EndOfBuffer|
Bram Moolenaar4ba5f1d2022-10-04 14:36:29 +01003564 lastline NonText |hl-NonText|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003565
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003566 *'findfunc'* *'ffu'* *E1514*
3567'findfunc' 'ffu' string (default empty)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003568 global or local to buffer |global-local|
3569 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3570 feature}
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003571 Function that is called to obtain the filename(s) for the |:find|
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003572 command. When this option is empty, the internal |file-searching|
3573 mechanism is used.
3574
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003575 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
3576 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003577
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003578 The function is called with two arguments. The first argument is a
3579 |String| and is the |:find| command argument. The second argument is
3580 a |Boolean| and is set to |v:true| when the function is called to get
3581 a List of command-line completion matches for the |:find| command.
3582 The function should return a List of strings.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003583
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003584 The function is called only once per |:find| command invocation.
3585 The function can process all the directories specified in 'path'.
zeertzjq20e045f2024-10-28 22:05:26 +01003586
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003587 If a match is found, the function should return a |List| containing
3588 one or more file names. If a match is not found, the function
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003589 should return an empty List.
3590
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003591 If any errors are encountered during the function invocation, an
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003592 empty List is used as the return value.
3593
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003594 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003595 executing the 'findfunc' |textlock|.
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003596
3597 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3598 security reasons.
3599
3600 Examples:
3601>
3602 " Use glob()
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003603 func FindFuncGlob(cmdarg, cmdcomplete)
3604 let pat = a:cmdcomplete ? $'{a:cmdarg}*' : a:cmdarg
zeertzjq20e045f2024-10-28 22:05:26 +01003605 return glob(pat, v:false, v:true)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003606 endfunc
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003607 set findfunc=FindFuncGlob
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003608
3609 " Use the 'git ls-files' output
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003610 func FindGitFiles(cmdarg, cmdcomplete)
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003611 let fnames = systemlist('git ls-files')
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003612 return fnames->filter('v:val =~? a:cmdarg')
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003613 endfunc
Yegappan Lakshmanana13f3a42024-11-02 18:40:10 +01003614 set findfunc=FindGitFiles
Yegappan Lakshmananaeb1c972024-10-22 23:42:20 +02003615<
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003616 *'fixendofline'* *'fixeol'* *'nofixendofline'* *'nofixeol'*
3617'fixendofline' 'fixeol' boolean (default on)
3618 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003619 When writing a file and this option is on, <EOL> at the end of file
Bram Moolenaarfb0cf232022-10-22 11:25:19 +01003620 will be restored if missing. Turn this option off if you want to
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003621 preserve the situation from the original file.
3622 When the 'binary' option is set the value of this option doesn't
3623 matter.
3624 See the 'endofline' option.
K.Takata3af98212022-11-01 20:36:19 +00003625 See |eol-and-eof| for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar34d72d42015-07-17 14:18:08 +02003626
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003627 *'fkmap'* *'fk'* *'nofkmap'* *'nofk'*
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01003628'fkmap' 'fk' boolean (default off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003629 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003630 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
3631 feature}
Bram Moolenaar14184a32019-02-16 15:10:30 +01003632 This option was for using Farsi, which has been removed. See
3633 |farsi.txt|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003634
3635 *'foldclose'* *'fcl'*
3636'foldclose' 'fcl' string (default "")
3637 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003638 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3639 feature}
3640 When set to "all", a fold is closed when the cursor isn't in it and
3641 its level is higher than 'foldlevel'. Useful if you want folds to
3642 automatically close when moving out of them.
3643
3644 *'foldcolumn'* *'fdc'*
3645'foldcolumn' 'fdc' number (default 0)
3646 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003647 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3648 feature}
3649 When non-zero, a column with the specified width is shown at the side
3650 of the window which indicates open and closed folds. The maximum
3651 value is 12.
3652 See |folding|.
3653
3654 *'foldenable'* *'fen'* *'nofoldenable'* *'nofen'*
3655'foldenable' 'fen' boolean (default on)
3656 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003657 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3658 feature}
3659 When off, all folds are open. This option can be used to quickly
3660 switch between showing all text unfolded and viewing the text with
3661 folds (including manually opened or closed folds). It can be toggled
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003662 with the |zi| command. The 'foldcolumn' will remain blank when
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003663 'foldenable' is off.
3664 This option is set by commands that create a new fold or close a fold.
3665 See |folding|.
3666
3667 *'foldexpr'* *'fde'*
3668'foldexpr' 'fde' string (default: "0")
3669 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003670 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02003671 or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003672 The expression used for when 'foldmethod' is "expr". It is evaluated
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003673 for each line to obtain its fold level. The context is set to the
3674 script where 'foldexpr' was set, script-local items can be accessed.
3675 See |fold-expr| for the usage.
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00003676
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003677 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3678 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01003679 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003680 on or the 'modelineexpr' option is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003681
3682 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3683 evaluating 'foldexpr' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003684
3685 *'foldignore'* *'fdi'*
3686'foldignore' 'fdi' string (default: "#")
3687 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003688 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3689 feature}
3690 Used only when 'foldmethod' is "indent". Lines starting with
3691 characters in 'foldignore' will get their fold level from surrounding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003692 lines. White space is skipped before checking for this character.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003693 The default "#" works well for C programs. See |fold-indent|.
3694
3695 *'foldlevel'* *'fdl'*
3696'foldlevel' 'fdl' number (default: 0)
3697 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003698 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3699 feature}
3700 Sets the fold level: Folds with a higher level will be closed.
3701 Setting this option to zero will close all folds. Higher numbers will
3702 close fewer folds.
3703 This option is set by commands like |zm|, |zM| and |zR|.
3704 See |fold-foldlevel|.
3705
3706 *'foldlevelstart'* *'fdls'*
3707'foldlevelstart' 'fdls' number (default: -1)
3708 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003709 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3710 feature}
3711 Sets 'foldlevel' when starting to edit another buffer in a window.
3712 Useful to always start editing with all folds closed (value zero),
3713 some folds closed (one) or no folds closed (99).
3714 This is done before reading any modeline, thus a setting in a modeline
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00003715 overrules this option. Starting to edit a file for |diff-mode| also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003716 ignores this option and closes all folds.
3717 It is also done before BufReadPre autocommands, to allow an autocmd to
3718 overrule the 'foldlevel' value for specific files.
3719 When the value is negative, it is not used.
3720
3721 *'foldmarker'* *'fmr'* *E536*
3722'foldmarker' 'fmr' string (default: "{{{,}}}")
3723 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003724 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3725 feature}
3726 The start and end marker used when 'foldmethod' is "marker". There
3727 must be one comma, which separates the start and end marker. The
3728 marker is a literal string (a regular expression would be too slow).
3729 See |fold-marker|.
3730
3731 *'foldmethod'* *'fdm'*
3732'foldmethod' 'fdm' string (default: "manual")
3733 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003734 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3735 feature}
3736 The kind of folding used for the current window. Possible values:
3737 |fold-manual| manual Folds are created manually.
3738 |fold-indent| indent Lines with equal indent form a fold.
3739 |fold-expr| expr 'foldexpr' gives the fold level of a line.
3740 |fold-marker| marker Markers are used to specify folds.
3741 |fold-syntax| syntax Syntax highlighting items specify folds.
3742 |fold-diff| diff Fold text that is not changed.
3743
3744 *'foldminlines'* *'fml'*
3745'foldminlines' 'fml' number (default: 1)
3746 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003747 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3748 feature}
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01003749 Sets the number of screen lines above which a fold can be displayed
3750 closed. Also for manually closed folds. With the default value of
3751 one a fold can only be closed if it takes up two or more screen lines.
3752 Set to zero to be able to close folds of just one screen line.
Bram Moolenaar446beb42011-05-10 17:18:44 +02003753 Note that this only has an effect on what is displayed. After using
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003754 "zc" to close a fold, which is displayed open because it's smaller
3755 than 'foldminlines', a following "zc" may close a containing fold.
3756
3757 *'foldnestmax'* *'fdn'*
3758'foldnestmax' 'fdn' number (default: 20)
3759 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003760 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3761 feature}
3762 Sets the maximum nesting of folds for the "indent" and "syntax"
3763 methods. This avoids that too many folds will be created. Using more
3764 than 20 doesn't work, because the internal limit is 20.
3765
3766 *'foldopen'* *'fdo'*
3767'foldopen' 'fdo' string (default: "block,hor,mark,percent,quickfix,
3768 search,tag,undo")
3769 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003770 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3771 feature}
3772 Specifies for which type of commands folds will be opened, if the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003773 command moves the cursor into a closed fold. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003774 list of items.
Bram Moolenaar05365702010-10-27 18:34:44 +02003775 NOTE: When the command is part of a mapping this option is not used.
3776 Add the |zv| command to the mapping to get the same effect.
3777 (rationale: the mapping may want to control opening folds itself)
3778
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003779 item commands ~
3780 all any
3781 block "(", "{", "[[", "[{", etc.
3782 hor horizontal movements: "l", "w", "fx", etc.
3783 insert any command in Insert mode
3784 jump far jumps: "G", "gg", etc.
3785 mark jumping to a mark: "'m", CTRL-O, etc.
3786 percent "%"
3787 quickfix ":cn", ":crew", ":make", etc.
3788 search search for a pattern: "/", "n", "*", "gd", etc.
3789 (not for a search pattern in a ":" command)
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00003790 Also for |[s| and |]s|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003791 tag jumping to a tag: ":ta", CTRL-T, etc.
3792 undo undo or redo: "u" and CTRL-R
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003793 When a movement command is used for an operator (e.g., "dl" or "y%")
3794 this option is not used. This means the operator will include the
3795 whole closed fold.
3796 Note that vertical movements are not here, because it would make it
3797 very difficult to move onto a closed fold.
3798 In insert mode the folds containing the cursor will always be open
3799 when text is inserted.
3800 To close folds you can re-apply 'foldlevel' with the |zx| command or
3801 set the 'foldclose' option to "all".
3802
3803 *'foldtext'* *'fdt'*
3804'foldtext' 'fdt' string (default: "foldtext()")
3805 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003806 {not available when compiled without the |+folding|
3807 feature}
3808 An expression which is used to specify the text displayed for a closed
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003809 fold. The context is set to the script where 'foldexpr' was set,
3810 script-local items can be accessed. See |fold-foldtext| for the
3811 usage.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003812
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003813 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from a
3814 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003815 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00003816
3817 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
3818 evaluating 'foldtext' |textlock|.
3819
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003820 *'formatexpr'* *'fex'*
3821'formatexpr' 'fex' string (default "")
3822 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003823 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
3824 feature}
3825 Expression which is evaluated to format a range of lines for the |gq|
3826 operator or automatic formatting (see 'formatoptions'). When this
3827 option is empty 'formatprg' is used.
3828
3829 The |v:lnum| variable holds the first line to be formatted.
3830 The |v:count| variable holds the number of lines to be formatted.
3831 The |v:char| variable holds the character that is going to be
3832 inserted if the expression is being evaluated due to
3833 automatic formatting. This can be empty. Don't insert
3834 it yet!
3835
3836 Example: >
3837 :set formatexpr=mylang#Format()
3838< This will invoke the mylang#Format() function in the
3839 autoload/mylang.vim file in 'runtimepath'. |autoload|
3840
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01003841 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
3842 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
3843
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003844 The expression is also evaluated when 'textwidth' is set and adding
3845 text beyond that limit. This happens under the same conditions as
3846 when internal formatting is used. Make sure the cursor is kept in the
3847 same spot relative to the text then! The |mode()| function will
3848 return "i" or "R" in this situation.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01003849
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003850 When the expression evaluates to non-zero Vim will fall back to using
3851 the internal format mechanism.
3852
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00003853 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
3854 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
3855 set formatexpr=s:MyFormatExpr()
3856 set formatexpr=<SID>SomeFormatExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003857< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
3858 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
3859
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003860 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
3861 modeline, see |sandbox-option|. That stops the option from working,
3862 since changing the buffer text is not allowed.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003863 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01003864 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarc95a3022016-06-12 23:01:46 +02003865
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003866 *'formatlistpat'* *'flp'*
3867'formatlistpat' 'flp' string (default: "^\s*\d\+[\]:.)}\t ]\s*")
3868 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003869 A pattern that is used to recognize a list header. This is used for
3870 the "n" flag in 'formatoptions'.
3871 The pattern must match exactly the text that will be the indent for
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00003872 the line below it. You can use |/\ze| to mark the end of the match
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003873 while still checking more characters. There must be a character
3874 following the pattern, when it matches the whole line it is handled
3875 like there is no match.
3876 The default recognizes a number, followed by an optional punctuation
3877 character and white space.
3878
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02003879 *'formatoptions'* *'fo'*
3880'formatoptions' 'fo' string (Vim default: "tcq", Vi default: "vt")
3881 local to buffer
3882 This is a sequence of letters which describes how automatic
Christian Brabandt1b08d2c2023-11-11 15:50:13 +01003883 formatting is to be done.
3884 See |fo-table| for possible values and |gq| for how to format text.
3885 When the 'paste' option is on, no formatting is done (like
3886 'formatoptions' is empty). Commas can be inserted for readability.
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02003887 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
3888 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
3889 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
3890 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
3891
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003892 *'formatprg'* *'fp'*
3893'formatprg' 'fp' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar9be7c042017-01-14 14:28:30 +01003894 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003895 The name of an external program that will be used to format the lines
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003896 selected with the |gq| operator. The program must take the input on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003897 stdin and produce the output on stdout. The Unix program "fmt" is
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003898 such a program.
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00003899 If the 'formatexpr' option is not empty it will be used instead.
3900 Otherwise, if 'formatprg' option is an empty string, the internal
3901 format function will be used |C-indenting|.
Bram Moolenaara5792f52005-11-23 21:25:05 +00003902 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
3903 about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02003904 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3905 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003906
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01003907 *'fsync'* *'fs'* *'nofsync'* *'nofs'*
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003908'fsync' 'fs' boolean (default on)
3909 global
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003910 When on, the library function fsync() will be called after writing a
3911 file. This will flush a file to disk, ensuring that it is safely
3912 written even on filesystems which do metadata-only journaling. This
3913 will force the harddrive to spin up on Linux systems running in laptop
3914 mode, so it may be undesirable in some situations. Be warned that
3915 turning this off increases the chances of data loss after a crash. On
3916 systems without an fsync() implementation, this variable is always
3917 off.
3918 Also see 'swapsync' for controlling fsync() on swap files.
Bram Moolenaar340dd0f2021-10-14 17:52:23 +01003919 'fsync' also applies to |writefile()| (unless a flag is used to
3920 overrule it) and when writing undo files (see |undo-persistence|).
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02003921 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3922 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00003923
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003924 *'gdefault'* *'gd'* *'nogdefault'* *'nogd'*
3925'gdefault' 'gd' boolean (default off)
3926 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003927 When on, the ":substitute" flag 'g' is default on. This means that
3928 all matches in a line are substituted instead of one. When a 'g' flag
3929 is given to a ":substitute" command, this will toggle the substitution
3930 of all or one match. See |complex-change|.
3931
3932 command 'gdefault' on 'gdefault' off ~
3933 :s/// subst. all subst. one
3934 :s///g subst. one subst. all
3935 :s///gg subst. all subst. one
3936
3937 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
dundargoc82f19732023-12-16 14:53:52 +01003938 Setting this option may break plugins that rely on the default
3939 behavior of the 'g' flag. This will also make the 'g' flag have the
3940 opposite effect of that documented in |:s_g|.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01003941 This option is not used in |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003942
3943 *'grepformat'* *'gfm'*
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02003944'grepformat' 'gfm' string (default "%f:%l:%m,%f:%l%m,%f %l%m")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003945 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003946 Format to recognize for the ":grep" command output.
3947 This is a scanf-like string that uses the same format as the
3948 'errorformat' option: see |errorformat|.
3949
3950 *'grepprg'* *'gp'*
3951'grepprg' 'gp' string (default "grep -n ",
3952 Unix: "grep -n $* /dev/null",
3953 Win32: "findstr /n" or "grep -n",
3954 VMS: "SEARCH/NUMBERS ")
3955 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00003956 Program to use for the |:grep| command. This option may contain '%'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003957 and '#' characters, which are expanded like when used in a command-
3958 line. The placeholder "$*" is allowed to specify where the arguments
3959 will be included. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See
3960 |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
3961 When your "grep" accepts the "-H" argument, use this to make ":grep"
3962 also work well with a single file: >
3963 :set grepprg=grep\ -nH
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00003964< Special value: When 'grepprg' is set to "internal" the |:grep| command
Bram Moolenaara6557602006-02-04 22:43:20 +00003965 works like |:vimgrep|, |:lgrep| like |:lvimgrep|, |:grepadd| like
3966 |:vimgrepadd| and |:lgrepadd| like |:lvimgrepadd|.
Bram Moolenaar86b68352004-12-27 21:59:20 +00003967 See also the section |:make_makeprg|, since most of the comments there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003968 apply equally to 'grepprg'.
3969 For Win32, the default is "findstr /n" if "findstr.exe" can be found,
3970 otherwise it's "grep -n".
3971 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
3972 security reasons.
3973
3974 *'guicursor'* *'gcr'* *E545* *E546* *E548* *E549*
3975'guicursor' 'gcr' string (default "n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,
3976 ve:ver35-Cursor,
3977 o:hor50-Cursor,
3978 i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,
3979 r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,
3980 sm:block-Cursor
3981 -blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175",
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003982 for Win32 console:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003983 "n-v-c:block,o:hor50,i-ci:hor15,
3984 r-cr:hor30,sm:block")
3985 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003986 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled, and
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003987 for Win32 console}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003988 This option tells Vim what the cursor should look like in different
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01003989 modes. It fully works in the GUI. In a Win32 console, only the
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01003990 height of the cursor can be changed. This can be done by specifying a
3991 block cursor, or a percentage for a vertical or horizontal cursor.
Bram Moolenaar1e7813a2015-03-31 18:31:03 +02003992 For a console the 't_SI', 't_SR', and 't_EI' escape sequences are
3993 used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003994
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003995 The option is a comma-separated list of parts. Each part consist of a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00003996 mode-list and an argument-list:
3997 mode-list:argument-list,mode-list:argument-list,..
3998 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes:
3999 n Normal mode
4000 v Visual mode
4001 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
4002 if not specified)
4003 o Operator-pending mode
4004 i Insert mode
4005 r Replace mode
4006 c Command-line Normal (append) mode
4007 ci Command-line Insert mode
4008 cr Command-line Replace mode
4009 sm showmatch in Insert mode
4010 a all modes
4011 The argument-list is a dash separated list of these arguments:
4012 hor{N} horizontal bar, {N} percent of the character height
4013 ver{N} vertical bar, {N} percent of the character width
4014 block block cursor, fills the whole character
4015 [only one of the above three should be present]
4016 blinkwait{N} *cursor-blinking*
4017 blinkon{N}
4018 blinkoff{N}
4019 blink times for cursor: blinkwait is the delay before
4020 the cursor starts blinking, blinkon is the time that
4021 the cursor is shown and blinkoff is the time that the
4022 cursor is not shown. The times are in msec. When one
4023 of the numbers is zero, there is no blinking. The
4024 default is: "blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250".
4025 These numbers are used for a missing entry. This
4026 means that blinking is enabled by default. To switch
4027 blinking off you can use "blinkon0". The cursor only
4028 blinks when Vim is waiting for input, not while
4029 executing a command.
4030 To make the cursor blink in an xterm, see
4031 |xterm-blink|.
4032 {group-name}
4033 a highlight group name, that sets the color and font
4034 for the cursor
4035 {group-name}/{group-name}
4036 Two highlight group names, the first is used when
4037 no language mappings are used, the other when they
4038 are. |language-mapping|
4039
4040 Examples of parts:
4041 n-c-v:block-nCursor in Normal, Command-line and Visual mode, use a
4042 block cursor with colors from the "nCursor"
4043 highlight group
4044 i-ci:ver30-iCursor-blinkwait300-blinkon200-blinkoff150
4045 In Insert and Command-line Insert mode, use a
4046 30% vertical bar cursor with colors from the
4047 "iCursor" highlight group. Blink a bit
4048 faster.
4049
4050 The 'a' mode is different. It will set the given argument-list for
4051 all modes. It does not reset anything to defaults. This can be used
4052 to do a common setting for all modes. For example, to switch off
4053 blinking: "a:blinkon0"
4054
4055 Examples of cursor highlighting: >
4056 :highlight Cursor gui=reverse guifg=NONE guibg=NONE
4057 :highlight Cursor gui=NONE guifg=bg guibg=fg
4058<
4059 *'guifont'* *'gfn'*
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02004060 *E235* *E596*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004061'guifont' 'gfn' string (default "")
4062 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004063 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4064 This is a list of fonts which will be used for the GUI version of Vim.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004065 In its simplest form the value is just one font name.
4066 See |gui-font| for the details.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004067
4068 *'guifontset'* *'gfs'*
4069 *E250* *E252* *E234* *E597* *E598*
4070'guifontset' 'gfs' string (default "")
4071 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004072 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled and
4073 with the |+xfontset| feature}
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01004074 {not available in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004075 When not empty, specifies two (or more) fonts to be used. The first
4076 one for normal English, the second one for your special language. See
4077 |xfontset|.
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004078
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004079 *'guifontwide'* *'gfw'* *E231* *E533* *E534*
4080'guifontwide' 'gfw' string (default "")
4081 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004082 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4083 When not empty, specifies a comma-separated list of fonts to be used
4084 for double-width characters. The first font that can be loaded is
Bram Moolenaarf720d0a2019-04-28 14:02:47 +02004085 used. See |gui-fontwide|.
Bram Moolenaar0f272122013-01-23 18:37:40 +01004086
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004087 *'guiheadroom'* *'ghr'*
4088'guiheadroom' 'ghr' number (default 50)
4089 global
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004090 {only for GTK and X11 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004091 The number of pixels subtracted from the screen height when fitting
4092 the GUI window on the screen. Set this before the GUI is started,
4093 e.g., in your |gvimrc| file. When zero, the whole screen height will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004094 be used by the window. When positive, the specified number of pixel
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004095 lines will be left for window decorations and other items on the
4096 screen. Set it to a negative value to allow windows taller than the
4097 screen.
4098
Dusan Popovic4eeedc02021-10-16 20:52:05 +01004099 *'guiligatures'* *'gli'* *E1243*
4100'guiligatures' 'gli' string (default "")
4101 global
Erik S. V. Jansson8b1e7492024-02-24 14:26:52 +01004102 {only for GTK and Win32 GUI}
Dusan Popovic4eeedc02021-10-16 20:52:05 +01004103 List of ASCII characters that, when combined together, can create more
4104 complex shapes. Each character must be a printable ASCII character
4105 with a value in the 32-127 range.
4106 Example: >
4107 :set guiligatures=!\"#$%&()*+-./:<=>?@[]^_{\|~
4108< Changing this option updates screen output immediately. Set it to an
4109 empty string to disable ligatures.
4110
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004111 *'guioptions'* *'go'*
Bram Moolenaar2c64ca12018-10-19 16:22:31 +02004112'guioptions' 'go' string (default "egmrLtT" (MS-Windows,
4113 "t" is removed in |defaults.vim|),
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004114 "aegimrLtT" (GTK and Motif),
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004115 )
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004116 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004117 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaared203462004-06-16 11:19:22 +00004118 This option only has an effect in the GUI version of Vim. It is a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004119 sequence of letters which describes what components and options of the
4120 GUI should be used.
4121 To avoid problems with flags that are added in the future, use the
4122 "+=" and "-=" feature of ":set" |add-option-flags|.
4123
Bram Moolenaar13568252018-03-16 20:46:58 +01004124 Valid characters are as follows:
4125 *'go-!'*
4126 '!' External commands are executed in a terminal window. Without
4127 this flag the MS-Windows GUI will open a console window to
4128 execute the command. The Unix GUI will simulate a dumb
4129 terminal to list the command output.
4130 The terminal window will be positioned at the bottom, and grow
4131 upwards as needed.
Bram Moolenaarba3ff532018-11-04 14:45:49 +01004132 *'go-a'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004133 'a' Autoselect: If present, then whenever VISUAL mode is started,
4134 or the Visual area extended, Vim tries to become the owner of
4135 the windowing system's global selection. This means that the
4136 Visually highlighted text is available for pasting into other
4137 applications as well as into Vim itself. When the Visual mode
4138 ends, possibly due to an operation on the text, or when an
4139 application wants to paste the selection, the highlighted text
4140 is automatically yanked into the "* selection register.
4141 Thus the selection is still available for pasting into other
4142 applications after the VISUAL mode has ended.
4143 If not present, then Vim won't become the owner of the
4144 windowing system's global selection unless explicitly told to
4145 by a yank or delete operation for the "* register.
4146 The same applies to the modeless selection.
Bram Moolenaarc0885aa2012-07-10 16:49:23 +02004147 *'go-P'*
4148 'P' Like autoselect but using the "+ register instead of the "*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01004149 register.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004150 *'go-A'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004151 'A' Autoselect for the modeless selection. Like 'a', but only
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004152 applies to the modeless selection.
4153
4154 'guioptions' autoselect Visual autoselect modeless ~
4155 "" - -
4156 "a" yes yes
4157 "A" - yes
4158 "aA" yes yes
4159
Bram Moolenaar9fbdbb82022-09-27 17:30:34 +01004160 When using a terminal see the 'clipboard' option.
4161
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004162 *'go-c'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004163 'c' Use console dialogs instead of popup dialogs for simple
4164 choices.
Bram Moolenaar50bf7ce2019-09-15 13:17:00 +02004165 *'go-d'*
4166 'd' Use dark theme variant if available. Currently only works for
4167 GTK+ GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004168 *'go-e'*
Bram Moolenaare224ffa2006-03-01 00:01:28 +00004169 'e' Add tab pages when indicated with 'showtabline'.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004170 'guitablabel' can be used to change the text in the labels.
4171 When 'e' is missing a non-GUI tab pages line may be used.
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004172 The GUI tabs are only supported on some systems, currently
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01004173 GTK, Motif, Mac OS/X, Haiku, and MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004174 *'go-f'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004175 'f' Foreground: Don't use fork() to detach the GUI from the shell
4176 where it was started. Use this for programs that wait for the
4177 editor to finish (e.g., an e-mail program). Alternatively you
4178 can use "gvim -f" or ":gui -f" to start the GUI in the
4179 foreground. |gui-fork|
4180 Note: Set this option in the vimrc file. The forking may have
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004181 happened already when the |gvimrc| file is read.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004182 *'go-i'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004183 'i' Use a Vim icon. For GTK with KDE it is used in the left-upper
4184 corner of the window. It's black&white on non-GTK, because of
4185 limitations of X11. For a color icon, see |X11-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004186 *'go-m'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004187 'm' Menu bar is present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004188 *'go-M'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004189 'M' The system menu "$VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim" is not sourced. Note
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004190 that this flag must be added in the .vimrc file, before
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004191 switching on syntax or filetype recognition (when the |gvimrc|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004192 file is sourced the system menu has already been loaded; the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01004193 `:syntax on` and `:filetype on` commands load the menu too).
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004194 *'go-g'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004195 'g' Grey menu items: Make menu items that are not active grey. If
4196 'g' is not included inactive menu items are not shown at all.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004197 *'go-t'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004198 't' Include tearoff menu items. Currently only works for Win32,
4199 GTK+, and Motif 1.2 GUI.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004200 *'go-T'*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004201 'T' Include Toolbar. Currently only in Win32, GTK+, Motif and
4202 Photon GUIs.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004203 *'go-r'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004204 'r' Right-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004205 *'go-R'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004206 'R' Right-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4207 split window.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004208 *'go-l'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004209 'l' Left-hand scrollbar is always present.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004210 *'go-L'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004211 'L' Left-hand scrollbar is present when there is a vertically
4212 split window.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004213 *'go-b'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004214 'b' Bottom (horizontal) scrollbar is present. Its size depends on
4215 the longest visible line, or on the cursor line if the 'h'
4216 flag is included. |gui-horiz-scroll|
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004217 *'go-h'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004218 'h' Limit horizontal scrollbar size to the length of the cursor
4219 line. Reduces computations. |gui-horiz-scroll|
4220
4221 And yes, you may even have scrollbars on the left AND the right if
4222 you really want to :-). See |gui-scrollbars| for more information.
4223
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004224 *'go-v'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004225 'v' Use a vertical button layout for dialogs. When not included,
4226 a horizontal layout is preferred, but when it doesn't fit a
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02004227 vertical layout is used anyway. Not supported in GTK 3.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004228 *'go-p'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004229 'p' Use Pointer callbacks for X11 GUI. This is required for some
4230 window managers. If the cursor is not blinking or hollow at
4231 the right moment, try adding this flag. This must be done
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00004232 before starting the GUI. Set it in your |gvimrc|. Adding or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004233 removing it after the GUI has started has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02004234 *'go-F'*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004235 'F' Add a footer. Only for Motif. See |gui-footer|.
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004236 *'go-k'*
4237 'k' Keep the GUI window size when adding/removing a scrollbar, or
4238 toolbar, tabline, etc. Instead, the behavior is similar to
4239 when the window is maximized and will adjust 'lines' and
4240 'columns' to fit to the window. Without the 'k' flag Vim will
Bram Moolenaar51b0f372017-11-18 18:52:04 +01004241 try to keep 'lines' and 'columns' the same when adding and
Bram Moolenaar8ac44152017-11-09 18:33:29 +01004242 removing GUI components.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00004243
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004244 *'guipty'* *'noguipty'*
4245'guipty' boolean (default on)
4246 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004247 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
4248 Only in the GUI: If on, an attempt is made to open a pseudo-tty for
4249 I/O to/from shell commands. See |gui-pty|.
4250
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004251 *'guitablabel'* *'gtl'*
4252'guitablabel' 'gtl' string (default empty)
4253 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004254 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004255 When non-empty describes the text to use in a label of the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaard68071d2006-05-02 22:08:30 +00004256 pages line. When empty and when the result is empty Vim will use a
4257 default label. See |setting-guitablabel| for more info.
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004258
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004259 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004260 'guitabtooltip' is used for the tooltip, see below.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01004261 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4262 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004263 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00004264
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00004265 Only used when the GUI tab pages line is displayed. 'e' must be
4266 present in 'guioptions'. For the non-GUI tab pages line 'tabline' is
4267 used.
4268
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004269 *'guitabtooltip'* *'gtt'*
4270'guitabtooltip' 'gtt' string (default empty)
4271 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02004272 {only available when compiled with GUI enabled}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00004273 When non-empty describes the text to use in a tooltip for the GUI tab
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004274 pages line. When empty Vim will use a default tooltip.
4275 This option is otherwise just like 'guitablabel' above.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004276 You can include a line break. Simplest method is to use |:let|: >
4277 :let &guitabtooltip = "line one\nline two"
4278<
Bram Moolenaar57657d82006-04-21 22:12:41 +00004279
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004280 *'helpfile'* *'hf'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01004281'helpfile' 'hf' string (default (MS-Windows) "$VIMRUNTIME\doc\help.txt"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004282 (others) "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt")
4283 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004284 Name of the main help file. All distributed help files should be
4285 placed together in one directory. Additionally, all "doc" directories
4286 in 'runtimepath' will be used.
4287 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. For example:
4288 "$VIMRUNTIME/doc/help.txt". If $VIMRUNTIME is not set, $VIM is also
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004289 tried. Also see |$VIMRUNTIME| and |option-backslash| about including
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004290 spaces and backslashes.
4291 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
4292 security reasons.
4293
4294 *'helpheight'* *'hh'*
4295'helpheight' 'hh' number (default 20)
4296 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004297 Minimal initial height of the help window when it is opened with the
4298 ":help" command. The initial height of the help window is half of the
4299 current window, or (when the 'ea' option is on) the same as other
4300 windows. When the height is less than 'helpheight', the height is
4301 set to 'helpheight'. Set to zero to disable.
4302
4303 *'helplang'* *'hlg'*
4304'helplang' 'hlg' string (default: messages language or empty)
4305 global
4306 {only available when compiled with the |+multi_lang|
4307 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004308 Comma-separated list of languages. Vim will use the first language
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004309 for which the desired help can be found. The English help will always
4310 be used as a last resort. You can add "en" to prefer English over
4311 another language, but that will only find tags that exist in that
4312 language and not in the English help.
4313 Example: >
4314 :set helplang=de,it
4315< This will first search German, then Italian and finally English help
4316 files.
4317 When using |CTRL-]| and ":help!" in a non-English help file Vim will
4318 try to find the tag in the current language before using this option.
4319 See |help-translated|.
4320
4321 *'hidden'* *'hid'* *'nohidden'* *'nohid'*
4322'hidden' 'hid' boolean (default off)
4323 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004324 When off a buffer is unloaded when it is |abandon|ed. When on a
4325 buffer becomes hidden when it is |abandon|ed. If the buffer is still
4326 displayed in another window, it does not become hidden, of course.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004327
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004328 The commands that move through the buffer list sometimes make a buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004329 hidden even if the 'hidden' option is off when these three are true:
4330 - the buffer is modified
4331 - 'autowrite' is off or writing is not possible
4332 - the '!' flag was used
4333 Also see |windows.txt|.
4334
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00004335 To only make one buffer hidden use the 'bufhidden' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004336 This option is set for one command with ":hide {command}" |:hide|.
4337 WARNING: It's easy to forget that you have changes in hidden buffers.
4338 Think twice when using ":q!" or ":qa!".
4339
4340 *'highlight'* *'hl'*
4341'highlight' 'hl' string (default (as a single string):
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004342 "8:SpecialKey,~:EndOfBuffer,@:NonText,
4343 d:Directory,e:ErrorMsg,i:IncSearch,
4344 l:Search,m:MoreMsg,M:ModeMsg,n:LineNr,
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004345 a:LineNrAbove,b:LineNrBelow,
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004346 N:CursorLineNr,r:Question,s:StatusLine,
4347 S:StatusLineNC,c:VertSplit,t:Title,
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004348 v:Visual,V:VisualNOS,w:WarningMsg,
4349 W:WildMenu,f:Folded,F:FoldColumn,
4350 A:DiffAdd,C:DiffChange,D:DiffDelete,
4351 T:DiffText,>:SignColumn,-:Conceal,
Bram Moolenaarc8c88492018-12-27 23:59:26 +01004352 B:SpellBad,P:SpellCap,R:SpellRare,
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004353 L:SpellLocal,+:Pmenu,=:PmenuSel,
glepnir40c1c332024-06-11 19:37:04 +02004354 k:PmenuMatch,<:PmenuMatchSel,
Gianmaria Bajo6a7c7742023-03-10 16:35:53 +00004355 [:PmenuKind,]:PmenuKindSel,
4356 {:PmenuExtra,}:PmenuExtraSel,
Bram Moolenaar21020352017-06-13 17:21:04 +02004357 x:PmenuSbar,X:PmenuThumb,*:TabLine,
4358 #:TabLineSel,_:TabLineFill,!:CursorColumn,
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02004359 .:CursorLine,o:ColorColumn,q:QuickFixLine,
Christian Brabandtfb745752024-05-07 21:19:03 +02004360 z:StatusLineTerm,Z:StatusLineTermNC,
glepnirad409872025-01-10 20:08:20 +01004361 g:MsgArea,h:ComplMatchIns")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004362 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004363 This option can be used to set highlighting mode for various
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004364 occasions. It is a comma-separated list of character pairs. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004365 first character in a pair gives the occasion, the second the mode to
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004366 use for that occasion. The occasions are:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004367 |hl-SpecialKey| 8 Meta and special keys listed with ":map"
Bram Moolenaar58b85342016-08-14 19:54:54 +02004368 |hl-EndOfBuffer| ~ lines after the last line in the buffer
4369 |hl-NonText| @ '@' at the end of the window and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004370 characters from 'showbreak'
4371 |hl-Directory| d directories in CTRL-D listing and other special
4372 things in listings
4373 |hl-ErrorMsg| e error messages
4374 h (obsolete, ignored)
4375 |hl-IncSearch| i 'incsearch' highlighting
LemonBoya4399382022-04-09 21:04:08 +01004376 |hl-CurSearch| y current instance of last search pattern
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004377 |hl-Search| l last search pattern highlighting (see 'hlsearch')
4378 |hl-MoreMsg| m |more-prompt|
4379 |hl-ModeMsg| M Mode (e.g., "-- INSERT --")
Christian Brabandtfb745752024-05-07 21:19:03 +02004380 |hl-MsgArea| g |Command-line| and message area
glepnirad409872025-01-10 20:08:20 +01004381 |hl-ComplMatchIns| h matched text of currently inserted completion
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02004382 |hl-LineNr| n line number for ":number" and ":#" commands, and
4383 when 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaarefae76a2019-10-27 22:54:58 +01004384 |hl-LineNrAbove| a line number above the cursor for when the
4385 'relativenumber' option is set.
4386 |hl-LineNrBelow| b line number below the cursor for when the
4387 'relativenumber' option is set.
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01004388 |hl-CursorLineNr| N like n for when 'cursorline' or 'relativenumber' is
4389 set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004390 |hl-Question| r |hit-enter| prompt and yes/no questions
4391 |hl-StatusLine| s status line of current window |status-line|
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01004392 |hl-StatusLineNC| S status lines of not-current windows
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004393 |hl-Title| t Titles for output from ":set all", ":autocmd" etc.
