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Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.0. Last change: 2022 Oct 21
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
84byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
87 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
88ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
89ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
90ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
91ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
92ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
93 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
94ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
96ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
97ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
98ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
99ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
100ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
101ch_open({address} [, {options}])
102 Channel open a channel to {address}
103ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
104ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
105 Blob read Blob from {handle}
106ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
107 String read raw from {handle}
108ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
109 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
110ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
112ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
113 none set options for {handle}
114ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
115 String status of channel {handle}
116changenr() Number current change number
117char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
118charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
119charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
120charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
121 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
122chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
123cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
124clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
125col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
126complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
127complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
128complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
129complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
130confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
131 Number number of choice picked by user
132copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
133cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
134cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
135count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
136 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
137cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
138 Number checks existence of cscope connection
139cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
140 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
141cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
142debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
143deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
144delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
145deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
146 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
147did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
148diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
149diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
150digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
151digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
152digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
153digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
154echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
155empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
156environ() Dict return environment variables
157escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
158eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
159eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
160executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
161execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
162exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
163exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
164exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
165exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
166expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
167 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100168expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
169 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000170extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
171 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
172extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
173 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
174 List or Dictionary
175feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
176filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
177filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
178filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
179 remove items from {expr1} where
180 {expr2} is 0
181finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
182 String find directory {name} in {path}
183findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
184 String find file {name} in {path}
185flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
186flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
187 List flatten a copy of {list}
188float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
189floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
190fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
191fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
192fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
193foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
195foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
196foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
197foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
198foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100199fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000200funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
201 Funcref reference to function {name}
202function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
203 Funcref named reference to function {name}
204garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
205get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
206get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
207get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
208getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
209getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
210 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
211getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
212 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
213getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
214getchar([expr]) Number or String
215 get one character from the user
216getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
217getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
218getcharsearch() Dict last character search
219getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100220getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
221 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getcmdline() String return the current command-line
223getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100224getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
225 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000226getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
227getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
228getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
229 List list of cmdline completion matches
230getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
231getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
232getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
233getenv({name}) String return environment variable
234getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
235getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
236getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
237getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
238getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
239getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
240getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
241 List list of jump list items
242getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
243getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
244getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
245getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
246getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
247getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
248getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
249getpid() Number process ID of Vim
250getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
251getqflist() List list of quickfix items
252getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
253getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
254 String or List contents of a register
255getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
256getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100257getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000258gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
259gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
260 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
261gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
262 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
263gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
264gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
265getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
266getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
268getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
269getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
270 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
271glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
272 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
273glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
274globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
275 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
276has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
277has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
278haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
279 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
280 or |:tcd|
281hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
282 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
283histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
284histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
285histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
286histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
287hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
288hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
289hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
290hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
291hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
292iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
293indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
294index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
295 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100296indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
297 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000298input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
299 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100300inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000301 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
302inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
303inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
304inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
305inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
306insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
307interrupt() none interrupt script execution
308invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100309isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
311isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
312 (positive or negative)
313islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
314isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
315items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
316job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
317job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
318job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
319job_start({command} [, {options}])
320 Job start a job
321job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
322job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
323join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
324js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
325js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
326json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
327json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
328keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100329keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
330 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000331len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
332libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
333libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
334line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
335line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
336lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
337list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
338list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
339listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
340 Number add a callback to listen to changes
341listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
342listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
343localtime() Number current time
344log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
345log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
346luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
347map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
348 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
349maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
350 String or Dict
351 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
352mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
353 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100354maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000355mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
356 like |map()| but creates a new List or
357 Dictionary
358mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
359match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
360 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
361matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
362 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
363matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
364 Number highlight positions with {group}
365matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
366matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
367matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
369matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
370 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
371matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
372 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
373matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
375matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
376 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
377matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
378 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
379max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
380menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
381min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
382mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
383 Number create directory {name}
384mode([expr]) String current editing mode
385mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
386nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
387nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
388or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
389pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
390perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
391popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
392popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
393popup_clear() none close all popup windows
394popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
395popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
396popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
397popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
398popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100399popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
401popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
402popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
403popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
404popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
405popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
406popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
407popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
408popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
409popup_notification({what}, {options})
410 Number create a notification popup window
411popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
412 none set options for popup window {id}
413popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
414popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
415pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
416prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
417printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
418prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
419prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
420prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
421prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
422prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
423prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
424 none add multiple text properties
425prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
426 none remove all text properties
427prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
428 Dict search for a text property
429prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
430prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
431 Number remove a text property
432prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
433prop_type_change({name}, {props})
434 none change an existing property type
435prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
436 none delete a property type
437prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
438 Dict get property type values
439prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
440pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
441pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
442py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
443pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
444pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
445rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
446range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
447 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100448readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
449 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000450readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
451 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
452readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
453 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
454readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
455 List get list of lines from file {fname}
456reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
457 any reduce {object} using {func}
458reg_executing() String get the executing register name
459reg_recording() String get the recording register name
460reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
461reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
462reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
463remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
464 String send expression
465remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
466remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
467 Number check for reply string
468remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
469 String read reply string
470remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
471 String send key sequence
472remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
473remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
474 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
475remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
476 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
477remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
478rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100479repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
480 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000481resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
482reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
483round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
484rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
485screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
486screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
487screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
488screencol() Number current cursor column
489screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
490screenrow() Number current cursor row
491screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
492search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
493 Number search for {pattern}
494searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
495searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
496 Number search for variable declaration
497searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
498 Number search for other end of start/end pair
499searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
500 List search for other end of start/end pair
501searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
502 List search for {pattern}
503server2client({clientid}, {string})
504 Number send reply string
505serverlist() String get a list of available servers
506setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
507 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
508 {expr}
509setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
510 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
511setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
512setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
513setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100514setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000515setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
516setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
517setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
518setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
519setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
520setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
521 Number modify location list using {list}
522setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
523 Number modify specific location list props
524setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
525setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
526setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
527setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
528 Number modify specific quickfix list props
529setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
530settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
531settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
532 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
533 page {tabnr} to {val}
534settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
535 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
536setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
537sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
538shellescape({string} [, {special}])
539 String escape {string} for use as shell
540 command argument
541shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
542sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
543sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
544sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
545sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
546 List get a list of placed signs
547sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
548 Number jump to a sign
549sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
550 Number place a sign
551sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
552sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
553sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
554sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
555 Number unplace a sign
556sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
557simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
558sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
559sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
560slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
561 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000562sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
563 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000564sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
565sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
566 Number play an event sound
567sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
568 Number play sound file {path}
569sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
570soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
571spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
572spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
573 List spelling suggestions
574split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
575 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
576sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
577srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
578state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
579str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
580str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
581 ASCII/UTF-8 value
582str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
583 Number convert String to Number
584strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
585strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
586 String {len} characters of {str} at
587 character {start}
588strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
589strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
590strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
591strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
592stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
593 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
594string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
595strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
596strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
597 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
598 byte {start}
599strptime({format}, {timestring})
600 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
601strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
602 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
603strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
604strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
605submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
606 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
607substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
608 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
609swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
610swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
611synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
612synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
613 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
614synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
615synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
616synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
617system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
618systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
619tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
620tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
621tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
622tagfiles() List tags files used
623taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
624tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
625tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
626tempname() String name for a temporary file
627term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
628 Number display difference between two dumps
629term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
630 Number displaying a screen dump
631term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
632 none dump terminal window contents
633term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
634term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
635term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
636term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
637term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
638term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
639term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
640term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
641term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
642term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
643term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
644term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
645term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
646term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
647term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
648 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
649term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
650term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
651term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
652term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
653 none set the size of a terminal
654term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
655term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
656terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
657test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
658 none make memory allocation fail
659test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
660test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
661test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
662test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
663test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000664test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000665test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
666test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
667test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
668test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
669test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
670test_null_job() Job null value for testing
671test_null_list() List null value for testing
672test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
673test_null_string() String null value for testing
674test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
675test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
676test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000677test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
678test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
679test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
680test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
681test_void() any void value for testing
682timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
683timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
684timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
685 Number create a timer
686timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
687timer_stopall() none stop all timers
688tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
689toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
690tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
691 to chars in {tostr}
692trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
693 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
694trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
695type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
696typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
697undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
698undotree() List undo file tree
699uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
700 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
701values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100702virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
703 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100704virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
705 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000706visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
707wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
708win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
709 String execute {command} in window {id}
710win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
711win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
712win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
713win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
714win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
715win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000716win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
717win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000718win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
719win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
720 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
721winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
722wincol() Number window column of the cursor
723windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
724winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
725winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
726winline() Number window line of the cursor
727winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
728winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
729winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
730winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
731winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
732wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
733writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
734 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
735xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
736
737==============================================================================
7382. Details *builtin-function-details*
739
740Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
741specific functionality.
742
743abs({expr}) *abs()*
744 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
745 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
746 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
747 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
748 Examples: >
749 echo abs(1.456)
750< 1.456 >
751 echo abs(-5.456)
752< 5.456 >
753 echo abs(-4)
754< 4
755
756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
757 Compute()->abs()
758
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000759
760acos({expr}) *acos()*
761 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
762 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
763 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100764 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000765 Examples: >
766 :echo acos(0)
767< 1.570796 >
768 :echo acos(-0.5)
769< 2.094395
770
771 Can also be used as a |method|: >
772 Compute()->acos()
773
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000774
775add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
776 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
777 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
778 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
779 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
780< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
781 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
782 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
783 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100784 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786 Can also be used as a |method|: >
787 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
788
789
790and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
791 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
792 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100793 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000794 Example: >
795 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
796< Can also be used as a |method|: >
797 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
798
799
800append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
801 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
802 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
803 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
804 the current buffer.
805 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
806 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
807 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
808 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000809 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
810 no matter the value of {lnum}.
811 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
812 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
814 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
815
816< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
817 passed as the second argument: >
818 mylist->append(lnum)
819
820
821appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
822 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
823
824 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
825 |bufload()| if needed.
826
827 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
828
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000829 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
830 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
831 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
832 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000833
834 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
835 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
836
837 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
838 error message is given. Example: >
839 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000840< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
841 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
842
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000843 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
844 passed as the second argument: >
845 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
846
847
848argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
849 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
850 |arglist|.
851 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
852 window is used.
853 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
854 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
855 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
856 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
857
858 *argidx()*
859argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
860 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
861
862 *arglistid()*
863arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
864 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
865 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
866 global argument list. See |arglist|.
867 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
868
869 Without arguments use the current window.
870 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
871 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
872 page.
873 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
874
875 *argv()*
876argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
877 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
878 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
879 :let i = 0
880 :while i < argc()
881 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000882 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000883 : let i = i + 1
884 :endwhile
885< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
886 the whole |arglist| is returned.
887
888 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
889 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
890
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100891 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
892 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
893 argument is invalid.
894
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000895asin({expr}) *asin()*
896 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
897 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
898 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
899 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100900 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
901 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000902 Examples: >
903 :echo asin(0.8)
904< 0.927295 >
905 :echo asin(-0.5)
906< -0.523599
907
908 Can also be used as a |method|: >
909 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000910
911
912assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
913
914
915
916atan({expr}) *atan()*
917 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
918 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
919 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100920 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921 Examples: >
922 :echo atan(100)
923< 1.560797 >
924 :echo atan(-4.01)
925< -1.326405
926
927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
928 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000929
930
931atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
932 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
933 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
934 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100935 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
936 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000937 Examples: >
938 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
939< -0.785398 >
940 :echo atan2(1, -1)
941< 2.356194
942
943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
944 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000945
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100946
947autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
948 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
949
950 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
951 the following optional items:
952 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
953 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
954 item is ignored.
955 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
956 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100957 This can be either a String with a single
958 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100959 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
960 If this group doesn't exist then it is
961 created. If not specified or empty, then the
962 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100963 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
964 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100965 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100966 which executes only once. Refer to
967 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100968 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
969 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100970 present, then this item is ignored. This can
971 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
972 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100973 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
974 commands associated with the specified autocmd
975 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
976 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100977 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100978
979 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
980 Examples: >
981 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
982 let acmd = {}
983 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
984 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
985 let acmd.bufnr = 5
986 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
987 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000988<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100989 Can also be used as a |method|: >
990 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
991<
992autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
993 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
994
995 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
996 the following optional items:
997 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
998 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
999 item is ignored.
1000 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1001 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1002 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1003 group are deleted.
1004 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1005 If not specified or empty, then the default
1006 group is used.
1007 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1008 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1009 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1010 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1011 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1012 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1013 present, then this item is ignored.
1014
1015 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1016 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1017 is deleted.
1018
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001019 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001020 Examples: >
1021 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1022 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1023 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1024 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1025 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1026 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1027 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1028 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1029 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1030 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1031 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1032 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1033 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1034 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1035 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1036 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1037<
1038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1039 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1040
1041autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1042 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1043 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1044
1045 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1046 items:
1047 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1048 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1049 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1050 error message. If set to an empty string,
1051 then the default autocmd group is used.
1052 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1053 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1054 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1055 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1056 results in an error message.
1057 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1058 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1059 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1060 {opts}.
1061
1062 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1063 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1064 the autocmd is defined.
1065 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1066 event Autocmd event name.
1067 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001068 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1069 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1070 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1071 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001072 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1073 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1074 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1075 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1076
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001077 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1078 or event or pattern is not found.