4394 |hl-VertSplit| c column used to separate vertically split windows
4395 |hl-Visual| v Visual mode
4396 |hl-VisualNOS| V Visual mode when Vim does is "Not Owning the
4397 Selection" Only X11 Gui's |gui-x11| and
4398 |xterm-clipboard|.
4399 |hl-WarningMsg| w warning messages
4400 |hl-WildMenu| W wildcard matches displayed for 'wildmenu'
4401 |hl-Folded| f line used for closed folds
4402 |hl-FoldColumn| F 'foldcolumn'
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00004403 |hl-DiffAdd| A added line in diff mode
4404 |hl-DiffChange| C changed line in diff mode
4405 |hl-DiffDelete| D deleted line in diff mode
4406 |hl-DiffText| T inserted text in diff mode
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004407 |hl-SignColumn| > column used for |signs|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004408 |hl-Conceal| - the placeholders used for concealed characters
4409 (see 'conceallevel')
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004410 |hl-SpellBad| B misspelled word |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9855d6b2010-07-18 14:34:51 +02004411 |hl-SpellCap| P word that should start with capital |spell|
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00004412 |hl-SpellRare| R rare word |spell|
4413 |hl-SpellLocal| L word from other region |spell|
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004414 |hl-Pmenu| + popup menu normal line
4415 |hl-PmenuSel| = popup menu selected line
Gianmaria Bajo6a7c7742023-03-10 16:35:53 +00004416 |hl-PmenuKind| [ popup menu "kind" normal line
4417 |hl-PmenuKindSel| ] popup menu "kind" selected line
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004418 |hl-PmenuExtra| { popup menu "extra" normal line
4419 |hl-PmenuExtraSel| } popup menu "extra" selected line
Bram Moolenaar9d87a372018-12-18 21:41:50 +01004420 |hl-PmenuSbar| x popup menu scrollbar
4421 |hl-PmenuThumb| X popup menu scrollbar thumb
glepnir40c1c332024-06-11 19:37:04 +02004422 |hl-PmenuMatch| k popup menu matched text
4423 |hl-PmenuMatchSel| < popup menu matched text in selected line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004424
4425 The display modes are:
4426 r reverse (termcap entry "mr" and "me")
4427 i italic (termcap entry "ZH" and "ZR")
4428 b bold (termcap entry "md" and "me")
4429 s standout (termcap entry "so" and "se")
4430 u underline (termcap entry "us" and "ue")
Bram Moolenaar84f54632022-06-29 18:39:11 +01004431 c undercurl (termcap entry "Us" and "Ce")
4432 2 double underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
4433 d dotted underline (termcap entry "ds" and "Ce")
4434 = dashed underline (termcap entry "Ds" and "Ce")
Bram Moolenaarcf4b00c2017-09-02 18:33:56 +02004435 t strikethrough (termcap entry "Ts" and "Te")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004436 n no highlighting
4437 - no highlighting
4438 : use a highlight group
4439 The default is used for occasions that are not included.
4440 If you want to change what the display modes do, see |dos-colors|
4441 for an example.
4442 When using the ':' display mode, this must be followed by the name of
4443 a highlight group. A highlight group can be used to define any type
4444 of highlighting, including using color. See |:highlight| on how to
4445 define one. The default uses a different group for each occasion.
4446 See |highlight-default| for the default highlight groups.
4447
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004448 *'history'* *'hi'*
Luca Saccarolac0d30ef2024-11-28 22:27:28 +01004449'history' 'hi' number (Vim default: 200, Vi default: 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004450 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004451 A history of ":" commands, and a history of previous search patterns
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004452 is remembered. This option decides how many entries may be stored in
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01004453 each of these histories (see |cmdline-editing| and 'messagesopt' for
Shougo Matsushita4bd9b2b2024-11-14 22:31:48 +01004454 the number of messages to remember).
Bram Moolenaar78159bb2014-06-25 11:48:54 +02004455 The maximum value is 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004456 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4457 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4458
4459 *'hkmap'* *'hk'* *'nohkmap'* *'nohk'*
4460'hkmap' 'hk' boolean (default off)
4461 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004462 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4463 feature}
4464 When on, the keyboard is mapped for the Hebrew character set.
4465 Normally you would set 'allowrevins' and use CTRL-_ in insert mode to
4466 toggle this option. See |rileft.txt|.
4467 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4468
4469 *'hkmapp'* *'hkp'* *'nohkmapp'* *'nohkp'*
4470'hkmapp' 'hkp' boolean (default off)
4471 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004472 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
4473 feature}
4474 When on, phonetic keyboard mapping is used. 'hkmap' must also be on.
4475 This is useful if you have a non-Hebrew keyboard.
4476 See |rileft.txt|.
4477 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4478
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004479 *'hlsearch'* *'hls'* *'nohlsearch'* *'nohls'*
4480'hlsearch' 'hls' boolean (default off)
4481 global
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004482 {not available when compiled without the
4483 |+extra_search| feature}
4484 When there is a previous search pattern, highlight all its matches.
4485 The type of highlighting used can be set with the 'l' occasion in the
4486 'highlight' option. This uses the "Search" highlight group by
4487 default. Note that only the matching text is highlighted, any offsets
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01004488 are not applied. If the "CurSearch" highlight group is set then the
4489 current match is highlighted with that.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004490 See also: 'incsearch' and |:match|.
4491 When you get bored looking at the highlighted matches, you can turn it
4492 off with |:nohlsearch|. This does not change the option value, as
4493 soon as you use a search command, the highlighting comes back.
4494 'redrawtime' specifies the maximum time spent on finding matches.
4495 When the search pattern can match an end-of-line, Vim will try to
4496 highlight all of the matched text. However, this depends on where the
4497 search starts. This will be the first line in the window or the first
4498 line below a closed fold. A match in a previous line which is not
4499 drawn may not continue in a newly drawn line.
4500 You can specify whether the highlight status is restored on startup
4501 with the 'h' flag in 'viminfo' |viminfo-h|.
4502 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4503
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004504 *'icon'* *'noicon'*
4505'icon' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
4506 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004507 When on, the icon text of the window will be set to the value of
4508 'iconstring' (if it is not empty), or to the name of the file
4509 currently being edited. Only the last part of the name is used.
4510 Overridden by the 'iconstring' option.
4511 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icons (currently
4512 only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option - these are
4513 Unix xterm and iris-ansi by default, where 't_IS' is taken from the
4514 builtin termcap).
4515 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004516 restored if possible |X11|. See |X11-icon| for changing the icon on
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004517 X11.
Bram Moolenaar3a991dd2014-10-02 01:41:41 +02004518 For MS-Windows the icon can be changed, see |windows-icon|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004519
4520 *'iconstring'*
4521'iconstring' string (default "")
4522 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004523 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the icon text of
4524 the window. This happens only when the 'icon' option is on.
4525 Only works if the terminal supports setting window icon text
4526 (currently only X11 GUI and terminals with a non-empty 't_IS' option).
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02004527 Does not work for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004528 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original icon will be
4529 restored if possible |X11|.
4530 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004531 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. See
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004532 'titlestring' for example settings.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004533 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004534 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
4535
4536 *'ignorecase'* *'ic'* *'noignorecase'* *'noic'*
4537'ignorecase' 'ic' boolean (default off)
4538 global
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07004539 Ignore case in search patterns, |cmdline-completion|, when
4540 searching in the tags file, and non-|Vim9| |expr-==|.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01004541 Also see 'smartcase' and 'tagcase'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004542 Can be overruled by using "\c" or "\C" in the pattern, see
4543 |/ignorecase|.
4544
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004545 *'imactivatefunc'* *'imaf'*
4546'imactivatefunc' 'imaf' string (default "")
4547 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004548 This option specifies a function that will be called to
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004549 activate or deactivate the Input Method. The value can be the name of
4550 a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
4551 more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004552 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004553 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4554 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004555
4556 Example: >
4557 function ImActivateFunc(active)
4558 if a:active
4559 ... do something
4560 else
4561 ... do something
4562 endif
4563 " return value is not used
4564 endfunction
4565 set imactivatefunc=ImActivateFunc
4566<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004567 *'imactivatekey'* *'imak'*
4568'imactivatekey' 'imak' string (default "")
4569 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004570 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
Bram Moolenaar67c53842010-05-22 18:28:27 +02004571 |+GUI_GTK|} *E599*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004572 Specifies the key that your Input Method in X-Windows uses for
4573 activation. When this is specified correctly, vim can fully control
4574 IM with 'imcmdline', 'iminsert' and 'imsearch'.
4575 You can't use this option to change the activation key, the option
4576 tells Vim what the key is.
4577 Format:
4578 [MODIFIER_FLAG-]KEY_STRING
4579
4580 These characters can be used for MODIFIER_FLAG (case is ignored):
4581 S Shift key
4582 L Lock key
4583 C Control key
4584 1 Mod1 key
4585 2 Mod2 key
4586 3 Mod3 key
4587 4 Mod4 key
4588 5 Mod5 key
4589 Combinations are allowed, for example "S-C-space" or "SC-space" are
4590 both shift+ctrl+space.
4591 See <X11/keysymdef.h> and XStringToKeysym for KEY_STRING.
4592
4593 Example: >
4594 :set imactivatekey=S-space
4595< "S-space" means shift+space. This is the activation key for kinput2 +
4596 canna (Japanese), and ami (Korean).
4597
4598 *'imcmdline'* *'imc'* *'noimcmdline'* *'noimc'*
4599'imcmdline' 'imc' boolean (default off)
4600 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004601 When set the Input Method is always on when starting to edit a command
4602 line, unless entering a search pattern (see 'imsearch' for that).
4603 Setting this option is useful when your input method allows entering
4604 English characters directly, e.g., when it's used to type accented
4605 characters with dead keys.
4606
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01004607 *'imdisable'* *'imd'* *'noimdisable'* *'noimd'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004608'imdisable' 'imd' boolean (default off, on for some systems (SGI))
4609 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004610 When set the Input Method is never used. This is useful to disable
4611 the IM when it doesn't work properly.
4612 Currently this option is on by default for SGI/IRIX machines. This
4613 may change in later releases.
4614
4615 *'iminsert'* *'imi'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004616'iminsert' 'imi' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004617 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004618 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used in
4619 Insert mode. Valid values:
4620 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4621 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4622 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004623 To always reset the option to zero when leaving Insert mode with <Esc>
4624 this can be used: >
4625 :inoremap <ESC> <ESC>:set iminsert=0<CR>
4626< This makes :lmap and IM turn off automatically when leaving Insert
4627 mode.
4628 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Insert mode
4629 |i_CTRL-^|.
4630 The value is set to 1 when setting 'keymap' to a valid keymap name.
4631 It is also used for the argument of commands like "r" and "f".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004632 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004633 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4634
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004635 You can set 'imactivatefunc' and 'imstatusfunc' to handle IME/XIM
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004636 via external command if Vim is not compiled with the |+xim|,
Bram Moolenaar6315a9a2017-11-25 15:20:02 +01004637 |+multi_byte_ime| or |global-ime|.
4638
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004639 *'imsearch'* *'ims'*
Bram Moolenaar4cf56bb2017-09-16 15:50:32 +02004640'imsearch' 'ims' number (default -1)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004641 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004642 Specifies whether :lmap or an Input Method (IM) is to be used when
4643 entering a search pattern. Valid values:
4644 -1 the value of 'iminsert' is used, makes it look like
4645 'iminsert' is also used when typing a search pattern
4646 0 :lmap is off and IM is off
4647 1 :lmap is ON and IM is off
4648 2 :lmap is off and IM is ON
4649 Note that this option changes when using CTRL-^ in Command-line mode
4650 |c_CTRL-^|.
4651 The value is set to 1 when it is not -1 and setting the 'keymap'
4652 option to a valid keymap name.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004653 The value 0 may not work correctly with Motif with some XIM
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004654 methods. Use 'imdisable' to disable XIM then.
4655
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004656 *'imstatusfunc'* *'imsf'*
4657'imstatusfunc' 'imsf' string (default "")
4658 global
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004659 This option specifies a function that is called to obtain the status
4660 of Input Method. It must return a positive number when IME is active.
Yegappan Lakshmanan7645da52021-12-04 14:02:30 +00004661 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
4662 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaaref8c6172020-07-01 15:12:44 +02004663 It is not used in the MS-Windows GUI version.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004664
4665 Example: >
4666 function ImStatusFunc()
4667 let is_active = ...do something
4668 return is_active ? 1 : 0
4669 endfunction
4670 set imstatusfunc=ImStatusFunc
4671<
4672 NOTE: This function is invoked very often. Keep it fast.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004673 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4674 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaarabab85a2013-06-26 19:18:05 +02004675
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004676 *'imstyle'* *'imst'*
4677'imstyle' 'imst' number (default 1)
4678 global
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004679 {only available when compiled with |+xim| and
4680 |+GUI_GTK|}
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02004681 This option specifies the input style of Input Method:
4682 0 use on-the-spot style
4683 1 over-the-spot style
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004684 See: |xim-input-style|
4685
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02004686 For a long time on-the-spot style had been used in the GTK version of
4687 vim, however, it is known that it causes troubles when using mappings,
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004688 |single-repeat|, etc. Therefore over-the-spot style becomes the
4689 default now. This should work fine for most people, however if you
4690 have any problem with it, try using on-the-spot style.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004691 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4692 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar5c6dbcb2017-08-30 22:00:20 +02004693
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004694 *'include'* *'inc'*
4695'include' 'inc' string (default "^\s*#\s*include")
4696 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004697 {not available when compiled without the
4698 |+find_in_path| feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004699 Pattern to be used to find an include command. It is a search
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004700 pattern, just like for the "/" command (See |pattern|). The default
4701 value is for C programs. This option is used for the commands "[i",
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004702 "]I", "[d", etc.
4703 Normally the 'isfname' option is used to recognize the file name that
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004704 comes after the matched pattern. But if "\zs" appears in the pattern
4705 then the text matched from "\zs" to the end, or until "\ze" if it
4706 appears, is used as the file name. Use this to include characters
4707 that are not in 'isfname', such as a space. You can then use
4708 'includeexpr' to process the matched text.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00004709 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004710
4711 *'includeexpr'* *'inex'*
4712'includeexpr' 'inex' string (default "")
4713 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004714 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004715 |+find_in_path| or |+eval| features}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004716 Expression to be used to transform the string found with the 'include'
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004717 option to a file name. Mostly useful to change "." to "/" for Java: >
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004718 :setlocal includeexpr=substitute(v:fname,'\\.','/','g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004719< The "v:fname" variable will be set to the file name that was detected.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004720 Note the double backslash: the `:set` command first halves them, then
4721 one remains it the value, where "\." matches a dot literally. For
4722 simple character replacements `tr()` avoids the need for escaping: >
4723 :setlocal includeexpr=tr(v:fname,'.','/')
4724<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004725 Also used for the |gf| command if an unmodified file name can't be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004726 found. Allows doing "gf" on the name after an 'include' statement.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004727 Also used for |<cfile>|.
4728
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004729 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4730 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00004731 setlocal includeexpr=s:MyIncludeExpr()
4732 setlocal includeexpr=<SID>SomeIncludeExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004733< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4734 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4735
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004736 It is more efficient if the value is just a function call without
4737 arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
4738
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004739 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4740 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004741 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004742
4743 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4744 evaluating 'includeexpr' |textlock|.
4745
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004746 *'incsearch'* *'is'* *'noincsearch'* *'nois'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02004747'incsearch' 'is' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim| if the
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004748 |+reltime| feature is supported)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004749 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004750 {not available when compiled without the
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02004751 |+extra_search| features}
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004752 While typing a search command, show where the pattern, as it was typed
4753 so far, matches. The matched string is highlighted. If the pattern
4754 is invalid or not found, nothing is shown. The screen will be updated
4755 often, this is only useful on fast terminals.
Bram Moolenaarfc65cab2018-08-28 22:58:02 +02004756 Also applies to the pattern in commands: >
4757 :global
4758 :lvimgrep
4759 :lvimgrepadd
4760 :smagic
4761 :snomagic
4762 :sort
4763 :substitute
4764 :vglobal
4765 :vimgrep
4766 :vimgrepadd
4767< Note that the match will be shown, but the cursor will return to its
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004768 original position when no match is found and when pressing <Esc>. You
4769 still need to finish the search command with <Enter> to move the
4770 cursor to the match.
Bram Moolenaardc083282016-10-11 08:57:33 +02004771 You can use the CTRL-G and CTRL-T keys to move to the next and
4772 previous match. |c_CTRL-G| |c_CTRL-T|
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00004773 When compiled with the |+reltime| feature Vim only searches for about
4774 half a second. With a complicated pattern and/or a lot of text the
4775 match may not be found. This is to avoid that Vim hangs while you
4776 are typing the pattern.
Bram Moolenaar21cf8232004-07-16 20:18:37 +00004777 The highlighting can be set with the 'i' flag in 'highlight'.
Bram Moolenaar2f058492017-11-30 20:27:52 +01004778 When 'hlsearch' is on, all matched strings are highlighted too while
4779 typing a search command. See also: 'hlsearch'.
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02004780 If you don't want to turn 'hlsearch' on, but want to highlight all
4781 matches while searching, you can turn on and off 'hlsearch' with
4782 autocmd. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004783 augroup vimrc-incsearch-highlight
4784 autocmd!
Bram Moolenaarf8f8b2e2017-11-02 19:08:48 +01004785 autocmd CmdlineEnter /,\? :set hlsearch
4786 autocmd CmdlineLeave /,\? :set nohlsearch
Bram Moolenaar2e51d9a2017-10-29 16:40:30 +01004787 augroup END
4788<
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004789 CTRL-L can be used to add one character from after the current match
Bram Moolenaara9dc3752010-07-11 20:46:53 +02004790 to the command line. If 'ignorecase' and 'smartcase' are set and the
4791 command line has no uppercase characters, the added character is
4792 converted to lowercase.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00004793 CTRL-R CTRL-W can be used to add the word at the end of the current
4794 match, excluding the characters that were already typed.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004795 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4796
4797 *'indentexpr'* *'inde'*
4798'indentexpr' 'inde' string (default "")
4799 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01004800 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
4801 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004802 Expression which is evaluated to obtain the proper indent for a line.
4803 It is used when a new line is created, for the |=| operator and
4804 in Insert mode as specified with the 'indentkeys' option.
4805 When this option is not empty, it overrules the 'cindent' and
Bram Moolenaar20f90cf2011-05-19 12:22:51 +02004806 'smartindent' indenting. When 'lisp' is set, this option is
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02004807 only used when 'lispoptions' contains "expr:1".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004808 When 'paste' is set this option is not used for indenting.
4809 The expression is evaluated with |v:lnum| set to the line number for
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00004810 which the indent is to be computed. The cursor is also in this line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004811 when the expression is evaluated (but it may be moved around).
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004812
Yegappan Lakshmanan8bb65f22021-12-26 10:51:39 +00004813 If the expression starts with s: or |<SID>|, then it is replaced with
4814 the script ID (|local-function|). Example: >
4815 set indentexpr=s:MyIndentExpr()
4816 set indentexpr=<SID>SomeIndentExpr()
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00004817< Otherwise, the expression is evaluated in the context of the script
4818 where the option was set, thus script-local items are available.
4819
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01004820 The advantage of using a function call without arguments is that it is
4821 faster, see |expr-option-function|.
4822
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004823 The expression must return the number of spaces worth of indent. It
4824 can return "-1" to keep the current indent (this means 'autoindent' is
4825 used for the indent).
4826 Functions useful for computing the indent are |indent()|, |cindent()|
4827 and |lispindent()|.
4828 The evaluation of the expression must not have side effects! It must
4829 not change the text, jump to another window, etc. Afterwards the
4830 cursor position is always restored, thus the cursor may be moved.
4831 Normally this option would be set to call a function: >
4832 :set indentexpr=GetMyIndent()
4833< Error messages will be suppressed, unless the 'debug' option contains
4834 "msg".
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004835 See |indent-expression|.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01004836 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004837
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02004838 The expression will be evaluated in the |sandbox| when set from a
4839 modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02004840 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00004841
4842 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
4843 evaluating 'indentexpr' |textlock|.
4844
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004845 *'indentkeys'* *'indk'*
Bram Moolenaarce655742019-01-31 14:12:57 +01004846'indentkeys' 'indk' string (default "0{,0},0),0],:,0#,!^F,o,O,e")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004847 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004848 A list of keys that, when typed in Insert mode, cause reindenting of
4849 the current line. Only happens if 'indentexpr' isn't empty.
4850 The format is identical to 'cinkeys', see |indentkeys-format|.
4851 See |C-indenting| and |indent-expression|.
4852
4853 *'infercase'* *'inf'* *'noinfercase'* *'noinf'*
4854'infercase' 'inf' boolean (default off)
4855 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004856 When doing keyword completion in insert mode |ins-completion|, and
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004857 'ignorecase' is also on, the case of the match is adjusted depending
4858 on the typed text. If the typed text contains a lowercase letter
4859 where the match has an upper case letter, the completed part is made
4860 lowercase. If the typed text has no lowercase letters and the match
4861 has a lowercase letter where the typed text has an uppercase letter,
4862 and there is a letter before it, the completed part is made uppercase.
4863 With 'noinfercase' the match is used as-is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004864
4865 *'insertmode'* *'im'* *'noinsertmode'* *'noim'*
4866'insertmode' 'im' boolean (default off)
4867 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004868 Makes Vim work in a way that Insert mode is the default mode. Useful
4869 if you want to use Vim as a modeless editor. Used for |evim|.
4870 These Insert mode commands will be useful:
4871 - Use the cursor keys to move around.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02004872 - Use CTRL-O to execute one Normal mode command |i_CTRL-O|. When
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004873 this is a mapping, it is executed as if 'insertmode' was off.
4874 Normal mode remains active until the mapping is finished.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004875 - Use CTRL-L to execute a number of Normal mode commands, then use
Bram Moolenaar488c6512005-08-11 20:09:58 +00004876 <Esc> to get back to Insert mode. Note that CTRL-L moves the cursor
4877 left, like <Esc> does when 'insertmode' isn't set. |i_CTRL-L|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004878
4879 These items change when 'insertmode' is set:
4880 - when starting to edit of a file, Vim goes to Insert mode.
4881 - <Esc> in Insert mode is a no-op and beeps.
4882 - <Esc> in Normal mode makes Vim go to Insert mode.
4883 - CTRL-L in Insert mode is a command, it is not inserted.
4884 - CTRL-Z in Insert mode suspends Vim, see |CTRL-Z|. *i_CTRL-Z*
4885 However, when <Esc> is used inside a mapping, it behaves like
4886 'insertmode' was not set. This was done to be able to use the same
4887 mappings with 'insertmode' set or not set.
4888 When executing commands with |:normal| 'insertmode' is not used.
4889
4890 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
4891
4892 *'isfname'* *'isf'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004893'isfname' 'isf' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004894 "@,48-57,/,\,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,{,},[,],:,@-@,!,~,="
4895 for AMIGA: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,$,:"
4896 for VMS: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,<,>,[,],:,;,~"
4897 for OS/390: "@,240-249,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,="
4898 otherwise: "@,48-57,/,.,-,_,+,,,#,$,%,~,=")
4899 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004900 The characters specified by this option are included in file names and
4901 path names. Filenames are used for commands like "gf", "[i" and in
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004902 the tags file. It is also used for "\f" in a |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004903 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
4904 characters up to 255 are specified with this option.
4905 For UTF-8 the characters 0xa0 to 0xff are included as well.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004906 Think twice before adding white space to this option. Although a
4907 space may appear inside a file name, the effect will be that Vim
4908 doesn't know where a file name starts or ends when doing completion.
4909 It most likely works better without a space in 'isfname'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004910
4911 Note that on systems using a backslash as path separator, Vim tries to
4912 do its best to make it work as you would expect. That is a bit
4913 tricky, since Vi originally used the backslash to escape special
4914 characters. Vim will not remove a backslash in front of a normal file
4915 name character on these systems, but it will on Unix and alikes. The
4916 '&' and '^' are not included by default, because these are special for
4917 cmd.exe.
4918
4919 The format of this option is a list of parts, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004920 Each part can be a single character number or a range. A range is two
4921 character numbers with '-' in between. A character number can be a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004922 decimal number between 0 and 255 or the ASCII character itself (does
4923 not work for digits). Example:
4924 "_,-,128-140,#-43" (include '_' and '-' and the range
4925 128 to 140 and '#' to 43)
4926 If a part starts with '^', the following character number or range
4927 will be excluded from the option. The option is interpreted from left
4928 to right. Put the excluded character after the range where it is
4929 included. To include '^' itself use it as the last character of the
4930 option or the end of a range. Example:
4931 "^a-z,#,^" (exclude 'a' to 'z', include '#' and '^')
4932 If the character is '@', all characters where isalpha() returns TRUE
4933 are included. Normally these are the characters a to z and A to Z,
4934 plus accented characters. To include '@' itself use "@-@". Examples:
4935 "@,^a-z" All alphabetic characters, excluding lower
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00004936 case ASCII letters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004937 "a-z,A-Z,@-@" All letters plus the '@' character.
4938 A comma can be included by using it where a character number is
4939 expected. Example:
4940 "48-57,,,_" Digits, comma and underscore.
4941 A comma can be excluded by prepending a '^'. Example:
4942 " -~,^,,9" All characters from space to '~', excluding
4943 comma, plus <Tab>.
4944 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
4945
4946 *'isident'* *'isi'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004947'isident' 'isi' string (default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004948 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4949 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255")
4950 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004951 The characters given by this option are included in identifiers.
4952 Identifiers are used in recognizing environment variables and after a
4953 match of the 'define' option. It is also used for "\i" in a
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00004954 |pattern|. See 'isfname' for a description of the format of this
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004955 option. For '@' only characters up to 255 are used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004956 Careful: If you change this option, it might break expanding
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004957 environment variables. E.g., when '/' is included and Vim tries to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004958 expand "$HOME/.viminfo". Maybe you should change 'iskeyword' instead.
4959
4960 *'iskeyword'* *'isk'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01004961'iskeyword' 'isk' string (Vim default for Win32:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004962 "@,48-57,_,128-167,224-235"
4963 otherwise: "@,48-57,_,192-255"
4964 Vi default: "@,48-57,_")
4965 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004966 Keywords are used in searching and recognizing with many commands:
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00004967 "w", "*", "[i", etc. It is also used for "\k" in a |pattern|. See
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004968 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option. For '@'
Bram Moolenaar4c295022021-05-02 17:19:11 +02004969 characters above 255 check the "word" character class (any character
4970 that is not white space or punctuation).
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02004971 For C programs you could use "a-z,A-Z,48-57,_,.,-,>".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004972 For a help file it is set to all non-blank printable characters except
4973 '*', '"' and '|' (so that CTRL-] on a command finds the help for that
4974 command).
4975 When the 'lisp' option is on the '-' character is always included.
Bram Moolenaarb8060fe2016-01-19 22:29:28 +01004976 This option also influences syntax highlighting, unless the syntax
4977 uses |:syn-iskeyword|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004978 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
4979 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
4980
4981 *'isprint'* *'isp'*
Yee Cheng Chin92b59c62024-10-22 21:16:43 +02004982'isprint' 'isp' string (default for Win32 and VMS:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004983 "@,~-255"; otherwise: "@,161-255")
4984 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00004985 The characters given by this option are displayed directly on the
4986 screen. It is also used for "\p" in a |pattern|. The characters from
4987 space (ASCII 32) to '~' (ASCII 126) are always displayed directly,
4988 even when they are not included in 'isprint' or excluded. See
4989 'isfname' for a description of the format of this option.
4990
4991 Non-printable characters are displayed with two characters:
4992 0 - 31 "^@" - "^_"
4993 32 - 126 always single characters
4994 127 "^?"
4995 128 - 159 "~@" - "~_"
4996 160 - 254 "| " - "|~"
4997 255 "~?"
4998 When 'encoding' is a Unicode one, illegal bytes from 128 to 255 are
4999 displayed as <xx>, with the hexadecimal value of the byte.
5000 When 'display' contains "uhex" all unprintable characters are
5001 displayed as <xx>.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005002 The SpecialKey highlighting will be used for unprintable characters.
5003 |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005004
5005 Multi-byte characters 256 and above are always included, only the
5006 characters up to 255 are specified with this option. When a character
5007 is printable but it is not available in the current font, a
5008 replacement character will be shown.
5009 Unprintable and zero-width Unicode characters are displayed as <xxxx>.
5010 There is no option to specify these characters.
5011
5012 *'joinspaces'* *'js'* *'nojoinspaces'* *'nojs'*
5013'joinspaces' 'js' boolean (default on)
5014 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005015 Insert two spaces after a '.', '?' and '!' with a join command.
5016 When 'cpoptions' includes the 'j' flag, only do this after a '.'.
5017 Otherwise only one space is inserted.
5018 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
5019
Yegappan Lakshmanan87018252023-09-20 20:20:04 +02005020 *'jumpoptions'* *'jop'*
5021'jumpoptions' 'jop' string (default "")
5022 global
5023 List of words that change the behavior of the |jumplist|.
5024 stack Make the jumplist behave like the tagstack.
5025 Relative location of entries in the jumplist is
5026 preserved at the cost of discarding subsequent entries
5027 when navigating backwards in the jumplist and then
5028 jumping to a location. |jumplist-stack|
5029
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005030 *'key'*
5031'key' string (default "")
5032 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar996343d2010-07-04 22:20:21 +02005033 {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv|
5034 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005035 The key that is used for encrypting and decrypting the current buffer.
Bram Moolenaar40e6a712010-05-16 22:32:54 +02005036 See |encryption| and 'cryptmethod'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005037 Careful: Do not set the key value by hand, someone might see the typed
5038 key. Use the |:X| command. But you can make 'key' empty: >
5039 :set key=
5040< It is not possible to get the value of this option with ":set key" or
5041 "echo &key". This is to avoid showing it to someone who shouldn't
5042 know. It also means you cannot see it yourself once you have set it,
5043 be careful not to make a typing error!
Yee Cheng Chin6ee7b522023-10-01 09:13:22 +02005044 You also cannot use |:set-=|, |:set+=|, |:set^=| on this option to
5045 prevent an attacker from guessing substrings in your key.
Bram Moolenaard58e9292011-02-09 17:07:58 +01005046 You can use "&key" in an expression to detect whether encryption is
5047 enabled. When 'key' is set it returns "*****" (five stars).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005048
5049 *'keymap'* *'kmp'* *E544*
5050'keymap' 'kmp' string (default "")
5051 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005052 {only available when compiled with the |+keymap|
5053 feature}
5054 Name of a keyboard mapping. See |mbyte-keymap|.
5055 Setting this option to a valid keymap name has the side effect of
5056 setting 'iminsert' to one, so that the keymap becomes effective.
5057 'imsearch' is also set to one, unless it was -1
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02005058 Only alphanumeric characters, '.', '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005059
5060 *'keymodel'* *'km'*
5061'keymodel' 'km' string (default "")
5062 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005063 List of comma-separated words, which enable special things that keys
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005064 can do. These values can be used:
5065 startsel Using a shifted special key starts selection (either
5066 Select mode or Visual mode, depending on "key" being
5067 present in 'selectmode').
5068 stopsel Using a not-shifted special key stops selection.
5069 Special keys in this context are the cursor keys, <End>, <Home>,
5070 <PageUp> and <PageDown>.
5071 The 'keymodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5072
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005073 *'keyprotocol'* *'kpc'*
5074'keyprotocol' 'kpc' string (default: see below)
5075 global
5076 Specifies what keyboard protocol to use depending on the value of
5077 'term'. The supported keyboard protocols names are:
5078 none whatever the terminal uses
5079 mok2 modifyOtherKeys level 2, as supported by xterm
5080 kitty Kitty keyboard protocol, as supported by Kitty
5081
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005082 The option value is a list of comma separated items. Each item has
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005083 a pattern that is matched against the 'term' option, a colon and the
5084 protocol name to be used. To illustrate this, the default value would
5085 be set with: >
Christian Brabandtf6ba8de2024-12-28 17:15:05 +01005086 set keyprotocol=kitty:kitty,foot:kitty,ghostty:kitty,wezterm:kitty
5087 set keyprotocol+=xterm:mok2
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005088
Christian Brabandtf6ba8de2024-12-28 17:15:05 +01005089< This means that when 'term' contains "kitty, "foot", "ghostty" or
5090 "wezterm" somewhere, then the "kitty" protocol is used. When 'term'
5091 contains "xterm" somewhere, then the "mok2" protocol is used.
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005092
5093 The first match is used, thus if you want to have "kitty" use the
5094 kitty protocol, but "badkitty" not, then you should match "badkitty"
5095 first and use the "none" value: >
5096 set keyprotocol=badkitty:none,kitty:kitty
5097<
5098 The option is used after 'term' has been changed. First the termcap
5099 entries are set, possibly using the builtin list, see |builtin-terms|.
5100 Then this option is inspected and if there is a match and a protocol
5101 is specified the following happens:
5102 none Nothing, the regular t_TE and t_TI values remain
5103
5104 mok2 The t_TE value is changed to:
5105 CSI >4;m disables modifyOtherKeys
5106 The t_TI value is changed to:
5107 CSI >4;2m enables modifyOtherKeys
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005108 CSI ?4m request the modifyOtherKeys state
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005109
5110 kitty The t_TE value is changed to:
5111 CSI >4;m disables modifyOtherKeys
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005112 CSI =0;1u disables the kitty keyboard protocol
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005113 The t_TI value is changed to:
Bram Moolenaara87749e2022-11-30 10:23:17 +00005114 CSI =1;1u enables the kitty keyboard protocol
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005115 CSI ?u request kitty keyboard protocol state
5116 CSI >c request the termresponse
5117
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00005118 If you notice problems, such as characters being displayed that
5119 disappear after `CTRL-L`, you might want to try making this option
5120 empty. Then set the 'term' option to have it take effect: >
5121 set keyprotocol=
5122 let &term = &term
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00005123<
Bram Moolenaar63a2e362022-11-23 20:20:18 +00005124
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005125 *'keywordprg'* *'kp'*
5126'keywordprg' 'kp' string (default "man" or "man -s", DOS: ":help",
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005127 VMS: "help")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005128 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005129 Program to use for the |K| command. Environment variables are
5130 expanded |:set_env|. ":help" may be used to access the Vim internal
5131 help. (Note that previously setting the global option to the empty
5132 value did this, which is now deprecated.)
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005133 When the first character is ":", the command is invoked as a Vim
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005134 Ex command with [count] added as an argument if it is not zero.
Bram Moolenaar2ff8b642016-05-24 10:46:45 +02005135 When "man", "man -s" or an Ex command is used, Vim will automatically
5136 translate a count for the "K" command and pass it as the first
5137 argument. For "man -s" the "-s" is removed when there is no count.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005138 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5139 Example: >
5140 :set keywordprg=man\ -s
5141< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5142 security reasons.
5143
5144 *'langmap'* *'lmap'* *E357* *E358*
5145'langmap' 'lmap' string (default "")
5146 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005147 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5148 feature}
5149 This option allows switching your keyboard into a special language
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005150 mode. When you are typing text in Insert mode the characters are
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005151 inserted directly. When in Normal mode the 'langmap' option takes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005152 care of translating these special characters to the original meaning
5153 of the key. This means you don't have to change the keyboard mode to
5154 be able to execute Normal mode commands.
5155 This is the opposite of the 'keymap' option, where characters are
5156 mapped in Insert mode.
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01005157 Also consider setting 'langremap' to off, to prevent 'langmap' from
5158 applying to characters resulting from a mapping.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02005159 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5160 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005161
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00005162 Example (for Greek, in UTF-8): *greek* >
5163 :set langmap=ΑA,ΒB,ΨC,ΔD,ΕE,ΦF,ΓG,ΗH,ΙI,ΞJ,ΚK,ΛL,ΜM,ΝN,ΟO,ΠP,QQ,ΡR,ΣS,ΤT,ΘU,ΩV,WW,ΧX,ΥY,ΖZ,αa,βb,ψc,δd,εe,φf,γg,ηh,ιi,ξj,κk,λl,μm,νn,οo,πp,qq,ρr,σs,τt,θu,ωv,ςw,χx,υy,ζz
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005164< Example (exchanges meaning of z and y for commands): >
5165 :set langmap=zy,yz,ZY,YZ
5166<
5167 The 'langmap' option is a list of parts, separated with commas. Each
5168 part can be in one of two forms:
5169 1. A list of pairs. Each pair is a "from" character immediately
5170 followed by the "to" character. Examples: "aA", "aAbBcC".
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02005171 2. A list of "from" characters, a semicolon and a list of "to"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005172 characters. Example: "abc;ABC"
5173 Example: "aA,fgh;FGH,cCdDeE"
5174 Special characters need to be preceded with a backslash. These are
Bram Moolenaar4f4d51a2020-10-11 13:57:40 +02005175 ";", ',', '"', '|' and backslash itself.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005176
5177 This will allow you to activate vim actions without having to switch
5178 back and forth between the languages. Your language characters will
5179 be understood as normal vim English characters (according to the
5180 langmap mappings) in the following cases:
5181 o Normal/Visual mode (commands, buffer/register names, user mappings)
5182 o Insert/Replace Mode: Register names after CTRL-R
5183 o Insert/Replace Mode: Mappings
5184 Characters entered in Command-line mode will NOT be affected by
5185 this option. Note that this option can be changed at any time
5186 allowing to switch between mappings for different languages/encodings.
5187 Use a mapping to avoid having to type it each time!
5188
5189 *'langmenu'* *'lm'*
5190'langmenu' 'lm' string (default "")
5191 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005192 {only available when compiled with the |+menu| and
5193 |+multi_lang| features}
5194 Language to use for menu translation. Tells which file is loaded
5195 from the "lang" directory in 'runtimepath': >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005196 "lang/menu_" .. &langmenu .. ".vim"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005197< (without the spaces). For example, to always use the Dutch menus, no
5198 matter what $LANG is set to: >
5199 :set langmenu=nl_NL.ISO_8859-1
5200< When 'langmenu' is empty, |v:lang| is used.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00005201 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005202 If your $LANG is set to a non-English language but you do want to use
5203 the English menus: >
5204 :set langmenu=none
5205< This option must be set before loading menus, switching on filetype
5206 detection or syntax highlighting. Once the menus are defined setting
5207 this option has no effect. But you could do this: >
5208 :source $VIMRUNTIME/delmenu.vim
5209 :set langmenu=de_DE.ISO_8859-1
5210 :source $VIMRUNTIME/menu.vim
5211< Warning: This deletes all menus that you defined yourself!
5212
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005213 *'langnoremap'* *'lnr'* *'nolangnoremap'* *'nolnr'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02005214'langnoremap' 'lnr' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005215 global
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005216 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5217 feature}
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005218 This is just like 'langremap' but with the value inverted. It only
5219 exists for backwards compatibility. When setting 'langremap' then
5220 'langnoremap' is set to the inverted value, and the other way around.
5221
5222 *'langremap'* *'lrm'* *'nolangremap'* *'nolrm'*
Bram Moolenaarb17893a2020-03-14 08:19:51 +01005223'langremap' 'lrm' boolean (default on, set to off in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005224 global
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005225 {only available when compiled with the |+langmap|
5226 feature}
5227 When off, setting 'langmap' does not apply to characters resulting from
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005228 a mapping. This basically means, if you noticed that setting
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02005229 'langmap' disables some of your mappings, try resetting this option.
5230 This option defaults to on for backwards compatibility. Set it off if
Bram Moolenaar4391cf92014-11-05 17:44:52 +01005231 that works for you to avoid mappings to break.
5232
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005233 *'laststatus'* *'ls'*
5234'laststatus' 'ls' number (default 1)
5235 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005236 The value of this option influences when the last window will have a
5237 status line:
5238 0: never
5239 1: only if there are at least two windows
5240 2: always
5241 The screen looks nicer with a status line if you have several
5242 windows, but it takes another screen line. |status-line|
5243
5244 *'lazyredraw'* *'lz'* *'nolazyredraw'* *'nolz'*
5245'lazyredraw' 'lz' boolean (default off)
5246 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005247 When this option is set, the screen will not be redrawn while
5248 executing macros, registers and other commands that have not been
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005249 typed. Also, updating the window title is postponed. To force an
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005250 update use |:redraw|.
Bram Moolenaara57b5532022-06-24 11:48:03 +01005251 This may occasionally cause display errors. It is only meant to be set
5252 temporarily when performing an operation where redrawing may cause
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02005253 flickering or cause a slowdown.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005254
5255 *'linebreak'* *'lbr'* *'nolinebreak'* *'nolbr'*
5256'linebreak' 'lbr' boolean (default off)
5257 local to window
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005258 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005259 feature}
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005260 If on, Vim will wrap long lines at a character in 'breakat' rather
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005261 than at the last character that fits on the screen. Unlike
5262 'wrapmargin' and 'textwidth', this does not insert <EOL>s in the file,
Bram Moolenaar946e27a2014-06-25 18:50:27 +02005263 it only affects the way the file is displayed, not its contents.
5264 If 'breakindent' is set, line is visually indented. Then, the value
5265 of 'showbreak' is used to put in front of wrapped lines. This option
Bram Moolenaar86b17e92014-07-02 20:00:47 +02005266 is not used when the 'wrap' option is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005267 Note that <Tab> characters after an <EOL> are mostly not displayed
5268 with the right amount of white space.
5269
5270 *'lines'* *E593*
5271'lines' number (default 24 or terminal height)
5272 global
5273 Number of lines of the Vim window.
5274 Normally you don't need to set this. It is done automatically by the
Bram Moolenaar7c626922005-02-07 22:01:03 +00005275 terminal initialization code. Also see |posix-screen-size|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005276 When Vim is running in the GUI or in a resizable window, setting this
5277 option will cause the window size to be changed. When you only want
5278 to use the size for the GUI, put the command in your |gvimrc| file.
5279 Vim limits the number of lines to what fits on the screen. You can
5280 use this command to get the tallest window possible: >
5281 :set lines=999
Bram Moolenaarf4d11452005-12-02 00:46:37 +00005282< Minimum value is 2, maximum value is 1000.
Bram Moolenaardc1f1642016-08-16 18:33:43 +02005283 If you get fewer lines than expected, check the 'guiheadroom' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005284 When you set this option and Vim is unable to change the physical
5285 number of lines of the display, the display may be messed up.
5286
5287 *'linespace'* *'lsp'*
5288'linespace' 'lsp' number (default 0, 1 for Win32 GUI)
5289 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005290 {only in the GUI}
5291 Number of pixel lines inserted between characters. Useful if the font
5292 uses the full character cell height, making lines touch each other.
5293 When non-zero there is room for underlining.
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00005294 With some fonts there can be too much room between lines (to have
5295 space for ascents and descents). Then it makes sense to set
5296 'linespace' to a negative value. This may cause display problems
5297 though!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005298
5299 *'lisp'* *'nolisp'*
5300'lisp' boolean (default off)
5301 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005302 Lisp mode: When <Enter> is typed in insert mode set the indent for
5303 the next line to Lisp standards (well, sort of). Also happens with
5304 "cc" or "S". 'autoindent' must also be on for this to work. The 'p'
5305 flag in 'cpoptions' changes the method of indenting: Vi compatible or
5306 better. Also see 'lispwords'.
5307 The '-' character is included in keyword characters. Redefines the
5308 "=" operator to use this same indentation algorithm rather than
5309 calling an external program if 'equalprg' is empty.
5310 This option is not used when 'paste' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005311
Bram Moolenaar49846fb2022-10-15 16:05:33 +01005312 *'lispoptions'* *'lop'*
5313'lispoptions' 'lop' string (default "")
5314 local to buffer
5315 Comma-separated list of items that influence the Lisp indenting when
5316 enabled with the |'lisp'| option. Currently only one item is
5317 supported:
5318 expr:1 use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting when it is set
5319 expr:0 do not use 'indentexpr' for Lisp indenting (default)
5320 Note that when using 'indentexpr' the `=` operator indents all the
5321 lines, otherwise the first line is not indented (Vi-compatible).
5322
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005323 *'lispwords'* *'lw'*
5324'lispwords' 'lw' string (default is very long)
Bram Moolenaaraf6c1312014-03-12 18:55:58 +01005325 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01005326 Comma-separated list of words that influence the Lisp indenting when
5327 enabled with the |'lisp'| option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005328
5329 *'list'* *'nolist'*
5330'list' boolean (default off)
5331 local to window
Bram Moolenaar113cb512021-11-07 20:27:04 +00005332 List mode: By default show tabs as CTRL-I is displayed, display $
5333 after end of line. Useful to see the difference between tabs and
5334 spaces and for trailing blanks. Further changed by the 'listchars'
5335 option.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005336
5337 The cursor is displayed at the start of the space a Tab character
5338 occupies, not at the end as usual in Normal mode. To get this cursor
5339 position while displaying Tabs with spaces, use: >
Bram Moolenaardd007ed2013-07-09 15:44:17 +02005340 :set list lcs=tab:\ \
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005341<
5342 Note that list mode will also affect formatting (set with 'textwidth'
5343 or 'wrapmargin') when 'cpoptions' includes 'L'. See 'listchars' for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005344 changing the way tabs are displayed.
5345
5346 *'listchars'* *'lcs'*
5347'listchars' 'lcs' string (default "eol:$")
Bram Moolenaareed9d462021-02-15 20:38:25 +01005348 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarf9d5ca12010-08-01 16:13:51 +02005349 Strings to use in 'list' mode and for the |:list| command. It is a
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01005350 comma-separated list of string settings. *E1511*
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005351 *lcs-eol*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005352 eol:c Character to show at the end of each line. When
5353 omitted, there is no extra character at the end of the
5354 line.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005355 *lcs-tab*
Bram Moolenaar83a52172019-01-16 22:41:54 +01005356 tab:xy[z] Two or three characters to be used to show a tab.
5357 The third character is optional.
5358
5359 tab:xy The 'x' is always used, then 'y' as many times as will
5360 fit. Thus "tab:>-" displays:
5361 >
5362 >-
5363 >--
5364 etc.
5365
5366 tab:xyz The 'z' is always used, then 'x' is prepended, and
5367 then 'y' is used as many times as will fit. Thus
5368 "tab:<->" displays:
5369 >
5370 <>
5371 <->
5372 <-->
5373 etc.
5374
5375 When "tab:" is omitted, a tab is shown as ^I.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005376 *lcs-space*
5377 space:c Character to show for a space. When omitted, spaces
5378 are left blank.
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005379 *lcs-multispace*
5380 multispace:c...
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00005381 One or more characters to use cyclically to show for
5382 multiple consecutive spaces. Overrides the "space"
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005383 setting, except for single spaces. When omitted, the
5384 "space" setting is used. For example,
5385 `:set listchars=multispace:---+` shows ten consecutive
5386 spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005387 ---+---+-- ~
Bram Moolenaar91478ae2021-02-03 15:58:13 +01005388 *lcs-lead*
5389 lead:c Character to show for leading spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005390 leading spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5391 "multispace" settings for leading spaces. You can
5392 combine it with "tab:", for example: >
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01005393 :set listchars+=tab:>-,lead:.
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005394< *lcs-leadmultispace*
5395 leadmultispace:c...
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01005396 Like the |lcs-multispace| value, but for leading
5397 spaces only. Also overrides |lcs-lead| for leading
5398 multiple spaces.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005399 `:set listchars=leadmultispace:---+` shows ten
5400 consecutive leading spaces as:
Bram Moolenaaraca12fd2022-06-07 10:16:15 +01005401 ---+---+--XXX ~
5402 Where "XXX" denotes the first non-blank characters in
5403 the line.
5404 *lcs-trail*
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005405 trail:c Character to show for trailing spaces. When omitted,
zeertzjqf14b8ba2021-09-10 16:58:30 +02005406 trailing spaces are blank. Overrides the "space" and
5407 "multispace" settings for trailing spaces.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005408 *lcs-extends*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005409 extends:c Character to show in the last column, when 'wrap' is
5410 off and the line continues beyond the right of the
5411 screen.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005412 *lcs-precedes*
Bram Moolenaarbffba7f2019-09-20 17:00:17 +02005413 precedes:c Character to show in the first visible column of the
5414 physical line, when there is text preceding the
5415 character visible in the first column.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005416 *lcs-conceal*
Bram Moolenaar860cae12010-06-05 23:22:07 +02005417 conceal:c Character to show in place of concealed text, when
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02005418 'conceallevel' is set to 1.
Bram Moolenaar79278362015-04-21 18:33:48 +02005419 *lcs-nbsp*
Bram Moolenaar73284b92015-05-04 17:28:22 +02005420 nbsp:c Character to show for a non-breakable space character
5421 (0xA0 (160 decimal) and U+202F). Left blank when
5422 omitted.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005423
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005424 The characters ':' and ',' should not be used. UTF-8 characters can
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005425 be used when 'encoding' is "utf-8", otherwise only printable
zeertzjq6a8d2e12024-01-17 20:54:49 +01005426 characters are allowed. All characters must be single width. *E1512*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005427
Bram Moolenaar93ff6722021-10-16 17:51:40 +01005428 Each character can be specified as hex: >
5429 set listchars=eol:\\x24
5430 set listchars=eol:\\u21b5
5431 set listchars=eol:\\U000021b5
5432< Note that a double backslash is used. The number of hex characters
5433 must be exactly 2 for \\x, 4 for \\u and 8 for \\U.
5434
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005435 Examples: >
5436 :set lcs=tab:>-,trail:-
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00005437 :set lcs=tab:>-,eol:<,nbsp:%
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005438 :set lcs=extends:>,precedes:<
5439< The "NonText" highlighting will be used for "eol", "extends" and
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02005440 "precedes". "SpecialKey" will be used for "tab", "nbsp", "space",
5441 "multispace", "lead" and "trail".
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005442 |hl-NonText| |hl-SpecialKey|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005443
5444 *'lpl'* *'nolpl'* *'loadplugins'* *'noloadplugins'*
5445'loadplugins' 'lpl' boolean (default on)
5446 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005447 When on the plugin scripts are loaded when starting up |load-plugins|.
5448 This option can be reset in your |vimrc| file to disable the loading
5449 of plugins.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02005450 Note that using the "-u NONE", "-u DEFAULTS" and "--noplugin" command
5451 line arguments reset this option. See |-u| and |--noplugin|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005452
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005453 *'luadll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01005454'luadll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005455 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005456 {only available when compiled with the |+lua/dyn|
5457 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01005458 Specifies the name of the Lua shared library. The default is
5459 DYNAMIC_LUA_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005460 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01005461 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5462 security reasons.
5463
Bram Moolenaarf9393ef2006-04-24 19:47:27 +00005464 *'macatsui'* *'nomacatsui'*
5465'macatsui' boolean (default on)
5466 global
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02005467 {not supported}
5468 No longer supported, as the Mac OS X GUI code was removed.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005469
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005470 *'magic'* *'nomagic'*
5471'magic' boolean (default on)
5472 global
5473 Changes the special characters that can be used in search patterns.
5474 See |pattern|.
Bram Moolenaar64d8e252016-09-06 22:12:34 +02005475 WARNING: Switching this option off most likely breaks plugins! That
5476 is because many patterns assume it's on and will fail when it's off.
5477 Only switch it off when working with old Vi scripts. In any other
5478 situation write patterns that work when 'magic' is on. Include "\M"
5479 when you want to |/\M|.
Bram Moolenaar4072ba52020-12-23 13:56:35 +01005480 In |Vim9| script the value of 'magic' is ignored, patterns behave like
5481 it is always set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005482
5483 *'makeef'* *'mef'*
5484'makeef' 'mef' string (default: "")
5485 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005486 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
5487 feature}
5488 Name of the errorfile for the |:make| command (see |:make_makeprg|)
5489 and the |:grep| command.
5490 When it is empty, an internally generated temp file will be used.
5491 When "##" is included, it is replaced by a number to make the name
5492 unique. This makes sure that the ":make" command doesn't overwrite an
5493 existing file.
5494 NOT used for the ":cf" command. See 'errorfile' for that.
5495 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5496 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
5497 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5498 security reasons.
5499
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005500 *'makeencoding'* *'menc'*
5501'makeencoding' 'menc' string (default "")
5502 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar2c7292d2017-03-05 17:43:31 +01005503 Encoding used for reading the output of external commands. When empty,
5504 encoding is not converted.
5505 This is used for `:make`, `:lmake`, `:grep`, `:lgrep`, `:grepadd`,
5506 `:lgrepadd`, `:cfile`, `:cgetfile`, `:caddfile`, `:lfile`, `:lgetfile`,
5507 and `:laddfile`.
5508
5509 This would be mostly useful when you use MS-Windows and set 'encoding'
5510 to "utf-8". If |+iconv| is enabled and GNU libiconv is used, setting
5511 'makeencoding' to "char" has the same effect as setting to the system
5512 locale encoding. Example: >
5513 :set encoding=utf-8
5514 :set makeencoding=char " system locale is used
5515<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005516 *'makeprg'* *'mp'*
5517'makeprg' 'mp' string (default "make", VMS: "MMS")
5518 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005519 Program to use for the ":make" command. See |:make_makeprg|.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01005520 This option may contain '%' and '#' characters (see |:_%| and |:_#|),
5521 which are expanded to the current and alternate file name. Use |::S|
Bram Moolenaar26df0922014-02-23 23:39:13 +01005522 to escape file names in case they contain special characters.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005523 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. See |option-backslash|
5524 about including spaces and backslashes.
5525 Note that a '|' must be escaped twice: once for ":set" and once for
5526 the interpretation of a command. When you use a filter called
5527 "myfilter" do it like this: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005528 :set makeprg=gmake\ \\\|\ myfilter
5529< The placeholder "$*" can be given (even multiple times) to specify
5530 where the arguments will be included, for example: >
5531 :set makeprg=latex\ \\\\nonstopmode\ \\\\input\\{$*}
5532< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5533 security reasons.
5534
5535 *'matchpairs'* *'mps'*
5536'matchpairs' 'mps' string (default "(:),{:},[:]")
5537 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005538 Characters that form pairs. The |%| command jumps from one to the
Bram Moolenaara3e6bc92013-01-30 14:18:00 +01005539 other.
5540 Only character pairs are allowed that are different, thus you cannot
5541 jump between two double quotes.
5542 The characters must be separated by a colon.
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005543 The pairs must be separated by a comma. Example for including '<' and
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02005544 '>' (for HTML): >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005545 :set mps+=<:>
5546
5547< A more exotic example, to jump between the '=' and ';' in an
5548 assignment, useful for languages like C and Java: >
5549 :au FileType c,cpp,java set mps+==:;
5550
5551< For a more advanced way of using "%", see the matchit.vim plugin in
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01005552 the $VIMRUNTIME/pack/dist/opt/matchit directory. |add-local-help|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005553
5554 *'matchtime'* *'mat'*
5555'matchtime' 'mat' number (default 5)
5556 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005557 Tenths of a second to show the matching paren, when 'showmatch' is
5558 set. Note that this is not in milliseconds, like other options that
5559 set a time. This is to be compatible with Nvi.
5560
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005561 *'maxcombine'* *'mco'*
5562'maxcombine' 'mco' number (default 2)
5563 global
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00005564 The maximum number of combining characters supported for displaying.
5565 Only used when 'encoding' is "utf-8".
5566 The default is OK for most languages. Hebrew may require 4.
5567 Maximum value is 6.
5568 Even when this option is set to 2 you can still edit text with more
5569 combining characters, you just can't see them. Use |g8| or |ga|.
5570 See |mbyte-combining|.
5571
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005572 *'maxfuncdepth'* *'mfd'*
5573'maxfuncdepth' 'mfd' number (default 100)
5574 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02005575 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005576 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005577 Maximum depth of function calls for user functions. This normally
5578 catches endless recursion. When using a recursive function with
5579 more depth, set 'maxfuncdepth' to a bigger number. But this will use
5580 more memory, there is the danger of failing when memory is exhausted.
Bram Moolenaarbc2eada2017-01-02 21:27:47 +01005581 Increasing this limit above 200 also changes the maximum for Ex
Bram Moolenaar0b0f0992018-05-22 21:41:30 +02005582 command recursion, see |E169|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005583 See also |:function|.
zeertzjqfe583b12023-12-21 16:59:26 +01005584 Also used for maximum depth of callback functions.
Hirohito Higashi57f01192025-01-14 17:21:42 +01005585 Also used for maximum depth of import. See |:import-cycle|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005586
5587 *'maxmapdepth'* *'mmd'* *E223*
5588'maxmapdepth' 'mmd' number (default 1000)
5589 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005590 Maximum number of times a mapping is done without resulting in a
5591 character to be used. This normally catches endless mappings, like
5592 ":map x y" with ":map y x". It still does not catch ":map g wg",
5593 because the 'w' is used before the next mapping is done. See also
5594 |key-mapping|.
5595
5596 *'maxmem'* *'mm'*
5597'maxmem' 'mm' number (default between 256 to 5120 (system
5598 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5599 available)
5600 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005601 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for one buffer. When this
5602 limit is reached allocating extra memory for a buffer will cause
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005603 other memory to be freed.
5604 The maximum usable value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a
5605 limit.
5606 The value is ignored when 'swapfile' is off.
5607 Also see 'maxmemtot'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005608
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005609 *'maxmempattern'* *'mmp'*
5610'maxmempattern' 'mmp' number (default 1000)
5611 global
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005612 Maximum amount of memory (in Kbyte) to use for pattern matching.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005613 The maximum value is about 2000000. Use this to work without a limit.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005614 *E363*
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00005615 When Vim runs into the limit it gives an error message and mostly
5616 behaves like CTRL-C was typed.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005617 Running into the limit often means that the pattern is very
5618 inefficient or too complex. This may already happen with the pattern
5619 "\(.\)*" on a very long line. ".*" works much better.
Bram Moolenaarfd358112018-07-07 23:21:31 +02005620 Might also happen on redraw, when syntax rules try to match a complex
5621 text structure.
5622 Vim may run out of memory before hitting the 'maxmempattern' limit, in
5623 which case you get an "Out of memory" error instead.
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00005624
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005625 *'maxmemtot'* *'mmt'*
5626'maxmemtot' 'mmt' number (default between 2048 and 10240 (system
5627 dependent) or half the amount of memory
5628 available)
5629 global
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005630 Maximum amount of memory in Kbyte to use for all buffers together.
5631 The maximum usable value is about 2000000 (2 Gbyte). Use this to work
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005632 without a limit.
5633 On 64 bit machines higher values might work. But hey, do you really
5634 need more than 2 Gbyte for text editing? Keep in mind that text is
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02005635 stored in the swap file, one can edit files > 2 Gbyte anyway. We do
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01005636 need the memory to store undo info.
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01005637 Buffers with 'swapfile' off still count to the total amount of memory
5638 used.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01005639 Also see 'maxmem'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005640
5641 *'menuitems'* *'mis'*
5642'menuitems' 'mis' number (default 25)
5643 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005644 {not available when compiled without the |+menu|
5645 feature}
5646 Maximum number of items to use in a menu. Used for menus that are
5647 generated from a list of items, e.g., the Buffers menu. Changing this
5648 option has no direct effect, the menu must be refreshed first.
5649
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005650 *'messagesopt'* *'mopt'*
5651'messagesopt' 'mopt' string (default "hit-enter,history:500")
5652 global
5653
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005654 Option settings for outputting messages. It can consist of the
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005655 following items. Items must be separated by a comma.
5656
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005657 hit-enter Use a |hit-enter| prompt when the message is longer than
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005658 'cmdheight' size.
5659
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005660 wait:{n} Instead of using a |hit-enter| prompt, simply wait for
5661 {n} milliseconds so that the user has a chance to read
5662 the message. The maximum value of {n} is 10000. Use
5663 0 to disable the wait (but then the user may miss an
5664 important message).
5665 This item is ignored when "hit-enter" is present, but
5666 required when "hit-enter" is not present.
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005667
5668 history:{n} Determines how many entries are remembered in the
5669 |:messages| history. The maximum value is 10000.
5670 Setting it to zero clears the message history.
zeertzjq8cc43da2024-12-07 16:09:08 +01005671 This item must always be present.
Christian Brabandt51d4d842024-12-06 17:26:25 +01005672
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005673 *'mkspellmem'* *'msm'*
5674'mkspellmem' 'msm' string (default "460000,2000,500")
5675 global
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00005676 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
5677 feature}
5678 Parameters for |:mkspell|. This tunes when to start compressing the
5679 word tree. Compression can be slow when there are many words, but
5680 it's needed to avoid running out of memory. The amount of memory used
5681 per word depends very much on how similar the words are, that's why
5682 this tuning is complicated.
5683
5684 There are three numbers, separated by commas:
5685 {start},{inc},{added}
5686
5687 For most languages the uncompressed word tree fits in memory. {start}
5688 gives the amount of memory in Kbyte that can be used before any
5689 compression is done. It should be a bit smaller than the amount of
5690 memory that is available to Vim.
5691
5692 When going over the {start} limit the {inc} number specifies the
5693 amount of memory in Kbyte that can be allocated before another
5694 compression is done. A low number means compression is done after
5695 less words are added, which is slow. A high number means more memory
5696 will be allocated.
5697
5698 After doing compression, {added} times 1024 words can be added before
5699 the {inc} limit is ignored and compression is done when any extra
5700 amount of memory is needed. A low number means there is a smaller
5701 chance of hitting the {inc} limit, less memory is used but it's
5702 slower.
5703
5704 The languages for which these numbers are important are Italian and
5705 Hungarian. The default works for when you have about 512 Mbyte. If
5706 you have 1 Gbyte you could use: >
5707 :set mkspellmem=900000,3000,800
5708< If you have less than 512 Mbyte |:mkspell| may fail for some
5709 languages, no matter what you set 'mkspellmem' to.
5710
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11005711 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5712 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar07607392019-05-26 19:20:43 +02005713
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005714 *'modeline'* *'ml'* *'nomodeline'* *'noml'*
Bram Moolenaar8243a792007-05-01 17:05:03 +00005715'modeline' 'ml' boolean (Vim default: on (off for root),
5716 Vi default: off)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005717 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005718 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5719 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5720 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5721
5722 *'modelineexpr'* *'mle'* *'nomodelineexpr'* *'nomle'*
5723'modelineexpr' 'mle' boolean (default: off)
5724 global
5725 When on allow some options that are an expression to be set in the
5726 modeline. Check the option for whether it is affected by
5727 'modelineexpr'. Also see |modeline|.
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02005728 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5729 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005730
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005731 *'modelines'* *'mls'*
5732'modelines' 'mls' number (default 5)
5733 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005734 If 'modeline' is on 'modelines' gives the number of lines that is
5735 checked for set commands. If 'modeline' is off or 'modelines' is zero
5736 no lines are checked. See |modeline|.
5737 NOTE: 'modeline' is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5738 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5739
5740 *'modifiable'* *'ma'* *'nomodifiable'* *'noma'*
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02005741 *E21*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005742'modifiable' 'ma' boolean (default on)
5743 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005744 When off the buffer contents cannot be changed. The 'fileformat' and
5745 'fileencoding' options also can't be changed.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01005746 Can be reset on startup with the |-M| command line argument.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005747
5748 *'modified'* *'mod'* *'nomodified'* *'nomod'*
5749'modified' 'mod' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02005750 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005751 When on, the buffer is considered to be modified. This option is set
5752 when:
5753 1. A change was made to the text since it was last written. Using the
5754 |undo| command to go back to the original text will reset the
5755 option. But undoing changes that were made before writing the
5756 buffer will set the option again, since the text is different from
5757 when it was written.
5758 2. 'fileformat' or 'fileencoding' is different from its original
5759 value. The original value is set when the buffer is read or
5760 written. A ":set nomodified" command also resets the original
5761 values to the current values and the 'modified' option will be
5762 reset.
Bram Moolenaar4f3f6682016-03-26 23:01:59 +01005763 Similarly for 'eol' and 'bomb'.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02005764 This option is not set when a change is made to the buffer as the
5765 result of a BufNewFile, BufRead/BufReadPost, BufWritePost,
5766 FileAppendPost or VimLeave autocommand event. See |gzip-example| for
5767 an explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005768 When 'buftype' is "nowrite" or "nofile" this option may be set, but
5769 will be ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01005770 Note that the text may actually be the same, e.g. 'modified' is set
5771 when using "rA" on an "A".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005772
5773 *'more'* *'nomore'*
5774'more' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
5775 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005776 When on, listings pause when the whole screen is filled. You will get
5777 the |more-prompt|. When this option is off there are no pauses, the
5778 listing continues until finished.
5779 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
5780 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
5781
Bram Moolenaar98a29d02021-01-18 19:55:44 +01005782 *'mouse'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005783'mouse' string (default "", "a" for GUI and Win32,
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005784 set to "a" or "nvi" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005785 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005786 Enable the use of the mouse. Works for most terminals (xterm, Win32
5787 |win32-mouse|, QNX pterm, *BSD console with sysmouse and Linux console
5788 with gpm). For using the mouse in the GUI, see |gui-mouse|. The
5789 mouse can be enabled for different modes:
Bram Moolenaar7f2e9d72017-11-11 20:58:53 +01005790 n Normal mode and Terminal modes
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005791 v Visual mode
5792 i Insert mode
5793 c Command-line mode
5794 h all previous modes when editing a help file
5795 a all previous modes
5796 r for |hit-enter| and |more-prompt| prompt
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02005797 Normally you would enable the mouse in all five modes with: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005798 :set mouse=a
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005799< If your terminal can't overrule the mouse events going to the
5800 application, use: >
5801 :set mouse=nvi
Bram Moolenaar65e0d772020-06-14 17:29:55 +02005802< Then you can press ":", select text for the system, and press Esc to go
Bram Moolenaar5b418992019-10-27 18:50:25 +01005803 back to Vim using the mouse events.
5804 In |defaults.vim| "nvi" is used if the 'term' option is not matching
5805 "xterm".
5806
5807 When the mouse is not enabled, the GUI will still use the mouse for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005808 modeless selection. This doesn't move the text cursor.
5809
5810 See |mouse-using|. Also see |'clipboard'|.
5811
5812 Note: When enabling the mouse in a terminal, copy/paste will use the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00005813 "* register if there is access to an X-server. The xterm handling of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005814 the mouse buttons can still be used by keeping the shift key pressed.
5815 Also see the 'clipboard' option.
5816
5817 *'mousefocus'* *'mousef'* *'nomousefocus'* *'nomousef'*
5818'mousefocus' 'mousef' boolean (default off)
5819 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005820 {only works in the GUI}
5821 The window that the mouse pointer is on is automatically activated.
5822 When changing the window layout or window focus in another way, the
5823 mouse pointer is moved to the window with keyboard focus. Off is the
5824 default because it makes using the pull down menus a little goofy, as
5825 a pointer transit may activate a window unintentionally.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01005826 MS-Windows: Also see 'scrollfocus' for what window is scrolled when
Bram Moolenaar1d9215b2020-01-25 13:27:42 +01005827 using the mouse scroll wheel.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005828
5829 *'mousehide'* *'mh'* *'nomousehide'* *'nomh'*
5830'mousehide' 'mh' boolean (default on)
5831 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005832 {only works in the GUI}
5833 When on, the mouse pointer is hidden when characters are typed.
5834 The mouse pointer is restored when the mouse is moved.
5835
5836 *'mousemodel'* *'mousem'*
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005837'mousemodel' 'mousem' string (default "extend", "popup" for Win32)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005838 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005839 Sets the model to use for the mouse. The name mostly specifies what
5840 the right mouse button is used for:
5841 extend Right mouse button extends a selection. This works
5842 like in an xterm.
5843 popup Right mouse button pops up a menu. The shifted left
5844 mouse button extends a selection. This works like
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005845 with Microsoft Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005846 popup_setpos Like "popup", but the cursor will be moved to the
5847 position where the mouse was clicked, and thus the
5848 selected operation will act upon the clicked object.
5849 If clicking inside a selection, that selection will
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00005850 be acted upon, i.e. no cursor move. This implies of
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005851 course, that right clicking outside a selection will
5852 end Visual mode.
5853 Overview of what button does what for each model:
5854 mouse extend popup(_setpos) ~
5855 left click place cursor place cursor
5856 left drag start selection start selection
5857 shift-left search word extend selection
5858 right click extend selection popup menu (place cursor)
5859 right drag extend selection -
5860 middle click paste paste
5861
5862 In the "popup" model the right mouse button produces a pop-up menu.
5863 You need to define this first, see |popup-menu|.
5864
5865 Note that you can further refine the meaning of buttons with mappings.
5866 See |gui-mouse-mapping|. But mappings are NOT used for modeless
5867 selection (because that's handled in the GUI code directly).
5868
5869 The 'mousemodel' option is set by the |:behave| command.
5870
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09005871 *'mousemoveevent'* *'mousemev'* *'nomousemoveevent'* *'nomousemev'*
Ernie Raelc4cb5442022-04-03 15:47:28 +01005872'mousemoveevent' 'mousemev' boolean (default off)
5873 global
5874 {only works in the GUI}
5875 When on, mouse move events are delivered to the input queue and are
5876 available for mapping. The default, off, avoids the mouse movement
5877 overhead except when needed. See |gui-mouse-mapping|.
5878 Warning: Setting this option can make pending mappings to be aborted
5879 when the mouse is moved.
5880 Currently only works in the GUI, may be made to work in a terminal
5881 later.
5882
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005883 *'mouseshape'* *'mouses'* *E547*
Bram Moolenaarf6b40102019-02-22 15:24:03 +01005884'mouseshape' 'mouses' string (default "i-r:beam,s:updown,sd:udsizing,
5885 vs:leftright,vd:lrsizing,m:no,
5886 ml:up-arrow,v:rightup-arrow")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005887 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005888 {only available when compiled with the |+mouseshape|
5889 feature}
5890 This option tells Vim what the mouse pointer should look like in
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005891 different modes. The option is a comma-separated list of parts, much
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005892 like used for 'guicursor'. Each part consist of a mode/location-list
5893 and an argument-list:
5894 mode-list:shape,mode-list:shape,..
5895 The mode-list is a dash separated list of these modes/locations:
5896 In a normal window: ~
5897 n Normal mode
5898 v Visual mode
5899 ve Visual mode with 'selection' "exclusive" (same as 'v',
5900 if not specified)
5901 o Operator-pending mode
5902 i Insert mode
5903 r Replace mode
5904
5905 Others: ~
5906 c appending to the command-line
5907 ci inserting in the command-line
5908 cr replacing in the command-line
5909 m at the 'Hit ENTER' or 'More' prompts
5910 ml idem, but cursor in the last line
5911 e any mode, pointer below last window
5912 s any mode, pointer on a status line
5913 sd any mode, while dragging a status line
5914 vs any mode, pointer on a vertical separator line
5915 vd any mode, while dragging a vertical separator line
5916 a everywhere
5917
5918 The shape is one of the following:
5919 avail name looks like ~
5920 w x arrow Normal mouse pointer
5921 w x blank no pointer at all (use with care!)
5922 w x beam I-beam
5923 w x updown up-down sizing arrows
5924 w x leftright left-right sizing arrows
5925 w x busy The system's usual busy pointer
5926 w x no The system's usual 'no input' pointer
5927 x udsizing indicates up-down resizing
5928 x lrsizing indicates left-right resizing
5929 x crosshair like a big thin +
5930 x hand1 black hand
5931 x hand2 white hand
5932 x pencil what you write with
5933 x question big ?
5934 x rightup-arrow arrow pointing right-up
5935 w x up-arrow arrow pointing up
5936 x <number> any X11 pointer number (see X11/cursorfont.h)
5937
5938 The "avail" column contains a 'w' if the shape is available for Win32,
5939 x for X11.
5940 Any modes not specified or shapes not available use the normal mouse
5941 pointer.
5942
5943 Example: >
5944 :set mouseshape=s:udsizing,m:no
5945< will make the mouse turn to a sizing arrow over the status lines and
5946 indicate no input when the hit-enter prompt is displayed (since
5947 clicking the mouse has no effect in this state.)
5948
5949 *'mousetime'* *'mouset'*
5950'mousetime' 'mouset' number (default 500)
5951 global
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01005952 Only for GUI, Win32 and Unix with xterm. Defines the maximum
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005953 time in msec between two mouse clicks for the second click to be
5954 recognized as a multi click.
5955
Shougo Matsushita4bd9b2b2024-11-14 22:31:48 +01005956
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01005957 *'mzquantum'* *'mzq'*
5958'mzquantum' 'mzq' number (default 100)
5959 global
5960 {not available when compiled without the |+mzscheme|
5961 feature}
5962 The number of milliseconds between polls for MzScheme threads.
5963 Negative or zero value means no thread scheduling.
5964 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
5965 is reset.
5966
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005967 *'mzschemedll'*
5968'mzschemedll' string (default depends on the build)
5969 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005970 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
5971 feature}
5972 Specifies the name of the MzScheme shared library. The default is
5973 DYNAMIC_MZSCH_DLL which was specified at compile time.
5974 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb0d45e72017-11-05 18:19:24 +01005975 The value must be set in the |vimrc| script or earlier. In the
Bram Moolenaar01164a62017-11-02 22:58:42 +01005976 startup, before the |load-plugins| step.
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005977 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5978 security reasons.
5979
5980 *'mzschemegcdll'*
5981'mzschemegcdll' string (default depends on the build)
5982 global
Bram Moolenaar0ab35b22017-10-08 17:41:37 +02005983 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme/dyn|
5984 feature}
5985 Specifies the name of the MzScheme GC shared library. The default is
5986 DYNAMIC_MZGC_DLL which was specified at compile time.
5987 The value can be equal to 'mzschemedll' if it includes the GC code.
5988 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
5989 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
5990 security reasons.
5991
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005992 *'nrformats'* *'nf'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02005993'nrformats' 'nf' string (default "bin,octal,hex",
5994 set to "bin,hex" in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005995 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00005996 This defines what bases Vim will consider for numbers when using the
5997 CTRL-A and CTRL-X commands for adding to and subtracting from a number
5998 respectively; see |CTRL-A| for more info on these commands.
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00005999 alpha If included, single alphabetical characters will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006000 incremented or decremented. This is useful for a list with a
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006001 letter index a), b), etc. *octal-nrformats*
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006002 octal If included, numbers that start with a zero will be considered
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006003 to be octal. Example: Using CTRL-A on "007" results in "010".