1079
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001080 Examples: >
1081 " :autocmd MyGroup
1082 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1083 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1084 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1085 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1086 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1087 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1088 " :autocmd Syntax
1089 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1090 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1091 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1092 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1093 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1094<
1095 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1096 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1097<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001098balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1099 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001100 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1101 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001102
1103balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1104 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1105 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1106 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1107 split with |balloon_split()|.
1108 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1109
1110 Example: >
1111 func GetBalloonContent()
1112 " ... initiate getting the content
1113 return ''
1114 endfunc
1115 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1116
1117 func BalloonCallback(result)
1118 call balloon_show(a:result)
1119 endfunc
1120< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1121 GetText()->balloon_show()
1122<
1123 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1124 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1125 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1126 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001127 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001129 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1130 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001131 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1132 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1133
1134balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1135 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1136 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1137 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001138 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1139 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1141 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1142
1143< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1144 feature}
1145
1146blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1147 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1148 {blob}. Examples: >
1149 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1150 blob2list(0z) returns []
1151< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1152 opposite.
1153
1154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1155 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001156<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 *browse()*
1158browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1159 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1160 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1161 The input fields are:
1162 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1163 {title} title for the requester
1164 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1165 {default} default file name
1166 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1167 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1168
1169 *browsedir()*
1170browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1171 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1172 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1173 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1174 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1175 to be used.
1176 The input fields are:
1177 {title} title for the requester
1178 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1179 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1180 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1181
1182bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001183 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1184 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001185 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1186 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1187 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1188 buffer is always created.
1189 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1190 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1191 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1192 call bufload(bufnr)
1193 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001194< Returns 0 on error.
1195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001196 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1197
1198bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1199 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1200 {buf} exists.
1201 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1202 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1203
1204 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1205 exactly. The name can be:
1206 - Relative to the current directory.
1207 - A full path.
1208 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1209 - A URL name.
1210 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1211 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1212 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1213 long name to be able to find them.
1214 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1215 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1216 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1217 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1218 file name.
1219
1220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1221 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1222<
1223 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1224
1225buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1226 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1227 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1228 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1229
1230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1231 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1232
1233bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1234 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1235 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1236 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001237 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
1238 file the no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001239 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1240 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1241 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1242
1243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1244 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1245
1246bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1247 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1248 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1249 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1250
1251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1252 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1253
1254bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1255 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1256 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1257 "[No Name]".
1258 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1259 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1260 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1261 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1262 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1263 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1264 match an empty string is returned.
1265 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1266 alternate buffer.
1267 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1268 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1269 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1270 pattern.
1271 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1272 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1273 buffers are searched for.
1274 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1275 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1276 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1277< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 echo bufnr->bufname()
1279
1280< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1281 string is returned. >
1282 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1283 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1284 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1285 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1286< *buffer_name()*
1287 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1288
1289 *bufnr()*
1290bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1291 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1292 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1293 above.
1294
1295 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1296 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1297 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1298 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1299< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1300 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1301
1302 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1303 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1304< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1305 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1306 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1307 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1308
1309 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1310 echo bufref->bufnr()
1311<
1312 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1313 *last_buffer_nr()*
1314 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1315
1316bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1317 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1318 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1319 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1320 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1321
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001322 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001323<
1324 Only deals with the current tab page.
1325
1326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1327 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1328
1329bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1330 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1331 |window-ID|.
1332 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1333 is returned. Example: >
1334
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001335 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001336
1337< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1338 |:wincmd|.
1339
1340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1341 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1342
1343byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1344 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1345 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1346 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1347 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1348 one.
1349 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1350
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001351 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1352
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1354 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1355
1356< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1357 feature}
1358
1359byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1360 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1361 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1362 zero.
1363 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1364 equal to {nr}.
1365 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1366 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1367 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1368 separately.
1369 Example : >
1370 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1371< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1372 same: >
1373 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1374 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1375< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1376
1377 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1378 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1379 in bytes is returned.
1380
1381 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1382 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1383
1384byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1385 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1386 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001387 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001388 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1389 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1390 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1391< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1392 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1393 one byte).
1394 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1395 to a Unicode encoding.
1396
1397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1398 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1399
1400call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1401 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1402 arguments.
1403 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1404 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1405 Returns the return value of the called function.
1406 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1407 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1408
1409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1410 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1411
1412ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1413 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1414 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1415 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1416 Examples: >
1417 echo ceil(1.456)
1418< 2.0 >
1419 echo ceil(-5.456)
1420< -5.0 >
1421 echo ceil(4.0)
1422< 4.0
1423
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001424 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1425
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001426 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1427 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428
1429
1430ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1431
1432
1433changenr() *changenr()*
1434 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1435 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1436 with the |:undo| command.
1437 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1438 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1439 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001440 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001441
1442char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001443 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001444 Examples: >
1445 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1446 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1447< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1448 Example for "utf-8": >
1449 char2nr("á") returns 225
1450 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1451< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1452 A combining character is a separate character.
1453 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1454 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1455 let str = "ABC"
1456 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1457< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1458
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001459 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1460
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001461 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1462 GetChar()->char2nr()
1463
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001464charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1465 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1466 The character class is one of:
1467 0 blank
1468 1 punctuation
1469 2 word character
1470 3 emoji
1471 other specific Unicode class
1472 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001473 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001474
1475
1476charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1477 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1478 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1479
1480 Example:
1481 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1482 charcol('.') returns 3
1483 col('.') returns 7
1484
1485< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1486 GetPos()->col()
1487<
1488 *charidx()*
1489charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1490 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1491 The index of the first character is zero.
1492 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1493 equal to {idx}.
1494 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1495 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1496 added to the preceding base character.
1497 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1498 counted as separate characters.
1499 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1500 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1501 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1502 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1503 and is not zero or one.
1504 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1505 from the character index.
1506 Examples: >
1507 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1508 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1509 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1510<
1511 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1512 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1513
1514chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1515 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1516 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1517 window:
1518 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1519 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1520 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1521 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1522 directory.
1523 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1524 {dir} must be a String.
1525 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1526 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1527 On failure, returns an empty string.
1528
1529 Example: >
1530 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1531 if save_dir != ""
1532 " ... do some work
1533 call chdir(save_dir)
1534 endif
1535
1536< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1537 GetDir()->chdir()
1538<
1539cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1540 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1541 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1542 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1543 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001544 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001545 See |C-indenting|.
1546
1547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1548 GetLnum()->cindent()
1549
1550clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1551 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1552 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1553 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1554 window ID instead of the current window.
1555
1556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1557 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1558<
1559 *col()*
1560col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1561 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1562 . the cursor position
1563 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1564 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1565 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1566 returned)
1567 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1568 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1569 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1570 that it's updated right away.
1571 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1572 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1573 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1574 out of range then col() returns zero.
1575 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1576 |getpos()|.
1577 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1578 character position use |charcol()|.
1579 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1580 Examples: >
1581 col(".") column of cursor
1582 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1583 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001584 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001585< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001586 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1587 buffer.
1588 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1589 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001590 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1591 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1592 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echo col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001593
1594< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1595 GetPos()->col()
1596<
1597
1598complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1599 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1600 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1601 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1602 or with an expression mapping.
1603 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1604 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1605 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1606 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1607 match.
1608 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1609 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1610 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1611 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1612 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1613 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1614 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1615 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1616 Example: >
1617 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1618
1619 func! ListMonths()
1620 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1621 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1622 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1623 return ''
1624 endfunc
1625< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1626 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1627
1628 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1629 second argument: >
1630 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1631
1632complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1633 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1634 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1635 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1636 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1637 the list.
1638 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1639 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1640
1641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1642 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1643
1644complete_check() *complete_check()*
1645 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1646 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1647 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1648 zero otherwise.
1649 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1650 'completefunc' option.
1651
1652
1653complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1654 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1655 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1656 The items are:
1657 mode Current completion mode name string.
1658 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1659 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1660 See |pumvisible()|.
1661 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1662 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1663 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1664 See |complete-items|.
1665 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1666 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1667 typed text only, or the last completion after
1668 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1669 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001670 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001671
1672 *complete_info_mode*
1673 mode values are:
1674 "" Not in completion mode
1675 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1676 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1677 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1678 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1679 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1680 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1681 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1682 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1683 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1684 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1685 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1686 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1687 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1688 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1689 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1690 "eval" |complete()| completion
1691 "unknown" Other internal modes
1692
1693 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1694 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1695 {what} are silently ignored.
1696
1697 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1698 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1699 |CompleteChanged| event.
1700
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001701 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1702
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001703 Examples: >
1704 " Get all items
1705 call complete_info()
1706 " Get only 'mode'
1707 call complete_info(['mode'])
1708 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1709 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1710
1711< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1712 GetItems()->complete_info()
1713<
1714 *confirm()*
1715confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1716 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1717 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1718 choice this is 1.
1719 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1720 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1721
1722 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1723 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1724 used (and translated).
1725 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1726 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1727
1728 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1729 by '\n', e.g. >
1730 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1731< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1732 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1733 not need to be the first letter: >
1734 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1735< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1736 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1737
1738 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1739 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1740 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1741 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1742
1743 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1744 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1745 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1746 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1747 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1748 used.
1749
1750 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1751 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1752
1753 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001754 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001755 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001756 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001757 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001758 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001759 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001760 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001761 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001762 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001763< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1764 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1765 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1766 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1767 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1768 the horizontal layout is always used.
1769
1770 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1771 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1772<
1773 *copy()*
1774copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1775 different from using {expr} directly.
1776 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1777 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1778 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1779 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1780 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1781 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1783 mylist->copy()
1784
1785cos({expr}) *cos()*
1786 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1787 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001788 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001789 Examples: >
1790 :echo cos(100)
1791< 0.862319 >
1792 :echo cos(-4.01)
1793< -0.646043
1794
1795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1796 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001797
1798
1799cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1800 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1801 [1, inf].
1802 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001803 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001804 Examples: >
1805 :echo cosh(0.5)
1806< 1.127626 >
1807 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1808< -1.127626
1809
1810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1811 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001812
1813
1814count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1815 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1816 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1817
1818 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1819 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1820
1821 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1822
1823 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1824 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1825 {expr} is an empty string.
1826
1827 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1828 mylist->count(val)
1829<
1830 *cscope_connection()*
1831cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1832 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1833 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1834 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1835 if there are no cscope connections;
1836 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1837
1838 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1839 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1840
1841 {num} Description of existence check
1842 ----- ------------------------------
1843 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1844 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1845 {dbpath}.
1846 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1847 {dbpath}.
1848 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1849 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1850 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1851 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1852
1853 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1854
1855 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1856
1857 # pid database name prepend path
1858 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1859<
1860 Invocation Return Val ~
1861 ---------- ---------- >
1862 cscope_connection() 1
1863 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1864 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1865 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1866 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1867 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1868 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1869 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1870<
1871cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1872cursor({list})
1873 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1874 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1875
1876 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1877 with two, three or four item:
1878 [{lnum}, {col}]
1879 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1880 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1881 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1882 but without the first item.
1883
1884 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1885 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1886
1887 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001888 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1889 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001890 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1891 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001892 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1893 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1894 line.
1895 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1896 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1897 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1898
1899 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1900 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1901 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1902 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1903
1904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1905 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1906
1907debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1908 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1909 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1910 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1911 {only available on MS-Windows}
1912
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001913 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1914 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1915
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1917 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1918
1919deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1920 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1921 different from using {expr} directly.
1922 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1923 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1924 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1925 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1926 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1927 the original |List|.
1928 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1929
1930 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1931 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1932 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1933 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1934 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1935 *E724*
1936 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1937 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1938 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1939 Also see |copy()|.
1940
1941 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1942 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1943
1944delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1945 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001946 name {fname}.
1947
1948 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1949 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001950
1951 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1952 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1953
1954 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1955 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1956 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1957 that is being used.
1958
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001959 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1960 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1961 or partly failed.
1962
1963 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1964 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1965 |deletebufline()|.
1966
1967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1968 GetName()->delete()
1969
1970deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1971 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1972 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1973 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1974
1975 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1976 |bufload()| if needed.
1977
1978 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1979
1980 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1981 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1982 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1983
1984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1985 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1986<
1987 *did_filetype()*
1988did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1989 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1990 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1991 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1992 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1993 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1994 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1995 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1996 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1997 file.
1998
1999diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2000 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2001 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2002 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2003 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2004 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2005 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2006 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2007
2008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2009 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2010
2011diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2012 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2013 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2014 diff change zero is returned.
2015 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2016 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2017 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2018 line.
2019 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2020 syntax information about the highlighting.
2021
2022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2023 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2024<
2025
2026digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2027 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2028 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2029 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2030 is given and an empty string is returned.
2031
2032 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2033 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2034 available, it might fail.
2035
2036 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2037
2038 Examples: >
2039 " Get a built-in digraph
2040 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2041
2042 " Get a user-defined digraph
2043 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2044 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2045<
2046 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2047 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2048<
2049 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2050 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2051 display an error message.
2052
2053
2054digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2055 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2056 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2057 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2058
2059 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2060 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2061 available, it might fail.
2062
2063 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2064
2065 Examples: >
2066 " Get user-defined digraphs
2067 :echo digraph_getlist()
2068
2069 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2070 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2071<
2072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2073 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2074<
2075 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2076 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2077 display an error message.
2078
2079
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002080digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002081 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2082 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002083 encoded character. *E1215*
2084 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2085 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2086 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002087
2088 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2089 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2090
2091 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2092 |digraph_setlist()|.
2093
2094 Example: >
2095 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2096<
2097 Can be used as a |method|: >
2098 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2099<
2100 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2101 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2102 display an error message.
2103
2104
2105digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2106 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2107 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2108 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002109 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002110 Example: >
2111 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2112<
2113 It is similar to the following: >
2114 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2115 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2116 endfor
2117< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2118 following digraphs will not be added.