Bram Moolenaar4770d092006-01-12 23:22:24 +00006004 hex If included, numbers starting with "0x" or "0X" will be
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006005 considered to be hexadecimal. Example: Using CTRL-X on
6006 "0x100" results in "0x0ff".
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006007 bin If included, numbers starting with "0b" or "0B" will be
6008 considered to be binary. Example: Using CTRL-X on
6009 "0b1000" subtracts one, resulting in "0b0111".
Bram Moolenaaraaad9952020-05-31 15:08:59 +02006010 unsigned If included, numbers are recognized as unsigned. Thus a
6011 leading dash or negative sign won't be considered as part of
6012 the number. Examples:
6013 Using CTRL-X on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2019"
6014 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2021").
6015 Using CTRL-A on "2020" in "9-2020" results in "9-2021"
6016 (without "unsigned" it would become "9-2019").
Bram Moolenaaracc22402020-06-07 21:07:18 +02006017 Using CTRL-X on "0" or CTRL-A on "18446744073709551615"
6018 (2^64 - 1) has no effect, overflow is prevented.
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006019 blank If included, treat numbers as signed or unsigned based on
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006020 preceding whitespace. If a number with a leading dash has its
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006021 dash immediately preceded by a non-whitespace character (i.e.,
6022 not a tab or a " "), the negative sign won't be considered as
6023 part of the number. For example:
6024 Using CTRL-A on "14" in "Carbon-14" results in "Carbon-15"
6025 (without "blank" it would become "Carbon-13").
6026 Using CTRL-X on "8" in "Carbon -8" results in "Carbon -9"
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006027 (because -8 is preceded by whitespace. If "unsigned" was
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006028 set, it would result in "Carbon -7").
6029 If this format is included, overflow is prevented as if
h-east52e7cc22024-07-28 17:03:29 +02006030 "unsigned" were set. If both this format and "unsigned" are
distobs25ac6d62024-07-06 17:50:09 +02006031 included, "unsigned" will take precedence.
6032
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006033 Numbers which simply begin with a digit in the range 1-9 are always
6034 considered decimal. This also happens for numbers that are not
6035 recognized as octal or hex.
6036
6037 *'number'* *'nu'* *'nonumber'* *'nonu'*
6038'number' 'nu' boolean (default off)
6039 local to window
6040 Print the line number in front of each line. When the 'n' option is
6041 excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped line will not use the column of
6042 line numbers (this is the default when 'compatible' isn't set).
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006043 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
6044 number.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006045 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
6046 characters are put before the number.
James McCoya80aad72021-12-22 19:45:28 +00006047 For highlighting see |hl-LineNr|, and |hl-CursorLineNr|, and the
6048 |:sign-define| "numhl" argument.
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006049 *number_relativenumber*
6050 The 'relativenumber' option changes the displayed number to be
6051 relative to the cursor. Together with 'number' there are these
6052 four combinations (cursor in line 3):
6053
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006054 'nonu' 'nu' 'nonu' 'nu'
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006055 'nornu' 'nornu' 'rnu' 'rnu'
6056
6057 |apple | 1 apple | 2 apple | 2 apple
6058 |pear | 2 pear | 1 pear | 1 pear
6059 |nobody | 3 nobody | 0 nobody |3 nobody
6060 |there | 4 there | 1 there | 1 there
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006061
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006062 *'numberwidth'* *'nuw'*
6063'numberwidth' 'nuw' number (Vim default: 4 Vi default: 8)
6064 local to window
Bram Moolenaar325b7a22004-07-05 15:58:32 +00006065 {only available when compiled with the |+linebreak|
6066 feature}
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006067 Minimal number of columns to use for the line number. Only relevant
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006068 when the 'number' or 'relativenumber' option is set or printing lines
6069 with a line number. Since one space is always between the number and
6070 the text, there is one less character for the number itself.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006071 The value is the minimum width. A bigger width is used when needed to
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006072 fit the highest line number in the buffer respectively the number of
6073 rows in the window, depending on whether 'number' or 'relativenumber'
6074 is set. Thus with the Vim default of 4 there is room for a line number
6075 up to 999. When the buffer has 1000 lines five columns will be used.
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02006076 The minimum value is 1, the maximum value is 20.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006077 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
6078 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar592e0a22004-07-03 16:05:59 +00006079
Bram Moolenaarf75a9632005-09-13 21:20:47 +00006080 *'omnifunc'* *'ofu'*
6081'omnifunc' 'ofu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00006082 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02006083 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
Bram Moolenaare2c453d2019-08-21 14:37:09 +02006084 feature}
Bram Moolenaarc7486e02005-12-29 22:48:26 +00006085 This option specifies a function to be used for Insert mode omni
6086 completion with CTRL-X CTRL-O. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00006087 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of how the function is
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00006088 invoked and what it should return. The value can be the name of a
6089 function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for
6090 more information.
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006091 This option is usually set by a filetype plugin:
Bram Moolenaar9c102382006-05-03 21:26:49 +00006092 |:filetype-plugin-on|
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02006093 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6094 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaare344bea2005-09-01 20:46:49 +00006095
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006096 *'opendevice'* *'odev'* *'noopendevice'* *'noodev'*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006097'opendevice' 'odev' boolean (default off)
6098 global
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006099 {only for MS-Windows} *E796*
Bram Moolenaar043545e2006-10-10 16:44:07 +00006100 Enable reading and writing from devices. This may get Vim stuck on a
6101 device that can be opened but doesn't actually do the I/O. Therefore
6102 it is off by default.
6103 Note that on MS-Windows editing "aux.h", "lpt1.txt" and the like also
6104 result in editing a device.
6105
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006106 *'operatorfunc'* *'opfunc'*
6107'operatorfunc' 'opfunc' string (default: empty)
6108 global
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006109 This option specifies a function to be called by the |g@| operator.
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00006110 See |:map-operator| for more info and an example. The value can be
6111 the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See
6112 |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00006113
6114 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6115 security reasons.
6116
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02006117 *'osfiletype'* *'oft'*
6118'osfiletype' 'oft' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006119 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar251e1912011-06-19 05:09:16 +02006120 This option was supported on RISC OS, which has been removed.
6121
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006122 *'packpath'* *'pp'*
6123'packpath' 'pp' string (default: see 'runtimepath')
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006124 Directories used to find packages. See |packages|.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11006125 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6126 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaarf6fee0e2016-02-21 23:02:49 +01006127
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006128 *'paragraphs'* *'para'*
Bram Moolenaar57e48462008-03-12 16:38:55 +00006129'paragraphs' 'para' string (default "IPLPPPQPP TPHPLIPpLpItpplpipbp")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006130 global
6131 Specifies the nroff macros that separate paragraphs. These are pairs
6132 of two letters (see |object-motions|).
6133
6134 *'paste'* *'nopaste'*
6135'paste' boolean (default off)
6136 global
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006137 Put Vim in Paste mode. This is useful if you want to cut or copy
6138 some text from one window and paste it in Vim. This will avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006139 unexpected effects.
6140 Setting this option is useful when using Vim in a terminal, where Vim
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006141 cannot distinguish between typed text and pasted text. In the GUI, Vim
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006142 knows about pasting and will mostly do the right thing without 'paste'
6143 being set. The same is true for a terminal where Vim handles the
6144 mouse clicks itself.
Bram Moolenaar2ce06f62005-01-31 19:19:04 +00006145 This option is reset when starting the GUI. Thus if you set it in
6146 your .vimrc it will work in a terminal, but not in the GUI. Setting
6147 'paste' in the GUI has side effects: e.g., the Paste toolbar button
6148 will no longer work in Insert mode, because it uses a mapping.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006149 When the 'paste' option is switched on (also when it was already on):
6150 - mapping in Insert mode and Command-line mode is disabled
6151 - abbreviations are disabled
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006152 - 'autoindent' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006153 - 'expandtab' is reset
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006154 - 'hkmap' is reset
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006155 - 'revins' is reset
6156 - 'ruler' is reset
6157 - 'showmatch' is reset
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006158 - 'smarttab' is reset
6159 - 'softtabstop' is set to 0
6160 - 'textwidth' is set to 0
6161 - 'wrapmargin' is set to 0
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006162 - 'varsofttabstop' is made empty
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006163 These options keep their value, but their effect is disabled:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006164 - 'cindent'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006165 - 'formatoptions' is used like it is empty
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006166 - 'indentexpr'
6167 - 'lisp'
Bram Moolenaar4d8f4762021-06-27 15:18:56 +02006168 - 'smartindent'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006169 NOTE: When you start editing another file while the 'paste' option is
6170 on, settings from the modelines or autocommands may change the
6171 settings again, causing trouble when pasting text. You might want to
6172 set the 'paste' option again.
6173 When the 'paste' option is reset the mentioned options are restored to
6174 the value before the moment 'paste' was switched from off to on.
6175 Resetting 'paste' before ever setting it does not have any effect.
6176 Since mapping doesn't work while 'paste' is active, you need to use
6177 the 'pastetoggle' option to toggle the 'paste' option with some key.
6178
6179 *'pastetoggle'* *'pt'*
6180'pastetoggle' 'pt' string (default "")
6181 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006182 When non-empty, specifies the key sequence that toggles the 'paste'
6183 option. This is like specifying a mapping: >
6184 :map {keys} :set invpaste<CR>
6185< Where {keys} is the value of 'pastetoggle'.
6186 The difference is that it will work even when 'paste' is set.
6187 'pastetoggle' works in Insert mode and Normal mode, but not in
6188 Command-line mode.
6189 Mappings are checked first, thus overrule 'pastetoggle'. However,
6190 when 'paste' is on mappings are ignored in Insert mode, thus you can do
6191 this: >
6192 :map <F10> :set paste<CR>
6193 :map <F11> :set nopaste<CR>
6194 :imap <F10> <C-O>:set paste<CR>
6195 :imap <F11> <nop>
6196 :set pastetoggle=<F11>
6197< This will make <F10> start paste mode and <F11> stop paste mode.
6198 Note that typing <F10> in paste mode inserts "<F10>", since in paste
6199 mode everything is inserted literally, except the 'pastetoggle' key
6200 sequence.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006201 When the value has several bytes 'ttimeoutlen' applies.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006202
6203 *'pex'* *'patchexpr'*
6204'patchexpr' 'pex' string (default "")
6205 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006206 {not available when compiled without the |+diff|
6207 feature}
6208 Expression which is evaluated to apply a patch to a file and generate
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006209 the resulting new version of the file. See |diff-patchexpr|.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11006210 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6211 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006212
Bram Moolenaardbc28022014-07-26 13:40:44 +02006213 *'patchmode'* *'pm'* *E205* *E206*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006214'patchmode' 'pm' string (default "")
6215 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006216 When non-empty the oldest version of a file is kept. This can be used
6217 to keep the original version of a file if you are changing files in a
6218 source distribution. Only the first time that a file is written a
6219 copy of the original file will be kept. The name of the copy is the
6220 name of the original file with the string in the 'patchmode' option
6221 appended. This option should start with a dot. Use a string like
Bram Moolenaardf980db2017-12-24 13:22:00 +01006222 ".orig" or ".org". 'backupdir' must not be empty for this to work
6223 (Detail: The backup file is renamed to the patchmode file after the
6224 new file has been successfully written, that's why it must be possible
6225 to write a backup file). If there was no file to be backed up, an
6226 empty file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006227 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a patchmode file is not made.
6228 Using 'patchmode' for compressed files appends the extension at the
6229 end (e.g., "file.gz.orig"), thus the resulting name isn't always
6230 recognized as a compressed file.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006231 Only normal file name characters can be used, "/\*?[|<>" are illegal.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006232
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01006233 *'path'* *'pa'* *E343* *E345* *E347* *E854*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006234'path' 'pa' string (default on Unix: ".,/usr/include,,"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006235 other systems: ".,,")
6236 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006237 This is a list of directories which will be searched when using the
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006238 |gf|, [f, ]f, ^Wf, |:find|, |:sfind|, |:tabfind| and other commands,
6239 provided that the file being searched for has a relative path (not
6240 starting with "/", "./" or "../"). The directories in the 'path'
6241 option may be relative or absolute.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006242 - Use commas to separate directory names: >
6243 :set path=.,/usr/local/include,/usr/include
6244< - Spaces can also be used to separate directory names (for backwards
6245 compatibility with version 3.0). To have a space in a directory
6246 name, precede it with an extra backslash, and escape the space: >
6247 :set path=.,/dir/with\\\ space
6248< - To include a comma in a directory name precede it with an extra
6249 backslash: >
6250 :set path=.,/dir/with\\,comma
6251< - To search relative to the directory of the current file, use: >
6252 :set path=.
6253< - To search in the current directory use an empty string between two
6254 commas: >
6255 :set path=,,
6256< - A directory name may end in a ':' or '/'.
6257 - Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6258 - When using |netrw.vim| URLs can be used. For example, adding
6259 "http://www.vim.org" will make ":find index.html" work.
Bram Moolenaarc236c162008-07-13 17:41:49 +00006260 - Search upwards and downwards in a directory tree using "*", "**" and
6261 ";". See |file-searching| for info and syntax.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006262 - Careful with '\' characters, type two to get one in the option: >
6263 :set path=.,c:\\include
6264< Or just use '/' instead: >
6265 :set path=.,c:/include
6266< Don't forget "." or files won't even be found in the same directory as
6267 the file!
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006268 The maximum length is limited. How much depends on the system, mostly
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006269 it is something like 256 or 1024 characters.
6270 You can check if all the include files are found, using the value of
6271 'path', see |:checkpath|.
6272 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
6273 directories from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
6274 uses another default. To remove the current directory use: >
6275 :set path-=
6276< To add the current directory use: >
6277 :set path+=
6278< To use an environment variable, you probably need to replace the
6279 separator. Here is an example to append $INCL, in which directory
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02006280 names are separated with a semicolon: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006281 :let &path = &path .. "," .. substitute($INCL, ';', ',', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006282< Replace the ';' with a ':' or whatever separator is used. Note that
6283 this doesn't work when $INCL contains a comma or white space.
6284
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006285 *'perldll'*
6286'perldll' string (default depends on the build)
6287 global
Bram Moolenaar37c64c72017-09-19 22:06:03 +02006288 {only available when compiled with the |+perl/dyn|
6289 feature}
6290 Specifies the name of the Perl shared library. The default is
6291 DYNAMIC_PERL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
6292 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6293 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6294 security reasons.
6295
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006296 *'preserveindent'* *'pi'* *'nopreserveindent'* *'nopi'*
6297'preserveindent' 'pi' boolean (default off)
6298 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006299 When changing the indent of the current line, preserve as much of the
6300 indent structure as possible. Normally the indent is replaced by a
6301 series of tabs followed by spaces as required (unless |'expandtab'| is
6302 enabled, in which case only spaces are used). Enabling this option
6303 means the indent will preserve as many existing characters as possible
6304 for indenting, and only add additional tabs or spaces as required.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00006305 'expandtab' does not apply to the preserved white space, a Tab remains
6306 a Tab.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006307 NOTE: When using ">>" multiple times the resulting indent is a mix of
6308 tabs and spaces. You might not like this.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01006309 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006310 Also see 'copyindent'.
6311 Use |:retab| to clean up white space.
6312
6313 *'previewheight'* *'pvh'*
6314'previewheight' 'pvh' number (default 12)
6315 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006316 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6317 feature}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006318 Default height for a preview window. Used for |:ptag| and associated
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006319 commands. Used for |CTRL-W_}| when no count is given. Not used when
6320 'previewpopup' is set.
6321
6322 *'previewpopup'* *'pvp'*
6323'previewpopup' 'pvp' string (default empty)
6324 global
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006325 {not available when compiled without the |+textprop|
6326 or |+quickfix| feature}
Bram Moolenaar79648732019-07-18 21:43:07 +02006327 When not empty a popup window is used for commands that would open a
6328 preview window. See |preview-popup|.
Bram Moolenaar576a4a62019-08-18 15:25:17 +02006329 Not used for the insert completion info, add "popup" to
6330 'completeopt' for that.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006331
6332 *'previewwindow'* *'nopreviewwindow'*
6333 *'pvw'* *'nopvw'* *E590*
6334'previewwindow' 'pvw' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02006335 local to window |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar62a0cb42019-08-18 16:35:23 +02006336 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
6337 feature}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006338 Identifies the preview window. Only one window can have this option
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006339 set. It's normally not set directly, but by using one of the commands
6340 |:ptag|, |:pedit|, etc.
6341
6342 *'printdevice'* *'pdev'*
6343'printdevice' 'pdev' string (default empty)
6344 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006345 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6346 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006347 The name of the printer to be used for |:hardcopy|.
6348 See |pdev-option|.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00006349 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6350 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006351
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006352 *'printencoding'* *'penc'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006353'printencoding' 'penc' string (default empty, except for some systems)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006354 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006355 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6356 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006357 Sets the character encoding used when printing.
6358 See |penc-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006359
6360 *'printexpr'* *'pexpr'*
Bram Moolenaar95bafa22018-10-02 13:26:25 +02006361'printexpr' 'pexpr' string (default: see below)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006362 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006363 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6364 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006365 Expression used to print the PostScript produced with |:hardcopy|.
6366 See |pexpr-option|.
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01006367 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6368 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006369
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006370 *'printfont'* *'pfn'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006371'printfont' 'pfn' string (default "courier")
6372 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006373 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6374 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006375 The name of the font that will be used for |:hardcopy|.
6376 See |pfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006377
6378 *'printheader'* *'pheader'*
6379'printheader' 'pheader' string (default "%<%f%h%m%=Page %N")
6380 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006381 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6382 feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006383 The format of the header produced in |:hardcopy| output.
6384 See |pheader-option|.
6385
6386 *'printmbcharset'* *'pmbcs'*
6387'printmbcharset' 'pmbcs' string (default "")
6388 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006389 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6390 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006391 The CJK character set to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6392 See |pmbcs-option|.
6393
6394 *'printmbfont'* *'pmbfn'*
6395'printmbfont' 'pmbfn' string (default "")
6396 global
Bram Moolenaar4c92e752019-02-17 21:18:32 +01006397 {only available when compiled with the |+printer|
6398 and |+postscript| features}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006399 List of font names to be used for CJK output from |:hardcopy|.
6400 See |pmbfn-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006401
6402 *'printoptions'* *'popt'*
6403'printoptions' 'popt' string (default "")
6404 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006405 {only available when compiled with |+printer| feature}
Bram Moolenaar8299df92004-07-10 09:47:34 +00006406 List of items that control the format of the output of |:hardcopy|.
6407 See |popt-option|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006408
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00006409 *'prompt'* *'noprompt'*
6410'prompt' boolean (default on)
6411 global
6412 When on a ":" prompt is used in Ex mode.
6413
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006414 *'pumheight'* *'ph'*
6415'pumheight' 'ph' number (default 0)
6416 global
Bram Moolenaar06a89a52006-04-29 22:01:03 +00006417 Determines the maximum number of items to show in the popup menu for
6418 Insert mode completion. When zero as much space as available is used.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006419 |ins-completion-menu|.
6420
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006421 *'pumwidth'* *'pw'*
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006422'pumwidth' 'pw' number (default 15)
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006423 global
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006424 Determines the minimum width to use for the popup menu for Insert mode
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01006425 completion. |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaara8f04aa2018-02-10 15:36:55 +01006426
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006427 *'pythondll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006428'pythondll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006429 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006430 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6431 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006432 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x shared library. The default is
6433 DYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006434 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006435 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6436 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar7d47b6e2006-03-15 22:59:18 +00006437
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006438 *'pythonhome'*
6439'pythonhome' string (default "")
6440 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006441 {only available when compiled with the |+python/dyn|
6442 feature}
6443 Specifies the name of the Python 2.x home directory. When 'pythonhome'
6444 and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set, PYTHON_HOME,
6445 which was specified at compile time, will be used for the Python 2.x
6446 home directory.
6447 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6448 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6449 security reasons.
6450
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006451 *'pythonthreedll'*
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006452'pythonthreedll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006453 global
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006454 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6455 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006456 Specifies the name of the Python 3 shared library. The default is
6457 DYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006458 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaarb4ff5182015-11-10 21:15:48 +01006459 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6460 security reasons.
6461
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006462 *'pythonthreehome'*
6463'pythonthreehome' string (default "")
6464 global
Bram Moolenaar94073162018-01-31 21:49:05 +01006465 {only available when compiled with the |+python3/dyn|
6466 feature}
6467 Specifies the name of the Python 3 home directory. When
6468 'pythonthreehome' and the PYTHONHOME environment variable are not set,
6469 PYTHON3_HOME, which was specified at compile time, will be used for
6470 the Python 3 home directory.
6471 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
6472 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6473 security reasons.
6474
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006475 *'pyxversion'* *'pyx'*
6476'pyxversion' 'pyx' number (default depends on the build)
6477 global
Bram Moolenaarf42dd3c2017-01-28 16:06:38 +01006478 {only available when compiled with the |+python| or
6479 the |+python3| feature}
6480 Specifies the python version used for pyx* functions and commands
6481 |python_x|. The default value is as follows:
6482
6483 Compiled with Default ~
6484 |+python| and |+python3| 0
6485 only |+python| 2
6486 only |+python3| 3
6487
6488 Available values are 0, 2 and 3.
6489 If 'pyxversion' is 0, it is set to 2 or 3 after the first execution of
6490 any python2/3 commands or functions. E.g. `:py` sets to 2, and `:py3`
6491 sets to 3. `:pyx` sets it to 3 if Python 3 is available, otherwise sets
6492 to 2 if Python 2 is available.
6493 See also: |has-pythonx|
6494
6495 If Vim is compiled with only |+python| or |+python3| setting
6496 'pyxversion' has no effect. The pyx* functions and commands are
6497 always the same as the compiled version.
6498
6499 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6500 security reasons.
6501
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006502 *'quickfixtextfunc'* *'qftf'*
6503'quickfixtextfunc' 'qftf' string (default "")
6504 global
6505 {only available when compiled with the |+quickfix|
6506 feature}
6507 This option specifies a function to be used to get the text to display
6508 in the quickfix and location list windows. This can be used to
6509 customize the information displayed in the quickfix or location window
6510 for each entry in the corresponding quickfix or location list. See
6511 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan777175b2021-11-18 22:08:57 +00006512 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
6513 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
6514 information.
Bram Moolenaar858ba062020-05-31 23:11:59 +02006515
6516 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6517 security reasons.
6518
Bram Moolenaar677ee682005-01-27 14:41:15 +00006519 *'quoteescape'* *'qe'*
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006520'quoteescape' 'qe' string (default "\")
6521 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcfbc5ee2004-07-02 15:38:35 +00006522 The characters that are used to escape quotes in a string. Used for
6523 objects like a', a" and a` |a'|.
6524 When one of the characters in this option is found inside a string,
6525 the following character will be skipped. The default value makes the
6526 text "foo\"bar\\" considered to be one string.
6527
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006528 *'readonly'* *'ro'* *'noreadonly'* *'noro'*
6529'readonly' 'ro' boolean (default off)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02006530 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006531 If on, writes fail unless you use a '!'. Protects you from
6532 accidentally overwriting a file. Default on when Vim is started
6533 in read-only mode ("vim -R") or when the executable is called "view".
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006534 When using ":w!" the 'readonly' option is reset for the current
6535 buffer, unless the 'Z' flag is in 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02006536 When using the ":view" command the 'readonly' option is set for the
6537 newly edited buffer.
Bram Moolenaar369b6f52017-01-17 12:22:32 +01006538 See 'modifiable' for disallowing changes to the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006539
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006540 *'redrawtime'* *'rdt'*
6541'redrawtime' 'rdt' number (default 2000)
6542 global
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006543 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime|
6544 feature}
6545 The time in milliseconds for redrawing the display. This applies to
Bram Moolenaar15142e22018-04-30 22:19:58 +02006546 searching for patterns for 'hlsearch', |:match| highlighting and syntax
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006547 highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006548 When redrawing takes more than this many milliseconds no further
Bram Moolenaar06f1ed22017-06-18 22:41:03 +02006549 matches will be highlighted.
6550 For syntax highlighting the time applies per window. When over the
6551 limit syntax highlighting is disabled until |CTRL-L| is used.
6552 This is used to avoid that Vim hangs when using a very complicated
6553 pattern.
Bram Moolenaar91a4e822008-01-19 14:59:58 +00006554
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02006555 *'regexpengine'* *'re'*
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006556'regexpengine' 're' number (default 0)
6557 global
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006558 This selects the default regexp engine. |two-engines|
6559 The possible values are:
6560 0 automatic selection
6561 1 old engine
6562 2 NFA engine
6563 Note that when using the NFA engine and the pattern contains something
6564 that is not supported the pattern will not match. This is only useful
6565 for debugging the regexp engine.
Bram Moolenaarfda37292014-11-05 14:27:36 +01006566 Using automatic selection enables Vim to switch the engine, if the
6567 default engine becomes too costly. E.g., when the NFA engine uses too
6568 many states. This should prevent Vim from hanging on a combination of
6569 a complex pattern with long text.
Bram Moolenaare6ae6222013-05-21 21:01:10 +02006570
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006571 *'relativenumber'* *'rnu'* *'norelativenumber'* *'nornu'*
6572'relativenumber' 'rnu' boolean (default off)
6573 local to window
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006574 Show the line number relative to the line with the cursor in front of
Bram Moolenaar06b5d512010-05-22 15:37:44 +02006575 each line. Relative line numbers help you use the |count| you can
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006576 precede some vertical motion commands (e.g. j k + -) with, without
6577 having to calculate it yourself. Especially useful in combination with
6578 other commands (e.g. y d c < > gq gw =).
6579 When the 'n' option is excluded from 'cpoptions' a wrapped
6580 line will not use the column of line numbers (this is the default when
6581 'compatible' isn't set).
6582 The 'numberwidth' option can be used to set the room used for the line
6583 number.
6584 When a long, wrapped line doesn't start with the first character, '-'
6585 characters are put before the number.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02006586 See |hl-LineNr| and |hl-CursorLineNr| for the highlighting used for
6587 the number.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01006588
Bram Moolenaar203d04d2013-06-06 21:36:40 +02006589 The number in front of the cursor line also depends on the value of
6590 'number', see |number_relativenumber| for all combinations of the two
6591 options.
Bram Moolenaar64486672010-05-16 15:46:46 +02006592
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006593 *'remap'* *'noremap'*
6594'remap' boolean (default on)
6595 global
6596 Allows for mappings to work recursively. If you do not want this for
6597 a single entry, use the :noremap[!] command.
Bram Moolenaara3227e22006-03-08 21:32:40 +00006598 NOTE: To avoid portability problems with Vim scripts, always keep
6599 this option at the default "on". Only switch it off when working with
6600 old Vi scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006601
zeertzjqd086b8f2024-02-25 15:42:52 +08006602 *'renderoptions'* *'rop'*
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006603'renderoptions' 'rop' string (default: empty)
6604 global
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006605 {only available when compiled with GUI and DIRECTX on
6606 MS-Windows}
6607 Select a text renderer and set its options. The options depend on the
6608 renderer.
6609
6610 Syntax: >
6611 set rop=type:{renderer}(,{name}:{value})*
6612<
6613 Currently, only one optional renderer is available.
6614
6615 render behavior ~
6616 directx Vim will draw text using DirectX (DirectWrite). It makes
6617 drawn glyphs more beautiful than default GDI.
6618 It requires 'encoding' is "utf-8", and only works on
6619 MS-Windows Vista or newer version.
6620
6621 Options:
6622 name meaning type value ~
6623 gamma gamma float 1.0 - 2.2 (maybe)
6624 contrast enhancedContrast float (unknown)
6625 level clearTypeLevel float (unknown)
6626 geom pixelGeometry int 0 - 2 (see below)
6627 renmode renderingMode int 0 - 6 (see below)
6628 taamode textAntialiasMode int 0 - 3 (see below)
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006629 scrlines Scroll Lines int (deprecated)
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006630
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006631 See this URL for detail (except for scrlines):
6632 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368190.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006633
6634 For geom: structure of a device pixel.
6635 0 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_FLAT
6636 1 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_RGB
6637 2 - DWRITE_PIXEL_GEOMETRY_BGR
6638
6639 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006640 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368114.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006641
6642 For renmode: method of rendering glyphs.
6643 0 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_DEFAULT
6644 1 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_ALIASED
6645 2 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_CLASSIC
6646 3 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_GDI_NATURAL
6647 4 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL
6648 5 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_NATURAL_SYMMETRIC
6649 6 - DWRITE_RENDERING_MODE_OUTLINE
6650
6651 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006652 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368118.aspx
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006653
6654 For taamode: antialiasing mode used for drawing text.
6655 0 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_DEFAULT
6656 1 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_CLEARTYPE
6657 2 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_GRAYSCALE
6658 3 - D2D1_TEXT_ANTIALIAS_MODE_ALIASED
6659
6660 See this URL for detail:
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006661 https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd368170.aspx
6662
Bram Moolenaara338adc2018-01-31 20:51:47 +01006663 For scrlines:
6664 This was used for optimizing scrolling behavior, however this
6665 is now deprecated. If specified, it is simply ignored.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006666
6667 Example: >
6668 set encoding=utf-8
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006669 set gfn=Ricty_Diminished:h12
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006670 set rop=type:directx
6671<
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006672 If select a raster font (Courier, Terminal or FixedSys which
6673 have ".fon" extension in file name) to 'guifont', it will be
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006674 drawn by GDI as a fallback.
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006675
6676 NOTE: It is known that some fonts and options combination
6677 causes trouble on drawing glyphs.
6678
Bram Moolenaar92467d32017-12-05 13:22:16 +01006679 - 'renmode:5' and 'renmode:6' will not work with some
Bram Moolenaard7ccc4d2017-11-26 14:29:32 +01006680 special made fonts (True-Type fonts which includes only
6681 bitmap glyphs).
6682 - 'taamode:3' will not work with some vector fonts.
6683
6684 NOTE: With this option, you can display colored emoji
6685 (emoticon) in Windows 8.1 or later. To display colored emoji,
6686 there are some conditions which you should notice.
6687
6688 - If your font includes non-colored emoji already, it will
6689 be used.
6690 - If your font doesn't have emoji, the system chooses an
6691 alternative symbol font. On Windows 10, "Segoe UI Emoji"
6692 will be used.
6693 - When this alternative font didn't have fixed width glyph,
6694 emoji might be rendered beyond the bounding box of drawing
6695 cell.
Bram Moolenaarb5a7a8b2014-08-06 14:52:30 +02006696
6697 Other render types are currently not supported.
6698
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006699 *'report'*
6700'report' number (default 2)
6701 global
6702 Threshold for reporting number of lines changed. When the number of
6703 changed lines is more than 'report' a message will be given for most
6704 ":" commands. If you want it always, set 'report' to 0.
6705 For the ":substitute" command the number of substitutions is used
6706 instead of the number of lines.
6707
6708 *'restorescreen'* *'rs'* *'norestorescreen'* *'nors'*
6709'restorescreen' 'rs' boolean (default on)
6710 global
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01006711 {only in MS-Windows console version}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006712 When set, the screen contents is restored when exiting Vim. This also
6713 happens when executing external commands.
6714
6715 For non-Windows Vim: You can set or reset the 't_ti' and 't_te'
6716 options in your .vimrc. To disable restoring:
6717 set t_ti= t_te=
6718 To enable restoring (for an xterm):
6719 set t_ti=^[7^[[r^[[?47h t_te=^[[?47l^[8
6720 (Where ^[ is an <Esc>, type CTRL-V <Esc> to insert it)
6721
6722 *'revins'* *'ri'* *'norevins'* *'nori'*
6723'revins' 'ri' boolean (default off)
6724 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006725 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6726 feature}
6727 Inserting characters in Insert mode will work backwards. See "typing
6728 backwards" |ins-reverse|. This option can be toggled with the CTRL-_
6729 command in Insert mode, when 'allowrevins' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006730 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6731 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6732 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006733
6734 *'rightleft'* *'rl'* *'norightleft'* *'norl'*
6735'rightleft' 'rl' boolean (default off)
6736 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006737 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6738 feature}
6739 When on, display orientation becomes right-to-left, i.e., characters
6740 that are stored in the file appear from the right to the left.
6741 Using this option, it is possible to edit files for languages that
6742 are written from the right to the left such as Hebrew and Arabic.
6743 This option is per window, so it is possible to edit mixed files
6744 simultaneously, or to view the same file in both ways (this is
6745 useful whenever you have a mixed text file with both right-to-left
6746 and left-to-right strings so that both sets are displayed properly
6747 in different windows). Also see |rileft.txt|.
6748
Bram Moolenaar607cc1e2010-07-18 18:47:44 +02006749 *'rightleftcmd'* *'rlc'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006750'rightleftcmd' 'rlc' string (default "search")
6751 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006752 {only available when compiled with the |+rightleft|
6753 feature}
6754 Each word in this option enables the command line editing to work in
6755 right-to-left mode for a group of commands:
6756
6757 search "/" and "?" commands
6758
6759 This is useful for languages such as Hebrew, Arabic and Farsi.
6760 The 'rightleft' option must be set for 'rightleftcmd' to take effect.
6761
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006762 *'rubydll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01006763'rubydll' string (default: depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006764 global
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006765 {only available when compiled with the |+ruby/dyn|
6766 feature}
Bram Moolenaar25e4fcd2016-01-09 14:57:47 +01006767 Specifies the name of the Ruby shared library. The default is
6768 DYNAMIC_RUBY_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02006769 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaard94464e2015-11-02 15:28:18 +01006770 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6771 security reasons.
6772
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006773 *'ruler'* *'ru'* *'noruler'* *'noru'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02006774'ruler' 'ru' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006775 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006776 Show the line and column number of the cursor position, separated by a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006777 comma. When there is room, the relative position of the displayed
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006778 text in the file is shown on the far right:
6779 Top first line is visible
6780 Bot last line is visible
6781 All first and last line are visible
6782 45% relative position in the file
6783 If 'rulerformat' is set, it will determine the contents of the ruler.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006784 Each window has its own ruler. If a window has a status line, the
Bram Moolenaara2a89732022-08-31 14:46:18 +01006785 ruler is shown there. Otherwise it is shown in the last line of the
6786 screen. If the statusline is given by 'statusline' (i.e. not empty),
6787 this option takes precedence over 'ruler' and 'rulerformat'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006788 If the number of characters displayed is different from the number of
Bram Moolenaar207f0092020-08-30 17:20:20 +02006789 bytes in the text (e.g., for a TAB or a multibyte character), both
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006790 the text column (byte number) and the screen column are shown,
6791 separated with a dash.
6792 For an empty line "0-1" is shown.
6793 For an empty buffer the line number will also be zero: "0,0-1".
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02006794 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
6795 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006796 If you don't want to see the ruler all the time but want to know where
6797 you are, use "g CTRL-G" |g_CTRL-G|.
6798 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
6799
6800 *'rulerformat'* *'ruf'*
6801'rulerformat' 'ruf' string (default empty)
6802 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006803 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
6804 feature}
6805 When this option is not empty, it determines the content of the ruler
6806 string, as displayed for the 'ruler' option.
Bram Moolenaara23ccb82006-02-27 00:08:02 +00006807 The format of this option is like that of 'statusline'.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02006808 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
6809
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006810 The default ruler width is 17 characters. To make the ruler 15
6811 characters wide, put "%15(" at the start and "%)" at the end.
6812 Example: >
6813 :set rulerformat=%15(%c%V\ %p%%%)
6814<
6815 *'runtimepath'* *'rtp'* *vimfiles*
6816'runtimepath' 'rtp' string (default:
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02006817 Unix: "$HOME/.vim or
6818 $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006819 $VIM/vimfiles,
6820 $VIMRUNTIME,
6821 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6822 $HOME/.vim/after"
6823 Amiga: "home:vimfiles,
6824 $VIM/vimfiles,
6825 $VIMRUNTIME,
6826 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6827 home:vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006828 MS-Windows: "$HOME/vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006829 $VIM/vimfiles,
6830 $VIMRUNTIME,
6831 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
6832 $HOME/vimfiles/after"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01006833 Haiku: "$BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim,
6834 $VIM/vimfiles,
6835 $VIMRUNTIME,
6836 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar942db232021-02-13 18:14:48 +01006837 $BE_USER_SETTINGS/vim/after"
6838 VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006839 $VIM/vimfiles,
6840 $VIMRUNTIME,
6841 $VIM/vimfiles/after,
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00006842 sys$login:vimfiles/after")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006843 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006844 This is a list of directories which will be searched for runtime
6845 files:
6846 filetype.vim filetypes by file name |new-filetype|
6847 scripts.vim filetypes by file contents |new-filetype-scripts|
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00006848 autoload/ automatically loaded scripts |autoload-functions|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006849 colors/ color scheme files |:colorscheme|
6850 compiler/ compiler files |:compiler|
6851 doc/ documentation |write-local-help|
6852 ftplugin/ filetype plugins |write-filetype-plugin|
Bram Moolenaar8a7d6542020-01-26 15:56:19 +01006853 import/ files that are found by `:import`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006854 indent/ indent scripts |indent-expression|
6855 keymap/ key mapping files |mbyte-keymap|
RestorerZ96509102024-07-11 21:14:15 +02006856 lang/ message translations |:menutrans| and |multi-lang|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006857 menu.vim GUI menus |menu.vim|
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006858 pack/ packages |:packadd|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006859 plugin/ plugin scripts |write-plugin|
6860 print/ files for printing |postscript-print-encoding|
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00006861 spell/ spell checking files |spell|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006862 syntax/ syntax files |mysyntaxfile|
6863 tutor/ files for vimtutor |tutor|
6864
6865 And any other file searched for with the |:runtime| command.
6866
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02006867 For $XDG_CONFIG_HOME see |xdg-base-dir|.
6868
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006869 The defaults for most systems are setup to search five locations:
6870 1. In your home directory, for your personal preferences.
6871 2. In a system-wide Vim directory, for preferences from the system
6872 administrator.
6873 3. In $VIMRUNTIME, for files distributed with Vim.
6874 *after-directory*
6875 4. In the "after" directory in the system-wide Vim directory. This is
6876 for the system administrator to overrule or add to the distributed
6877 defaults (rarely needed)
6878 5. In the "after" directory in your home directory. This is for
6879 personal preferences to overrule or add to the distributed defaults
6880 or system-wide settings (rarely needed).
6881
Bram Moolenaard0796902016-09-16 20:02:31 +02006882 More entries are added when using |packages|. If it gets very long
6883 then `:set rtp` will be truncated, use `:echo &rtp` to see the full
6884 string.
Bram Moolenaar26852122016-05-24 20:02:38 +02006885
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006886 Note that, unlike 'path', no wildcards like "**" are allowed. Normal
6887 wildcards are allowed, but can significantly slow down searching for
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006888 runtime files. For speed, use as few items as possible and avoid
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006889 wildcards.
6890 See |:runtime|.
6891 Example: >
6892 :set runtimepath=~/vimruntime,/mygroup/vim,$VIMRUNTIME
6893< This will use the directory "~/vimruntime" first (containing your
6894 personal Vim runtime files), then "/mygroup/vim" (shared between a
6895 group of people) and finally "$VIMRUNTIME" (the distributed runtime
6896 files).
6897 You probably should always include $VIMRUNTIME somewhere, to use the
6898 distributed runtime files. You can put a directory before $VIMRUNTIME
6899 to find files which replace a distributed runtime files. You can put
6900 a directory after $VIMRUNTIME to find files which add to distributed
6901 runtime files.
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01006902 When Vim is started with |--clean| the home directory entries are not
6903 included.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006904 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
6905 security reasons.
6906
6907 *'scroll'* *'scr'*
6908'scroll' 'scr' number (default: half the window height)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02006909 local to window |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006910 Number of lines to scroll with CTRL-U and CTRL-D commands. Will be
6911 set to half the number of lines in the window when the window size
Bram Moolenaar74667062020-12-28 15:41:41 +01006912 changes. This may happen when enabling the |status-line| or
6913 'tabline' option after setting the 'scroll' option.
6914 If you give a count to the CTRL-U or CTRL-D command it will
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00006915 be used as the new value for 'scroll'. Reset to half the window
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02006916 height with ":set scroll=0".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006917
6918 *'scrollbind'* *'scb'* *'noscrollbind'* *'noscb'*
6919'scrollbind' 'scb' boolean (default off)
6920 local to window
zeertzjq5277cfa2023-09-28 01:00:12 +08006921 See also |scroll-binding|. When this option is set, scrolling the
6922 current window also scrolls other scrollbind windows (windows that
6923 also have this option set). This option is useful for viewing the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006924 differences between two versions of a file, see 'diff'.
6925 See |'scrollopt'| for options that determine how this option should be
6926 interpreted.
6927 This option is mostly reset when splitting a window to edit another
6928 file. This means that ":split | edit file" results in two windows
6929 with scroll-binding, but ":split file" does not.
6930
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01006931 *'scrollfocus'* *'scf'* *'noscrollfocus'* *'noscf'*
6932'scrollfocus' 'scf' boolean (default off)
6933 global
6934 {only for MS-Windows GUI}
6935 When using the scroll wheel and this option is set, the window under
6936 the mouse pointer is scrolled. With this option off the current
6937 window is scrolled.
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01006938 Systems other than MS-Windows always behave like this option is on.
Bram Moolenaarae20f342019-11-05 21:09:23 +01006939
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006940 *'scrolljump'* *'sj'*
6941'scrolljump' 'sj' number (default 1)
6942 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006943 Minimal number of lines to scroll when the cursor gets off the
6944 screen (e.g., with "j"). Not used for scroll commands (e.g., CTRL-E,
6945 CTRL-D). Useful if your terminal scrolls very slowly.
Bram Moolenaar1e015462005-09-25 22:16:38 +00006946 When set to a negative number from -1 to -100 this is used as the
6947 percentage of the window height. Thus -50 scrolls half the window
6948 height.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006949 NOTE: This option is set to 1 when 'compatible' is set.
6950
6951 *'scrolloff'* *'so'*
Bram Moolenaar50ba5262016-09-22 22:33:02 +02006952'scrolloff' 'so' number (default 0, set to 5 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01006953 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006954 Minimal number of screen lines to keep above and below the cursor.
6955 This will make some context visible around where you are working. If
6956 you set it to a very large value (999) the cursor line will always be
6957 in the middle of the window (except at the start or end of the file or
6958 when long lines wrap).
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01006959 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
6960 these two: >
6961 setlocal scrolloff<
6962 setlocal scrolloff=-1
6963< For scrolling horizontally see 'sidescrolloff'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006964 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
6965
6966 *'scrollopt'* *'sbo'*
6967'scrollopt' 'sbo' string (default "ver,jump")
6968 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006969 This is a comma-separated list of words that specifies how
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00006970 'scrollbind' windows should behave. 'sbo' stands for ScrollBind
6971 Options.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006972 The following words are available:
6973 ver Bind vertical scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6974 hor Bind horizontal scrolling for 'scrollbind' windows
6975 jump Applies to the offset between two windows for vertical
6976 scrolling. This offset is the difference in the first
6977 displayed line of the bound windows. When moving
6978 around in a window, another 'scrollbind' window may
6979 reach a position before the start or after the end of
6980 the buffer. The offset is not changed though, when
6981 moving back the 'scrollbind' window will try to scroll
6982 to the desired position when possible.
6983 When now making that window the current one, two
6984 things can be done with the relative offset:
6985 1. When "jump" is not included, the relative offset is
6986 adjusted for the scroll position in the new current
6987 window. When going back to the other window, the
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00006988 new relative offset will be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006989 2. When "jump" is included, the other windows are
6990 scrolled to keep the same relative offset. When
6991 going back to the other window, it still uses the
6992 same relative offset.
6993 Also see |scroll-binding|.
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00006994 When 'diff' mode is active there always is vertical scroll binding,
6995 even when "ver" isn't there.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00006996
6997 *'sections'* *'sect'*
6998'sections' 'sect' string (default "SHNHH HUnhsh")
6999 global
7000 Specifies the nroff macros that separate sections. These are pairs of
7001 two letters (See |object-motions|). The default makes a section start
7002 at the nroff macros ".SH", ".NH", ".H", ".HU", ".nh" and ".sh".
7003
7004 *'secure'* *'nosecure'* *E523*
7005'secure' boolean (default off)
7006 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007007 When on, ":autocmd", shell and write commands are not allowed in
7008 ".vimrc" and ".exrc" in the current directory and map commands are
7009 displayed. Switch it off only if you know that you will not run into
7010 problems, or when the 'exrc' option is off. On Unix this option is
7011 only used if the ".vimrc" or ".exrc" is not owned by you. This can be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007012 dangerous if the systems allows users to do a "chown". You better set
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007013 'secure' at the end of your ~/.vimrc then.
7014 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7015 security reasons.
7016
7017 *'selection'* *'sel'*
7018'selection' 'sel' string (default "inclusive")
7019 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007020 This option defines the behavior of the selection. It is only used
7021 in Visual and Select mode.
7022 Possible values:
7023 value past line inclusive ~
7024 old no yes
7025 inclusive yes yes
7026 exclusive yes no
7027 "past line" means that the cursor is allowed to be positioned one
7028 character past the line.
7029 "inclusive" means that the last character of the selection is included
7030 in an operation. For example, when "x" is used to delete the
7031 selection.
Bram Moolenaare4a3bcf2016-08-26 19:52:37 +02007032 When "old" is used and 'virtualedit' allows the cursor to move past
7033 the end of line the line break still isn't included.
Christian Brabandted892062024-12-14 20:23:39 +01007034 When "exclusive" is used, cursor position in visual mode will be
7035 adjusted for inclusive motions |inclusive-motion-selection-exclusive|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007036 Note that when "exclusive" is used and selecting from the end
7037 backwards, you cannot include the last character of a line, when
7038 starting in Normal mode and 'virtualedit' empty.
7039
7040 The 'selection' option is set by the |:behave| command.
7041
7042 *'selectmode'* *'slm'*
7043'selectmode' 'slm' string (default "")
7044 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007045 This is a comma-separated list of words, which specifies when to start
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007046 Select mode instead of Visual mode, when a selection is started.
7047 Possible values:
7048 mouse when using the mouse
7049 key when using shifted special keys
7050 cmd when using "v", "V" or CTRL-V
7051 See |Select-mode|.
7052 The 'selectmode' option is set by the |:behave| command.
7053
7054 *'sessionoptions'* *'ssop'*
7055'sessionoptions' 'ssop' string (default: "blank,buffers,curdir,folds,
Bram Moolenaarb5b75622018-03-09 22:22:21 +01007056 help,options,tabpages,winsize,terminal")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007057 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007058 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007059 feature}
7060 Changes the effect of the |:mksession| command. It is a comma
7061 separated list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring
7062 something:
7063 word save and restore ~
7064 blank empty windows
7065 buffers hidden and unloaded buffers, not just those in windows
7066 curdir the current directory
7067 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
7068 fold options
7069 globals global variables that start with an uppercase letter
Bram Moolenaar12805862005-01-05 22:16:17 +00007070 and contain at least one lowercase letter. Only
7071 String and Number types are stored.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007072 help the help window
7073 localoptions options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
7074 global values for local options)
7075 options all options and mappings (also global values for local
7076 options)
Bram Moolenaard23b7142021-04-17 21:04:34 +02007077 skiprtp exclude 'runtimepath' and 'packpath' from the options
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007078 resize size of the Vim window: 'lines' and 'columns'
7079 sesdir the directory in which the session file is located
7080 will become the current directory (useful with
7081 projects accessed over a network from different
7082 systems)
7083 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
7084 slashes
Bram Moolenaar18144c82006-04-12 21:52:12 +00007085 tabpages all tab pages; without this only the current tab page
7086 is restored, so that you can make a session for each
7087 tab page separately
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02007088 terminal include terminal windows where the command can be
7089 restored
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007090 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
7091 on Windows or DOS
7092 winpos position of the whole Vim window
7093 winsize window sizes
7094
7095 Don't include both "curdir" and "sesdir".
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007096 When neither "curdir" nor "sesdir" is included, file names are stored
7097 with absolute paths.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00007098 If you leave out "options" many things won't work well after restoring
7099 the session.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007100 "slash" and "unix" are useful on Windows when sharing session files
7101 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
7102 but the Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
7103
7104 *'shell'* *'sh'* *E91*
Bram Moolenaar95a9dd12019-12-19 22:12:03 +01007105'shell' 'sh' string (default $SHELL or "sh", Win32: "cmd.exe")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007106 global
7107 Name of the shell to use for ! and :! commands. When changing the
7108 value also check these options: 'shelltype', 'shellpipe', 'shellslash'
7109 'shellredir', 'shellquote', 'shellxquote' and 'shellcmdflag'.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007110 It is allowed to give an argument to the command, e.g. "csh -f".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007111 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
7112 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007113
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007114 In |restricted-mode| shell commands will not be possible. This mode
7115 is used if the value of $SHELL ends in "false" or "nologin".
7116
Bram Moolenaar1ff14ba2019-11-02 14:09:23 +01007117 If the name of the shell contains a space, you need to enclose it in
Bram Moolenaar5ef1c6a2019-11-10 22:09:11 +01007118 quotes and escape the space. Example with quotes: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007119 :set shell=\"c:\program\ files\unix\sh.exe\"\ -f
7120< Note the backslash before each quote (to avoid starting a comment) and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007121 each space (to avoid ending the option value). Also note that the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007122 "-f" is not inside the quotes, because it is not part of the command
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007123 name. Vim automagically recognizes the backslashes that are path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007124 separators.
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007125 Example with escaped space (Vim will do this when initializing the
7126 option from $SHELL): >
7127 :set shell=/bin/with\\\ space/sh
Bram Moolenaard473c8c2018-08-11 18:00:22 +02007128< The resulting value of 'shell' is "/bin/with\ space/sh", two
Bram Moolenaar4bfa8af2018-02-03 15:14:46 +01007129 backslashes are consumed by `:set`.
7130
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007131 Under MS-Windows, when the executable ends in ".com" it must be
7132 included. Thus setting the shell to "command.com" or "4dos.com"
7133 works, but "command" and "4dos" do not work for all commands (e.g.,
7134 filtering).
7135 For unknown reasons, when using "4dos.com" the current directory is
7136 changed to "C:\". To avoid this set 'shell' like this: >
7137 :set shell=command.com\ /c\ 4dos
7138< This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7139 security reasons.
7140
7141 *'shellcmdflag'* *'shcf'*
Bram Moolenaar5dc62522012-02-13 00:05:22 +01007142'shellcmdflag' 'shcf' string (default: "-c";
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007143 Win32, when 'shell' contains "powershell":
7144 "-Command", or when it does not contain "sh"
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007145 somewhere: "/c")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007146 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007147 Flag passed to the shell to execute "!" and ":!" commands; e.g.,
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007148 "bash.exe -c ls", "powershell.exe -Command dir", or "cmd.exe /c dir".
7149 For MS-Windows, the default is set according to the value of 'shell',
7150 to reduce the need to set this option by the user.
Bram Moolenaar5302d9e2011-09-14 17:55:08 +02007151 On Unix it can have more than one flag. Each white space separated
7152 part is passed as an argument to the shell command.
7153 See |option-backslash| about including spaces and backslashes.
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007154 Also see |dos-shell| and |dos-powershell| for MS-Windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007155 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7156 security reasons.
7157
7158 *'shellpipe'* *'sp'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007159'shellpipe' 'sp' string (default ">", ">%s 2>&1", "| tee", "|& tee"
7160 "2>&1| tee", or
7161 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007162 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007163 {not available when compiled without the |+quickfix|
7164 feature}
7165 String to be used to put the output of the ":make" command in the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007166 error file. See also |:make_makeprg|. See |option-backslash| about
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007167 including spaces and backslashes.
7168 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
7169 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
7170 of this option).
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007171 For the Amiga the default is ">". For MS-Windows using powershell the
7172 default is "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default", otherwise the default
7173 is ">%s 2>&1". The output is directly saved in a file and not echoed
7174 to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02007175 For Unix the default is "| tee". The stdout of the compiler is saved
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007176 in a file and echoed to the screen. If the 'shell' option is "csh" or
7177 "tcsh" after initializations, the default becomes "|& tee". If the
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007178 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Natanael Copa56318362021-05-06 18:46:35 +02007179 "bash", "fish", "ash" or "dash" the default becomes "2>&1| tee". This
7180 means that stderr is also included. Before using the 'shell' option a
7181 path is removed, thus "/bin/sh" uses "sh".
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007182 For Unix and MS-Windows, when the 'shell' option is "pwsh" the default
7183 becomes ">%s 2>&1" and the output is not echoed to the screen.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007184 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
7185 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
7186 there, the 'shellpipe' option changes automatically, unless it was
7187 explicitly set before.
7188 When 'shellpipe' is set to an empty string, no redirection of the
7189 ":make" output will be done. This is useful if you use a 'makeprg'
7190 that writes to 'makeef' by itself. If you want no piping, but do
7191 want to include the 'makeef', set 'shellpipe' to a single space.
7192 Don't forget to precede the space with a backslash: ":set sp=\ ".
7193 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
7194 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
7195 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7196 security reasons.
7197
7198 *'shellquote'* *'shq'*
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007199'shellquote' 'shq' string (default: "")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007200 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007201 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
7202 the "!" and ":!" commands. The redirection is kept outside of the
7203 quoting. See 'shellxquote' to include the redirection. It's
7204 probably not useful to set both options.
7205 This is an empty string by default. Only known to be useful for
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007206 third-party shells on MS-Windows-like systems, such as the MKS Korn
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007207 Shell or bash, where it should be "\"". See |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007208 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7209 security reasons.
7210
7211 *'shellredir'* *'srr'*
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007212'shellredir' 'srr' string (default ">", ">&", ">%s 2>&1", or
7213 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007214 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007215 String to be used to put the output of a filter command in a temporary
7216 file. See also |:!|. See |option-backslash| about including spaces
7217 and backslashes.
7218 The name of the temporary file can be represented by "%s" if necessary
7219 (the file name is appended automatically if no %s appears in the value
7220 of this option).
Bram Moolenaar96f45c02019-10-26 19:53:45 +02007221 The default is ">". For Unix, if the 'shell' option is "csh" or
7222 "tcsh" during initializations, the default becomes ">&". If the
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007223 'shell' option is "sh", "ksh", "mksh", "pdksh", "zsh", "zsh-beta",
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007224 "bash", "fish", or "pwsh", the default becomes ">%s 2>&1". This means
7225 that stderr is also included. For Win32, the Unix checks are done and
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007226 additionally "cmd" is checked for, which makes the default ">%s 2>&1",
7227 and "powershell" is checked for which makes the default
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007228 "2>&1 | Out-File -Encoding default" (see |dos-powershell|). Also, the
7229 same names with ".exe" appended are checked for.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007230 The initialization of this option is done after reading the ".vimrc"
7231 and the other initializations, so that when the 'shell' option is set
7232 there, the 'shellredir' option changes automatically unless it was
7233 explicitly set before.
7234 In the future pipes may be used for filtering and this option will
7235 become obsolete (at least for Unix).
7236 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7237 security reasons.
7238
7239 *'shellslash'* *'ssl'* *'noshellslash'* *'nossl'*
7240'shellslash' 'ssl' boolean (default off)
7241 global
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01007242 {only for MS-Windows}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007243 When set, a forward slash is used when expanding file names. This is
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007244 useful when a Unix-like shell is used instead of cmd.exe, pwsh.exe, or
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007245 powershell.exe. Backward slashes can still be typed, but they are
7246 changed to forward slashes by Vim.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007247 Note that setting or resetting this option has no effect for some
7248 existing file names, thus this option needs to be set before opening
7249 any file for best results. This might change in the future.
7250 'shellslash' only works when a backslash can be used as a path
7251 separator. To test if this is so use: >
7252 if exists('+shellslash')
Bram Moolenaarac3150d2019-07-28 16:36:39 +02007253< Also see 'completeslash'.
7254
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007255 *'shelltemp'* *'stmp'* *'noshelltemp'* *'nostmp'*
7256'shelltemp' 'stmp' boolean (Vi default off, Vim default on)
7257 global
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007258 When on, use temp files for shell commands. When off use a pipe.
7259 When using a pipe is not possible temp files are used anyway.
Bram Moolenaar97293012011-07-18 19:40:27 +02007260 Currently a pipe is only supported on Unix and MS-Windows 2K and
7261 later. You can check it with: >
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007262 :if has("filterpipe")
7263< The advantage of using a pipe is that nobody can read the temp file
7264 and the 'shell' command does not need to support redirection.
7265 The advantage of using a temp file is that the file type and encoding
7266 can be detected.
7267 The |FilterReadPre|, |FilterReadPost| and |FilterWritePre|,
7268 |FilterWritePost| autocommands event are not triggered when
7269 'shelltemp' is off.
Bram Moolenaar269f5952016-07-15 22:54:41 +02007270 The `system()` function does not respect this option and always uses
7271 temp files.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01007272 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
7273 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar26a60b42005-02-22 08:49:11 +00007274
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007275 *'shelltype'* *'st'*
7276'shelltype' 'st' number (default 0)
7277 global
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02007278 {only for the Amiga}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007279 On the Amiga this option influences the way how the commands work
7280 which use a shell.
7281 0 and 1: always use the shell
7282 2 and 3: use the shell only to filter lines
7283 4 and 5: use shell only for ':sh' command
7284 When not using the shell, the command is executed directly.
7285
7286 0 and 2: use "shell 'shellcmdflag' cmd" to start external commands
7287 1 and 3: use "shell cmd" to start external commands
7288
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007289 *'shellxescape'* *'sxe'*
7290'shellxescape' 'sxe' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007291 for MS-Windows: "\"&|<>()@^")
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007292 global
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007293 When 'shellxquote' is set to "(" then the characters listed in this
7294 option will be escaped with a '^' character. This makes it possible
7295 to execute most external commands with cmd.exe.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11007296 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7297 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaardb7207e2012-02-22 17:30:19 +01007298
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007299 *'shellxquote'* *'sxq'*
7300'shellxquote' 'sxq' string (default: "";
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007301 for Win32, when 'shell' is cmd.exe: "("
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007302 for Win32, when 'shell' is
7303 powershell.exe: "\""
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007304 for Win32, when 'shell' contains "sh"
7305 somewhere: "\""
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007306 for Unix, when using system(): "\"")
7307 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007308 Quoting character(s), put around the command passed to the shell, for
7309 the "!" and ":!" commands. Includes the redirection. See
7310 'shellquote' to exclude the redirection. It's probably not useful
7311 to set both options.
Bram Moolenaarf66b3fc2012-02-20 22:18:30 +01007312 When the value is '(' then ')' is appended. When the value is '"('
7313 then ')"' is appended.
7314 When the value is '(' then also see 'shellxescape'.
Bram Moolenaara64ba222012-02-12 23:23:31 +01007315 This is an empty string by default on most systems, but is known to be
Mike Williamsa3d1b292021-06-30 20:56:00 +02007316 useful for on Win32 version, either for cmd.exe, powershell.exe, or
7317 pwsh.exe which automatically strips off the first and last quote on a
7318 command, or 3rd-party shells such as the MKS Korn Shell or bash, where
7319 it should be "\"". The default is adjusted according the value of
Mike Williams12795022021-06-28 20:53:58 +02007320 'shell', to reduce the need to set this option by the user. See
7321 |dos-shell|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007322 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7323 security reasons.
7324
7325 *'shiftround'* *'sr'* *'noshiftround'* *'nosr'*
7326'shiftround' 'sr' boolean (default off)
7327 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007328 Round indent to multiple of 'shiftwidth'. Applies to > and <
7329 commands. CTRL-T and CTRL-D in Insert mode always round the indent to
7330 a multiple of 'shiftwidth' (this is Vi compatible).
7331 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7332
7333 *'shiftwidth'* *'sw'*
7334'shiftwidth' 'sw' number (default 8)
7335 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007336 Number of spaces to use for each step of (auto)indent. Used for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007337 |'cindent'|, |>>|, |<<|, etc.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01007338 When zero the 'tabstop' value will be used. Use the |shiftwidth()|
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007339 function to get the effective shiftwidth value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007340
7341 *'shortmess'* *'shm'*
Bram Moolenaar9dfa3132019-05-04 21:08:40 +02007342'shortmess' 'shm' string (Vim default "filnxtToOS", Vi default: "S",
7343 POSIX default: "AS")
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007344 global *E1336*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007345 This option helps to avoid all the |hit-enter| prompts caused by file
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02007346 messages, for example with CTRL-G, and to avoid some other messages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007347 It is a list of flags:
7348 flag meaning when present ~
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007349 f use "(3 of 5)" instead of "(file 3 of 5)" *shm-f*
7350 i use "[noeol]" instead of "[Incomplete last line]" *shm-i*
7351 l use "999L, 888B" instead of "999 lines, 888 bytes" *shm-l*
7352 m use "[+]" instead of "[Modified]" *shm-m*
7353 n use "[New]" instead of "[New File]" *shm-n*
7354 r use "[RO]" instead of "[readonly]" *shm-r*
7355 w use "[w]" instead of "written" for file write message *shm-w*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007356 and "[a]" instead of "appended" for ':w >> file' command
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007357 x use "[dos]" instead of "[dos format]", "[unix]" *shm-x*
7358 instead of "[unix format]" and "[mac]" instead of "[mac
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007359 format]"
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007360 a all of the above abbreviations *shm-a*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007361
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007362 o overwrite message for writing a file with subsequent *shm-o*
7363 message for reading a file (useful for ":wn" or when
7364 'autowrite' on)
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007365 O message for reading a file overwrites any previous *shm-O*
7366 message; also for quickfix message (e.g., ":cn")
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007367 s don't give "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" or *shm-s*
7368 "search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages; when using
Christian Brabandte2995912024-06-01 20:40:25 +02007369 the search count do not show "W" before the count message
7370 (see |shm-S| below)
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007371 t truncate file message at the start if it is too long *shm-t*
7372 to fit on the command-line, "<" will appear in the left most
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007373 column; ignored in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007374 T truncate other messages in the middle if they are too *shm-T*
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007375 long to fit on the command line; "..." will appear in the
7376 middle; ignored in Ex mode
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007377 W don't give "written" or "[w]" when writing a file *shm-W*
7378 A don't give the "ATTENTION" message when an existing *shm-A*
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007379 swap file is found
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007380 I don't give the intro message when starting Vim, *shm-I*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007381 see |:intro|
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007382 c don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages; for *shm-c*
Bram Moolenaar7db29e42022-12-11 15:53:04 +00007383 example, "-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only
7384 match", "Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
7385 C don't give messages while scanning for ins-completion *shm-C*
7386 items, for instance "scanning tags"
7387 q use "recording" instead of "recording @a" *shm-q*
7388 F don't give the file info when editing a file, like *shm-F*
7389 `:silent` was used for the command; note that this also
Shougo Matsushita9db39b02024-03-06 20:58:41 +01007390 affects messages from autocommands and 'autoread' reloading
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007391 S do not show search count message when searching, e.g. *shm-S*
Christian Brabandte2995912024-06-01 20:40:25 +02007392 "[1/5]". When the "S" flag is not present (e.g. search count
7393 is shown), the "search hit BOTTOM, continuing at TOP" and
7394 "search hit TOP, continuing at BOTTOM" messages are only
7395 indicated by a "W" (Mnemonic: Wrapped) letter before the
7396 search count statistics.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007397
7398 This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
7399 requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
7400 possible for the space available. To get the whole message that you
7401 would have got with 'shm' empty, use ":file!"
7402 Useful values:
7403 shm= No abbreviation of message.
7404 shm=a Abbreviation, but no loss of information.
7405 shm=at Abbreviation, and truncate message when necessary.
7406
7407 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7408 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7409
7410 *'shortname'* *'sn'* *'noshortname'* *'nosn'*
7411'shortname' 'sn' boolean (default off)
7412 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007413 Filenames are assumed to be 8 characters plus one extension of 3
7414 characters. Multiple dots in file names are not allowed. When this
7415 option is on, dots in file names are replaced with underscores when
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01007416 adding an extension (".~" or ".swp"). This option is useful
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007417 when editing files on an MS-DOS compatible filesystem, e.g., messydos
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01007418 or crossdos.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007419
7420 *'showbreak'* *'sbr'* *E595*
7421'showbreak' 'sbr' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007422 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02007423 {not available when compiled without the |+linebreak|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007424 feature}
7425 String to put at the start of lines that have been wrapped. Useful
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007426 values are "> " or "+++ ": >
7427 :set showbreak=>\
7428< Note the backslash to escape the trailing space. It's easier like
7429 this: >
Bram Moolenaar1a384422010-07-14 19:53:30 +02007430 :let &showbreak = '+++ '
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007431< Only printable single-cell characters are allowed, excluding <Tab> and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007432 comma (in a future version the comma might be used to separate the
7433 part that is shown at the end and at the start of a line).
7434 The characters are highlighted according to the '@' flag in
7435 'highlight'.
7436 Note that tabs after the showbreak will be displayed differently.
7437 If you want the 'showbreak' to appear in between line numbers, add the
7438 "n" flag to 'cpoptions'.
Bram Moolenaaree857022019-11-09 23:26:40 +01007439 A window-local value overrules a global value. If the global value is
7440 set and you want no value in the current window use NONE: >
7441 :setlocal showbreak=NONE
7442<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007443 *'showcmd'* *'sc'* *'noshowcmd'* *'nosc'*
Bram Moolenaar8c08b5b2016-07-28 22:24:15 +02007444'showcmd' 'sc' boolean (Vim default: on, off for Unix,
7445 Vi default: off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007446 global
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007447 Show (partial) command in the last line of the screen. Set this
7448 option off if your terminal is slow.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007449 In Visual mode the size of the selected area is shown:
7450 - When selecting characters within a line, the number of characters.
Bram Moolenaarf91787c2010-07-17 12:47:16 +02007451 If the number of bytes is different it is also displayed: "2-6"
7452 means two characters and six bytes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007453 - When selecting more than one line, the number of lines.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01007454 - When selecting a block, the size in screen characters:
7455 {lines}x{columns}.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007456 This information can be displayed in an alternative location using the
7457 'showcmdloc' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007458 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7459 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7460
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007461 *'showcmdloc'* *'sloc'*
7462'showcmdloc' 'sloc' string (default "last")
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007463 global
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007464 This option can be used to display the (partially) entered command in
7465 another location. Possible values are:
7466 last Last line of the screen (default).
7467 statusline Status line of the current window.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00007468 tabline First line of the screen if 'showtabline' is enabled.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007469 Setting this option to "statusline" or "tabline" means that these will
7470 be redrawn whenever the command changes, which can be on every key
7471 pressed.
7472 The %S 'statusline' item can be used in 'statusline' or 'tabline' to
7473 place the text. Without a custom 'statusline' or 'tabline' it will be
7474 displayed in a convenient location.
7475
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007476 *'showfulltag'* *'sft'* *'noshowfulltag'* *'nosft'*
7477'showfulltag' 'sft' boolean (default off)
7478 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007479 When completing a word in insert mode (see |ins-completion|) from the
7480 tags file, show both the tag name and a tidied-up form of the search
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007481 pattern (if there is one) as possible matches. Thus, if you have
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007482 matched a C function, you can see a template for what arguments are
7483 required (coding style permitting).
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00007484 Note that this doesn't work well together with having "longest" in
7485 'completeopt', because the completion from the search pattern may not
7486 match the typed text.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007487
7488 *'showmatch'* *'sm'* *'noshowmatch'* *'nosm'*
7489'showmatch' 'sm' boolean (default off)
7490 global
7491 When a bracket is inserted, briefly jump to the matching one. The
7492 jump is only done if the match can be seen on the screen. The time to
7493 show the match can be set with 'matchtime'.
7494 A Beep is given if there is no match (no matter if the match can be
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007495 seen or not).
7496 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7497 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007498 When the 'm' flag is not included in 'cpoptions', typing a character
7499 will immediately move the cursor back to where it belongs.
7500 See the "sm" field in 'guicursor' for setting the cursor shape and
7501 blinking when showing the match.
7502 The 'matchpairs' option can be used to specify the characters to show
7503 matches for. 'rightleft' and 'revins' are used to look for opposite
7504 matches.
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00007505 Also see the matchparen plugin for highlighting the match when moving
7506 around |pi_paren.txt|.
7507 Note: Use of the short form is rated PG.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007508
7509 *'showmode'* *'smd'* *'noshowmode'* *'nosmd'*
7510'showmode' 'smd' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
7511 global
7512 If in Insert, Replace or Visual mode put a message on the last line.
7513 Use the 'M' flag in 'highlight' to set the type of highlighting for
7514 this message.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007515 When |XIM| may be used the message will include "XIM". But this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007516 doesn't mean XIM is really active, especially when 'imactivatekey' is
7517 not set.
7518 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
7519 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
7520
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007521 *'showtabline'* *'stal'*
7522'showtabline' 'stal' number (default 1)
7523 global
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00007524 The value of this option specifies when the line with tab page labels
7525 will be displayed:
7526 0: never
7527 1: only if there are at least two tab pages
7528 2: always
7529 This is both for the GUI and non-GUI implementation of the tab pages
7530 line.
7531 See |tab-page| for more information about tab pages.
7532
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007533 *'sidescroll'* *'ss'*
7534'sidescroll' 'ss' number (default 0)
7535 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007536 The minimal number of columns to scroll horizontally. Used only when
7537 the 'wrap' option is off and the cursor is moved off of the screen.
7538 When it is zero the cursor will be put in the middle of the screen.
7539 When using a slow terminal set it to a large number or 0. When using
7540 a fast terminal use a small number or 1. Not used for "zh" and "zl"
7541 commands.
7542
7543 *'sidescrolloff'* *'siso'*
7544'sidescrolloff' 'siso' number (default 0)
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007545 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007546 The minimal number of screen columns to keep to the left and to the
Bram Moolenaar482aaeb2005-09-29 18:26:07 +00007547 right of the cursor if 'nowrap' is set. Setting this option to a
7548 value greater than 0 while having |'sidescroll'| also at a non-zero
7549 value makes some context visible in the line you are scrolling in
7550 horizontally (except at beginning of the line). Setting this option
7551 to a large value (like 999) has the effect of keeping the cursor
7552 horizontally centered in the window, as long as one does not come too
7553 close to the beginning of the line.
Bram Moolenaar375e3392019-01-31 18:26:10 +01007554 After using the local value, go back the global value with one of
7555 these two: >
7556 setlocal sidescrolloff<
7557 setlocal sidescrolloff=-1
7558< NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007559
7560 Example: Try this together with 'sidescroll' and 'listchars' as
7561 in the following example to never allow the cursor to move
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007562 onto the "extends" character: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007563
7564 :set nowrap sidescroll=1 listchars=extends:>,precedes:<
7565 :set sidescrolloff=1
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007566<
7567 *'signcolumn'* *'scl'*
7568'signcolumn' 'scl' string (default "auto")
7569 local to window
Bram Moolenaar95ec9d62016-08-12 18:29:59 +02007570 {not available when compiled without the |+signs|
7571 feature}
Bram Moolenaar09521312016-08-12 22:54:35 +02007572 Whether or not to draw the signcolumn. Valid values are:
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00007573 "auto" only when there is a sign to display
7574 "no" never
7575 "yes" always
Bram Moolenaar394c5d82019-06-17 21:48:05 +02007576 "number" display signs in the 'number' column. If the number
Bram Moolenaar6c1e1572019-06-22 02:13:00 +02007577 column is not present, then behaves like "auto".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007578
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007579 *'smartcase'* *'scs'* *'nosmartcase'* *'noscs'*
7580'smartcase' 'scs' boolean (default off)
7581 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007582 Override the 'ignorecase' option if the search pattern contains upper
7583 case characters. Only used when the search pattern is typed and
7584 'ignorecase' option is on. Used for the commands "/", "?", "n", "N",
Bram Moolenaarc8734422012-06-01 22:38:45 +02007585 ":g" and ":s". Not used for "*", "#", "gd", tag search, etc. After
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007586 "*" and "#" you can make 'smartcase' used by doing a "/" command,
7587 recalling the search pattern from history and hitting <Enter>.
7588 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7589
7590 *'smartindent'* *'si'* *'nosmartindent'* *'nosi'*
7591'smartindent' 'si' boolean (default off)
7592 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007593 Do smart autoindenting when starting a new line. Works for C-like
7594 programs, but can also be used for other languages. 'cindent' does
7595 something like this, works better in most cases, but is more strict,
Bram Moolenaar81af9252010-12-10 20:35:50 +01007596 see |C-indenting|. When 'cindent' is on or 'indentexpr' is set,
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01007597 setting 'si' has no effect. 'indentexpr' is a more advanced
7598 alternative.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007599 Normally 'autoindent' should also be on when using 'smartindent'.
7600 An indent is automatically inserted:
7601 - After a line ending in '{'.
7602 - After a line starting with a keyword from 'cinwords'.
7603 - Before a line starting with '}' (only with the "O" command).
7604 When typing '}' as the first character in a new line, that line is
7605 given the same indent as the matching '{'.
7606 When typing '#' as the first character in a new line, the indent for
7607 that line is removed, the '#' is put in the first column. The indent
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007608 is restored for the next line. If you don't want this, use this
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007609 mapping: ":inoremap # X^H#", where ^H is entered with CTRL-V CTRL-H.
7610 When using the ">>" command, lines starting with '#' are not shifted
7611 right.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01007612 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007613 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7614 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007615
7616 *'smarttab'* *'sta'* *'nosmarttab'* *'nosta'*
7617'smarttab' 'sta' boolean (default off)
7618 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007619 When on, a <Tab> in front of a line inserts blanks according to
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007620 'shiftwidth'. 'tabstop' or 'softtabstop' is used in other places. A
7621 <BS> will delete a 'shiftwidth' worth of space at the start of the
7622 line.
Bram Moolenaarafeb4fa2006-02-01 21:51:12 +00007623 When off, a <Tab> always inserts blanks according to 'tabstop' or
Bram Moolenaar280f1262006-01-30 00:14:18 +00007624 'softtabstop'. 'shiftwidth' is only used for shifting text left or
7625 right |shift-left-right|.