2119
2120 Can be used as a |method|: >
2121 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2122<
2123 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2124 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2125 display an error message.
2126
2127
2128echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2129 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2130 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2131 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2132 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2133< and to enable it again: >
2134 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2135< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2136
2137
2138empty({expr}) *empty()*
2139 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2140 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2141 items.
2142 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2143 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2144 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2145 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2146 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2147 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2148
2149 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2150 length with zero.
2151
2152 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2153 mylist->empty()
2154
2155environ() *environ()*
2156 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2157 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2158 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2159< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2160 use this: >
2161 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2162
2163escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2164 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2165 backslash. Example: >
2166 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2167< results in: >
2168 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2169< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2170
2171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2172 GetText()->escape(' \')
2173<
2174 *eval()*
2175eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2176 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2177 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2178 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2179 functions.
2180
2181 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2182 argv->join()->eval()
2183
2184eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2185 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2186 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2187 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2188 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2189
2190executable({expr}) *executable()*
2191 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2192 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2193 arguments.
2194 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2195 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2196 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2197 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2198 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2199 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2200 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2201 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2202 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2203 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2204 directory, not if it's really executable.
2205 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002206 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2207 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2208 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2209 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002210 The result is a Number:
2211 1 exists
2212 0 does not exist
2213 -1 not implemented on this system
2214 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2215
2216 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2217 GetCommand()->executable()
2218
2219execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2220 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2221 string.
2222 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2223 lines are executed one by one.
2224 This is equivalent to: >
2225 redir => var
2226 {command}
2227 redir END
2228<
2229 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2230 "" no `:silent` used
2231 "silent" `:silent` used
2232 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2233 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2234 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2235 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2236 *E930*
2237 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2238
2239 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002240 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002241
2242< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2243 use `win_execute()`.
2244
2245 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2246 included in the output of the higher level call.
2247
2248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2249 GetCommand()->execute()
2250
2251exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2252 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2253 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2254 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2255 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2256 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2257< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2258 an empty string is returned.
2259
2260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2261 GetCommand()->exepath()
2262<
2263 *exists()*
2264exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2265 zero otherwise.
2266
2267 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2268 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2269 at compile time.
2270
2271 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2272 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2273
2274 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002275 varname internal variable (see
2276 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2277 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2278 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002279 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002280 Does not work for local variables in a
2281 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002282 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2283 script, since it can be used as a
2284 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002285 Beware that evaluating an index may
2286 cause an error message for an invalid
2287 expression. E.g.: >
2288 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2289 :echo exists("l[5]")
2290< 0 >
2291 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2292< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2293 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002294 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2295 not if it really works)
2296 +option-name Vim option that works.
2297 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2298 done by comparing with an empty
2299 string)
2300 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2301 or user defined function (see
2302 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2303 Also works for a variable that is a
2304 Funcref.
2305 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2306 implemented; to be used to check if
2307 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002308 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2309 command or command modifier |:command|.
2310 Returns:
2311 1 for match with start of a command
2312 2 full match with a command
2313 3 matches several user commands
2314 To check for a supported command
2315 always check the return value to be 2.
2316 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002317 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2318 probably should not use it, it is
2319 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002320 #event autocommand defined for this event
2321 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2322 pattern (the pattern is taken
2323 literally and compared to the
2324 autocommand patterns character by
2325 character)
2326 #group autocommand group exists
2327 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2328 event.
2329 #group#event#pattern
2330 autocommand defined for this group,
2331 event and pattern.
2332 ##event autocommand for this event is
2333 supported.
2334
2335 Examples: >
2336 exists("&shortname")
2337 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2338 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002339 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2340 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002341 exists("bufcount")
2342 exists(":Make")
2343 exists("#CursorHold")
2344 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2345 exists("#filetypeindent")
2346 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2347 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2348 exists("##ColorScheme")
2349< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2350 name.
2351 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002352 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2353 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002354 Working example: >
2355 exists(":make")
2356< NOT working example: >
2357 exists(":make install")
2358
2359< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2360 variable itself. For example: >
2361 exists(bufcount)
2362< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2363 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2364
2365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2366 Varname()->exists()
2367<
2368
2369exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2370 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2371 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2372 give an error: >
2373 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2374 ThatFunction('works')
2375 endif
2376< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2377 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2378
2379 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2380 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2381 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2382
2383
2384exp({expr}) *exp()*
2385 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2386 [0, inf].
2387 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002388 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002389 Examples: >
2390 :echo exp(2)
2391< 7.389056 >
2392 :echo exp(-1)
2393< 0.367879
2394
2395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2396 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002397
2398
2399expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2400 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2401 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2402
2403 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2404 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2405 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2406 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2407 file name contains a space]
2408
2409 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2410 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2411 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2412
2413 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2414 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2415 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2416
2417 % current file name
2418 # alternate file name
2419 #n alternate file name n
2420 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2421 <afile> autocmd file name
2422 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2423 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2424 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2425 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2426 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2427 line number
2428 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2429 a function
2430 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2431 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002432 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2433 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002434 <stack> call stack
2435 <cword> word under the cursor
2436 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2437 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2438 message |server2client()|
2439 Modifiers:
2440 :p expand to full path
2441 :h head (last path component removed)
2442 :t tail (last path component only)
2443 :r root (one extension removed)
2444 :e extension only
2445
2446 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002447 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002448< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2449 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2450 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2451< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002452 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002453< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2454 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2455 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2456 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2457 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2458<
2459 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2460 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2461 to modify normal file names.
2462
2463 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2464 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2465 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2466 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002467 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2468 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2469 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002470
2471 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2472 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2473 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2474 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2475 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2476 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2477 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2478 :echo expand("**/README")
2479<
2480 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2481 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2482 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2483 |expr-env-expand|.
2484 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2485 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2486 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2487 "$FOOBAR".
2488
2489 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2490 getting the raw output of an external command.
2491
2492 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2493 Getpattern()->expand()
2494
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002495expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002496 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2497 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2498 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2499 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2500 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002501
2502 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2503 argument:
2504 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2505 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2506 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2507
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002508 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2509 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002510
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002511 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002512 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002513 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2514 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2515<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002517 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2518<
2519extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2520 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2521 |Dictionaries|.
2522
2523 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2524 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2525 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2526 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2527 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2528 Examples: >
2529 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2530 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2531< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2532 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2533 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2534 (where N is the original length of the List).
2535 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2536 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2537 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2538<
2539 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2540 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2541 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2542 used to decide what to do:
2543 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2544 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2545 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2546 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2547
2548 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2549 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2550 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2551 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2552 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002553 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002554
2555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2556 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2557
2558
2559extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2560 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2561 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2562 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2563 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2564
2565
2566feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2567 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2568 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2569
2570 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2571 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2572 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2573 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2574 characters from a mapping.
2575
2576 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2577 {string}.
2578
2579 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2580 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2581 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2582 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2583 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2584 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2585
2586 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2587 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2588 keys are remapped.
2589 'n' Do not remap keys.
2590 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2591 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2592 opening folds, etc.
2593 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2594 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2595 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2596 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2597 the internal "got_int" flag.
2598 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2599 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2600 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2601 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2602 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2603 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2604 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2605 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2606 script continues.
2607 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2608 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2609 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002610 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2611 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002612 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002613 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002614 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2615 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2616 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2617
2618 Return value is always 0.
2619
2620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2621 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2622
2623filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2624 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2625 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2626 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2627 expression, which is used as a String.
2628 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2629 |glob()|.
2630 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2631 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2632 0
2633 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2634 1
2635
2636< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2637 GetName()->filereadable()
2638< *file_readable()*
2639 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2640
2641
2642filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2643 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2644 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2645 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2646 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2647
2648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2649 GetName()->filewritable()
2650
2651
2652filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2653 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2654 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2655 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2656 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002657 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002658
2659 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2660
2661 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2662 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2663 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2664 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2665 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2666 current character.
2667 Examples: >
2668 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2669< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2670 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2671< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2672 call filter(var, 0)
2673< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2674
2675 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2676 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2677 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2678
2679 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2680 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2681 2. the value of the current item.
2682 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2683 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2684 func Odd(idx, val)
2685 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2686 endfunc
2687 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002688< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2689 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2690< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002691 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2692< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2693 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2694<
2695 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2696 Other values will result in a type error.
2697
2698 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2699 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2700 first: >
2701 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2702
2703< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002704 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002705 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2706 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2707 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2708 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2709
2710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2711 mylist->filter(expr2)
2712
2713finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2714 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2715 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2716 for the syntax of {path}.
2717
2718 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2719 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2720 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2721 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2722
2723 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2724 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2725 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2726
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002727 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2728
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002729 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002730
2731 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2732 GetName()->finddir()
2733
2734findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2735 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2736 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2737 Example: >
2738 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2739< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2740 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2741
2742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2743 GetName()->findfile()
2744
2745flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2746 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2747 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2748 a very large number.
2749 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2750 not want that.
2751 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002752 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002753 *E900*
2754 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2755 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2756 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2757
2758 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2759
2760 Example: >
2761 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2762< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2763 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2764< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2765
2766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2767 mylist->flatten()
2768<
2769flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2770 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2771
2772
2773float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2774 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2775 decimal point.
2776 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002777 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002778 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2779 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2780 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2781 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2782 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2783 Examples: >
2784 echo float2nr(3.95)
2785< 3 >
2786 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2787< -23 >
2788 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2789< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2790 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2791< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2792 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2793< 0
2794
2795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2796 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002797
2798
2799floor({expr}) *floor()*
2800 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2801 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2802 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002803 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002804 Examples: >
2805 echo floor(1.856)
2806< 1.0 >
2807 echo floor(-5.456)
2808< -6.0 >
2809 echo floor(4.0)
2810< 4.0
2811
2812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2813 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002814
2815
2816fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2817 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2818 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2819 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2820 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2821 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2822 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2823 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002824 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2825 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002826 Examples: >
2827 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2828< 0.13 >
2829 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2830< -0.13
2831
2832 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2833 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002834
2835
2836fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2837 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2838 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2839 are escaped with a backslash.
2840 For most systems the characters escaped are
2841 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2842 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2843 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2844 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002845 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002846 Example: >
2847 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002848 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002849< results in executing: >
2850 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2851<
2852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2853 GetName()->fnameescape()
2854
2855fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2856 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2857 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2858 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2859 Example: >
2860 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2861< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002862 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002863< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2864 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002865 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2866 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2867 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2868 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002869 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2870 |expand()| first then.
2871
2872 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2873 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2874
2875foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2876 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2877 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2878 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2879 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2880 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2881
2882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2883 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2884
2885foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2886 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2887 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2888 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2889 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2890 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2891
2892 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2893 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2894
2895foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2896 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2897 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2898 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2899 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2900 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2901 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2902 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2903 previous line is usually available.
2904 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2905 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2906
2907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2908 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2909<
2910 *foldtext()*
2911foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2912 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2913 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2914 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2915 The returned string looks like this: >
2916 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2917< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2918 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2919 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2920 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2921 'commentstring' options is removed.
2922 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2923 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2924 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002925 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002926 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2927
2928foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2929 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2930 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2931 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2932 returned.
2933 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2934 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2935 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2936 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2937
2938
2939 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2940 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2941<
2942 *foreground()*
2943foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2944 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2945 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2946 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2947 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002948 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002949 Win32 console version}
2950
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002951fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002952 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2953 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2954
2955 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2956 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01002957 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
2958 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
2959 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
2960
2961 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
2962 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
2963 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
2964 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002965
2966 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2967 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2968
2969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2970 GetName()->fullcommand()
2971<
2972 *funcref()*
2973funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2974 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2975 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2976 function {name} is redefined later.
2977
2978 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002979 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2980 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2981 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2982 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002983 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002984
2985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2986 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2987<
2988 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2989function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2990 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2991 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2992 internal function.
2993
2994 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2995 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2996 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2997 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2998 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2999<
3000 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3001 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3002 same function.
3003
3004 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3005 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3006 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3007
3008 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3009 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3010 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3011 ...
3012 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3013 ...
3014 call Partial('name')
3015< Invokes the function as with: >
3016 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3017
3018< With a |method|: >
3019 func Callback(one, two, three)
3020 ...
3021 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3022 ...
3023 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3024< Invokes the function as with: >
3025 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3026
3027< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3028 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3029 arguments. Example: >
3030 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003031 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003032 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3033 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003034 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003035 call Func2('name')
3036< Invokes the function as with: >
3037 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3038
3039< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3040 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3041 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003042 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003043 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003044 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003045 let context = {"name": "example"}
3046 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003047 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003048 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3049< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003050 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3051 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003052 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3053 let Func = context.Callback
3054
3055< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3056 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003057 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003058 let context = {"name": "example"}
3059 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003060 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003061 call Func(500)
3062< Invokes the function as with: >
3063 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3064<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003065 Returns 0 on error.
3066
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003067 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3068 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3069
3070
3071garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3072 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3073 that have circular references.
3074
3075 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3076 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3077 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3078 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3079 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3080 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3081 for a long time.
3082
3083 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3084 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3085 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3086
3087 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3088 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3089 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3090 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3091
3092get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3093 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3094 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3095 omitted.
3096 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3097 mylist->get(idx)
3098get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3099 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3100 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3101 omitted.
3102 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3103 myblob->get(idx)
3104get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3105 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3106 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3107 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3108 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3109< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3110 'default' when it does not exist.
3111 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3112 mydict->get(key)
3113get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003114 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003115 {what} are:
3116 "name" The function name
3117 "func" The function
3118 "dict" The dictionary
3119 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003120 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003121 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3122 myfunc->get(what)
3123<
3124 *getbufinfo()*
3125getbufinfo([{buf}])
3126getbufinfo([{dict}])
3127 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3128
3129 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3130 returned.
3131
3132 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3133 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3134 be specified in {dict}:
3135 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3136 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3137 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3138
3139 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3140 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3141 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3142 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3143
3144 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3145 entries:
3146 bufnr Buffer number.
3147 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3148 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3149 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3150 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3151 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3152 last used.
3153 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3154 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3155 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3156 opened in the current window.
3157 Only valid if the buffer has been
3158 displayed in the window in the past.
3159 If you want the line number of the
3160 last known cursor position in a given
3161 window, use |line()|: >
3162 :echo line('.', {winid})
3163<
3164 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3165 valid when loaded)
3166 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3167 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3168 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3169 Each list item is a dictionary with
3170 the following fields:
3171 id sign identifier
3172 lnum line number
3173 name sign name
3174 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3175 buffer-local variables.
3176 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3177 buffer
3178 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3179 display this buffer
3180
3181 Examples: >
3182 for buf in getbufinfo()
3183 echo buf.name
3184 endfor
3185 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3186 if buf.changed
3187 ....
3188 endif
3189 endfor
3190<
3191 To get buffer-local options use: >
3192 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3193<
3194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3195 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3196<
3197
3198 *getbufline()*
3199getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3200 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3201 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3202 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3203
3204 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3205
3206 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3207 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3208
3209 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3210 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3211
3212 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3213 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3214 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3215 returned.
3216
3217 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3218 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3219
3220 Example: >
3221 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3222
3223< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3224 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3225
3226getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3227 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3228 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3229 must be used.
3230 The {varname} argument is a string.
3231 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3232 buffer-local variables.
3233 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3234 the buffer-local options.
3235 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3236 a buffer-local option.
3237 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3238 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3239 window-local option.
3240 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3241 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3242 string is returned, there is no error message.
3243 Examples: >
3244 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003245 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003246
3247< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3248 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3249<
3250getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3251 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3252 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3253 exist, an empty list is returned.
3254
3255 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3256 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3257 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3258 entries:
3259 col column number
3260 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3261 lnum line number
3262 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3263 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3264 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3265
3266 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3267 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3268
3269getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3270 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3271 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3272 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3273 Return zero otherwise.
3274 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3275 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3276 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3277
3278 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3279 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003280 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003281 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3282 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3283 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3284 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3285 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3286 that is not included in the character.
3287
3288 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3289 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3290 sequence.
3291
3292 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3293 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3294 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3295
3296 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3297
3298 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3299 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3300 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3301 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3302 ignored.
3303 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3304 let c = getchar()
3305 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003306 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003307 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003308 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003309 endif
3310<
3311 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3312 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3313 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3314
3315 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3316 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3317 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3318 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3319
3320 There is no mapping for the character.
3321 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3322 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3323 sequence. Examples: >
3324 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3325 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3326< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3327 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3328 :function FindChar()
3329 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3330 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3331 : normal l
3332 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3333 : break
3334 : endif
3335 : endwhile
3336 :endfunction
3337<
3338 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3339 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3340 another character: >
3341 :function GetKey()
3342 : let c = getchar()
3343 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3344 : let c = getchar()
3345 : endwhile
3346 : return c
3347 :endfunction
3348
3349getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3350 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3351 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3352 These values are added together:
3353 2 shift
3354 4 control
3355 8 alt (meta)
3356 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3357 32 mouse double click
3358 64 mouse triple click
3359 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3360 128 command (Macintosh only)
3361 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3362 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003363 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003364
3365 *getcharpos()*
3366getcharpos({expr})
3367 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3368 column number in the returned List is a character index
3369 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003370 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3371 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003372 of the last character.
3373
3374 Example:
3375 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3376 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3377 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3378<
3379 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3380 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3381
3382getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3383 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3384 with the following entries:
3385
3386 char character previously used for a character
3387 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3388 if no character search has been performed
3389 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3390 0 for backward
3391 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3392 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3393 character search
3394
3395 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3396 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3397 character search: >
3398 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3399 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3400< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3401
3402
3403getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3404 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3405 string.
3406 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3407 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3408 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3409 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3410 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3411 if no character is available.
3412 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3413 result is converted to a string.
3414
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003415getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3416 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3417 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3418 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003419 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003420 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3421 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003422 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003423
3424getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3425 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3426 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3427 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3428 Example: >
3429 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003430< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3431 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003432 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3433 |inputsecret()|.
3434
3435getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3436 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3437 byte count. The first column is 1.
3438 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3439 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3440 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003441 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3442 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003443
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003444getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3445 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3446 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3447 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3448 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3449 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3450 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003451 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3452 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003454getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3455 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3456 are:
3457 : normal Ex command
3458 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3459 / forward search command
3460 ? backward search command
3461 @ |input()| command
3462 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3463 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3464 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3465 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3466 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3467 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3468
3469getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3470 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3471 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3472 when not in the command-line window.
3473
3474getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3475 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3476 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3477 types are supported:
3478
3479 arglist file names in argument list
3480 augroup autocmd groups
3481 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003482 behave |:behave| suboptions
3483 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003484 color color schemes
3485 command Ex command
3486 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3487 compiler compilers
3488 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3489 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3490 dir directory names
3491 environment environment variable names
3492 event autocommand events
3493 expression Vim expression
3494 file file and directory names
3495 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3496 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3497 function function name
3498 help help subjects
3499 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003500 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003501 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3502 mapclear buffer argument
3503 mapping mapping name
3504 menu menus
3505 messages |:messages| suboptions
3506 option options
3507 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003508 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003509 shellcmd Shell command
3510 sign |:sign| suboptions
3511 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3512 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3513 tag tags
3514 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3515 user user names
3516 var user variables
3517
3518 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3519 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3520 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3521
3522 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3523 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3524 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3525
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003526 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3527 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003528 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3529 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3530 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3531 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003532
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003533 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3534 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3535 a ":call" command: >
3536 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3537<
3538 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3539 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3540
3541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3542 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3543<
3544 *getcurpos()*
3545getcurpos([{winid}])
3546 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3547 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3548 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3549 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003550 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3551 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003552 |getpos()|.
3553 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3554 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3555 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3556
3557 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3558 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3559 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3560 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3561 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3562
3563 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3564 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3565 MoveTheCursorAround
3566 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3567< Note that this only works within the window. See
3568 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3569
3570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3571 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3572<
3573 *getcursorcharpos()*
3574getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3575 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3576 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3577
3578 Example:
3579 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3580 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3581 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3582<
3583 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3584 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3585
3586< *getcwd()*
3587getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3588 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3589 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3590
3591 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3592 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3593 the |window-ID|.
3594 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3595 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3596
3597 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3598 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3599 the working directory of the tabpage.
3600 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3601 use the current tabpage.
3602 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3603 the current window.
3604 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3605
3606 Examples: >
3607 " Get the working directory of the current window
3608 :echo getcwd()
3609 :echo getcwd(0)
3610 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3611 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3612 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3613 " Get the global working directory
3614 :echo getcwd(-1)
3615 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3616 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3617 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3618 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3619
3620< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3621 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3622
3623getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3624 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3625 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3626 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3627
3628< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3629 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3630 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3631 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3632
3633 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3634 GetVarname()->getenv()
3635
3636getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3637 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3638 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3639 |hl-Normal|.
3640 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3641 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3642 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3643 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3644 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3645 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3646 function just after the GUI has started.
3647 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3648 a valid name does not work.
3649
3650getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3651 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3652 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3653 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3654 empty string is returned.
3655 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3656 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3657 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3658 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3659 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3660 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3661 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3662< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3663 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3664
3665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3666 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3667<
3668 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3669
3670getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3671 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3672 given file {fname}.
3673 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3674 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3675 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3676 is returned.
3677
3678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3679 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3680
3681getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3682 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3683 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3684 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3685 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3686 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3687
3688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3689 GetFilename()->getftime()
3690
3691getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3692 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3693 file of the given file {fname}.
3694 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3695 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3696 results:
3697 Normal file "file"
3698 Directory "dir"
3699 Symbolic link "link"
3700 Block device "bdev"
3701 Character device "cdev"
3702 Socket "socket"
3703 FIFO "fifo"
3704 All other "other"
3705 Example: >
3706 getftype("/home")
3707< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3708 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3709 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3710 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3711
3712 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3713 GetFilename()->getftype()
3714
3715getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3716 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003717 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003718 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3719
3720getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3721 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3722
3723 Without arguments use the current window.
3724 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3725 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3726 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003727 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3728 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003729
3730 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3731 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3732 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3733 the following entries:
3734 bufnr buffer number
3735 col column number
3736 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3737 filename filename if available
3738 lnum line number
3739
3740 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3741 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3742
3743< *getline()*
3744getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3745 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3746 from the current buffer. Example: >
3747 getline(1)
3748< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3749 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3750 To get the line under the cursor: >
3751 getline(".")
3752< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3753 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3754
3755 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3756 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3757 including line {end}.
3758 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3759 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3760 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3761 Example: >
3762 :let start = line('.')
3763 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3764 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3765
3766< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3767 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3768
3769< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3770
3771getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3772 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3773 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3774 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3775
3776 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3777 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3778 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3779
3780 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3781 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3782 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3783
3784 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3785 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3786
3787 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3788 from the location list. This field is
3789 applicable only when called from a
3790 location list window. See
3791 |location-list-file-window| for more
3792 details.
3793
3794 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3795 location list for the window {nr}.
3796 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3797
3798 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3799 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3800 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3801
3802
3803getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3804 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3805 about all the global marks. |mark|
3806
3807 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3808 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003809 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3810 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003811
3812 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3813 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3814 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3815 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3816 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3817 file file name
3818
3819 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3820 mark.
3821
3822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3823 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3824
3825getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3826 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3827 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3828 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3829 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3830 |getmatches()|.
3831 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003832 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3833 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003834 Example: >
3835 :echo getmatches()
3836< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3837 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3838 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3839 :let m = getmatches()
3840 :call clearmatches()
3841 :echo getmatches()
3842< [] >
3843 :call setmatches(m)
3844 :echo getmatches()
3845< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3846 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3847 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3848 :unlet m
3849<
3850getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3851 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3852 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3853 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3854 screenrow screen row
3855 screencol screen column
3856 winid Window ID of the click
3857 winrow row inside "winid"
3858 wincol column inside "winid"
3859 line text line inside "winid"
3860 column text column inside "winid"
3861 All numbers are 1-based.
3862
3863 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3864 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3865
3866 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3867 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3868 are zero.
3869
3870 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3871 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3872
3873 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3874
3875 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3876 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3877
3878 *getpid()*
3879getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3880 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3881 exits.
3882
3883 *getpos()*
3884getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3885 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3886 |getcurpos()|.
3887 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3888 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3889 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3890 is the buffer number of the mark.
3891 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3892 column is 1.
3893 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3894 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3895 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3896 character.
3897 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3898 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003899 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003900 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3901 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3902 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003903 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3904 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003905 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003906 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3907 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3908 ...
3909 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3910< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3911
3912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3913 GetMark()->getpos()
3914
3915getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3916 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3917 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3918 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3919 bufname() to get the name
3920 module module name
3921 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3922 end_lnum
3923 end of line number if the item is multiline
3924 col column number (first column is 1)
3925 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3926 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3927 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3928 nr error number
3929 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3930 text description of the error
3931 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3932 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3933
3934 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3935 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3936 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3937 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3938 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3939
3940 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3941 do something with them: >
3942 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3943 :for d in getqflist()
3944 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3945 :endfor
3946<
3947 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3948 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3949 following string items are supported in {what}:
3950 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3951 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3952 context get the |quickfix-context|
3953 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3954 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3955 value is used.
3956 id get information for the quickfix list with
3957 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3958 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3959 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3960 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3961 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3962 See |quickfix-index|
3963 items quickfix list entries
3964 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3965 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3966 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3967 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3968 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3969 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3970 the last quickfix list
3971 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3972 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3973 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3974 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3975 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3976 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3977 all all of the above quickfix properties
3978 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3979 particular item, set it to zero.
3980 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3981 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3982 specified by "id" is used.
3983 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3984 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3985 contains the quickfix stack size.
3986 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3987 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3988 "items" with the list of entries.
3989
3990 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3991 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3992 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3993 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3994 If not present, set to "".
3995 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3996 present, set to 0.
3997 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3998 present, set to 0.
3999 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4000 an empty list.
4001 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4002 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4003 window. If not present, set to 0.
4004 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4005 present, set to 0.
4006 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4007 to "".
4008 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4009
4010 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4011 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4012 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4013 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4014<
4015getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4016 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4017 {regname}. Example: >
4018 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4019< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4020 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004021 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004022
4023 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4024 register. (For use in maps.)
4025 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4026 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4027 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4028
4029 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4030 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4031 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4032 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4033 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4034 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4035
4036 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4037 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4038 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4039
4040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4041 GetRegname()->getreg()
4042
4043getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4044 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4045 Dictionary with the following entries:
4046 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4047 {regname}, like
4048 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4049 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4050 |getregtype()|.
4051 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4052 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4053 register.
4054 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4055 single letter name of the register
4056 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4057 For example, after deleting a line
4058 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4059 which is the register that got the
4060 deleted text.
4061
4062 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4063 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4064 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4065 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4066 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4067 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4068
4069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4070 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4071
4072getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4073 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4074 The value will be one of:
4075 "v" for |characterwise| text
4076 "V" for |linewise| text
4077 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4078 "" for an empty or unknown register
4079 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4080 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4081 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4082 |v:register| is used.
4083 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4084
4085 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4086 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4087
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004088getscriptinfo([{opts}) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004089 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004090 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4091 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004092
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004093 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4094 optional items:
4095 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4096 and "sid" is not specified, information about
4097 scripts with name that match the pattern
4098 "name" are returned.
4099 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4100 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4101 returned and "name" is ignored.