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00007626 What gets inserted (a <Tab> or spaces) depends on the 'expandtab'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007627 option. Also see |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007628 number of spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007629 This option is reset when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste' is
7630 reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007631 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
7632
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007633 *'smoothscroll'* *'sms'* *'nosmoothscroll'* *'nosms'*
7634'smoothscroll' 'sms' boolean (default off)
7635 local to window
7636 Scrolling works with screen lines. When 'wrap' is set and the first
7637 line in the window wraps part of it may not be visible, as if it is
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007638 above the window. "<<<" is displayed at the start of the first line,
7639 highlighted with |hl-NonText|.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01007640 You may also want to add "lastline" to the 'display' option to show as
7641 much of the last line as possible.
zeertzjqad493ef2024-03-29 10:23:19 +01007642 NOTE: partly implemented, doesn't work yet for |gj| and |gk|.
Bram Moolenaarf6196f42022-10-02 21:29:55 +01007643
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007644 *'softtabstop'* *'sts'*
7645'softtabstop' 'sts' number (default 0)
7646 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007647 Number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while performing editing
7648 operations, like inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like
7649 <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mix of spaces and <Tab>s is
7650 used. This is useful to keep the 'ts' setting at its standard value
7651 of 8, while being able to edit like it is set to 'sts'. However,
7652 commands like "x" still work on the actual characters.
7653 When 'sts' is zero, this feature is off.
Bram Moolenaar3a0d8092012-10-21 03:02:54 +02007654 When 'sts' is negative, the value of 'shiftwidth' is used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02007655 'softtabstop' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
7656 when 'paste' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007657 See also |ins-expandtab|. When 'expandtab' is not set, the number of
7658 spaces is minimized by using <Tab>s.
7659 The 'L' flag in 'cpoptions' changes how tabs are used when 'list' is
7660 set.
7661 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
7662
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02007663 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
7664 'softtabstop' will be ignored if |'varsofttabstop'| is set to
7665 anything other than an empty string.
7666
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007667 *'spell'* *'nospell'*
7668'spell' boolean (default off)
7669 local to window
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007670 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7671 feature}
7672 When on spell checking will be done. See |spell|.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007673 The languages are specified with 'spelllang'.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007674
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007675 *'spellcapcheck'* *'spc'*
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007676'spellcapcheck' 'spc' string (default "[.?!]\_[\])'" \t]\+")
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007677 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007678 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7679 feature}
7680 Pattern to locate the end of a sentence. The following word will be
7681 checked to start with a capital letter. If not then it is highlighted
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007682 with SpellCap |hl-SpellCap| (unless the word is also badly spelled).
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007683 When this check is not wanted make this option empty.
7684 Only used when 'spell' is set.
Bram Moolenaar0dc065e2005-07-04 22:49:24 +00007685 Be careful with special characters, see |option-backslash| about
7686 including spaces and backslashes.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007687 To set this option automatically depending on the language, see
7688 |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007689
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007690 *'spellfile'* *'spf'*
7691'spellfile' 'spf' string (default empty)
7692 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007693 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7694 feature}
7695 Name of the word list file where words are added for the |zg| and |zw|
Bram Moolenaar045e82d2005-07-08 22:25:33 +00007696 commands. It must end in ".{encoding}.add". You need to include the
7697 path, otherwise the file is placed in the current directory.
Bram Moolenaar48c3f4e2022-08-08 15:42:38 +01007698 The path may include characters from 'isfname', space, comma and '@'.
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007699 *E765*
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007700 It may also be a comma-separated list of names. A count before the
Bram Moolenaar0d9c26d2005-07-02 23:19:16 +00007701 |zg| and |zw| commands can be used to access each. This allows using
7702 a personal word list file and a project word list file.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007703 When a word is added while this option is empty Vim will set it for
Bram Moolenaar910f66f2006-04-05 20:41:53 +00007704 you: Using the first directory in 'runtimepath' that is writable. If
7705 there is no "spell" directory yet it will be created. For the file
7706 name the first language name that appears in 'spelllang' is used,
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007707 ignoring the region.
7708 The resulting ".spl" file will be used for spell checking, it does not
7709 have to appear in 'spelllang'.
7710 Normally one file is used for all regions, but you can add the region
7711 name if you want to. However, it will then only be used when
7712 'spellfile' is set to it, for entries in 'spelllang' only files
7713 without region name will be found.
Bram Moolenaare7566042005-06-17 22:00:15 +00007714 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7715 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007716
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007717 *'spelllang'* *'spl'*
Bram Moolenaar82cf9b62005-06-07 21:09:25 +00007718'spelllang' 'spl' string (default "en")
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007719 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007720 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7721 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007722 A comma-separated list of word list names. When the 'spell' option is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007723 on spellchecking will be done for these languages. Example: >
7724 set spelllang=en_us,nl,medical
7725< This means US English, Dutch and medical words are recognized. Words
7726 that are not recognized will be highlighted.
Bram Moolenaar911ead12019-04-21 00:03:35 +02007727 The word list name must consist of alphanumeric characters, a dash or
7728 an underscore. It should not include a comma or dot. Using a dash is
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007729 recommended to separate the two letter language name from a
7730 specification. Thus "en-rare" is used for rare English words.
7731 A region name must come last and have the form "_xx", where "xx" is
7732 the two-letter, lower case region name. You can use more than one
7733 region by listing them: "en_us,en_ca" supports both US and Canadian
7734 English, but not words specific for Australia, New Zealand or Great
Bram Moolenaarfa735342016-01-03 22:14:44 +01007735 Britain. (Note: currently en_au and en_nz dictionaries are older than
7736 en_ca, en_gb and en_us).
Bram Moolenaarcc63c642013-11-12 04:44:01 +01007737 If the name "cjk" is included East Asian characters are excluded from
7738 spell checking. This is useful when editing text that also has Asian
7739 words.
Bram Moolenaar6c391a72021-09-09 21:55:11 +02007740 Note that the "medical" dictionary does not exist, it is just an
7741 example of a longer name.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007742 *E757*
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007743 As a special case the name of a .spl file can be given as-is. The
7744 first "_xx" in the name is removed and used as the region name
7745 (_xx is an underscore, two letters and followed by a non-letter).
7746 This is mainly for testing purposes. You must make sure the correct
7747 encoding is used, Vim doesn't check it.
Bram Moolenaar402d2fe2005-04-15 21:00:38 +00007748 When 'encoding' is set the word lists are reloaded. Thus it's a good
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00007749 idea to set 'spelllang' after setting 'encoding' to avoid loading the
7750 files twice.
Bram Moolenaar3b506942005-06-23 22:36:45 +00007751 How the related spell files are found is explained here: |spell-load|.
Bram Moolenaar217ad922005-03-20 22:37:15 +00007752
Bram Moolenaar98692072006-02-04 00:57:42 +00007753 If the |spellfile.vim| plugin is active and you use a language name
7754 for which Vim cannot find the .spl file in 'runtimepath' the plugin
7755 will ask you if you want to download the file.
7756
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007757 After this option has been set successfully, Vim will source the files
7758 "spell/LANG.vim" in 'runtimepath'. "LANG" is the value of 'spelllang'
Bram Moolenaarb730f0c2018-11-25 03:56:26 +01007759 up to the first character that is not an ASCII letter or number and
7760 not a dash. Also see |set-spc-auto|.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007761
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007762 *'spelloptions'* *'spo'*
7763'spelloptions' 'spo' string (default "")
7764 local to buffer
7765 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7766 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007767 A comma-separated list of options for spell checking:
Bram Moolenaar362b44b2020-06-10 21:47:00 +02007768 camel When a word is CamelCased, assume "Cased" is a
7769 separate word: every upper-case character in a word
7770 that comes after a lower case character indicates the
7771 start of a new word.
Bram Moolenaar90cfdbe2005-08-12 19:59:19 +00007772
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007773 *'spellsuggest'* *'sps'*
7774'spellsuggest' 'sps' string (default "best")
7775 global
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007776 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
7777 feature}
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007778 Methods used for spelling suggestions. Both for the |z=| command and
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007779 the |spellsuggest()| function. This is a comma-separated list of
7780 items:
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007781
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007782 best Internal method that works best for English. Finds
7783 changes like "fast" and uses a bit of sound-a-like
7784 scoring to improve the ordering.
7785
7786 double Internal method that uses two methods and mixes the
7787 results. The first method is "fast", the other method
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007788 computes how much the suggestion sounds like the bad
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007789 word. That only works when the language specifies
7790 sound folding. Can be slow and doesn't always give
7791 better results.
7792
7793 fast Internal method that only checks for simple changes:
7794 character inserts/deletes/swaps. Works well for
7795 simple typing mistakes.
7796
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007797 {number} The maximum number of suggestions listed for |z=|.
Bram Moolenaar8aff23a2005-08-19 20:40:30 +00007798 Not used for |spellsuggest()|. The number of
7799 suggestions is never more than the value of 'lines'
7800 minus two.
7801
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007802 timeout:{millisec} Limit the time searching for suggestions to
Dominique Pellédf62c622024-07-15 20:29:59 +02007803 {millisec} milliseconds. Applies to the following
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007804 methods. When omitted the limit is 5000. When
7805 negative there is no limit. {only works when built
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01007806 with the |+reltime| feature}
Bram Moolenaar585ee072022-01-29 11:22:17 +00007807
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007808 file:{filename} Read file {filename}, which must have two columns,
7809 separated by a slash. The first column contains the
7810 bad word, the second column the suggested good word.
7811 Example:
7812 theribal/terrible ~
7813 Use this for common mistakes that do not appear at the
7814 top of the suggestion list with the internal methods.
7815 Lines without a slash are ignored, use this for
7816 comments.
Bram Moolenaarbcb98982014-05-01 14:08:19 +02007817 The word in the second column must be correct,
7818 otherwise it will not be used. Add the word to an
7819 ".add" file if it is currently flagged as a spelling
7820 mistake.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007821 The file is used for all languages.
7822
7823 expr:{expr} Evaluate expression {expr}. Use a function to avoid
Bram Moolenaara4e0b972022-10-01 19:43:52 +01007824 trouble with spaces. Best is to call a function
7825 without arguments, see |expr-option-function|.
7826 |v:val| holds the badly spelled word. The expression
7827 must evaluate to a List of Lists, each with a
7828 suggestion and a score.
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007829 Example:
Bram Moolenaar214641f2017-03-05 17:04:09 +01007830 [['the', 33], ['that', 44]] ~
Bram Moolenaar2c7a29c2005-12-12 22:02:31 +00007831 Set 'verbose' and use |z=| to see the scores that the
Bram Moolenaar24bbcfe2005-06-28 23:32:02 +00007832 internal methods use. A lower score is better.
7833 This may invoke |spellsuggest()| if you temporarily
7834 set 'spellsuggest' to exclude the "expr:" part.
7835 Errors are silently ignored, unless you set the
7836 'verbose' option to a non-zero value.
7837
7838 Only one of "best", "double" or "fast" may be used. The others may
7839 appear several times in any order. Example: >
7840 :set sps=file:~/.vim/sugg,best,expr:MySuggest()
7841<
7842 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
7843 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaard857f0e2005-06-21 22:37:39 +00007844
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007845 *'splitbelow'* *'sb'* *'nosplitbelow'* *'nosb'*
7846'splitbelow' 'sb' boolean (default off)
7847 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007848 When on, splitting a window will put the new window below the current
7849 one. |:split|
7850
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007851 *'splitkeep'* *'spk'*
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007852'splitkeep' 'spk' string (default "cursor")
7853 global
7854 The value of this option determines the scroll behavior when opening,
7855 closing or resizing horizontal splits.
7856
7857 Possible values are:
7858 cursor Keep the same relative cursor position.
7859 screen Keep the text on the same screen line.
7860 topline Keep the topline the same.
7861
7862 For the "screen" and "topline" values, the cursor position will be
7863 changed when necessary. In this case, the jumplist will be populated
7864 with the previous cursor position. For "screen", the text cannot always
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01007865 be kept on the same screen line when 'wrap' is enabled.
Luuk van Baal13ece2a2022-10-03 15:28:08 +01007866
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007867 *'splitright'* *'spr'* *'nosplitright'* *'nospr'*
7868'splitright' 'spr' boolean (default off)
7869 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007870 When on, splitting a window will put the new window right of the
7871 current one. |:vsplit|
7872
7873 *'startofline'* *'sol'* *'nostartofline'* *'nosol'*
7874'startofline' 'sol' boolean (default on)
7875 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007876 When "on" the commands listed below move the cursor to the first
Bram Moolenaar843ee412004-06-30 16:16:41 +00007877 non-blank of the line. When off the cursor is kept in the same column
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007878 (if possible). This applies to the commands:
7879 - CTRL-D, CTRL-U, CTRL-B, CTRL-F, "G", "H", "M", "L", "gg"
Christian Brabandtfd4e47e2024-10-06 17:57:53 +02007880 - "d", "<<", "==" and ">>" with a linewise operator
7881 (|operator-resulting-pos|)
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007882 - "%" with a count
7883 - buffer changing commands (CTRL-^, :bnext, :bNext, etc.)
7884 - Ex commands that only has a line number, e.g., ":25" or ":+".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007885 In case of buffer changing commands the cursor is placed at the column
7886 where it was the last time the buffer was edited.
7887 NOTE: This option is set when 'compatible' is set.
7888
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007889 *'statusline'* *'stl'* *E540* *E542*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007890'statusline' 'stl' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00007891 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007892 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline|
7893 feature}
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007894 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the status line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007895 Also see |status-line|.
7896
7897 The option consists of printf style '%' items interspersed with
7898 normal text. Each status line item is of the form:
7899 %-0{minwid}.{maxwid}{item}
Bram Moolenaar5e9b2fa2016-02-01 22:37:05 +01007900 All fields except the {item} are optional. A single percent sign can
Bram Moolenaar8133cc62020-10-26 21:05:27 +01007901 be given as "%%".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007902
Yegappan Lakshmananac023e82024-11-27 20:55:45 +01007903 *stl-%!*
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007904 When the option starts with "%!" then it is used as an expression,
7905 evaluated and the result is used as the option value. Example: >
7906 :set statusline=%!MyStatusLine()
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02007907< The *g:statusline_winid* variable will be set to the |window-ID| of the
7908 window that the status line belongs to.
7909 The result can contain %{} items that will be evaluated too.
Bram Moolenaar61d35bd2012-03-28 20:51:51 +02007910 Note that the "%!" expression is evaluated in the context of the
7911 current window and buffer, while %{} items are evaluated in the
7912 context of the window that the statusline belongs to.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007913
7914 When there is error while evaluating the option then it will be made
7915 empty to avoid further errors. Otherwise screen updating would loop.
Bram Moolenaar1b5f03e2023-01-09 20:12:45 +00007916 When the result contains unprintable characters the result is
7917 unpredictable.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007918
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007919 Note that the only effect of 'ruler' when this option is set (and
7920 'laststatus' is 2) is controlling the output of |CTRL-G|.
7921
7922 field meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007923 - Left justify the item. The default is right justified
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007924 when minwid is larger than the length of the item.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007925 0 Leading zeroes in numeric items. Overridden by '-'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007926 minwid Minimum width of the item, padding as set by '-' & '0'.
7927 Value must be 50 or less.
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007928 maxwid Maximum width of the item. Truncation occurs with a '<'
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007929 on the left for text items. Numeric items will be
7930 shifted down to maxwid-2 digits followed by '>'number
7931 where number is the amount of missing digits, much like
7932 an exponential notation.
7933 item A one letter code as described below.
7934
7935 Following is a description of the possible statusline items. The
7936 second character in "item" is the type:
7937 N for number
7938 S for string
7939 F for flags as described below
7940 - not applicable
7941
7942 item meaning ~
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00007943 f S Path to the file in the buffer, as typed or relative to current
7944 directory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007945 F S Full path to the file in the buffer.
7946 t S File name (tail) of file in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007947 m F Modified flag, text is "[+]"; "[-]" if 'modifiable' is off.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007948 M F Modified flag, text is ",+" or ",-".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007949 r F Readonly flag, text is "[RO]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007950 R F Readonly flag, text is ",RO".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007951 h F Help buffer flag, text is "[help]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007952 H F Help buffer flag, text is ",HLP".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007953 w F Preview window flag, text is "[Preview]".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007954 W F Preview window flag, text is ",PRV".
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00007955 y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., "[vim]". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007956 Y F Type of file in the buffer, e.g., ",VIM". See 'filetype'.
Bram Moolenaar7fd73202010-07-25 16:58:46 +02007957 q S "[Quickfix List]", "[Location List]" or empty.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007958 k S Value of "b:keymap_name" or 'keymap' when |:lmap| mappings are
7959 being used: "<keymap>"
7960 n N Buffer number.
Bram Moolenaar00654022011-02-25 14:42:19 +01007961 b N Value of character under cursor.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007962 B N As above, in hexadecimal.
7963 o N Byte number in file of byte under cursor, first byte is 1.
7964 Mnemonic: Offset from start of file (with one added)
7965 {not available when compiled without |+byte_offset| feature}
7966 O N As above, in hexadecimal.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007967 N N Printer page number. (Only works in the 'printheader' option.)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007968 l N Line number.
7969 L N Number of lines in buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1d59aa12020-09-19 18:50:13 +02007970 c N Column number (byte index).
7971 v N Virtual column number (screen column).
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00007972 V N Virtual column number as -{num}. Not displayed if equal to 'c'.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007973 p N Percentage through file in lines as in |CTRL-G|.
7974 P S Percentage through file of displayed window. This is like the
Bram Moolenaar14b69452013-06-29 23:05:20 +02007975 percentage described for 'ruler'. Always 3 in length, unless
7976 translated.
Luuk van Baalba936f62022-12-15 13:15:39 +00007977 S S 'showcmd' content, see 'showcmdloc'.
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00007978 a S Argument list status as in default title. ({current} of {max})
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007979 Empty if the argument file count is zero or one.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00007980 { NF Evaluate expression between '%{' and '}' and substitute result.
Bram Moolenaar6d150f72018-04-21 20:03:20 +02007981 Note that there is no '%' before the closing '}'. The
7982 expression cannot contain a '}' character, call a function to
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01007983 work around that. See |stl-%{| below.
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02007984 {% - This is almost same as { except the result of the expression is
7985 re-evaluated as a statusline format string. Thus if the
7986 return value of expr contains % items they will get expanded.
7987 The expression can contain the } character, the end of
7988 expression is denoted by %}.
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01007989 For example: >
shadmansaleh30e3de22021-05-15 17:23:28 +02007990 func! Stl_filename() abort
7991 return "%t"
7992 endfunc
7993< `stl=%{Stl_filename()}` results in `"%t"`
7994 `stl=%{%Stl_filename()%}` results in `"Name of current file"`
Bram Moolenaar22863042021-10-16 15:23:36 +01007995 %} - End of `{%` expression
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00007996 ( - Start of item group. Can be used for setting the width and
7997 alignment of a section. Must be followed by %) somewhere.
7998 ) - End of item group. No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00007999 T N For 'tabline': start of tab page N label. Use %T after the last
8000 label. This information is used for mouse clicks.
8001 X N For 'tabline': start of close tab N label. Use %X after the
8002 label, e.g.: %3Xclose%X. Use %999X for a "close current tab"
8003 mark. This information is used for mouse clicks.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008004 < - Where to truncate line if too long. Default is at the start.
8005 No width fields allowed.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3ec78f92023-02-11 11:15:25 +00008006 = - Separation point between alignment sections. Each section will
8007 be separated by an equal number of spaces. With one %= what
8008 comes after it will be right-aligned. With two %= there is a
8009 middle part, with white space left and right of it.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008010 No width fields allowed.
Bram Moolenaar238a5642006-02-21 22:12:05 +00008011 # - Set highlight group. The name must follow and then a # again.
8012 Thus use %#HLname# for highlight group HLname. The same
8013 highlighting is used, also for the statusline of non-current
8014 windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008015 * - Set highlight group to User{N}, where {N} is taken from the
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008016 minwid field, e.g. %1*. Restore normal highlight with %* or %0*.
Bram Moolenaarbe4e0162023-02-02 13:59:48 +00008017 The difference between User{N} and StatusLine will be applied to
8018 StatusLineNC for the statusline of non-current windows.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008019 The number N must be between 1 and 9. See |hl-User1..9|
8020
Bram Moolenaare37d50a2008-08-06 17:06:04 +00008021 When displaying a flag, Vim removes the leading comma, if any, when
8022 that flag comes right after plaintext. This will make a nice display
8023 when flags are used like in the examples below.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008024
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00008025 When all items in a group becomes an empty string (i.e. flags that are
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008026 not set) and a minwid is not set for the group, the whole group will
8027 become empty. This will make a group like the following disappear
8028 completely from the statusline when none of the flags are set. >
8029 :set statusline=...%(\ [%M%R%H]%)...
Bram Moolenaar1c6fd1e2019-05-23 22:11:59 +02008030< Beware that an expression is evaluated each and every time the status
8031 line is displayed.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008032 *stl-%{* *g:actual_curbuf* *g:actual_curwin*
Bram Moolenaarade0d392020-01-21 22:33:58 +01008033 While evaluating %{} the current buffer and current window will be set
8034 temporarily to that of the window (and buffer) whose statusline is
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01008035 currently being drawn. The expression will evaluate in this context.
8036 The variable "g:actual_curbuf" is set to the `bufnr()` number of the
8037 real current buffer and "g:actual_curwin" to the |window-ID| of the
8038 real current window. These values are strings.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00008039
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02008040 The 'statusline' option will be evaluated in the |sandbox| if set from
8041 a modeline, see |sandbox-option|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008042 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaarb71eaae2006-01-20 23:10:18 +00008043
8044 It is not allowed to change text or jump to another window while
8045 evaluating 'statusline' |textlock|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008046
8047 If the statusline is not updated when you want it (e.g., after setting
8048 a variable that's used in an expression), you can force an update by
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01008049 using `:redrawstatus`.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008050
Bram Moolenaarcfa8f9a2022-06-03 21:59:47 +01008051 A result of all digits is regarded a number for display purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008052 Otherwise the result is taken as flag text and applied to the rules
8053 described above.
8054
Bram Moolenaarcd71fa32005-03-11 22:46:48 +00008055 Watch out for errors in expressions. They may render Vim unusable!
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008056 If you are stuck, hold down ':' or 'Q' to get a prompt, then quit and
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02008057 edit your .vimrc or whatever with "vim --clean" to get it right.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008058
8059 Examples:
8060 Emulate standard status line with 'ruler' set >
saher7b5e52d2024-10-14 19:52:50 +02008061 :set statusline=%<%f\ %h%w%m%r%=%-14.(%l,%c%V%)\ %P
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008062< Similar, but add ASCII value of char under the cursor (like "ga") >
8063 :set statusline=%<%f%h%m%r%=%b\ 0x%B\ \ %l,%c%V\ %P
8064< Display byte count and byte value, modified flag in red. >
8065 :set statusline=%<%f%=\ [%1*%M%*%n%R%H]\ %-19(%3l,%02c%03V%)%O'%02b'
8066 :hi User1 term=inverse,bold cterm=inverse,bold ctermfg=red
8067< Display a ,GZ flag if a compressed file is loaded >
8068 :set statusline=...%r%{VarExists('b:gzflag','\ [GZ]')}%h...
8069< In the |:autocmd|'s: >
8070 :let b:gzflag = 1
8071< And: >
8072 :unlet b:gzflag
8073< And define this function: >
8074 :function VarExists(var, val)
8075 : if exists(a:var) | return a:val | else | return '' | endif
8076 :endfunction
8077<
8078 *'suffixes'* *'su'*
8079'suffixes' 'su' string (default ".bak,~,.o,.h,.info,.swp,.obj")
8080 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008081 Files with these suffixes get a lower priority when multiple files
8082 match a wildcard. See |suffixes|. Commas can be used to separate the
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008083 suffixes. Spaces after the comma are ignored. A dot is also seen as
8084 the start of a suffix. To avoid a dot or comma being recognized as a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008085 separator, precede it with a backslash (see |option-backslash| about
8086 including spaces and backslashes).
8087 See 'wildignore' for completely ignoring files.
8088 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8089 suffixes from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8090 uses another default.
8091
8092 *'suffixesadd'* *'sua'*
8093'suffixesadd' 'sua' string (default "")
8094 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008095 Comma-separated list of suffixes, which are used when searching for a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008096 file for the "gf", "[I", etc. commands. Example: >
8097 :set suffixesadd=.java
8098<
8099 *'swapfile'* *'swf'* *'noswapfile'* *'noswf'*
8100'swapfile' 'swf' boolean (default on)
8101 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008102 Use a swapfile for the buffer. This option can be reset when a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008103 swapfile is not wanted for a specific buffer. For example, with
8104 confidential information that even root must not be able to access.
8105 Careful: All text will be in memory:
8106 - Don't use this for big files.
8107 - Recovery will be impossible!
8108 A swapfile will only be present when |'updatecount'| is non-zero and
8109 'swapfile' is set.
8110 When 'swapfile' is reset, the swap file for the current buffer is
8111 immediately deleted. When 'swapfile' is set, and 'updatecount' is
8112 non-zero, a swap file is immediately created.
8113 Also see |swap-file| and |'swapsync'|.
Bram Moolenaar76f3b1a2014-03-27 22:30:07 +01008114 If you want to open a new buffer without creating a swap file for it,
8115 use the |:noswapfile| modifier.
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008116 See 'directory' for where the swap file is created.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008117
8118 This option is used together with 'bufhidden' and 'buftype' to
8119 specify special kinds of buffers. See |special-buffers|.
8120
8121 *'swapsync'* *'sws'*
8122'swapsync' 'sws' string (default "fsync")
8123 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008124 When this option is not empty a swap file is synced to disk after
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008125 writing to it. This takes some time, especially on busy unix systems.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008126 When this option is empty parts of the swap file may be in memory and
8127 not written to disk. When the system crashes you may lose more work.
8128 On Unix the system does a sync now and then without Vim asking for it,
8129 so the disadvantage of setting this option off is small. On some
8130 systems the swap file will not be written at all. For a unix system
8131 setting it to "sync" will use the sync() call instead of the default
8132 fsync(), which may work better on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008133 The 'fsync' option is used for the actual file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008134
8135 *'switchbuf'* *'swb'*
8136'switchbuf' 'swb' string (default "")
8137 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008138 This option controls the behavior when switching between buffers.
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008139 This option is checked, when
8140 - jumping to errors with the |quickfix| commands (|:cc|, |:cn|, |:cp|,
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09008141 etc.).
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008142 - jumping to a tag using the |:stag| command.
8143 - opening a file using the |CTRL-W_f| or |CTRL-W_F| command.
8144 - jumping to a buffer using a buffer split command (e.g. |:sbuffer|,
8145 |:sbnext|, or |:sbrewind|).
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008146 Possible values (comma-separated list):
Yegappan Lakshmanan54be5fb2023-05-12 17:49:13 +01008147 useopen If included, jump to the first open window in the
8148 current tab page that contains the specified buffer
8149 (if there is one). Otherwise: Do not examine other
8150 windows.
Bram Moolenaar779b74b2006-04-10 14:55:34 +00008151 usetab Like "useopen", but also consider windows in other tab
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00008152 pages.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008153 split If included, split the current window before loading
Bram Moolenaar15146672011-10-20 22:22:38 +02008154 a buffer for a |quickfix| command that display errors.
Bram Moolenaar63b74a82019-03-24 15:09:13 +01008155 Otherwise: do not split, use current window (when used
8156 in the quickfix window: the previously used window or
8157 split if there is no other window).
Bram Moolenaara594d772015-06-19 14:41:49 +02008158 vsplit Just like "split" but split vertically.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008159 newtab Like "split", but open a new tab page. Overrules
Bram Moolenaar0bc380a2010-07-10 13:52:13 +02008160 "split" when both are present.
Bram Moolenaar539aa6b2019-11-17 18:09:38 +01008161 uselast If included, jump to the previously used window when
8162 jumping to errors with |quickfix| commands.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01008163 If a window has 'winfixbuf' enabled, 'switchbuf' is currently not
8164 applied to the split window.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008165
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008166 *'synmaxcol'* *'smc'*
8167'synmaxcol' 'smc' number (default 3000)
8168 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008169 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
8170 feature}
Bram Moolenaarce0842a2005-07-18 21:58:11 +00008171 Maximum column in which to search for syntax items. In long lines the
8172 text after this column is not highlighted and following lines may not
8173 be highlighted correctly, because the syntax state is cleared.
Bram Moolenaar3b56eb32005-07-11 22:40:32 +00008174 This helps to avoid very slow redrawing for an XML file that is one
8175 long line.
8176 Set to zero to remove the limit.
8177
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008178 *'syntax'* *'syn'*
8179'syntax' 'syn' string (default empty)
Christian Brabandt596ad662023-08-16 00:11:09 +02008180 local to buffer |local-noglobal|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008181 {not available when compiled without the |+syntax|
8182 feature}
8183 When this option is set, the syntax with this name is loaded, unless
8184 syntax highlighting has been switched off with ":syntax off".
8185 Otherwise this option does not always reflect the current syntax (the
8186 b:current_syntax variable does).
8187 This option is most useful in a modeline, for a file which syntax is
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00008188 not automatically recognized. Example, in an IDL file:
8189 /* vim: set syntax=idl : */ ~
8190 When a dot appears in the value then this separates two filetype
8191 names. Example:
8192 /* vim: set syntax=c.doxygen : */ ~
8193 This will use the "c" syntax first, then the "doxygen" syntax.
8194 Note that the second one must be prepared to be loaded as an addition,
8195 otherwise it will be skipped. More than one dot may appear.
8196 To switch off syntax highlighting for the current file, use: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008197 :set syntax=OFF
8198< To switch syntax highlighting on according to the current value of the
8199 'filetype' option: >
8200 :set syntax=ON
8201< What actually happens when setting the 'syntax' option is that the
8202 Syntax autocommand event is triggered with the value as argument.
8203 This option is not copied to another buffer, independent of the 's' or
8204 'S' flag in 'cpoptions'.
Millyae62fe52024-10-02 19:30:41 +02008205 Only alphanumeric characters, '.', '-' and '_' can be used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008206
LemonBoy5247b0b2024-07-12 19:30:58 +02008207 *'tabclose'* *'tcl'*
8208'tabclose' 'tcl' string (default "")
8209 global
8210 This option controls the behavior when closing tab pages (e.g., using
8211 |:tabclose|). When empty Vim goes to the next (right) tab page.
8212
8213 Possible values (comma-separated list):
8214 left If included, go to the previous tab page instead of
8215 the next one.
8216 uselast If included, go to the previously used tab page if
8217 possible. This option takes precedence over the
8218 others.
8219
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008220 *'tabline'* *'tal'*
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008221'tabline' 'tal' string (default empty)
Bram Moolenaar7e8fd632006-02-18 22:14:51 +00008222 global
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008223 When non-empty, this option determines the content of the tab pages
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008224 line at the top of the Vim window. When empty Vim will use a default
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00008225 tab pages line. See |setting-tabline| for more info.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008226
8227 The tab pages line only appears as specified with the 'showtabline'
Bram Moolenaar5c8837f2006-02-25 21:52:33 +00008228 option and only when there is no GUI tab line. When 'e' is in
8229 'guioptions' and the GUI supports a tab line 'guitablabel' is used
Bram Moolenaar7f036442010-08-15 15:24:20 +02008230 instead. Note that the two tab pages lines are very different.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008231
8232 The value is evaluated like with 'statusline'. You can use
8233 |tabpagenr()|, |tabpagewinnr()| and |tabpagebuflist()| to figure out
Bram Moolenaard1f56e62006-02-22 21:25:37 +00008234 the text to be displayed. Use "%1T" for the first label, "%2T" for
8235 the second one, etc. Use "%X" items for closing labels.
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008236
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01008237 When changing something that is used in 'tabline' that does not
8238 trigger it to be updated, use |:redrawtabline|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008239 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
Bram Moolenaare12bab32019-01-08 22:02:56 +01008240
Bram Moolenaarfaa959a2006-02-20 21:37:40 +00008241 Keep in mind that only one of the tab pages is the current one, others
8242 are invisible and you can't jump to their windows.
8243
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008244 *'tabpagemax'* *'tpm'*
8245'tabpagemax' 'tpm' number (default 10)
8246 global
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008247 Maximum number of tab pages to be opened by the |-p| command line
8248 argument or the ":tab all" command. |tabpage|
8249
Bram Moolenaarfd2ac762006-03-01 22:09:21 +00008250 *'tabstop'* *'ts'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008251'tabstop' 'ts' number (default 8)
8252 local to buffer
8253 Number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for. Also see
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008254 the |:retab| command, and the 'softtabstop' option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008255
8256 Note: Setting 'tabstop' to any other value than 8 can make your file
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00008257 appear wrong in many places, e.g., when printing it.
8258 The value must be more than 0 and less than 10000.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008259
Song-Tianxiangab01adf2024-03-25 16:31:02 +01008260 There are five main ways to use tabs in Vim:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008261 1. Always keep 'tabstop' at 8, set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to 4
8262 (or 3 or whatever you prefer) and use 'noexpandtab'. Then Vim
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00008263 will use a mix of tabs and spaces, but typing <Tab> and <BS> will
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008264 behave like a tab appears every 4 (or 3) characters.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008265 This is the recommended way, the file will look the same with other
8266 tools and when listing it in a terminal.
8267 2. Set 'softtabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
8268 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
8269 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed (leave
8270 it at 8 just in case). The file will be a bit larger.
8271 You do need to check if no Tabs exist in the file. You can get rid
8272 of them by first setting 'expandtab' and using `%retab!`, making
8273 sure the value of 'tabstop' is set correctly.
8274 3. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008275 'expandtab'. This way you will always insert spaces. The
8276 formatting will never be messed up when 'tabstop' is changed.
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008277 You do need to check if no Tabs exist in the file, just like in the
8278 item just above.
8279 4. Set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to whatever you prefer and use a
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008280 |modeline| to set these values when editing the file again. Only
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01008281 works when using Vim to edit the file, other tools assume a tabstop
8282 is worth 8 spaces.
8283 5. Always set 'tabstop' and 'shiftwidth' to the same value, and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008284 'noexpandtab'. This should then work (for initial indents only)
8285 for any tabstop setting that people use. It might be nice to have
8286 tabs after the first non-blank inserted as spaces if you do this
8287 though. Otherwise aligned comments will be wrong when 'tabstop' is
8288 changed.
8289
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02008290 If Vim is compiled with the |+vartabs| feature then the value of
8291 'tabstop' will be ignored if |'vartabstop'| is set to anything other
8292 than an empty string.
8293
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008294 *'tagbsearch'* *'tbs'* *'notagbsearch'* *'notbs'*
8295'tagbsearch' 'tbs' boolean (default on)
8296 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008297 When searching for a tag (e.g., for the |:ta| command), Vim can either
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008298 use a binary search or a linear search in a tags file. Binary
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008299 searching makes searching for a tag a LOT faster, but a linear search
8300 will find more tags if the tags file wasn't properly sorted.
8301 Vim normally assumes that your tags files are sorted, or indicate that
8302 they are not sorted. Only when this is not the case does the
8303 'tagbsearch' option need to be switched off.
8304
8305 When 'tagbsearch' is on, binary searching is first used in the tags
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008306 files. In certain situations, Vim will do a linear search instead for
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008307 certain files, or retry all files with a linear search. When
8308 'tagbsearch' is off, only a linear search is done.
8309
8310 Linear searching is done anyway, for one file, when Vim finds a line
8311 at the start of the file indicating that it's not sorted: >
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00008312 !_TAG_FILE_SORTED 0 /some comment/
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008313< [The whitespace before and after the '0' must be a single <Tab>]
8314
8315 When a binary search was done and no match was found in any of the
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008316 files listed in 'tags', and case is ignored or a pattern is used
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008317 instead of a normal tag name, a retry is done with a linear search.
8318 Tags in unsorted tags files, and matches with different case will only
8319 be found in the retry.
8320
Bram Moolenaard4755bb2004-09-02 19:12:26 +00008321 If a tag file indicates that it is case-fold sorted, the second,
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008322 linear search can be avoided when case is ignored. Use a value of '2'
8323 in the "!_TAG_FILE_SORTED" line for this. A tag file can be case-fold
8324 sorted with the -f switch to "sort" in most unices, as in the command:
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00008325 "sort -f -o tags tags". For Universal ctags and Exuberant ctags
8326 version 5.x or higher (at least 5.5) the --sort=foldcase switch can be
8327 used for this as well. Note that case must be folded to uppercase for
8328 this to work.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008329
8330 By default, tag searches are case-sensitive. Case is ignored when
8331 'ignorecase' is set and 'tagcase' is "followic", or when 'tagcase' is
8332 "ignore".
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008333 Also when 'tagcase' is "followscs" and 'smartcase' is set, or
8334 'tagcase' is "smart", and the pattern contains only lowercase
8335 characters.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008336
8337 When 'tagbsearch' is off, tags searching is slower when a full match
8338 exists, but faster when no full match exists. Tags in unsorted tags
8339 files may only be found with 'tagbsearch' off.
8340 When the tags file is not sorted, or sorted in a wrong way (not on
8341 ASCII byte value), 'tagbsearch' should be off, or the line given above
8342 must be included in the tags file.
8343 This option doesn't affect commands that find all matching tags (e.g.,
8344 command-line completion and ":help").