4102
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004103 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4104 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004105 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004106 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4107 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004108 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4109 the script. Present only when a particular
4110 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4111 {opts}.
4112 name Vim script file name.
4113 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4114 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004115 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4116 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004117 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
4118 Present only when the a particular script is
4119 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4120 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4121 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4122 this dictionary.
4123 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004124
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004125 Examples: >
4126 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4127 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4128<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004129gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4130 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4131 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4132 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4133 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4134 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4135
4136 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4137 tabnr tab page number.
4138 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4139 tabpage-local variables
4140 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4141
4142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4143 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4144
4145gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4146 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4147 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4148 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4149 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4150 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4151 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4152 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4153 string is returned, there is no error message.
4154
4155 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4156 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4157
4158gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4159 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4160 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4161 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4162 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4163 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4164 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4165 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4166 window-local option.
4167 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4168 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4169 use |getwinvar()|.
4170 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4171 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4172 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4173 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4174 or buffer-local variable.
4175 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4176 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4177 Examples: >
4178 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004179 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004180<
4181 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4182 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4183
4184< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4185 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4186
4187gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4188 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4189 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4190 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4191 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4192
4193 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4194 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4195 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4196 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4197 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4198 is a dictionary containing the
4199 entries described below.
4200 length Number of entries in the stack.
4201
4202 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4203 entries:
4204 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4205 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4206 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4207 returned list.
4208 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4209 multiple matching tags are found for a
4210 name.
4211 tagname name of the tag
4212
4213 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4214
4215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4216 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4217
4218
4219gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4220 Translate String {text} if possible.
4221 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4222 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4223 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4224 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4225 called.
4226 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4227 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4228 strings.
4229
4230
4231getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4232 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4233
4234 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4235 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4236 exist the result is an empty list.
4237
4238 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4239 tab pages is returned.
4240
4241 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4242 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4243 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4244 height window height (excluding winbar)
4245 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4246 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4247 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4248 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4249 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4250 {only with the +terminal feature}
4251 tabnr tab page number
4252 topline first displayed buffer line
4253 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4254 window-local variables
4255 width window width
4256 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4257 otherwise
4258 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4259 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4260 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4261 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4262 number in front of the text
4263 winid |window-ID|
4264 winnr window number
4265 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4266 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4267
4268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4269 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4270
4271getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4272 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4273 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4274 [x-pos, y-pos]
4275 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4276 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4277 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4278 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4279 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4280 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4281 do some work in the meantime: >
4282 while 1
4283 let res = getwinpos(1)
4284 if res[0] >= 0
4285 break
4286 endif
4287 " Do some work here
4288 endwhile
4289<
4290
4291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4292 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4293<
4294 *getwinposx()*
4295getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4296 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4297 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4298 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4299 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4300
4301 *getwinposy()*
4302getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4303 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4304 a timeout of 100 msec).
4305 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4306 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4307
4308getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4309 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4310 Examples: >
4311 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004312 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004313
4314< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4315 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4316<
4317glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4318 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4319 use of special characters.
4320
4321 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4322 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4323 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4324 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4325 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4326
4327 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4328 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4329 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4330 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4331 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4332
4333 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4334
4335 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4336 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4337
4338 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4339 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4340 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4341 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4342
4343 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4344 any external command. Example: >
4345 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4346 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4347< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4348 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4349
4350 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4351 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4352
4353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4354 GetExpr()->glob()
4355
4356glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4357 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4358 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4359 is a file name. E.g. >
4360 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4361< This is equivalent to: >
4362 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4363< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4364 empty string.
4365 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4366 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4367
4368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4369 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4370< *globpath()*
4371globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4372 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4373 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4374 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4375<
4376 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4377 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4378 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4379 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4380 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4381 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4382 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4383 error message.
4384
4385 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4386 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4387 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4388 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4389
4390 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4391 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4392 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4393 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4394 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4395 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4396<
4397 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4398
4399 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4400 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4401 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4402 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4403< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4404 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4405
4406 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4407 second argument: >
4408 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4409<
4410 *has()*
4411has({feature} [, {check}])
4412 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4413 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4414 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4415 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4416
4417 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4418 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4419 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4420 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4421 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4422 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4423 current Vim version.
4424
4425 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4426
4427 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4428 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4429 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4430 separate line: >
4431 if has('feature')
4432 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4433 endif
4434< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4435 would not be found.
4436
4437
4438has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4439 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004440 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4441 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4442 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4443 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4444 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004445
4446 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4447 mydict->has_key(key)
4448
4449haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4450 The result is a Number:
4451 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4452 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4453 0 otherwise.
4454
4455 Without arguments use the current window.
4456 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4457 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4458 page.
4459 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4460 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4461 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4462 Examples: >
4463 if haslocaldir() == 1
4464 " window local directory case
4465 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4466 " tab-local directory case
4467 else
4468 " global directory case
4469 endif
4470
4471 " current window
4472 :echo haslocaldir()
4473 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4474 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4475 " window n in current tab page
4476 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4477 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4478 " window n in tab page m
4479 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4480 " tab page m
4481 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4482<
4483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4484 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4485
4486hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4487 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4488 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4489 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4490 indicated by {mode}.
4491 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4492 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4493 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4494 Command-line mode.
4495 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4496 buffer are checked for a match.
4497 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4498 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4499 n Normal mode
4500 v Visual and Select mode
4501 x Visual mode
4502 s Select mode
4503 o Operator-pending mode
4504 i Insert mode
4505 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4506 c Command-line mode
4507 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4508
4509 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4510 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4511 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4512 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4513 :endif
4514< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4515 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4516
4517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4518 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4519
4520histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4521 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4522 one of: *hist-names*
4523 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4524 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4525 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4526 "input" or "@" input line history
4527 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4528 empty the current or last used history
4529 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4530 character is sufficient.
4531 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4532 shifted to become the newest entry.
4533 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4534 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4535
4536 Example: >
4537 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4538 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4539< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4540
4541 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4542 second argument: >
4543 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4544
4545histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4546 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4547 for the possible values of {history}.
4548
4549 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4550 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4551 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4552 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4553 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4554 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4555 be removed if it exists.
4556
4557 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4558 is returned.
4559
4560 Examples:
4561 Clear expression register history: >
4562 :call histdel("expr")
4563<
4564 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4565 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4566<
4567 The following three are equivalent: >
4568 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4569 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004570 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004571<
4572 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4573 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4574 :call histdel("search", -1)
4575 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4576<
4577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4578 GetHistory()->histdel()
4579
4580histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4581 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4582 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4583 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4584 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4585 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4586
4587 Examples:
4588 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004589 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004590
4591< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4592 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4593 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4594<
4595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4596 GetHistory()->histget()
4597
4598histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4599 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4600 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4601 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4602
4603 Example: >
4604 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4605
4606< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4607 GetHistory()->histnr()
4608<
4609hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4610 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4611 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4612 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4613 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4614 item.
4615 *highlight_exists()*
4616 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4617
4618 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4619 GetName()->hlexists()
4620<
4621hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4622 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4623 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4624 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4625 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4626
4627 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4628 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4629 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4630 resolved highlight group are returned.
4631
4632 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4633 following items:
4634 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4635 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4636 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4637 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4638 ctermbg cterm background color.
4639 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4640 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4641 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4642 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4643 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4644 group link is a default link. See
4645 |highlight-default|.
4646 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4647 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4648 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4649 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4650 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4651 id highlight group ID.
4652 linksto linked highlight group name.
4653 See |:highlight-link|.
4654 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4655 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4656 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4657 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4658
4659 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4660 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4661 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4662 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4663
4664 Example(s): >
4665 :echo hlget()
4666 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4667 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4668<
4669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4670 GetName()->hlget()
4671<
4672hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4673 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4674 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4675 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4676 supported items in this dictionary.
4677
4678 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4679 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4680
4681 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4682 a link for an existing highlight group
4683 with attributes.
4684
4685 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4686 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4687 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4688 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4689 modified.
4690
4691 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4692 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4693 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4694 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4695
4696 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4697 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4698
4699 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4700
4701 Example(s): >
4702 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4703 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4704 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4705 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4706 :let l = hlget()
4707 :call hlset(l)
4708 " clear the Search highlight group
4709 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4710 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4711 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4712 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4713 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4714 " remove the MyHlg group link
4715 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4716 " clear the attributes and a link
4717 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4718 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4719<
4720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4721 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4722<
4723 *hlID()*
4724hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4725 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4726 zero is returned.
4727 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4728 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4729 "Comment" group: >
4730 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4731< *highlightID()*
4732 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4733
4734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4735 GetName()->hlID()
4736
4737hostname() *hostname()*
4738 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4739 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4740 256 characters long are truncated.
4741
4742iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4743 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4744 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4745 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4746 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4747 are replaced with "?".
4748 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4749 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4750 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4751 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4752 can be done.
4753 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4754 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4755 UTF-8 and use: >
4756 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4757< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4758 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4759 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4760
4761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4762 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4763<
4764 *indent()*
4765indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4766 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4767 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4768 |getline()|.
4769 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4770 error is given.
4771
4772 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4773 GetLnum()->indent()
4774
4775index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004776 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004777 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004778
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004779 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4780 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4781 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4782 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004783 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4784 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004785
4786 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4787 value is equal to {expr}.
4788
4789 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4790 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004791
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004792 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4793 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004794
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004795 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4796 Example: >
4797 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4798 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4799
4800< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4801 GetObject()->index(what)
4802
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004803indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4804 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4805 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4806
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004807 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004808 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4809 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004810
4811 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004812 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4813 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004814
4815 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4816
4817 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4818 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4819 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4820 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4821 |v:val| has the byte value.
4822
4823 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4824 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4825 2. the value of the current item.
4826 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4827 search should stop.
4828
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004829 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004830 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004831 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4832 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4833 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004834 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4835 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004836 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4837 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4838 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4839 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004840
4841< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4842 mylist->indexof(expr)
4843
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004844input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4845 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4846 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4847 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4848 in the prompt to start a new line.
4849 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4850 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4851 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4852 for lines typed for input().
4853 Example: >
4854 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4855 : echo "Cheers!"
4856 :endif
4857<
4858 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4859 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4860 Example: >
4861 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4862
4863< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4864 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4865 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4866 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4867 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4868 more information. Example: >
4869 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4870<
4871 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4872 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4873 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4874 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4875 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4876 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4877 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4878 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4879 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4880
4881 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004882 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004883 :function GetFoo()
4884 : call inputsave()
4885 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4886 : call inputrestore()
4887 :endfunction
4888
4889< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4890 GetPrompt()->input()
4891
4892inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4893 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4894 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4895 Example: >
4896 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4897 :if n != ""
4898 : let &sw = n
4899 :endif
4900< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4901 omitted an empty string is returned.
4902 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4903 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4904 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4905
4906 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4907 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4908
4909inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4910 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4911 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4912 enter a number, which is returned.
4913 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4914 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4915 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4916 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4917 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4918 length of {textlist} is returned.
4919 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4920 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4921 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4922 Example: >
4923 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4924 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4925
4926< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4927 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4928
4929inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4930 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4931 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4932 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4933 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4934
4935inputsave() *inputsave()*
4936 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4937 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4938 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4939 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4940 many inputrestore() calls.
4941 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4942
4943inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4944 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4945 two exceptions:
4946 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4947 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4948 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4949 |history| stack.
4950 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4951 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4952 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4953
4954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4955 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4956
4957insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4958 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4959 of it.
4960
4961 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4962 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4963 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4964 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4965
4966 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4967 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4968 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4969 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4970< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4971 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4972 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4973
4974 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4975 mylist->insert(item)
4976
4977interrupt() *interrupt()*
4978 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4979 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4980 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4981 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4982 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4983 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4984 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4985 : call interrupt()
4986 : endif
4987 :endfunction
4988 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4989
4990invert({expr}) *invert()*
4991 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4992 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4993 :let bits = invert(bits)
4994< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4995 :let bits = bits->invert()
4996
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01004997isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004998 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4999 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005000 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005001 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5002 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5003 are always absolute.
5004 Example: >
5005 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5006 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5007 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5008 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5009 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005010<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5012 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5013
5014
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005015isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5016 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5017 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5018 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5019 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5020
5021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5022 GetName()->isdirectory()
5023
5024isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5025 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5026 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5027 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5028< 1 >
5029 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5030< -1
5031
5032 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5033 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005034
5035islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5036 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5037 name of a locked variable.
5038 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5039 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5040 Example: >
5041 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5042 :lockvar 1 alist
5043 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5044 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5045
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005046< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5047 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5048 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5049 |exists()| to check for existence.
5050 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005051
5052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5053 GetName()->islocked()
5054
5055isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5056 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5057 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5058< 1
5059
5060 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5061 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005062
5063items({dict}) *items()*
5064 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5065 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5066 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5067 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5068 Example: >
5069 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005070 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005071 endfor
5072
5073< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5074 mydict->items()
5075
5076job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5077
5078
5079join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5080 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5081 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5082 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5083 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5084 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005085 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005086< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5087 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5088 The opposite function is |split()|.
5089
5090 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5091 mylist->join()
5092
5093js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5094 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5095 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5096 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5097 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5098 result in v:none items.
5099
5100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5101 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5102
5103js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5104 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5105 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5106 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5107 commas.
5108 For example, the Vim object:
5109 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5110 Will be encoded as:
5111 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5112 While json_encode() would produce:
5113 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5114 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5115 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5116
5117 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5118 GetObject()->js_encode()
5119
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005120json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005121 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5122 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5123 JSON and Vim values.
5124 The decoding is permissive:
5125 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5126 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5127 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5128 same as {"1":2}.
5129 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5130 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5131 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5132 are accepted.
5133 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5134 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5135 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5136 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5137 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5138 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5139 character in string) for "\t".
5140 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5141 and results in v:none.
5142 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5143 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5144 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5145 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5146 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5147 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5148 *E938*
5149 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5150 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5151 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5152
5153 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5154 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5155
5156json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5157 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5158 The encoding is specified in:
5159 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005160 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005161 |Number| decimal number
5162 |Float| floating point number
5163 Float nan "NaN"
5164 Float inf "Infinity"
5165 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5166 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5167 |Funcref| not possible, error
5168 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5169 used recursively: []
5170 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5171 used recursively: {}
5172 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5173 v:false "false"
5174 v:true "true"
5175 v:none "null"
5176 v:null "null"
5177 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5178 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5179 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005180 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5181 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005182
5183 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5184 GetObject()->json_encode()
5185
5186keys({dict}) *keys()*
5187 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5188 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5189
5190 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5191 mydict->keys()
5192
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005193keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5194 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5195 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5196 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5197 :echo keytrans(xx)
5198< <C-Home>
5199
5200 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5201 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5202
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005203< *len()* *E701*
5204len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5205 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5206 used, as with |strlen()|.
5207 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5208 returned.
5209 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5210 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5211 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005212 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005213
5214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5215 mylist->len()
5216
5217< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5218libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5219 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5220 with single argument {argument}.
5221 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5222 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5223 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5224 limited.
5225 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5226 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5227 to Vim.
5228 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5229 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5230 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5231 null-terminated string.
5232 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5233
5234 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5235 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5236 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5237 very probably crash.
5238
5239 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5240 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5241 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5242 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5243 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5244 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5245 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5246 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5247 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5248 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5249
5250 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5251 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5252 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5253 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5254 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5255 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5256 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5257 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5258 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5259 feature is present}
5260 Examples: >
5261 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5262
5263< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5264 third argument: >
5265 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5266<
5267 *libcallnr()*
5268libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5269 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5270 int instead of a string.
5271 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5272 feature is present}
5273 Examples: >
5274 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5275 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5276 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5277<
5278 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5279 third argument: >
5280 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5281<
5282
5283line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5284 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5285 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005286 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005287 . the cursor position
5288 $ the last line in the current buffer
5289 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5290 returned)
5291 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5292 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5293 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5294 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5295 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5296 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5297 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5298 that it's updated right away.
5299 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5300 then applies to another buffer.
5301 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5302 |getpos()|.
5303 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5304 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005305 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005306 Examples: >
5307 line(".") line number of the cursor
5308 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5309 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005310 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005311<
5312 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5313 |last-position-jump|.
5314
5315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5316 GetValue()->line()
5317
5318line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5319 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5320 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5321 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5322 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5323 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5324 below the last line: >
5325 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5326< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5327 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5328 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5329 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5330 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5331
5332 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5333 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5334
5335lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5336 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5337 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5338 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5339 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005340 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005341 error is given.
5342
5343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5344 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5345
5346list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5347 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5348 Examples: >
5349 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5350 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5351< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5352 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5353
5354 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5355
5356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5357 GetList()->list2blob()
5358
5359list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5360 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5361 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5362 list2str([32]) returns " "
5363 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5364< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5365 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5366< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5367
5368 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5369 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5370 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5371 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5372<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005373 Returns an empty string on error.
5374
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005375 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5376 GetList()->list2str()
5377
5378listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5379 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5380 been made to buffer {buf}.
5381 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5382 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5383 buffer is used.
5384 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5385
5386 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005387 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5388 start first changed line number
5389 end first line number below the change
5390 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005391 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005392 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005393
5394 Example: >
5395 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5396 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5397 endfunc
5398 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5399
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005400< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005401 dictionary with these entries:
5402 lnum the first line number of the change
5403 end the first line below the change
5404 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5405 deleted
5406 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5407 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5408 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5409 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005410 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5411 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005412 lnum line above which the new line is added
5413 end equal to "lnum"
5414 added number of lines inserted
5415 col 1
5416 When lines are deleted the values are:
5417 lnum the first deleted line
5418 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5419 the deletion was done
5420 added negative, number of lines deleted
5421 col 1
5422 When lines are changed:
5423 lnum the first changed line
5424 end the line below the last changed line
5425 added 0
5426 col first column with a change or 1
5427
5428 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5429 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5430 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5431 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5432
5433 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5434 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5435 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5436 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5437
5438 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5439 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5440 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5441
5442 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5443 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5444 of a buffer.
5445 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5446 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5447
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005448 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5449
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005450 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5451 second argument: >
5452 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5453
5454listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5455 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5456 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5457
5458 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5459 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5460 buffer is used.
5461
5462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5463 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5464
5465listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5466 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5467 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5468 removed.
5469
5470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5471 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5472
5473localtime() *localtime()*
5474 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5475 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5476
5477
5478log({expr}) *log()*
5479 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5480 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5481 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005482 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005483 Examples: >
5484 :echo log(10)
5485< 2.302585 >
5486 :echo log(exp(5))
5487< 5.0
5488
5489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5490 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005491
5492
5493log10({expr}) *log10()*
5494 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5495 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005496 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005497 Examples: >
5498 :echo log10(1000)
5499< 3.0 >
5500 :echo log10(0.01)
5501< -2.0
5502
5503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5504 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005505
5506luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5507 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5508 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5509 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5510 Strings are returned as they are.
5511 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005512 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005513 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5514 as-is.
5515 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5516 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5517 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5518 to {expr}.
5519
5520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5521 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5522
5523< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5524
5525map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5526 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005527 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005528 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5529 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5530 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5531 characters, is replaced.
5532 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5533 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5534 Vim9 script.
5535
5536 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5537
5538 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5539 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5540 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5541 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5542 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5543 current character.
5544 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005545 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005546< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5547
5548 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5549 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5550 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5551 still have to double ' quotes
5552
5553 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5554 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5555 2. the value of the current item.
5556 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5557 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5558 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005559 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005560 endfunc
5561 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5562< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005563 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005564< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005565 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005566< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005567 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005568<
5569 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5570 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005571 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005572
5573< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5574 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5575 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5576 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5577 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5578 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5579
5580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5581 mylist->map(expr2)
5582
5583
5584maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5585 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5586 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5587 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005588 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5589 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005590
5591 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005592 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5593 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5594 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005595
5596 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5597 command.
5598
5599 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5600 "n" Normal
5601 "v" Visual (including Select)
5602 "o" Operator-pending
5603 "i" Insert
5604 "c" Cmd-line
5605 "s" Select
5606 "x" Visual
5607 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5608 "t" Terminal-Job
5609 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5610 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5611
5612 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5613 instead of mappings.
5614
5615 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5616 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005617 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005618 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5619 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5620 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5621 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5622 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5623 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5624 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5625 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5626 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5627 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5628 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5629 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5630 characters will be used:
5631 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5632 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5633 (|mapmode-ic|)
5634 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5635 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005636 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005637 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005638 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5639 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5640 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005641 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005642 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5643 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5644 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5645 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005646
5647 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5648 |mapset()|.
5649
5650 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5651 then the global mappings.
5652 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5653 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005654 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005655
5656< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5657 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5658
5659mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5660 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5661 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5662 {name}.
5663 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5664 instead of mappings.
5665 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5666 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5667
5668 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5669 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5670 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5671 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5672 mapcheck("b") no no no
5673
5674 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5675 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5676 mapping for {name} exactly.
5677 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5678 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5679 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5680 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5681 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5682 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5683 then the global mappings.
5684 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5685 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5686 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5687 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5688 :endif
5689< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5690 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5691
5692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5693 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5694
5695
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005696maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5697 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5698 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5699 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5700 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5701
5702 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5703 vim9script
5704 echo maplist()->filter(
5705 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005706< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5707 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5708 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5709 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5710 can do: >
5711 vim9script
5712 var saved_maps = []
5713 for m in maplist()
5714 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5715 saved_maps->add(m)
5716 endif
5717 endfor
5718 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5719< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5720 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5721 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5722 vim9script
5723 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5724 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5725 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5726 ounmap xyzzy
5727 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005728
5729
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005730mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5731 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5732 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5733 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5734 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5735
5736
5737mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005738mapset({dict})
5739 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5740 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5741 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005742 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005743 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5744 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5745 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5746 or 'v'. *E1276*
5747
5748 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5749 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005750 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5751 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5752 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5753 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5754 nnoremap K somethingelse
5755 ...
5756 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5757< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005758 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5759 all of them, when they might differ.
5760
5761 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5762 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5763 Example: >
5764 vim9script
5765 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5766 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5767 nnoremap K somethingelse
5768 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5769 # ...
5770 unmap K
5771 for d in save_maps
5772 mapset(d)
5773 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005774
5775
5776match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5777 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5778 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5779 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5780
5781 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5782 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5783 {pat} matches.
5784
5785 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5786 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5787
5788 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5789 Example: >
5790 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5791 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5792< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5793 *strpbrk()*
5794 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5795 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5796< *strcasestr()*
5797 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5798 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5799 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5800<
5801 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5802 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5803 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5804 first character/item. Example: >
5805 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5806< result is again "4". >
5807 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5808< result is again "4". >
5809 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5810< result is "3".
5811 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5812 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5813 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5814 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5815 backwards compatible).
5816 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5817 the index is counted from the end.
5818 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5819 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5820
5821 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5822 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5823 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5824 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5825< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5826 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5827 see above.
5828
5829 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5830 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5831 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5832 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5833 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5834 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5835 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5836 further down in the text.
5837
5838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5839 GetText()->match('word')
5840 GetList()->match('word')
5841<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005842 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005843matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5844 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5845 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5846 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5847 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5848 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5849 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5850 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5851 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5852 concealed.
5853
5854 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5855 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5856 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5857 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5858 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5859 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5860 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5861 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5862 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5863 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5864
5865 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5866 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5867 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5868 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5869 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005870 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5871 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005872 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005873 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005874
5875 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5876 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5877 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5878 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5879
5880 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5881 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5882 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5883 window Instead of the current window use the
5884 window with this number or window ID.
5885
5886 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5887 the |:match| commands.
5888
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005889 Returns -1 on error.
5890
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005891 Example: >
5892 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5893 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5894< Deletion of the pattern: >
5895 :call matchdelete(m)
5896
5897< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5898 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5899 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5900
5901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5902 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5903<
5904 *matchaddpos()*
5905matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5906 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5907 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5908 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5909 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5910 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5911 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5912
5913 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5914 these:
5915 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5916 line has number 1.
5917 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5918 number will be highlighted.
5919 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5920 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5921 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5922 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5923 be highlighted.
5924 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5925 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5926
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005927 Returns -1 on error.
5928
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005929 Example: >
5930 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5931 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5932< Deletion of the pattern: >
5933 :call matchdelete(m)
5934
5935< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5936 |getmatches()|.
5937
5938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5939 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5940
5941matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5942 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5943 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5944 Return a |List| with two elements:
5945 The name of the highlight group used
5946 The pattern used.
5947 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5948 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5949 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5950 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5951 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5952
5953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5954 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5955
5956matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5957 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5958 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5959 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5960 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5961 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5962 window ID instead of the current window.
5963
5964 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5965 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5966
5967matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5968 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5969 after the match. Example: >
5970 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5971< results in "7".
5972 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5973 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5974 do it with matchend(): >
5975 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5976 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5977< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5978
5979 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5980 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5981< results in "7". >
5982 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5983< result is "-1".
5984 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5985
5986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5987 GetText()->matchend('word')
5988
5989
5990matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5991 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5992 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5993 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5994
5995 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5996 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005997 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5998 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5999 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006000 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6001 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006002
6003 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6004 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006005 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006006 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6007 string.
6008 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6009 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6010 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6011 argument and return the text for that item to
6012 use for fuzzy matching.
6013
6014 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6015 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6016 is 256.
6017
6018 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6019 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6020
6021 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6022 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6023 256, then returns an empty list.
6024
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006025 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6026 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6027
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006028 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006029 matching strings.
6030
6031 Example: >
6032 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6033< results in ["clay"]. >
6034 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6035< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6036 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6037< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6038 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6039 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6040 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6041< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6042 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6043 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6044< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6045 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6046< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6047 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6048< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6049 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6050 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6051< results in ['two one'].
6052
6053matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6054 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6055 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6056 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6057 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6058 position.
6059
6060 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6061 positions for the best match is returned.
6062
6063 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6064 list with three empty list items is returned.
6065
6066 Example: >
6067 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6068< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6069 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6070< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6071 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6072< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6073
6074matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6075 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6076 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6077 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6078 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6079 empty string is used. Example: >
6080 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6081< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6082 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6083
6084 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6085
6086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6087 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6088
6089matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6090 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6091 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6092< results in "ing".
6093 When there is no match "" is returned.
6094 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6095 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6096< results in "ing". >
6097 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6098< result is "".
6099 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6100 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6101
6102 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6103 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6104
6105matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6106 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6107 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6108 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6109< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6110 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6111 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6112 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6113< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6114 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6115< result is ["", -1, -1].
6116 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6117 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6118 end position of the match are returned. >
6119 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6120< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6121 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6122
6123 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6124 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6125<
6126
6127 *max()*
6128max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6129 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6130
6131< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6132 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6133 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6134 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6135 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6136
6137 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6138 mylist->max()
6139
6140
6141menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6142 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6143 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6144 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6145 menu names are returned.
6146
6147 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6148 "n" Normal
6149 "v" Visual (including Select)
6150 "o" Operator-pending
6151 "i" Insert
6152 "c" Cmd-line
6153 "s" Select
6154 "x" Visual
6155 "t" Terminal-Job
6156 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6157 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6158 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6159
6160 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6161 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6162 display display name (name without '&')
6163 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6164 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6165 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6166 |toolbar-icon|
6167 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6168 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6169 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6170 characters will be used:
6171 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6172 name menu item name.