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008345
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008346 *'tagcase'* *'tc'*
8347'tagcase' 'tc' string (default "followic")
8348 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008349 This option specifies how case is handled when searching the tags
8350 file:
8351 followic Follow the 'ignorecase' option
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008352 followscs Follow the 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008353 ignore Ignore case
8354 match Match case
Bram Moolenaar66e29d72016-08-20 16:57:02 +02008355 smart Ignore case unless an upper case letter is used
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008356 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8357 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
Bram Moolenaar0f6562e2015-11-24 18:48:14 +01008358
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008359 *'tagfunc'* *'tfu'*
8360'tagfunc' 'tfu' string (default: empty)
8361 local to buffer
8362 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8363 feature}
8364 This option specifies a function to be used to perform tag searches.
8365 The function gets the tag pattern and should return a List of matching
8366 tags. See |tag-function| for an explanation of how to write the
Yegappan Lakshmanan19916a82021-11-24 16:32:55 +00008367 function and an example. The value can be the name of a function, a
8368 |lambda| or a |Funcref|. See |option-value-function| for more
8369 information.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11008370 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8371 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar45e18cb2019-04-28 18:05:35 +02008372
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008373 *'taglength'* *'tl'*
8374'taglength' 'tl' number (default 0)
8375 global
8376 If non-zero, tags are significant up to this number of characters.
8377
8378 *'tagrelative'* *'tr'* *'notagrelative'* *'notr'*
8379'tagrelative' 'tr' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8380 global
Bram Moolenaarc6fe9192006-04-09 21:54:49 +00008381 If on and using a tags file in another directory, file names in that
8382 tags file are relative to the directory where the tags file is.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008383 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8384 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8385
8386 *'tags'* *'tag'* *E433*
8387'tags' 'tag' string (default "./tags,tags", when compiled with
8388 |+emacs_tags|: "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS")
8389 global or local to buffer |global-local|
8390 Filenames for the tag command, separated by spaces or commas. To
Yee Cheng Chin54844852023-10-09 18:12:31 +02008391 include a space or comma in a file name, precede it with backslashes
8392 (see |option-backslash| about including spaces/commas and backslashes).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008393 When a file name starts with "./", the '.' is replaced with the path
8394 of the current file. But only when the 'd' flag is not included in
8395 'cpoptions'. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|. Also see
8396 |tags-option|.
8397 "*", "**" and other wildcards can be used to search for tags files in
Bram Moolenaare2b590e2010-08-08 18:29:48 +02008398 a directory tree. See |file-searching|. E.g., "/lib/**/tags" will
8399 find all files named "tags" below "/lib". The filename itself cannot
8400 contain wildcards, it is used as-is. E.g., "/lib/**/tags?" will find
Bram Moolenaar2bd9dbc2022-08-25 18:12:06 +01008401 files called "tags?".
Bram Moolenaare7eb9df2005-09-09 19:49:30 +00008402 The |tagfiles()| function can be used to get a list of the file names
8403 actually used.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008404 If Vim was compiled with the |+emacs_tags| feature, Emacs-style tag
8405 files are also supported. They are automatically recognized. The
8406 default value becomes "./tags,./TAGS,tags,TAGS", unless case
8407 differences are ignored (MS-Windows). |emacs-tags|
8408 The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
8409 file names from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
8410 uses another default.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008411
8412 *'tagstack'* *'tgst'* *'notagstack'* *'notgst'*
8413'tagstack' 'tgst' boolean (default on)
8414 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008415 When on, the |tagstack| is used normally. When off, a ":tag" or
8416 ":tselect" command with an argument will not push the tag onto the
8417 tagstack. A following ":tag" without an argument, a ":pop" command or
8418 any other command that uses the tagstack will use the unmodified
8419 tagstack, but does change the pointer to the active entry.
8420 Resetting this option is useful when using a ":tag" command in a
8421 mapping which should not change the tagstack.
8422
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008423 *'tcldll'*
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008424'tcldll' string (default depends on the build)
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008425 global
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008426 {only available when compiled with the |+tcl/dyn|
8427 feature}
8428 Specifies the name of the Tcl shared library. The default is
8429 DYNAMIC_TCL_DLL, which was specified at compile time.
Bram Moolenaaraa3b15d2016-04-21 08:53:19 +02008430 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
Bram Moolenaar8a5115c2016-01-09 19:41:11 +01008431 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8432 security reasons.
8433
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008434 *'term'* *E529* *E530* *E531*
8435'term' string (default is $TERM, if that fails:
8436 in the GUI: "builtin_gui"
8437 on Amiga: "amiga"
Bram Moolenaarb3f74062020-02-26 16:16:53 +01008438 on Haiku: "xterm"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008439 on Mac: "mac-ansi"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008440 on Unix: "ansi"
8441 on VMS: "ansi"
8442 on Win 32: "win32")
8443 global
8444 Name of the terminal. Used for choosing the terminal control
8445 characters. Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
8446 For example: >
8447 :set term=$TERM
8448< See |termcap|.
8449
8450 *'termbidi'* *'tbidi'*
8451 *'notermbidi'* *'notbidi'*
8452'termbidi' 'tbidi' boolean (default off, on for "mlterm")
8453 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008454 {only available when compiled with the |+arabic|
8455 feature}
8456 The terminal is in charge of Bi-directionality of text (as specified
8457 by Unicode). The terminal is also expected to do the required shaping
8458 that some languages (such as Arabic) require.
8459 Setting this option implies that 'rightleft' will not be set when
8460 'arabic' is set and the value of 'arabicshape' will be ignored.
8461 Note that setting 'termbidi' has the immediate effect that
8462 'arabicshape' is ignored, but 'rightleft' isn't changed automatically.
8463 This option is reset when the GUI is started.
8464 For further details see |arabic.txt|.
8465
8466 *'termencoding'* *'tenc'*
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008467'termencoding' 'tenc' string (default ""; with GTK+ GUI: "utf-8")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008468 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008469 Encoding used for the terminal. This specifies what character
8470 encoding the keyboard produces and the display will understand. For
Bram Moolenaar3848e002016-03-19 18:42:29 +01008471 the GUI it only applies to the keyboard ('encoding' is used for the
Bram Moolenaar3d1cde82020-08-15 18:55:18 +02008472 display).
Bram Moolenaar4b7cdca2020-01-01 16:18:38 +01008473 *E617* *E950*
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008474 Note: This does not apply to the GTK+ GUI. After the GUI has been
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008475 successfully initialized, 'termencoding' is forcibly set to "utf-8".
8476 Any attempts to set a different value will be rejected, and an error
8477 message is shown.
Bram Moolenaarac360bf2015-09-01 20:31:20 +02008478 For the Win32 GUI and console versions 'termencoding' is not used,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008479 because the Win32 system always passes Unicode characters.
8480 When empty, the same encoding is used as for the 'encoding' option.
8481 This is the normal value.
8482 Not all combinations for 'termencoding' and 'encoding' are valid. See
8483 |encoding-table|.
8484 The value for this option must be supported by internal conversions or
8485 iconv(). When this is not possible no conversion will be done and you
8486 will probably experience problems with non-ASCII characters.
8487 Example: You are working with the locale set to euc-jp (Japanese) and
8488 want to edit a UTF-8 file: >
8489 :let &termencoding = &encoding
8490 :set encoding=utf-8
8491< You need to do this when your system has no locale support for UTF-8.
8492
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008493 *'termguicolors'* *'tgc'* *'notermguicolors'* *'notgc'* *E954*
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008494'termguicolors' 'tgc' boolean (default off)
8495 global
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008496 {not available when compiled without the
8497 |+termguicolors| feature}
8498 When on, uses |highlight-guifg| and |highlight-guibg| attributes in
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008499 the terminal (thus using 24-bit color).
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008500
Bram Moolenaarcafafb32018-02-22 21:07:09 +01008501 Requires a ISO-8613-3 compatible terminal. If setting this option
8502 does not work (produces a colorless UI) reading |xterm-true-color|
8503 might help.
8504
8505 For Win32 console, Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) or later
8506 is required. Use this check to find out: >
8507 if has('vcon')
Bram Moolenaar22f1d0e2018-02-27 14:53:30 +01008508< This requires Vim to be built with the |+vtp| feature.
8509
Bram Moolenaar6aa8cea2017-06-05 14:44:35 +02008510 Note that the "cterm" attributes are still used, not the "gui" ones.
Yasuhiro Matsumotoaa04e1b2022-05-07 14:09:19 +01008511
8512 When using Vim with Windows Terminal, the background of Windows
8513 Terminal is normally filled with the Vim background color. Setting
8514 'termguicolors' and the guibg of the Normal highlight group to NONE
8515 will make the background transparent: >
8516 :hi Normal guibg=NONE
8517<
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01008518 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar61be73b2016-04-29 22:59:22 +02008519
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008520 *'termwinkey'* *'twk'*
8521'termwinkey' 'twk' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008522 local to window
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008523 The key that starts a CTRL-W command in a terminal window. Other keys
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008524 are sent to the job running in the window.
Millya9c6f902024-10-06 16:47:02 +02008525 The key can be specified as a single character, a |key-notation| (e.g.
8526 <Up>, <C-F>) or a letter preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F): >
8527 :set twk=X
8528 :set twk=^I
8529 :set twk=<C-L>
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008530< The string must be one key stroke but can be multiple bytes.
8531 When not set CTRL-W is used, so that CTRL-W : gets you to the command
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008532 line. If 'termwinkey' is set to CTRL-L then CTRL-L : gets you to the
Bram Moolenaarf55e4c82017-08-01 20:44:53 +02008533 command line.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008534
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008535 *'termwinscroll'* *'twsl'*
8536'termwinscroll' 'twsl' number (default 10000)
8537 local to buffer
8538 {not available when compiled without the
8539 |+terminal| feature}
8540 Number of scrollback lines to keep. When going over this limit the
8541 first 10% of the scrollback lines are deleted. This is just to reduce
8542 the memory usage. See |Terminal-Normal|.
Bram Moolenaar36968af2021-11-15 17:13:11 +00008543 Also used as a limit for text sent to the terminal in one write,
8544 multiplied by the number of columns times 3 (average number of bytes
8545 per cell).
Bram Moolenaar6c60f472019-04-28 16:00:35 +02008546
Bram Moolenaar7dda86f2018-04-20 22:36:41 +02008547 *'termwinsize'* *'tws'*
8548'termwinsize' 'tws' string (default "")
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008549 local to window
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008550 Size used when opening the |terminal| window. Format:
8551 {rows}x{columns} or {rows}*{columns}.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008552 - When empty the terminal gets the size from the window.
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008553 - When set with a "x" (e.g., "24x80") the terminal size is not
8554 adjusted to the window size. If the window is smaller only the
8555 top-left part is displayed.
8556 - When set with a "*" (e.g., "10*50") the terminal size follows the
8557 window size, but will not be smaller than the specified rows and/or
8558 columns.
8559 - When rows is zero then use the height of the window.
8560 - When columns is zero then use the width of the window.
8561 - Using "0x0" or "0*0" is the same as empty.
Bram Moolenaar1c6737b2020-09-07 22:18:52 +02008562 - Can be overruled in the |term_start()| options with "term_rows" and
8563 "term_cols".
Bram Moolenaar498c2562018-04-15 23:45:15 +02008564
8565 Examples:
8566 "30x0" uses 30 rows and the current window width.
8567 "20*0" uses at least 20 rows and the current window width.
8568 "0*40" uses the current window height and at least 40 columns.
Bram Moolenaar1f2903c2017-07-23 19:51:01 +02008569 Note that the command running in the terminal window may still change
8570 the size of the terminal. In that case the Vim window will be
8571 adjusted to that size, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02008572
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008573 *'termwintype'* *'twt'*
8574'termwintype' 'twt' string (default "")
8575 global
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008576 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
8577 feature on MS-Windows}
8578 Specify the virtual console (pty) used when opening the terminal
8579 window.
8580
8581 Possible values are:
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008582 "" use ConPTY if it is stable, winpty otherwise
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008583 "winpty" use winpty, fail if not supported
8584 "conpty" use |ConPTY|, fail if not supported
8585
Bram Moolenaard9ef1b82019-02-13 19:23:10 +01008586 |ConPTY| support depends on the platform. Windows 10 October 2018
8587 Update is the first version that supports ConPTY, however it is still
8588 considered unstable. ConPTY might become stable in the next release
8589 of Windows 10. winpty support needs to be installed. If neither is
Bram Moolenaarc6ddce32019-02-08 12:47:03 +01008590 supported then you cannot open a terminal window.
8591
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008592 *'terse'* *'noterse'*
8593'terse' boolean (default off)
8594 global
8595 When set: Add 's' flag to 'shortmess' option (this makes the message
8596 for a search that hits the start or end of the file not being
8597 displayed). When reset: Remove 's' flag from 'shortmess' option. {Vi
8598 shortens a lot of messages}
8599
8600 *'textauto'* *'ta'* *'notextauto'* *'nota'*
8601'textauto' 'ta' boolean (Vim default: on, Vi default: off)
8602 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008603 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformats'.
8604 For backwards compatibility, when 'textauto' is set, 'fileformats' is
8605 set to the default value for the current system. When 'textauto' is
8606 reset, 'fileformats' is made empty.
8607 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
8608 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
8609
8610 *'textmode'* *'tx'* *'notextmode'* *'notx'*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01008611'textmode' 'tx' boolean (Win32: default on,
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008612 others: default off)
8613 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008614 This option is obsolete. Use 'fileformat'.
8615 For backwards compatibility, when 'textmode' is set, 'fileformat' is
8616 set to "dos". When 'textmode' is reset, 'fileformat' is set to
8617 "unix".
8618
8619 *'textwidth'* *'tw'*
8620'textwidth' 'tw' number (default 0)
8621 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008622 Maximum width of text that is being inserted. A longer line will be
8623 broken after white space to get this width. A zero value disables
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02008624 this.
8625 'textwidth' is set to 0 when the 'paste' option is set and restored
8626 when 'paste' is reset.
8627 When 'textwidth' is zero, 'wrapmargin' may be used. See also
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008628 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaarfc1421e2006-04-20 22:17:20 +00008629 When 'formatexpr' is set it will be used to break the line.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008630 NOTE: This option is set to 0 when 'compatible' is set.
8631
8632 *'thesaurus'* *'tsr'*
8633'thesaurus' 'tsr' string (default "")
8634 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008635 List of file names, separated by commas, that are used to lookup words
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008636 for thesaurus completion commands |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|. See
8637 |compl-thesaurus|.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008638
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008639 This option is not used if 'thesaurusfunc' is set, either for the
8640 buffer or globally.
Bram Moolenaarf0d58ef2018-11-16 16:13:44 +01008641
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008642 To include a comma in a file name precede it with a backslash. Spaces
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008643 after a comma are ignored, otherwise spaces are included in the file
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008644 name. See |option-backslash| about using backslashes. The use of
8645 |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing directories
8646 from the list. This avoids problems when a future version uses
8647 another default. Backticks cannot be used in this option for security
8648 reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008649
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00008650 *'thesaurusfunc'* *'tsrfu'*
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008651'thesaurusfunc' 'tsrfu' string (default: empty)
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008652 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008653 {not available when compiled without the |+eval|
8654 feature}
8655 This option specifies a function to be used for thesaurus completion
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008656 with CTRL-X CTRL-T. |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T| See |compl-thesaurusfunc|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan8658c752021-12-03 11:09:29 +00008657 The value can be the name of a function, a |lambda| or a |Funcref|.
8658 See |option-value-function| for more information.
Bram Moolenaarf4d8b762021-10-17 14:13:09 +01008659
Yegappan Lakshmanan160e9942021-10-16 15:41:29 +01008660 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8661 security reasons.
8662
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008663 *'tildeop'* *'top'* *'notildeop'* *'notop'*
8664'tildeop' 'top' boolean (default off)
8665 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008666 When on: The tilde command "~" behaves like an operator.
8667 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8668
8669 *'timeout'* *'to'* *'notimeout'* *'noto'*
8670'timeout' 'to' boolean (default on)
8671 global
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01008672
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008673 *'ttimeout'* *'nottimeout'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008674'ttimeout' boolean (default off, set in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008675 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008676 These two options together determine the behavior when part of a
8677 mapped key sequence or keyboard code has been received:
8678
8679 'timeout' 'ttimeout' action ~
8680 off off do not time out
8681 on on or off time out on :mappings and key codes
8682 off on time out on key codes
8683
8684 If both options are off, Vim will wait until either the complete
8685 mapping or key sequence has been received, or it is clear that there
8686 is no mapping or key sequence for the received characters. For
8687 example: if you have mapped "vl" and Vim has received 'v', the next
8688 character is needed to see if the 'v' is followed by an 'l'.
8689 When one of the options is on, Vim will wait for about 1 second for
8690 the next character to arrive. After that the already received
8691 characters are interpreted as single characters. The waiting time can
8692 be changed with the 'timeoutlen' option.
8693 On slow terminals or very busy systems timing out may cause
8694 malfunctioning cursor keys. If both options are off, Vim waits
8695 forever after an entered <Esc> if there are key codes that start
8696 with <Esc>. You will have to type <Esc> twice. If you do not have
8697 problems with key codes, but would like to have :mapped key
8698 sequences not timing out in 1 second, set the 'ttimeout' option and
8699 reset the 'timeout' option.
8700
8701 NOTE: 'ttimeout' is reset when 'compatible' is set.
8702
8703 *'timeoutlen'* *'tm'*
8704'timeoutlen' 'tm' number (default 1000)
8705 global
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008706
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008707 *'ttimeoutlen'* *'ttm'*
Bram Moolenaar94237492017-04-23 18:40:21 +02008708'ttimeoutlen' 'ttm' number (default -1, set to 100 in |defaults.vim|)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008709 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008710 The time in milliseconds that is waited for a key code or mapped key
8711 sequence to complete. Also used for CTRL-\ CTRL-N and CTRL-\ CTRL-G
8712 when part of a command has been typed.
8713 Normally only 'timeoutlen' is used and 'ttimeoutlen' is -1. When a
8714 different timeout value for key codes is desired set 'ttimeoutlen' to
8715 a non-negative number.
8716
8717 ttimeoutlen mapping delay key code delay ~
8718 < 0 'timeoutlen' 'timeoutlen'
8719 >= 0 'timeoutlen' 'ttimeoutlen'
8720
8721 The timeout only happens when the 'timeout' and 'ttimeout' options
8722 tell so. A useful setting would be >
8723 :set timeout timeoutlen=3000 ttimeoutlen=100
8724< (time out on mapping after three seconds, time out on key codes after
8725 a tenth of a second).
8726
8727 *'title'* *'notitle'*
8728'title' boolean (default off, on when title can be restored)
8729 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008730 When on, the title of the window will be set to the value of
8731 'titlestring' (if it is not empty), or to:
8732 filename [+=-] (path) - VIM
8733 Where:
8734 filename the name of the file being edited
8735 - indicates the file cannot be modified, 'ma' off
8736 + indicates the file was modified
8737 = indicates the file is read-only
8738 =+ indicates the file is read-only and modified
8739 (path) is the path of the file being edited
8740 - VIM the server name |v:servername| or "VIM"
8741 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles
8742 (currently Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and
Bram Moolenaard1caa942020-04-10 22:10:56 +02008743 terminals with a non-empty 't_ts' option - these are Unix xterm and
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008744 iris-ansi by default, where 't_ts' is taken from the builtin termcap).
8745 *X11*
8746 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
8747 be restored if possible. The output of ":version" will include "+X11"
8748 when HAVE_X11 was defined, otherwise it will be "-X11". This also
8749 works for the icon name |'icon'|.
8750 But: When Vim was started with the |-X| argument, restoring the title
8751 will not work (except in the GUI).
8752 If the title cannot be restored, it is set to the value of 'titleold'.
8753 You might want to restore the title outside of Vim then.
Christian Brabandt1b7fbe72024-01-30 20:41:07 +01008754 When using an xterm from a remote machine you can use this command: >
8755
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008756 rsh machine_name xterm -display $DISPLAY &
Christian Brabandt1b7fbe72024-01-30 20:41:07 +01008757 ssh -X machine_name xterm &
8758<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008759 then the WINDOWID environment variable should be inherited and the
8760 title of the window should change back to what it should be after
8761 exiting Vim.
8762
8763 *'titlelen'*
8764'titlelen' number (default 85)
8765 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008766 Gives the percentage of 'columns' to use for the length of the window
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008767 title. When the title is longer, only the end of the path name is
8768 shown. A '<' character before the path name is used to indicate this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008769 Using a percentage makes this adapt to the width of the window. But
8770 it won't work perfectly, because the actual number of characters
8771 available also depends on the font used and other things in the title
8772 bar. When 'titlelen' is zero the full path is used. Otherwise,
8773 values from 1 to 30000 percent can be used.
8774 'titlelen' is also used for the 'titlestring' option.
8775
8776 *'titleold'*
8777'titleold' string (default "Thanks for flying Vim")
8778 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008779 This option will be used for the window title when exiting Vim if the
8780 original title cannot be restored. Only happens if 'title' is on or
8781 'titlestring' is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00008782 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8783 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008784 *'titlestring'*
8785'titlestring' string (default "")
8786 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008787 When this option is not empty, it will be used for the title of the
8788 window. This happens only when the 'title' option is on.
8789 Only works if the terminal supports setting window titles (currently
8790 Amiga console, Win32 console, all GUI versions and terminals with a
8791 non-empty 't_ts' option).
8792 When Vim was compiled with HAVE_X11 defined, the original title will
Bram Moolenaar51628222016-12-01 23:03:28 +01008793 be restored if possible, see |X11|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008794
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008795 When this option contains printf-style '%' items, they will be
Milly6c2fc372024-10-16 22:11:17 +02008796 expanded according to the rules used for 'statusline'. If it contains
8797 an invalid '%' format, the value is used as-is and no error or warning
8798 will be given when the value is set.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008799 This option cannot be set in a modeline when 'modelineexpr' is off.
8800
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008801 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008802 :auto BufEnter * let &titlestring = hostname() .. "/" .. expand("%:p")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008803 :set title titlestring=%<%F%=%l/%L-%P titlelen=70
8804< The value of 'titlelen' is used to align items in the middle or right
8805 of the available space.
8806 Some people prefer to have the file name first: >
8807 :set titlestring=%t%(\ %M%)%(\ (%{expand(\"%:~:.:h\")})%)%(\ %a%)
8808< Note the use of "%{ }" and an expression to get the path of the file,
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008809 without the file name. The "%( %)" constructs are used to add a
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008810 separating space only when needed.
8811 NOTE: Use of special characters in 'titlestring' may cause the display
8812 to be garbled (e.g., when it contains a CR or NL character).
8813 {not available when compiled without the |+statusline| feature}
8814
8815 *'toolbar'* *'tb'*
8816'toolbar' 'tb' string (default "icons,tooltips")
8817 global
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008818 {only for |+GUI_GTK|, |+GUI_Motif| and |+GUI_Photon|}
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008819 The contents of this option controls various toolbar settings. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008820 possible values are:
8821 icons Toolbar buttons are shown with icons.
8822 text Toolbar buttons shown with text.
8823 horiz Icon and text of a toolbar button are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00008824 horizontally arranged. {only in GTK+ 2 GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008825 tooltips Tooltips are active for toolbar buttons.
8826 Tooltips refer to the popup help text which appears after the mouse
8827 cursor is placed over a toolbar button for a brief moment.
8828
8829 If you want the toolbar to be shown with icons as well as text, do the
8830 following: >
8831 :set tb=icons,text
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01008832< Motif cannot display icons and text at the same time. They
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008833 will show icons if both are requested.
8834
8835 If none of the strings specified in 'toolbar' are valid or if
8836 'toolbar' is empty, this option is ignored. If you want to disable
8837 the toolbar, you need to set the 'guioptions' option. For example: >
8838 :set guioptions-=T
8839< Also see |gui-toolbar|.
8840
8841 *'toolbariconsize'* *'tbis'*
8842'toolbariconsize' 'tbis' string (default "small")
8843 global
Bram Moolenaar3df01732017-02-17 22:47:16 +01008844 {only in the GTK+ GUI}
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008845 Controls the size of toolbar icons. The possible values are:
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008846 tiny Use tiny icons.
8847 small Use small icons (default).
8848 medium Use medium-sized icons.
8849 large Use large icons.
8850 huge Use even larger icons.
8851 giant Use very big icons.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008852 The exact dimensions in pixels of the various icon sizes depend on
Bram Moolenaar77cdfd12016-03-12 12:57:59 +01008853 the current theme. Common dimensions are giant=48x48, huge=32x32,
8854 large=24x24, medium=24x24, small=20x20 and tiny=16x16.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008855
8856 If 'toolbariconsize' is empty, the global default size as determined
8857 by user preferences or the current theme is used.
8858
8859 *'ttybuiltin'* *'tbi'* *'nottybuiltin'* *'notbi'*
8860'ttybuiltin' 'tbi' boolean (default on)
8861 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008862 When on, the builtin termcaps are searched before the external ones.
8863 When off the builtin termcaps are searched after the external ones.
8864 When this option is changed, you should set the 'term' option next for
8865 the change to take effect, for example: >
8866 :set notbi term=$TERM
8867< See also |termcap|.
8868 Rationale: The default for this option is "on", because the builtin
8869 termcap entries are generally better (many systems contain faulty
8870 xterm entries...).
8871
8872 *'ttyfast'* *'tf'* *'nottyfast'* *'notf'*
Bram Moolenaarc1cf4c92022-11-25 15:09:35 +00008873'ttyfast' 'tf' boolean (default on)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008874 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008875 Indicates a fast terminal connection. More characters will be sent to
8876 the screen for redrawing, instead of using insert/delete line
8877 commands. Improves smoothness of redrawing when there are multiple
8878 windows and the terminal does not support a scrolling region.
8879 Also enables the extra writing of characters at the end of each screen
8880 line for lines that wrap. This helps when using copy/paste with the
8881 mouse in an xterm and other terminals.
8882
Bram Moolenaarc1cf4c92022-11-25 15:09:35 +00008883 The default used to be set only for some terminal names, but these
8884 days nearly all terminals are fast, therefore the default is now "on".
8885 If you have a slow connection you may want to set this option off,
8886 e.g. depending on the host name: >
8887 if hostname() =~ 'faraway'
8888 set nottyfast
8889 endif
8890<
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008891 *'ttymouse'* *'ttym'*
8892'ttymouse' 'ttym' string (default depends on 'term')
8893 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008894 {only in Unix and VMS, doesn't work in the GUI; not
8895 available when compiled without |+mouse|}
8896 Name of the terminal type for which mouse codes are to be recognized.
Bram Moolenaar2c7a7632007-05-10 18:19:11 +00008897 Currently these strings are valid:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008898 *xterm-mouse*
8899 xterm xterm-like mouse handling. The mouse generates
8900 "<Esc>[Mscr", where "scr" is three bytes:
8901 "s" = button state
8902 "c" = column plus 33
8903 "r" = row plus 33
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008904 This only works up to 223 columns! See "dec",
8905 "urxvt", and "sgr" for solutions.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008906 xterm2 Works like "xterm", but with the xterm reporting the
8907 mouse position while the mouse is dragged. This works
8908 much faster and more precise. Your xterm must at
Bram Moolenaarbc7aa852005-03-06 23:38:09 +00008909 least at patchlevel 88 / XFree 3.3.3 for this to
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008910 work. See below for how Vim detects this
8911 automatically.
8912 *netterm-mouse*
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008913 netterm NetTerm mouse handling. A left mouse click generates
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008914 "<Esc>}r,c<CR>", where "r,c" are two decimal numbers
Bram Moolenaar25c9c682019-05-05 18:13:34 +02008915 for the row and column. No other mouse events are
8916 supported.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008917 *dec-mouse*
8918 dec DEC terminal mouse handling. The mouse generates a
8919 rather complex sequence, starting with "<Esc>[".
Bram Moolenaare4efc3b2005-03-07 23:16:51 +00008920 This is also available for an Xterm, if it was
8921 configured with "--enable-dec-locator".
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008922 *jsbterm-mouse*
8923 jsbterm JSB term mouse handling.
8924 *pterm-mouse*
8925 pterm QNX pterm mouse handling.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01008926 *urxvt-mouse*
8927 urxvt Mouse handling for the urxvt (rxvt-unicode) terminal.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008928 The mouse works only if the terminal supports this
8929 encoding style, but it does not have 223 columns limit
8930 unlike "xterm" or "xterm2".
Bram Moolenaar9b451252012-08-15 17:43:31 +02008931 *sgr-mouse*
8932 sgr Mouse handling for the terminal that emits SGR-styled
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008933 mouse reporting. The mouse works even in columns
8934 beyond 223. This option is backward compatible with
8935 "xterm2" because it can also decode "xterm2" style
8936 mouse codes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008937
8938 The mouse handling must be enabled at compile time |+mouse_xterm|
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008939 |+mouse_dec| |+mouse_netterm| |+mouse_jsbterm| |+mouse_urxvt|
8940 |+mouse_sgr|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008941 Only "xterm"(2) is really recognized. NetTerm mouse codes are always
8942 recognized, if enabled at compile time. DEC terminal mouse codes
8943 are recognized if enabled at compile time, and 'ttymouse' is not
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008944 "xterm", "xterm2", "urxvt" or "sgr" (because dec mouse codes conflict
8945 with them).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008946 This option is automatically set to "xterm", when the 'term' option is
Bram Moolenaar45758762016-10-12 23:08:06 +02008947 set to a name that starts with "xterm", "mlterm", "screen", "tmux",
8948 "st" (full match only), "st-" or "stterm", and 'ttymouse' is not set
8949 already.
Bram Moolenaar06cd14d2023-01-10 12:37:38 +00008950 If the terminfo/termcap entry "XM" exists and the first number is
8951 "1006" then 'ttymouse' will be set to "sgr". This works for many
8952 modern terminals.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008953 Additionally, if vim is compiled with the |+termresponse| feature and
8954 |t_RV| is set to the escape sequence to request the xterm version
Bram Moolenaarf8a07122019-07-01 22:06:07 +02008955 number, more intelligent detection is done.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008956 The "xterm2" value will be set if the xterm version is reported to be
Bram Moolenaard47d5222018-12-09 20:43:55 +01008957 from 95 to 276. The "sgr" value will be set if Vim detects Mac
8958 Terminal.app, iTerm2 or mintty, and when the xterm version is 277 or
8959 higher.
Bram Moolenaare968e362014-05-13 20:23:24 +02008960 If you do not want 'ttymouse' to be set to "xterm2" or "sgr"
8961 automatically, set t_RV to an empty string: >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00008962 :set t_RV=
8963<
8964 *'ttyscroll'* *'tsl'*
8965'ttyscroll' 'tsl' number (default 999)
8966 global
8967 Maximum number of lines to scroll the screen. If there are more lines
8968 to scroll the window is redrawn. For terminals where scrolling is
8969 very slow and redrawing is not slow this can be set to a small number,
8970 e.g., 3, to speed up displaying.
8971
8972 *'ttytype'* *'tty'*
8973'ttytype' 'tty' string (default from $TERM)
8974 global
8975 Alias for 'term', see above.
8976
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008977 *'undodir'* *'udir'*
8978'undodir' 'udir' string (default ".")
8979 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008980 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008981 List of directory names for undo files, separated with commas.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02008982 See |'backupdir'| for details of the format.
Bram Moolenaar6a244fe2010-05-24 22:02:24 +02008983 "." means using the directory of the file. The undo file name for
8984 "file.txt" is ".file.txt.un~".
8985 For other directories the file name is the full path of the edited
8986 file, with path separators replaced with "%".
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008987 When writing: The first directory that exists is used. "." always
8988 works, no directories after "." will be used for writing.
8989 When reading all entries are tried to find an undo file. The first
8990 undo file that exists is used. When it cannot be read an error is
8991 given, no further entry is used.
8992 See |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02008993 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
8994 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008995
Bram Moolenaar543b7ef2013-06-01 14:50:56 +02008996 *'undofile'* *'noundofile'* *'udf'* *'noudf'*
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02008997'undofile' 'udf' boolean (default off)
8998 local to buffer
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02008999 {only when compiled with the |+persistent_undo| feature}
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009000 When on, Vim automatically saves undo history to an undo file when
9001 writing a buffer to a file, and restores undo history from the same
9002 file on buffer read.
Bram Moolenaarb230bd52010-05-25 21:02:00 +02009003 The directory where the undo file is stored is specified by 'undodir'.
9004 For more information about this feature see |undo-persistence|.
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009005 The undo file is not read when 'undoreload' causes the buffer from
9006 before a reload to be saved for undo.
Bram Moolenaar97d62492012-11-15 21:28:22 +01009007 When 'undofile' is turned off the undo file is NOT deleted.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009008 NOTE: This option is reset when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar55debbe2010-05-23 23:34:36 +02009009
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009010 *'undolevels'* *'ul'*
Bram Moolenaar8024f932020-01-14 19:29:13 +01009011'undolevels' 'ul' number (default 100, 1000 for Unix, VMS and Win32)
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01009012 global or local to buffer |global-local|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009013 Maximum number of changes that can be undone. Since undo information
Bram Moolenaar5be4cee2019-09-27 19:34:08 +02009014 is kept in memory, higher numbers will cause more memory to be used.
9015 Nevertheless, a single change can already use a large amount of memory.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009016 Set to 0 for Vi compatibility: One level of undo and "u" undoes
9017 itself: >
9018 set ul=0
9019< But you can also get Vi compatibility by including the 'u' flag in
9020 'cpoptions', and still be able to use CTRL-R to repeat undo.
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02009021 Also see |undo-two-ways|.
Bram Moolenaarf5a2fd82013-11-06 05:26:15 +01009022 Set to -1 for no undo at all. You might want to do this only for the
9023 current buffer: >
9024 setlocal ul=-1
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009025< This helps when you run out of memory for a single change.
Bram Moolenaar32efaf62014-11-05 17:02:17 +01009026
9027 The local value is set to -123456 when the global value is to be used.
9028
Bram Moolenaar945e2db2010-06-05 17:43:32 +02009029 Also see |clear-undo|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009030
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009031 *'undoreload'* *'ur'*
9032'undoreload' 'ur' number (default 10000)
9033 global
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009034 Save the whole buffer for undo when reloading it. This applies to the
9035 ":e!" command and reloading for when the buffer changed outside of
9036 Vim. |FileChangedShell|
Bram Moolenaar24a98a02017-09-27 22:23:55 +02009037 The save only happens when this option is negative or when the number
Bram Moolenaar59f931e2010-07-24 20:27:03 +02009038 of lines is smaller than the value of this option.
9039 Set this option to zero to disable undo for a reload.
9040
9041 When saving undo for a reload, any undo file is not read.
9042
9043 Note that this causes the whole buffer to be stored in memory. Set
9044 this option to a lower value if you run out of memory.
9045
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009046 *'updatecount'* *'uc'*
9047'updatecount' 'uc' number (default: 200)
9048 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009049 After typing this many characters the swap file will be written to
9050 disk. When zero, no swap file will be created at all (see chapter on
9051 recovery |crash-recovery|). 'updatecount' is set to zero by starting
9052 Vim with the "-n" option, see |startup|. When editing in readonly
9053 mode this option will be initialized to 10000.
9054 The swapfile can be disabled per buffer with |'swapfile'|.
9055 When 'updatecount' is set from zero to non-zero, swap files are
9056 created for all buffers that have 'swapfile' set. When 'updatecount'
9057 is set to zero, existing swap files are not deleted.
9058 Also see |'swapsync'|.
9059 This option has no meaning in buffers where |'buftype'| is "nofile"
9060 or "nowrite".
9061
9062 *'updatetime'* *'ut'*
9063'updatetime' 'ut' number (default 4000)
9064 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009065 If this many milliseconds nothing is typed the swap file will be
9066 written to disk (see |crash-recovery|). Also used for the
9067 |CursorHold| autocommand event.
9068
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009069 *'varsofttabstop'* *'vsts'*
9070'varsofttabstop' 'vsts' string (default "")
9071 local to buffer
9072 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
9073 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009074 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> counts for while editing,
9075 such as inserting a <Tab> or using <BS>. It "feels" like variable-
9076 width <Tab>s are being inserted, while in fact a mixture of spaces
9077 and <Tab>s is used. Tab widths are separated with commas, with the
9078 final value applying to all subsequent tabs.
9079
9080 For example, when editing assembly language files where statements
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02009081 start in the 9th column and comments in the 41st, it may be useful
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009082 to use the following: >
9083 :set varsofttabstop=8,32,8
Bram Moolenaar6dc819b2018-07-03 16:42:19 +02009084< This will set soft tabstops with 8 and 8 + 32 spaces, and 8 more
9085 for every column thereafter.
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009086
9087 Note that the value of |'softtabstop'| will be ignored while
9088 'varsofttabstop' is set.
9089
9090 *'vartabstop'* *'vts'*
9091'vartabstop' 'vts' string (default "")
9092 local to buffer
9093 {only available when compiled with the |+vartabs|
9094 feature}
Bram Moolenaar04958cb2018-06-23 19:23:02 +02009095 A list of the number of spaces that a <Tab> in the file counts for,
9096 separated by commas. Each value corresponds to one tab, with the
9097 final value applying to all subsequent tabs. For example: >
9098 :set vartabstop=4,20,10,8
9099< This will make the first tab 4 spaces wide, the second 20 spaces,
9100 the third 10 spaces, and all following tabs 8 spaces.