6173 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6174 remappable else v:false.
6175 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6176 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6177 string has special characters translated like
6178 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6179 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6180 "<Nop>" is returned.
6181 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6182 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6183 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6184 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6185 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6186 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6187 submenus |List| containing the names of
6188 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6189 item has submenus.
6190
6191 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6192
6193 Examples: >
6194 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6195 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6196
6197 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6198 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6199 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6200 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6201 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6202 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6203 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6204 endfor
6205 endfunc
6206 new
6207 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6208 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6209 endfor
6210<
6211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6212 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6213
6214
6215< *min()*
6216min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6217 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6218
6219< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6220 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6221 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6222 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6223 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6224
6225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6226 mylist->min()
6227
6228< *mkdir()* *E739*
6229mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6230 Create directory {name}.
6231
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006232 If {path} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6233 created as necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6234
6235 If {path} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
6236 the current function, as with: >
6237 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6238<
6239 If {path} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
6240 the end of the current function, as with: >
6241 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6242< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6243 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6244 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6245 E.g. when using: >
6246 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6247< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6248 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6249 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6250< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6251 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006252
6253 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6254 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6255 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6256 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6257 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6258 created with 0o755.
6259 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006260 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006261
6262< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6263
6264 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6265 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6266 "p" option the call will fail.
6267
6268 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6269 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6270 failed.
6271
6272 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6273 :if exists("*mkdir")
6274
6275< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6276 GetName()->mkdir()
6277<
6278 *mode()*
6279mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6280 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6281 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6282 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6283 Also see |state()|.
6284
6285 n Normal
6286 no Operator-pending
6287 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6288 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6289 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6290 CTRL-V is one character
6291 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6292 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6293 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6294 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6295 v Visual by character
6296 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6297 V Visual by line
6298 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6299 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6300 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6301 s Select by character
6302 S Select by line
6303 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6304 i Insert
6305 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6306 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6307 R Replace |R|
6308 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6309 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6310 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6311 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6312 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6313 c Command-line editing
6314 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6315 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6316 r Hit-enter prompt
6317 rm The -- more -- prompt
6318 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6319 ! Shell or external command is executing
6320 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6321
6322 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6323 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6324 "c" or "n".
6325 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6326 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6327 the leading character(s).
6328 Also see |visualmode()|.
6329
6330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6331 DoFull()->mode()
6332
6333mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6334 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6335 converted to Vim data structures.
6336 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6337 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6338 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6339 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6340 converted to strings.
6341 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6342 Examples: >
6343 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6344 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6345 :echo mzeval("l")
6346 :echo mzeval("h")
6347<
6348 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6349 to {expr}.
6350
6351 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6352 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6353<
6354 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6355
6356nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6357 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6358 that is not blank. Example: >
6359 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6360< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6361 below it, zero is returned.
6362 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6363 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6364
6365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6366 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6367
6368nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6369 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6370 value {expr}. Examples: >
6371 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6372 nr2char(32) returns " "
6373< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6374 Example for "utf-8": >
6375 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6376< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6377 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6378 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6379 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6380 string, thus results in an empty string.
6381 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6382 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6383 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6384< Result: "ABC"
6385
6386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6387 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6388
6389or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6390 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6391 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006392 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006393 Example: >
6394 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6395< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6396 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6397
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006398< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6399 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6400 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6401 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6402
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006403
6404pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6405 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6406 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6407 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6408 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6409 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6410 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6411< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6412>
6413 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6414< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6415 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006416 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006417
6418 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6419 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6420
6421perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6422 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6423 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6424 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6425 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6426 reference to it.
6427 Example: >
6428 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6429< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6430
6431 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6432 to {expr}.
6433
6434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6435 GetExpr()->perleval()
6436
6437< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6438
6439
6440popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6441
6442
6443pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6444 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6445 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006446 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006447 Examples: >
6448 :echo pow(3, 3)
6449< 27.0 >
6450 :echo pow(2, 16)
6451< 65536.0 >
6452 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6453< 2.0
6454
6455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6456 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006457
6458prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6459 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6460 that is not blank. Example: >
6461 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6462< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6463 above it, zero is returned.
6464 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6465 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6466
6467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6468 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6469
6470printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6471 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6472 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6473 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6474< May result in:
6475 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6476
6477 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6478 argument: >
6479 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006480<
6481 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006482
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006483 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006484 %s string
6485 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6486 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6487 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6488 %c single byte
6489 %d decimal number
6490 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6491 %x hex number
6492 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6493 %X hex number using upper case letters
6494 %o octal number
6495 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6496 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6497 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6498 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6499 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6500 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6501 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6502 %% the % character itself
6503
6504 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6505 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6506 the result.
6507
6508 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6509 arguments appear in sequence:
6510
6511 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6512
6513 flags
6514 Zero or more of the following flags:
6515
6516 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6517 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6518 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6519 of the number is increased to force the first
6520 character of the output string to a zero (except
6521 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6522 precision of zero).
6523 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6524 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6525 prepended to it.
6526 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6527 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6528 prepended to it.
6529
6530 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6531 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6532 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6533 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6534 flag is ignored.
6535
6536 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6537 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6538 The converted value is padded on the right with
6539 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6540 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6541
6542 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6543 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6544
6545 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6546 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6547 a space if both are used.
6548
6549 field-width
6550 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6551 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6552 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6553 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6554 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6555 conversion the count is in cells.
6556
6557 .precision
6558 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6559 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6560 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6561 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6562 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6563 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6564 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6565 string for S conversions.
6566 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6567 the decimal point.
6568
6569 type
6570 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6571 be applied, see below.
6572
6573 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6574 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6575 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6576 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6577 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6578 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6579 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6580< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6581 "width" bytes.
6582
6583 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6584
6585 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6586 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6587 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6588 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6589 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6590 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6591 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6592 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6593 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6594 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6595 zeros.
6596 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6597 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6598 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6599 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6600 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6601 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6602 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6603 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6604 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6605
6606 i alias for d
6607 D alias for ld
6608 U alias for lu
6609 O alias for lo
6610
6611 *printf-c*
6612 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6613 resulting character is written.
6614
6615 *printf-s*
6616 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6617 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6618 specified are used.
6619 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6620 automatically converted to text with the same format
6621 as ":echo".
6622 *printf-S*
6623 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6624 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6625 number specified are used.
6626
6627 *printf-f* *E807*
6628 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6629 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6630 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6631 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6632 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6633 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6634 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6635 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6636 Example: >
6637 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6638< 12.12
6639 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6640 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6641
6642 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6643 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6644 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6645 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6646 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6647
6648 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6649 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6650 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6651 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6652 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6653 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6654 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6655 results in 1.0e7.
6656
6657 *printf-%*
6658 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6659 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6660
6661 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6662 accepted and automatically converted.
6663 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6664 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6665 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6666
6667 *E766* *E767*
6668 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6669 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6670 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6671
6672
6673prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6674 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6675 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6676
6677 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6678 string is returned.
6679
6680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6681 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6682
6683< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6684
6685
6686prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6687 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6688 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6689 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6690
6691 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6692 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6693 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6694 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6695 line.
6696 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6697 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6698 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6699 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6700 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6701 if the user only typed Enter.
6702 Example: >
6703 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6704 func s:TextEntered(text)
6705 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6706 stopinsert
6707 close
6708 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006709 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006710 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6711 set nomodified
6712 endif
6713 endfunc
6714
6715< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6716 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6717
6718< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6719
6720prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6721 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6722 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6723 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6724
6725 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6726 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6727 as in any buffer.
6728
6729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6730 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6731
6732< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6733
6734prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6735 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6736 {text} to end in a space.
6737 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6738 "prompt". Example: >
6739 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6740<
6741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6742 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6743
6744< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6745
6746prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6747
6748pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6749 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6750 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6751 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6752 height nr of items visible
6753 width screen cells
6754 row top screen row (0 first row)
6755 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6756 size total nr of items
6757 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6758
6759 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6760 |CompleteChanged|.
6761
6762pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6763 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6764 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6765 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6766 popup menu.
6767
6768py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6769 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6770 converted to Vim data structures.
6771 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6772 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6773 'encoding').
6774 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6775 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6776 keys converted to strings.
6777 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6778 to {expr}.
6779
6780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6781 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6782
6783< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6784
6785 *E858* *E859*
6786pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6787 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6788 converted to Vim data structures.
6789 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6790 copied though).
6791 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6792 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6793 non-string keys result in error.
6794 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6795 to {expr}.
6796
6797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6798 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6799
6800< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6801
6802pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6803 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6804 converted to Vim data structures.
6805 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6806 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6807
6808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6809 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6810
6811< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6812 |+python3| feature}
6813
6814rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6815 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6816 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6817 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6818 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6819 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6820 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006821 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006822
6823 Examples: >
6824 :echo rand()
6825 :let seed = srand()
6826 :echo rand(seed)
6827 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6828<
6829
6830 *E726* *E727*
6831range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6832 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6833 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6834 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6835 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6836 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6837 producing a value past {max}).
6838 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6839 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6840 start this is an error.
6841 Examples: >
6842 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6843 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6844 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6845 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6846 range(0) " []
6847 range(2, 0) " error!
6848<
6849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6850 GetExpr()->range()
6851<
6852
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006853readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006854 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006855 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
6856 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
6857 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
6858 readblob('file.bin', -12)
6859< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
6860 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
6861 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
6862< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
6863 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01006864 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
6865 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
6866 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
6867 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
6868 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
6869< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006870 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01006871 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
6872 empty blob.
6873 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
6874 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006875 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6876
6877
6878readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6879 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6880 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6881 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6882 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6883 argument below for changing the sort order.
6884
6885 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6886 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6887 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6888 be handled.
6889 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6890 added to the list.
6891 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6892 to the list.
6893 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6894 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6895 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6896 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6897 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6898< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6899 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006900< *E857*
6901 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006902 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6903 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6904
6905 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6906 Valid values are:
6907 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6908 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6909 each character, technically, using
6910 strcmp()) (default)
6911 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6912 using strcasecmp())
6913 "collate" sort using the collation order
6914 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6915 (technically using strcoll())
6916 Other values are silently ignored.
6917
6918 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6919 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6920 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6921< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6922 function! s:tree(dir)
6923 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6924 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006925 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006926 endfunction
6927 echo s:tree(".")
6928<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006929 Returns an empty List on error.
6930
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006931 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6932 GetDirName()->readdir()
6933<
6934readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6935 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6936 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6937 information in {directory}.
6938 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6939 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6940 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6941 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6942 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6943 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6944 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6945 argument, see |readdir()|.
6946
6947 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6948 following items:
6949 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6950 name Name of the entry.
6951 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6952 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6953 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6954 type Type of the entry.
6955 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6956 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6957 Other symlink "link"
6958 On MS-Windows:
6959 Normal file "file"
6960 Directory "dir"
6961 Junction "junction"
6962 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6963 Other symlink "link"
6964 Other reparse point "reparse"
6965 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6966 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6967 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6968 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6969 itself because of performance reasons.
6970
6971 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6972 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6973 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6974 be handled.
6975 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6976 added to the list.
6977 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6978 to the list.
6979 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6980 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6981 of the entry.
6982 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6983 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6984 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6985<
6986 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6987 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6988 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006989<
6990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6991 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6992<
6993
6994 *readfile()*
6995readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6996 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6997 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6998 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6999 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7000 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7001 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7002 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7003 added.
7004 - No CR characters are removed.
7005 Otherwise:
7006 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7007 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7008 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7009 removed from the text.
7010 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7011 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7012 lines of a file: >
7013 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7014 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7015 :endfor
7016< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7017 are returned, or as many as there are.
7018 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7019 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7020 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7021 file into a buffer if you need to.
7022 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7023 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7024 unmodified.
7025 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7026 the result is an empty list.
7027 Also see |writefile()|.
7028
7029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7030 GetFileName()->readfile()
7031
7032reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7033 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7034 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7035 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007036 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007037
7038 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7039 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7040 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7041 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7042
7043 Examples: >
7044 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7045 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7046 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7047 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7048<
7049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7050 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7051
7052
7053reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7054 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7055 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7056 See |@|.
7057
7058reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7059 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7060 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7061
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007062reltime()
7063reltime({start})
7064reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007065 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7066 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
7067 list<any> can be used.
7068 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007069 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7070 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7071 var startTime = reltime()
7072 Work()
7073 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7074<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007075 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007076 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007077 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007078 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7079 specified in the argument.
7080 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7081 and {end}.
7082
7083 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007084 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7085 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007086
7087 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7088 GetStart()->reltime()
7089<
7090 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7091
7092reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7093 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7094 Example: >
7095 let start = reltime()
7096 call MyFunction()
7097 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7098< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7099 Also see |profiling|.
7100 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7101 script an error is given.
7102
7103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7104 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7105
7106< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7107
7108reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7109 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7110 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7111 microseconds. Example: >
7112 let start = reltime()
7113 call MyFunction()
7114 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7115< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
7116 The accuracy depends on the system.
7117 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7118 can use split() to remove it. >
7119 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7120< Also see |profiling|.
7121 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7122 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7123
7124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7125 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7126
7127< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7128
7129 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7130remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007131 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7132 string, also see |{server}|.
7133
7134 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7135 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7136 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7137 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7138 "\n").
7139
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007140 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7141 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7142 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007143
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007144 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7145 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007146
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007147 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7148 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7149 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7150 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7151 and the result will be the empty string.
7152
7153 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7154 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7155 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7156 arguments can be evaluated.
7157
7158 Examples: >
7159 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7160 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7161<
7162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7163 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7164
7165remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7166 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007167 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007168 This works like: >
7169 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7170< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7171 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7172 to bring itself to the foreground.
7173 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7174 like foreground() does.
7175 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7176
7177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7178 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7179
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007180< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007181 Win32 console version}
7182
7183
7184remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7185 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7186 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7187 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7188 name of a variable.
7189 Returns zero if none are available.
7190 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7191 See also |clientserver|.
7192 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7193 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7194 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007195 :let repl = ""
7196 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007197
7198< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7199 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7200
7201remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7202 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7203 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007204 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7205 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007206 See also |clientserver|.
7207 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7208 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7209 Example: >
7210 :echo remote_read(id)
7211
7212< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7213 ServerId()->remote_read()
7214<
7215 *remote_send()* *E241*
7216remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007217 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7218 string, also see |{server}|.
7219
7220 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7221 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7222 |:map|.
7223
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007224 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7225 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7226 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007227
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007228 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7229 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7230 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7231
7232 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7233 up the display.
7234 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007235 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007236 \ remote_read(serverid)
7237
7238 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7239 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007240 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007241 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7242<
7243 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7244 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7245<
7246 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7247remote_startserver({name})
7248 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7249 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7250
7251 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7252 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7253
7254< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7255
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007256remove({list}, {idx})
7257remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007258 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7259 return the item.
7260 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7261 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7262 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7263 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7264 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007265 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007266 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007267 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007268 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7269<
7270 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7271
7272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7273 mylist->remove(idx)
7274
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007275remove({blob}, {idx})
7276remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007277 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7278 return the byte.
7279 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7280 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7281 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7282 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007283 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007284 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007285 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007286 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7287
7288remove({dict}, {key})
7289 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7290 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007291 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007292< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007293 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007294
7295rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7296 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7297 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7298 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7299 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7300 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7301 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7302
7303 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7304 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7305
7306repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7307 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7308 result. Example: >
7309 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7310< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007311 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7312 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007313 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7314< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7315
7316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7317 mylist->repeat(count)
7318
7319resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7320 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7321 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7322 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7323 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7324 removed, return {filename}.
7325 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7326 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7327 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7328 stopped after 100 iterations.
7329 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7330 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7331 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7332 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7333 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7334
7335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7336 GetName()->resolve()
7337
7338reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7339 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7340 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7341 Returns {object}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007342 Returns zero if {object} is not a List or a Blob.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007343 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7344 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7345< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7346 mylist->reverse()
7347
7348round({expr}) *round()*
7349 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7350 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7351 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7352 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007353 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007354 Examples: >
7355 echo round(0.456)
7356< 0.0 >
7357 echo round(4.5)
7358< 5.0 >
7359 echo round(-4.5)
7360< -5.0
7361
7362 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7363 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007364
7365rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7366 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7367 converted to Vim data structures.
7368 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7369 are copied though).
7370 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7371 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7372 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7373 "Object#to_s" method.
7374 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7375 to {expr}.
7376
7377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7378 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7379
7380< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7381
7382screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7383 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7384 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7385 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007386 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007387
7388 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7389 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7390
7391screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7392 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7393 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7394 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7395 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7396 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7397 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7398 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7399 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7400
7401 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7402 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7403
7404screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7405 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7406 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7407 composing characters on top of the base character.
7408 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7409 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7410
7411 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7412 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7413
7414screencol() *screencol()*
7415 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7416 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7417 This function is mainly used for testing.
7418
7419 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7420 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7421 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7422 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7423 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007424 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007425 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7426 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7427<
7428screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7429 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7430 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7431 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7432 The Dict has these members:
7433 row screen row
7434 col first screen column
7435 endcol last screen column
7436 curscol cursor screen column
7437 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7438 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7439 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7440 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7441 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7442 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7443 width character it would be the same as "col".
7444 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7445 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7446 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7447 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007448 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7449 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007450 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007451
7452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7453 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7454
7455screenrow() *screenrow()*
7456 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7457 cursor. The top line has number one.
7458 This function is mainly used for testing.
7459 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7460
7461 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7462
7463screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7464 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7465 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7466 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7467 characters.
7468 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7469 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7470
7471 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7472 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7473<
7474 *search()*
7475search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7476 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7477 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7478
7479 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7480 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7481 move. No error message is given.
7482
7483 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7484 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7485 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7486 'e' move to the End of the match
7487 'n' do Not move the cursor
7488 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7489 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7490 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7491 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7492 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7493 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7494
7495 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7496 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7497 flag.
7498
7499 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7500
7501 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7502 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7503 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7504 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007505 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7506 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7507 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7508
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007509 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7510 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7511 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7512 file).
7513
7514 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7515 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7516 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7517 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7518 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7519< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7520 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7521 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007522 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007523 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7524 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7525 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7526 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7527 giving the argument.
7528 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7529
7530 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7531 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7532 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7533 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7534 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7535 function reference or a lambda.
7536 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7537 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7538 and -1 returned.
7539 *search()-sub-match*
7540 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7541 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7542 whole pattern did match.
7543 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7544
7545 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7546 flag is used.
7547
7548 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7549 :let n = 1
7550 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007551 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007552 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7553 : " first search to find match at start of file
7554 : normal G$
7555 : let flags = "w"
7556 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7557 : s/foo/bar/g
7558 : let flags = "W"
7559 : endwhile
7560 : update " write the file if modified
7561 : let n = n + 1
7562 :endwhile
7563<
7564 Example for using some flags: >
7565 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7566< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7567 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7568 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7569 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7570 line:
7571 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7572 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7573 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7574 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7575 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7576
7577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7578 GetPattern()->search()
7579
7580searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7581 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7582 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7583 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7584
7585 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7586 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7587
7588 key type meaning ~
7589 current |Number| current position of match;
7590 0 if the cursor position is
7591 before the first match
7592 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7593 "pos", otherwise 0
7594 total |Number| total count of matches found
7595 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7596 1: recomputing was timed out
7597 2: max count exceeded
7598
7599 For {options} see further down.
7600
7601 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7602 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7603 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7604 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7605 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7606
7607 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7608 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7609
7610 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7611 " to 1)
7612 let result = searchcount()
7613<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007614 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007615 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7616 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7617 if empty(result)
7618 return ''
7619 endif
7620 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7621 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7622 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7623 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7624 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7625 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7626 \ result.current, result.total)
7627 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7628 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7629 \ result.current, result.total)
7630 endif
7631 endif
7632 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7633 \ result.current, result.total)
7634 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007635 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007636
7637 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7638 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007639 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007640 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7641<
7642 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7643 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7644
7645 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7646 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7647 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7648 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7649 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7650 call searchcount(#{
7651 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7652 redrawstatus
7653 endif
7654 endfunction
7655<
7656 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7657 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7658
7659 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7660 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7661 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7662
7663 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7664 " search again
7665 call searchcount()
7666<
7667 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7668 key type meaning ~
7669 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7670 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7671 otherwise returns the last
7672 computed result (when |n| or
7673 |N| was used when "S" is not
7674 in 'shortmess', or this
7675 function was called).
7676 (default: |TRUE|)
7677 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7678 and different with |@/|.
7679 this works as same as the
7680 below command is executed
7681 before calling this function >
7682 let @/ = pattern
7683< (default: |@/|)
7684 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7685 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7686 for recomputing the result
7687 (default: 0)
7688 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7689 limit. max count of matched
7690 text while recomputing the
7691 result. if search exceeded
7692 total count, "total" value
7693 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7694 (default: 99)
7695 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7696 when recomputing the result.
7697 this changes "current" result
7698 value. see |cursor()|,
7699 |getpos()|
7700 (default: cursor's position)
7701
7702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7703 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7704<
7705searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7706 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7707
7708 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7709 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7710 first match in the function.
7711
7712 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7713 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7714 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7715
7716 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7717 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7718 Example: >
7719 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7720 echo getline('.')
7721 endif
7722<
7723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7724 GetName()->searchdecl()
7725<
7726 *searchpair()*
7727searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7728 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7729 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7730 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7731 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7732 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7733 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7734 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7735 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7736 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7737 given.
7738
7739 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7740 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7741 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7742 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7743 typical use is: >
7744 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7745< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7746
7747 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7748 |search()|. Additionally:
7749 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7750 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7751 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7752 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7753 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7754 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7755
7756 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7757 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7758 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7759 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7760 or a string.
7761 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7762 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7763 and -1 returned.
7764 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7765 Anything else makes the function fail.
7766 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7767 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7768
7769 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7770
7771 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7772 patterns are used like it's on.
7773
7774 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7775 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7776 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7777 if 1
7778 if 2
7779 endif 2
7780 endif 1
7781< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7782 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7783 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7784 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7785 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7786 "endif 2".
7787 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7788 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7789 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7790 the matching start.
7791
7792 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7793
7794 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7795 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7796
7797< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7798 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7799 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7800 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7801 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7802 match.
7803 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7804
7805 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7806
7807< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7808 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7809 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7810
7811 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7812 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7813<
7814 *searchpairpos()*
7815searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7816 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7817 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7818 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7819 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7820 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7821 returns [0, 0]. >
7822
7823 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7824<
7825 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7826
7827 *searchpos()*
7828searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7829 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7830 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7831 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7832 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7833 returns [0, 0].
7834 Example: >
7835 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7836
7837< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7838 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7839 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7840< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7841 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7842
7843 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7844 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7845
7846server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7847 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7848 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7849 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7850 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7851 Note:
7852 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7853 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7854 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7855 See also |clientserver|.
7856 Example: >
7857 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7858
7859< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7860 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7861<
7862serverlist() *serverlist()*
7863 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7864 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7865 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7866 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7867 Example: >
7868 :echo serverlist()
7869<
7870setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7871 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7872 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7873
7874 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7875 |bufload()| if needed.
7876
7877 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7878 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7879
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00007880 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
7881 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
7882 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
7883 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007884
7885 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7886
7887 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7888 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7889 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7890 added below the last line.
7891
7892 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7893 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7894 error is given.
7895 On success 0 is returned.
7896
7897 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7898 third argument: >
7899 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7900
7901setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7902 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7903 {val}.
7904 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7905 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7906 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7907 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7908 The {varname} argument is a string.
7909 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7910 Examples: >
7911 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7912 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7913< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7914
7915 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7916 third argument: >
7917 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7918
7919
7920setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7921 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7922 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7923 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7924 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7925 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7926
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007927< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007928 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7929 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7930 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7931 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7932 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7933 the character width in screen cells.
7934 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7935 range overlaps with another.
7936 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7937
7938 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7939 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7940
7941 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7942 setcellwidths([]);
7943< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7944 the effect for known emoji characters.
7945
7946setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7947 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7948 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7949
7950 Example:
7951 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7952 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7953< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7954 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7955< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7956
7957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7958 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7959
7960setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7961 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7962 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7963
7964 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7965 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7966 character search
7967 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7968 0 for backward
7969 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7970 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7971 character search
7972
7973 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7974 from a script: >
7975 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7976 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7977 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7978< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7979
7980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7981 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7982
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01007983setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
7984 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
7985 {pos}.
7986 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
7987 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
7988 line.
7989
7990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7991 GetText()->setcmdline()
7992
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007993setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7994 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7995 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7996 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7997 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7998 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7999 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8000 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8001 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8002 before inserting the resulting text.
8003 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8004 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008005 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8006 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008007
8008 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8009 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8010
8011setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8012setcursorcharpos({list})
8013 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8014 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8015
8016 Example:
8017 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8018 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8019< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8020 call cursor(4, 3)
8021< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8022
8023 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8024 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8025
8026
8027setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8028 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8029 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8030
8031< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8032 See also |expr-env|.
8033
8034 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8035 second argument: >
8036 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8037
8038setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8039 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8040 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8041 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8042 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8043 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8044 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8045 characters are not supported.
8046
8047 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8048 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8049 would do the same thing.
8050
8051 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8052
8053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8054 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8055<
8056 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8057
8058
8059setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8060 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8061 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8062 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8063
8064 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8065 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8066 added below the last line.
8067 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008068 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8069 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008070
8071 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8072 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8073 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8074
8075 Example: >
8076 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8077
8078< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8079 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8080 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8081< This is equivalent to: >
8082 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8083 : call setline(n, l)
8084 :endfor
8085
8086< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8087
8088 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8089 second argument: >
8090 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8091
8092setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8093 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8094 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8095 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8096
8097 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8098 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8099 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8100 Also see |location-list|.
8101
8102 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8103
8104 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8105 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8106 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8107
8108 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8109 second argument: >
8110 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8111
8112setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8113 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8114 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8115 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8116 example for |getmatches()|.
8117 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8118 window ID instead of the current window.
8119
8120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8121 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8122<
8123 *setpos()*
8124setpos({expr}, {list})
8125 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8126 . the cursor
8127 'x mark x
8128
8129 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8130 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8131 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8132
8133 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8134 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8135 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8136 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8137 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8138 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8139 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8140 Does not change the jumplist.
8141
8142 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8143 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8144 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8145 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8146
8147 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8148 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8149 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8150 character.
8151
8152 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8153 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8154 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8155 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8156 mark position it is not used.
8157
8158 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8159 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8160 before '>.
8161
8162 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8163 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8164
8165 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8166
8167 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8168 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8169 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8170 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8171 |winrestview()|.
8172
8173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8174 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8175
8176setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8177 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8178
8179 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8180 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8181 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8182 {what}.
8183 *setqflist-what*
8184 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8185 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8186 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8187 entries:
8188
8189 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8190 buffer
8191 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8192 present or it is invalid.
8193 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8194 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8195 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008196 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008197 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8198 col column number
8199 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8200 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008201 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008202 nr error number
8203 text description of the error
8204 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8205 valid recognized error message
8206
8207 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8208 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8209 locate a matching error line.
8210 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8211 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8212 item will not be handled as an error line.
8213 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8214 be used.
8215 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8216 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8217 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8218 cleared.
8219 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8220 |getqflist()| returns.