9101
9102 Note that the value of |'tabstop'| will be ignored while 'vartabstop'
9103 is set.
9104
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009105 *'verbose'* *'vbs'*
9106'verbose' 'vbs' number (default 0)
9107 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009108 When bigger than zero, Vim will give messages about what it is doing.
9109 Currently, these messages are given:
9110 >= 1 When the viminfo file is read or written.
9111 >= 2 When a file is ":source"'ed.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02009112 >= 4 Shell commands.
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009113 >= 5 Every searched tags file and include file.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009114 >= 8 Files for which a group of autocommands is executed.
9115 >= 9 Every executed autocommand.
Bram Moolenaar647a5302020-05-03 17:01:24 +02009116 >= 11 Finding items in a path
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009117 >= 12 Every executed function.
9118 >= 13 When an exception is thrown, caught, finished, or discarded.
9119 >= 14 Anything pending in a ":finally" clause.
Bram Moolenaar823654b2020-05-29 23:03:09 +02009120 >= 15 Every executed Ex command from a script (truncated at 200
9121 characters).
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009122 >= 16 Every executed Ex command.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009123
9124 This option can also be set with the "-V" argument. See |-V|.
9125 This option is also set by the |:verbose| command.
9126
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009127 When the 'verbosefile' option is set then the verbose messages are not
9128 displayed.
9129
9130 *'verbosefile'* *'vfile'*
9131'verbosefile' 'vfile' string (default empty)
9132 global
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009133 When not empty all messages are written in a file with this name.
9134 When the file exists messages are appended.
9135 Writing to the file ends when Vim exits or when 'verbosefile' is made
Bram Moolenaar80794b12010-06-13 05:20:42 +02009136 empty. Writes are buffered, thus may not show up for some time.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009137 Setting 'verbosefile' to a new value is like making it empty first.
9138 The difference with |:redir| is that verbose messages are not
9139 displayed when 'verbosefile' is set.
dkearns8ebdbc92023-10-29 06:26:19 +11009140 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9141 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar5c06f8b2005-05-31 22:14:58 +00009142
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009143 *'viewdir'* *'vdir'*
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09009144'viewdir' 'vdir' string (default for Amiga: "home:vimfiles/view",
Bram Moolenaar801961d2023-06-23 16:15:13 +01009145 for Win32: "$HOME/vimfiles/view",
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02009146 for Unix: "$HOME/.vim/view" or
9147 "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/vim/view"
Bram Moolenaar801961d2023-06-23 16:15:13 +01009148 for VMS: "sys$login:vimfiles/view")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009149 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009150 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009151 feature}
9152 Name of the directory where to store files for |:mkview|.
Christian Brabandtc3e6e392024-05-04 09:48:15 +02009153 For $XDG_CONFIG_HOME see |xdg-base-dir|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009154 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9155 security reasons.
9156
9157 *'viewoptions'* *'vop'*
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01009158'viewoptions' 'vop' string (default: "folds,options,cursor,curdir")
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009159 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009160 {not available when compiled without the |+mksession|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009161 feature}
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009162 Changes the effect of the |:mkview| command. It is a comma-separated
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009163 list of words. Each word enables saving and restoring something:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009164 word save and restore ~
9165 cursor cursor position in file and in window
9166 folds manually created folds, opened/closed folds and local
9167 fold options
9168 options options and mappings local to a window or buffer (not
9169 global values for local options)
Bram Moolenaar6e932462014-09-09 18:48:09 +02009170 localoptions same as "options"
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009171 slash backslashes in file names replaced with forward
9172 slashes
9173 unix with Unix end-of-line format (single <NL>), even when
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009174 on MS-Windows
Bram Moolenaar13e90412017-11-11 18:16:48 +01009175 curdir the window-local directory, if set with `:lcd`
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009176
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009177 "slash" and "unix" are useful on MS-Windows when sharing view files
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009178 with Unix. The Unix version of Vim cannot source dos format scripts,
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009179 but the MS-Windows version of Vim can source unix format scripts.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009180
9181 *'viminfo'* *'vi'* *E526* *E527* *E528*
Bram Moolenaar6f345a12019-12-17 21:27:18 +01009182'viminfo' 'vi' string (Vi default: "", Vim default for
9183 MS-Windows: '100,<50,s10,h,rA:,rB:,
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009184 for Amiga: '100,<50,s10,h,rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:
9185 for others: '100,<50,s10,h)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009186 global
Bram Moolenaardb84e452010-08-15 13:50:43 +02009187 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009188 feature}
9189 When non-empty, the viminfo file is read upon startup and written
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009190 when exiting Vim (see |viminfo-file|). Except when 'viminfofile' is
9191 "NONE".
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009192 The string should be a comma-separated list of parameters, each
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009193 consisting of a single character identifying the particular parameter,
9194 followed by a number or string which specifies the value of that
9195 parameter. If a particular character is left out, then the default
9196 value is used for that parameter. The following is a list of the
9197 identifying characters and the effect of their value.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009198 CHAR VALUE ~
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009199 *viminfo-!*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009200 ! When included, save and restore global variables that start
9201 with an uppercase letter, and don't contain a lowercase
9202 letter. Thus "KEEPTHIS and "K_L_M" are stored, but "KeepThis"
Bram Moolenaar680eeca2010-10-20 17:44:42 +02009203 and "_K_L_M" are not. Nested List and Dict items may not be
Bram Moolenaar166af9b2010-11-16 20:34:40 +01009204 read back correctly, you end up with an empty item.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009205 *viminfo-quote*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009206 " Maximum number of lines saved for each register. Old name of
9207 the '<' item, with the disadvantage that you need to put a
9208 backslash before the ", otherwise it will be recognized as the
9209 start of a comment!
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009210 *viminfo-%*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009211 % When included, save and restore the buffer list. If Vim is
9212 started with a file name argument, the buffer list is not
9213 restored. If Vim is started without a file name argument, the
Bram Moolenaard042dc82015-11-24 19:18:36 +01009214 buffer list is restored from the viminfo file. Quickfix
9215 ('buftype'), unlisted ('buflisted'), unnamed and buffers on
9216 removable media (|viminfo-r|) are not saved.
Bram Moolenaar15d0a8c2004-09-06 17:44:46 +00009217 When followed by a number, the number specifies the maximum
9218 number of buffers that are stored. Without a number all
9219 buffers are stored.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009220 *viminfo-'*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009221 ' Maximum number of previously edited files for which the marks
9222 are remembered. This parameter must always be included when
9223 'viminfo' is non-empty.
9224 Including this item also means that the |jumplist| and the
9225 |changelist| are stored in the viminfo file.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009226 *viminfo-/*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009227 / Maximum number of items in the search pattern history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009228 saved. If non-zero, then the previous search and substitute
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009229 patterns are also saved. When not included, the value of
9230 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009231 *viminfo-:*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009232 : Maximum number of items in the command-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009233 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009234 *viminfo-<*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009235 < Maximum number of lines saved for each register. If zero then
9236 registers are not saved. When not included, all lines are
9237 saved. '"' is the old name for this item.
9238 Also see the 's' item below: limit specified in Kbyte.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009239 *viminfo-@*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009240 @ Maximum number of items in the input-line history to be
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009241 saved. When not included, the value of 'history' is used.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009242 *viminfo-c*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009243 c When included, convert the text in the viminfo file from the
9244 'encoding' used when writing the file to the current
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009245 'encoding'. See |viminfo-encoding|.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009246 *viminfo-f*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009247 f Whether file marks need to be stored. If zero, file marks ('0
9248 to '9, 'A to 'Z) are not stored. When not present or when
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009249 non-zero, they are all stored. '0 is used for the current
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009250 cursor position (when exiting or when doing ":wviminfo").
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009251 *viminfo-h*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009252 h Disable the effect of 'hlsearch' when loading the viminfo
9253 file. When not included, it depends on whether ":nohlsearch"
9254 has been used since the last search command.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009255 *viminfo-n*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009256 n Name of the viminfo file. The name must immediately follow
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009257 the 'n'. Must be at the end of the option! If the
9258 'viminfofile' option is set, that file name overrides the one
9259 given here with 'viminfo'. Environment variables are
Bram Moolenaar063b9d12016-07-09 20:21:48 +02009260 expanded when opening the file, not when setting the option.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009261 *viminfo-r*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009262 r Removable media. The argument is a string (up to the next
9263 ','). This parameter can be given several times. Each
9264 specifies the start of a path for which no marks will be
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01009265 stored. This is to avoid removable media. For MS-Windows you
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009266 could use "ra:,rb:", for Amiga "rdf0:,rdf1:,rdf2:". You can
9267 also use it for temp files, e.g., for Unix: "r/tmp". Case is
9268 ignored. Maximum length of each 'r' argument is 50
9269 characters.
Bram Moolenaarf1568ec2011-12-14 21:17:39 +01009270 *viminfo-s*
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009271 s Maximum size of an item in Kbyte. If zero then registers are
9272 not saved. Currently only applies to registers. The default
9273 "s10" will exclude registers with more than 10 Kbyte of text.
9274 Also see the '<' item above: line count limit.
9275
9276 Example: >
9277 :set viminfo='50,<1000,s100,:0,n~/vim/viminfo
9278<
9279 '50 Marks will be remembered for the last 50 files you
9280 edited.
9281 <1000 Contents of registers (up to 1000 lines each) will be
9282 remembered.
9283 s100 Registers with more than 100 Kbyte text are skipped.
9284 :0 Command-line history will not be saved.
9285 n~/vim/viminfo The name of the file to use is "~/vim/viminfo".
9286 no / Since '/' is not specified, the default will be used,
9287 that is, save all of the search history, and also the
9288 previous search and substitute patterns.
9289 no % The buffer list will not be saved nor read back.
9290 no h 'hlsearch' highlighting will be restored.
9291
9292 When setting 'viminfo' from an empty value you can use |:rviminfo| to
9293 load the contents of the file, this is not done automatically.
9294
9295 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9296 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009297 NOTE: This option is set to the Vim default value when 'compatible'
9298 is reset.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009299
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009300 *'viminfofile'* *'vif'*
9301'viminfofile' 'vif' string (default: "")
9302 global
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009303 {not available when compiled without the |+viminfo|
9304 feature}
9305 When non-empty, overrides the file name used for viminfo.
9306 When equal to "NONE" no viminfo file will be read or written.
9307 This option can be set with the |-i| command line flag. The |--clean|
9308 command line flag sets it to "NONE".
Bram Moolenaar110289e2019-05-23 15:38:06 +02009309 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9310 security reasons.
Bram Moolenaarc4da1132017-07-15 19:39:43 +02009311
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009312 *'virtualedit'* *'ve'*
9313'virtualedit' 've' string (default "")
Gary Johnson51ad8502021-08-03 18:33:08 +02009314 global or local to window |global-local|
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009315 A comma-separated list of these words:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009316 block Allow virtual editing in Visual block mode.
9317 insert Allow virtual editing in Insert mode.
9318 all Allow virtual editing in all modes.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009319 onemore Allow the cursor to move just past the end of the line
Gary Johnson53ba05b2021-07-26 22:19:10 +02009320 none When used as the local value, do not allow virtual
9321 editing even when the global value is set. When used
9322 as the global value, "none" is the same as "".
9323 NONE Alternative spelling of "none".
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009324
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009325 Virtual editing means that the cursor can be positioned where there is
Bram Moolenaarebcbd022007-05-12 14:28:25 +00009326 no actual character. This can be halfway into a tab or beyond the end
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009327 of the line. Useful for selecting a rectangle in Visual mode and
9328 editing a table.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009329 "onemore" is not the same, it will only allow moving the cursor just
9330 after the last character of the line. This makes some commands more
9331 consistent. Previously the cursor was always past the end of the line
9332 if the line was empty. But it is far from Vi compatible. It may also
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009333 break some plugins or Vim scripts. For example because |l| can move
9334 the cursor after the last character. Use with care!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02009335 Using the `$` command will move to the last character in the line, not
Bram Moolenaar97b2ad32006-03-18 21:40:56 +00009336 past it. This may actually move the cursor to the left!
Bram Moolenaar9ba7e172013-07-17 22:37:26 +02009337 The `g$` command will move to the end of the screen line.
Bram Moolenaarefd2bf12006-03-16 21:41:35 +00009338 It doesn't make sense to combine "all" with "onemore", but you will
9339 not get a warning for it.
Bram Moolenaar53f7fcc2021-07-28 20:10:16 +02009340 When combined with other words, "none" is ignored.
Bram Moolenaar036986f2017-03-16 17:41:02 +01009341 NOTE: This option is set to "" when 'compatible' is set.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009342
9343 *'visualbell'* *'vb'* *'novisualbell'* *'novb'* *beep*
9344'visualbell' 'vb' boolean (default off)
9345 global
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009346 Use a visual bell instead of beeping. The terminal code to display the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009347 visual bell is given with 't_vb'. When no beep or flash is wanted,
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009348 use: >
9349 :set vb t_vb=
9350< If you want a short flash, you can use this on many terminals: >
9351 :set vb t_vb=[?5h$<100>[?5l
9352< Here $<100> specifies the time, you can use a smaller or bigger value
9353 to get a shorter or longer flash.
9354
9355 Note: Vim will limit the bell to once per half a second. This avoids
9356 having to wait for the flashing to finish when there are lots of
9357 bells, e.g. on key repeat. This also happens without 'visualbell'
9358 set.
9359
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009360 In the GUI, 't_vb' defaults to "<Esc>|f", which inverts the display
9361 for 20 msec. If you want to use a different time, use "<Esc>|40f",
9362 where 40 is the time in msec.
Bram Moolenaar74675a62017-07-15 13:53:23 +02009363
9364 Note: When the GUI starts, 't_vb' is reset to its default value. You
9365 might want to set it again in your |gvimrc|.
9366
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009367 Does not work on the Amiga, you always get a screen flash.
9368 Also see 'errorbells'.
9369
9370 *'warn'* *'nowarn'*
9371'warn' boolean (default on)
9372 global
9373 Give a warning message when a shell command is used while the buffer
9374 has been changed.
9375
9376 *'weirdinvert'* *'wiv'* *'noweirdinvert'* *'nowiv'*
9377'weirdinvert' 'wiv' boolean (default off)
9378 global
Bram Moolenaar1d2ba7f2006-02-14 22:29:30 +00009379 This option has the same effect as the 't_xs' terminal option.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009380 It is provided for backwards compatibility with version 4.x.
9381 Setting 'weirdinvert' has the effect of making 't_xs' non-empty, and
9382 vice versa. Has no effect when the GUI is running.
9383
9384 *'whichwrap'* *'ww'*
9385'whichwrap' 'ww' string (Vim default: "b,s", Vi default: "")
9386 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009387 Allow specified keys that move the cursor left/right to move to the
9388 previous/next line when the cursor is on the first/last character in
9389 the line. Concatenate characters to allow this for these keys:
9390 char key mode ~
9391 b <BS> Normal and Visual
9392 s <Space> Normal and Visual
Bram Moolenaar87b5ca52006-03-04 21:55:31 +00009393 h "h" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
9394 l "l" Normal and Visual (not recommended)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009395 < <Left> Normal and Visual
9396 > <Right> Normal and Visual
9397 ~ "~" Normal
9398 [ <Left> Insert and Replace
9399 ] <Right> Insert and Replace
9400 For example: >
9401 :set ww=<,>,[,]
9402< allows wrap only when cursor keys are used.
9403 When the movement keys are used in combination with a delete or change
9404 operator, the <EOL> also counts for a character. This makes "3h"
9405 different from "3dh" when the cursor crosses the end of a line. This
9406 is also true for "x" and "X", because they do the same as "dl" and
9407 "dh". If you use this, you may also want to use the mapping
9408 ":map <BS> X" to make backspace delete the character in front of the
9409 cursor.
Bram Moolenaar362e1a32006-03-06 23:29:24 +00009410 When 'l' is included and it is used after an operator at the end of a
Bram Moolenaar589edb32019-09-20 14:38:13 +02009411 line (not an empty line) then it will not move to the next line. This
9412 makes "dl", "cl", "yl" etc. work normally.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009413 NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9414 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9415
9416 *'wildchar'* *'wc'*
9417'wildchar' 'wc' number (Vim default: <Tab>, Vi default: CTRL-E)
9418 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009419 Character you have to type to start wildcard expansion in the
9420 command-line, as specified with 'wildmode'.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009421 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009422 The character is not recognized when used inside a macro. See
9423 'wildcharm' for that.
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009424 Some keys will not work, such as CTRL-C, <CR> and Enter.
Yee Cheng Chin8f4fb002023-10-17 10:06:56 +02009425 <Esc> can be used, but hitting it twice in a row will still exit
9426 command-line as a failsafe measure.
Millya9c6f902024-10-06 16:47:02 +02009427 Although 'wc' is a number option, it can be specified as a number, a
9428 single character, a |key-notation| (e.g. <Up>, <C-F>) or a letter
9429 preceded with a caret (e.g. `^F` is CTRL-F): >
9430 :set wc=27
9431 :set wc=X
9432 :set wc=^I
Bram Moolenaar34cc7d82021-09-21 20:09:51 +02009433 :set wc=<Tab>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009434< NOTE: This option is set to the Vi default value when 'compatible' is
9435 set and to the Vim default value when 'compatible' is reset.
9436
9437 *'wildcharm'* *'wcm'*
9438'wildcharm' 'wcm' number (default: none (0))
9439 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009440 'wildcharm' works exactly like 'wildchar', except that it is
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009441 recognized when used inside a macro. You can find "spare" command-line
9442 keys suitable for this option by looking at |ex-edit-index|. Normally
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009443 you'll never actually type 'wildcharm', just use it in mappings that
9444 automatically invoke completion mode, e.g.: >
9445 :set wcm=<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009446 :cnoremap ss so $vim/sessions/*.vim<C-Z>
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009447< Then after typing :ss you can use CTRL-P & CTRL-N.
9448
9449 *'wildignore'* *'wig'*
9450'wildignore' 'wig' string (default "")
9451 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009452 A list of file patterns. A file that matches with one of these
Bram Moolenaar30b65812012-07-12 22:01:11 +02009453 patterns is ignored when expanding |wildcards|, completing file or
9454 directory names, and influences the result of |expand()|, |glob()| and
9455 |globpath()| unless a flag is passed to disable this.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009456 The pattern is used like with |:autocmd|, see |autocmd-patterns|.
9457 Also see 'suffixes'.
9458 Example: >
9459 :set wildignore=*.o,*.obj
9460< The use of |:set+=| and |:set-=| is preferred when adding or removing
9461 a pattern from the list. This avoids problems when a future version
9462 uses another default.
9463
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09009464 *'wildignorecase'* *'wic'* *'nowildignorecase'* *'nowic'*
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009465'wildignorecase' 'wic' boolean (default off)
9466 global
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009467 When set case is ignored when completing file names and directories.
Bram Moolenaar71afbfe2013-03-19 16:49:16 +01009468 Has no effect when 'fileignorecase' is set.
Bram Moolenaar94950a92010-12-02 16:01:29 +01009469 Does not apply when the shell is used to expand wildcards, which
9470 happens when there are special characters.
9471
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009472 *'wildmenu'* *'wmnu'* *'nowildmenu'* *'nowmnu'*
Luca Saccarola437bc132024-11-14 21:21:17 +01009473'wildmenu' 'wmnu' boolean (default on)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009474 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009475 When 'wildmenu' is on, command-line completion operates in an enhanced
9476 mode. On pressing 'wildchar' (usually <Tab>) to invoke completion,
Bram Moolenaar54162322022-08-26 16:58:51 +01009477 the possible matches are shown.
9478 When 'wildoptions' contains "pum", then the completion matches are
9479 shown in a popup menu. Otherwise they are displayed just above the
9480 command line, with the first match highlighted (overwriting the status
9481 line, if there is one).
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009482 Keys that show the previous/next match, such as <Tab> or
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009483 CTRL-P/CTRL-N, cause the highlight to move to the appropriate match.
9484 When 'wildmode' is used, "wildmenu" mode is used where "full" is
9485 specified. "longest" and "list" do not start "wildmenu" mode.
Bram Moolenaar26402cb2013-02-20 21:26:00 +01009486 You can check the current mode with |wildmenumode()|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009487 If there are more matches than can fit in the line, a ">" is shown on
9488 the right and/or a "<" is shown on the left. The status line scrolls
9489 as needed.
9490 The "wildmenu" mode is abandoned when a key is hit that is not used
9491 for selecting a completion.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009492 While the "wildmenu" is active, the following keys have special
9493 meanings:
9494 CTRL-P - go to the previous entry
9495 CTRL-N - go to the next entry
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009496 <CR> - in menu completion, when the cursor is just after a
9497 dot: move into a submenu.
Yee Cheng Chin209ec902023-10-17 10:56:25 +02009498 CTRL-E - end completion, go back to what was there before
9499 selecting a match.
9500 CTRL-Y - accept the currently selected match and stop
9501 completion.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009502
9503 When not using the popup menu for command line completion, the
9504 following keys have special meanings:
9505 <Left> <Right> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009506 <Up> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9507 parent directory or parent menu.
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009508 <Down> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9509 subdirectory or submenu.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009510
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009511 When using the popup menu for command line completion, the following
9512 keys have special meanings:
Yee Cheng Chin2bbd0d32023-10-14 02:23:45 -07009513 <Up> <Down> - select previous/next match (like CTRL-P/CTRL-N)
zeertzjq3c81f472023-10-15 16:02:08 +08009514 <PageUp> - select a match several entries back
9515 <PageDown> - select a match several entries further
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009516 <Left> - in filename/menu name completion: move up into
9517 parent directory or parent menu.
9518 <Right> - in filename/menu name completion: move into a
9519 subdirectory or submenu.
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009520
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009521 This makes the menus accessible from the console |console-menus|.
9522
9523 If you prefer the <Left> and <Right> keys to move the cursor instead
9524 of selecting a different match, use this: >
9525 :cnoremap <Left> <Space><BS><Left>
9526 :cnoremap <Right> <Space><BS><Right>
9527<
9528 The "WildMenu" highlighting is used for displaying the current match
9529 |hl-WildMenu|.
9530
9531 *'wildmode'* *'wim'*
9532'wildmode' 'wim' string (Vim default: "full")
9533 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009534 Completion mode that is used for the character specified with
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01009535 'wildchar'. It is a comma-separated list of up to four parts. Each
Bram Moolenaar02467872007-05-06 13:22:01 +00009536 part specifies what to do for each consecutive use of 'wildchar'. The
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009537 first part specifies the behavior for the first use of 'wildchar',
9538 The second part for the second use, etc.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009539
9540 Each part consists of a colon separated list consisting of the
9541 following possible values:
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009542 "" Complete only the first match.
9543 "full" Complete the next full match. After the last match,
9544 the original string is used and then the first match
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009545 again. Will also start 'wildmenu' if it is enabled.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009546 "longest" Complete till longest common string. If this doesn't
9547 result in a longer string, use the next part.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009548 "list" When more than one match, list all matches.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009549 "lastused" When completing buffer names and more than one buffer
9550 matches, sort buffers by time last used (other than
9551 the current buffer).
9552 When there is only a single match, it is fully completed in all cases.
9553
9554 Examples of useful colon-separated values:
9555 "longest:full" Like "longest", but also start 'wildmenu' if it is
9556 enabled. Will not complete to the next full match.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009557 "list:full" When more than one match, list all matches and
9558 complete first match.
9559 "list:longest" When more than one match, list all matches and
9560 complete till longest common string.
Bram Moolenaar130cbfc2021-04-07 21:07:20 +02009561 "list:lastused" When more than one buffer matches, list all matches
9562 and sort buffers by time last used (other than the
9563 current buffer).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009564
9565 Examples: >
9566 :set wildmode=full
Bram Moolenaar582fd852005-03-28 20:58:01 +00009567< Complete first full match, next match, etc. (the default) >
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009568 :set wildmode=longest,full
9569< Complete longest common string, then each full match >
9570 :set wildmode=list:full
9571< List all matches and complete each full match >
9572 :set wildmode=list,full
9573< List all matches without completing, then each full match >
9574 :set wildmode=longest,list
9575< Complete longest common string, then list alternatives.
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009576 More info here: |cmdline-completion|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009577
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009578 *'wildoptions'* *'wop'*
9579'wildoptions' 'wop' string (default "")
9580 global
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009581 A list of words that change how |cmdline-completion| is done.
9582 The following values are supported:
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009583 fuzzy Use |fuzzy-matching| to find completion matches. When
Yegappan Lakshmanan38b85cb2022-02-24 13:28:41 +00009584 this value is specified, wildcard expansion will not
9585 be used for completion. The matches will be sorted by
9586 the "best match" rather than alphabetically sorted.
9587 This will find more matches than the wildcard
9588 expansion. Currently fuzzy matching based completion
9589 is not supported for file and directory names and
9590 instead wildcard expansion is used.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01009591 pum Display the completion matches using the popup menu
Yegappan Lakshmanan3908ef52022-02-08 12:08:07 +00009592 in the same style as the |ins-completion-menu|.
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009593 tagfile When using CTRL-D to list matching tags, the kind of
Bram Moolenaarc9b4b052006-04-30 18:54:39 +00009594 tag and the file of the tag is listed. Only one match
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009595 is displayed per line. Often used tag kinds are:
9596 d #define
9597 f function
Bram Moolenaarb5bf5b82004-12-24 14:35:23 +00009598
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009599 *'winaltkeys'* *'wak'*
9600'winaltkeys' 'wak' string (default "menu")
9601 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009602 {only used in Win32, Motif, GTK and Photon GUI}
9603 Some GUI versions allow the access to menu entries by using the ALT
9604 key in combination with a character that appears underlined in the
9605 menu. This conflicts with the use of the ALT key for mappings and
9606 entering special characters. This option tells what to do:
9607 no Don't use ALT keys for menus. ALT key combinations can be
9608 mapped, but there is no automatic handling. This can then be
9609 done with the |:simalt| command.
9610 yes ALT key handling is done by the windowing system. ALT key
9611 combinations cannot be mapped.
9612 menu Using ALT in combination with a character that is a menu
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009613 shortcut key, will be handled by the windowing system. Other
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009614 keys can be mapped.
9615 If the menu is disabled by excluding 'm' from 'guioptions', the ALT
9616 key is never used for the menu.
Bram Moolenaar293ee4d2004-12-09 21:34:53 +00009617 This option is not used for <F10>; on Win32 and with GTK <F10> will
9618 select the menu, unless it has been mapped.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009619
Bram Moolenaar4d784b22019-05-25 19:51:39 +02009620 *'wincolor'* *'wcr'*
9621'wincolor' 'wcr' string (default empty)
9622 local to window
9623 Highlight group name to use for this window instead of the Normal
9624 color |hl-Normal|.
9625
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009626 *'window'* *'wi'*
9627'window' 'wi' number (default screen height - 1)
9628 global
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009629 Window height used for |CTRL-F| and |CTRL-B| when there is only one
9630 window and the value is smaller than 'lines' minus one. The screen
9631 will scroll 'window' minus two lines, with a minimum of one.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009632 When 'window' is equal to 'lines' minus one CTRL-F and CTRL-B scroll
9633 in a much smarter way, taking care of wrapping lines.
Luuk van Baal5a2e3ec2024-03-28 10:07:29 +01009634 When resizing the Vim window, and the value is smaller than 1 or more
9635 than or equal to 'lines' it will be set to 'lines' minus 1.
Bram Moolenaardad44732021-03-31 20:07:33 +02009636 Note: Do not confuse this with the height of the Vim window, use
9637 'lines' for that.
Bram Moolenaar4399ef42005-02-12 14:29:27 +00009638
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009639 *'winfixbuf'*
9640'winfixbuf' 'wfb' boolean (default off)
9641 local to window
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +08009642 If enabled, the window and the buffer it is displaying are paired.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009643 For example, attempting to change the buffer with |:edit| will fail.
9644 Other commands which change a window's buffer such as |:cnext| will
zeertzjq0049a492024-03-11 23:13:16 +08009645 also skip any window with 'winfixbuf' enabled. However if an Ex
9646 command has a "!" modifier, it can force switching buffers.
Colin Kennedy21570352024-03-03 16:16:47 +01009647
laburnumT3f7855a2023-12-05 18:37:03 +01009648 *'winfixheight'* *'wfh'* *'nowinfixheight'* *'nowfh'*
9649'winfixheight' 'wfh' boolean (default off)
9650 local to window |local-noglobal|
9651 Keep the window height when windows are opened or closed and
9652 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|. Set by default for the
9653 |preview-window| and |quickfix-window|.
9654 The height may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9655
9656 *'winfixwidth'* *'wfw'* *'nowinfixwidth'* *'nowfw'*
9657'winfixwidth' 'wfw' boolean (default off)
9658 local to window |local-noglobal|
9659 Keep the window width when windows are opened or closed and
9660 'equalalways' is set. Also for |CTRL-W_=|.
9661 The width may be changed anyway when running out of room.
9662
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009663 *'winheight'* *'wh'* *E591*
9664'winheight' 'wh' number (default 1)
9665 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009666 Minimal number of lines for the current window. This is not a hard
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009667 minimum, Vim will use fewer lines if there is not enough room. If the
Bram Moolenaar446cb832008-06-24 21:56:24 +00009668 focus goes to a window that is smaller, its size is increased, at the
9669 cost of the height of other windows.
9670 Set 'winheight' to a small number for normal editing.
9671 Set it to 999 to make the current window fill most of the screen.
9672 Other windows will be only 'winminheight' high. This has the drawback
9673 that ":all" will create only two windows. To avoid "vim -o 1 2 3 4"
9674 to create only two windows, set the option after startup is done,
9675 using the |VimEnter| event: >
9676 au VimEnter * set winheight=999
9677< Minimum value is 1.
9678 The height is not adjusted after one of the commands that change the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009679 height of the current window.
9680 'winheight' applies to the current window. Use 'winminheight' to set
9681 the minimal height for other windows.
9682
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009683 *'winminheight'* *'wmh'*
9684'winminheight' 'wmh' number (default 1)
9685 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009686 The minimal height of a window, when it's not the current window.
9687 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9688 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero lines (i.e. just a
9689 status bar) if necessary. They will return to at least one line when
9690 they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere to go.)
9691 Use 'winheight' to set the minimal height of the current window.
9692 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9693 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9694 windows. A value of 0 to 3 is reasonable.
9695
9696 *'winminwidth'* *'wmw'*
9697'winminwidth' 'wmw' number (default 1)
9698 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009699 The minimal width of a window, when it's not the current window.
9700 This is a hard minimum, windows will never become smaller.
9701 When set to zero, windows may be "squashed" to zero columns (i.e. just
9702 a vertical separator) if necessary. They will return to at least one
9703 line when they become active (since the cursor has to have somewhere
9704 to go.)
9705 Use 'winwidth' to set the minimal width of the current window.
9706 This option is only checked when making a window smaller. Don't use a
9707 large number, it will cause errors when opening more than a few
9708 windows. A value of 0 to 12 is reasonable.
9709
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009710 *'winptydll'*
9711'winptydll' string (default "winpty32.dll" or "winpty64.dll")
9712 global
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009713 {only available when compiled with the |terminal|
9714 feature on MS-Windows}
9715 Specifies the name of the winpty shared library, used for the
Bram Moolenaare7b1ea02020-08-07 19:54:59 +02009716 |:terminal| command. The default depends on whether Vim was built as a
Bram Moolenaarc572da52017-08-27 16:52:01 +02009717 32-bit or 64-bit executable. If not found, "winpty.dll" is tried as
Bram Moolenaar9e13aa72017-08-16 23:14:08 +02009718 a fallback.
9719 Environment variables are expanded |:set_env|.
9720 This option cannot be set from a |modeline| or in the |sandbox|, for
9721 security reasons.
9722
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009723 *'winwidth'* *'wiw'* *E592*
9724'winwidth' 'wiw' number (default 20)
9725 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009726 Minimal number of columns for the current window. This is not a hard
9727 minimum, Vim will use fewer columns if there is not enough room. If
9728 the current window is smaller, its size is increased, at the cost of
9729 the width of other windows. Set it to 999 to make the current window
9730 always fill the screen. Set it to a small number for normal editing.
9731 The width is not adjusted after one of the commands to change the
9732 width of the current window.
9733 'winwidth' applies to the current window. Use 'winminwidth' to set
9734 the minimal width for other windows.
9735
9736 *'wrap'* *'nowrap'*
9737'wrap' boolean (default on)
9738 local to window
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009739 This option changes how text is displayed. It doesn't change the text
9740 in the buffer, see 'textwidth' for that.
9741 When on, lines longer than the width of the window will wrap and
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009742 displaying continues on the next line. When off lines will not wrap
9743 and only part of long lines will be displayed. When the cursor is
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009744 moved to a part that is not shown, the screen will scroll
9745 horizontally.
9746 The line will be broken in the middle of a word if necessary. See
9747 'linebreak' to get the break at a word boundary.
9748 To make scrolling horizontally a bit more useful, try this: >
9749 :set sidescroll=5
9750 :set listchars+=precedes:<,extends:>
9751< See 'sidescroll', 'listchars' and |wrap-off|.
Bram Moolenaar8f3f58f2010-01-06 20:52:26 +01009752 This option can't be set from a |modeline| when the 'diff' option is
9753 on.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009754
9755 *'wrapmargin'* *'wm'*
9756'wrapmargin' 'wm' number (default 0)
9757 local to buffer
9758 Number of characters from the right window border where wrapping
9759 starts. When typing text beyond this limit, an <EOL> will be inserted
9760 and inserting continues on the next line.
9761 Options that add a margin, such as 'number' and 'foldcolumn', cause
9762 the text width to be further reduced. This is Vi compatible.
9763 When 'textwidth' is non-zero, this option is not used.
Bram Moolenaarca635012015-09-25 20:34:21 +02009764 This option is set to 0 when 'paste' is set and restored when 'paste'
9765 is reset.
Bram Moolenaara6c27c42019-05-09 19:16:22 +02009766 See also 'formatoptions' and |ins-textwidth|.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009767
9768 *'wrapscan'* *'ws'* *'nowrapscan'* *'nows'*
9769'wrapscan' 'ws' boolean (default on) *E384* *E385*
9770 global
Bram Moolenaarac6e65f2005-08-29 22:25:38 +00009771 Searches wrap around the end of the file. Also applies to |]s| and
9772 |[s|, searching for spelling mistakes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009773
9774 *'write'* *'nowrite'*
9775'write' boolean (default on)
9776 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009777 Allows writing files. When not set, writing a file is not allowed.
9778 Can be used for a view-only mode, where modifications to the text are
Bram Moolenaarf4b8e572004-06-24 15:53:16 +00009779 still allowed. Can be reset with the |-m| or |-M| command line
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009780 argument. Filtering text is still possible, even though this requires
9781 writing a temporary file.
9782
9783 *'writeany'* *'wa'* *'nowriteany'* *'nowa'*
9784'writeany' 'wa' boolean (default off)
9785 global
9786 Allows writing to any file with no need for "!" override.
9787
9788 *'writebackup'* *'wb'* *'nowritebackup'* *'nowb'*
9789'writebackup' 'wb' boolean (default on with |+writebackup| feature, off
9790 otherwise)
9791 global
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009792 Make a backup before overwriting a file. The backup is removed after
9793 the file was successfully written, unless the 'backup' option is
Bram Moolenaar1aeaf8c2012-05-18 13:46:39 +02009794 also on.
9795 WARNING: Switching this option off means that when Vim fails to write
9796 your buffer correctly and then, for whatever reason, Vim exits, you
9797 lose both the original file and what you were writing. Only reset
9798 this option if your file system is almost full and it makes the write
9799 fail (and make sure not to exit Vim until the write was successful).
9800 See |backup-table| for another explanation.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009801 When the 'backupskip' pattern matches, a backup is not made anyway.
Bram Moolenaar0c0734d2019-11-26 21:44:46 +01009802 Depending on 'backupcopy' the backup is a new file or the original
9803 file renamed (and a new file is written).
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009804 NOTE: This option is set to the default value when 'compatible' is
9805 set.
9806
9807 *'writedelay'* *'wd'*
9808'writedelay' 'wd' number (default 0)
9809 global
Bram Moolenaar802a0d92016-06-26 16:17:58 +02009810 The number of milliseconds to wait for each character sent to the
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009811 screen. When non-zero, characters are sent to the terminal one by
Bram Moolenaar5666fcd2019-12-26 14:35:26 +01009812 one. For debugging purposes.
Bram Moolenaar071d4272004-06-13 20:20:40 +00009813
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009814 *'xtermcodes'* *'noxtermcodes'*
9815'xtermcodes' boolean (default on)
9816 global
9817 When detecting xterm patchlevel 141 or higher with the termresponse
Bram Moolenaarfa3b7232021-12-24 13:18:38 +00009818 mechanism and this option is set, Vim will request the actual terminal
Bram Moolenaar6f79e612021-12-21 09:12:23 +00009819 key codes and number of colors from the terminal. This takes care of
9820 various configuration options of the terminal that cannot be obtained
9821 from the termlib/terminfo entry, see |xterm-codes|.
9822 A side effect may be that t_Co changes and Vim will redraw the
9823 display.
9824
9825
Bram Moolenaar91f84f62018-07-29 15:07:52 +02009826 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: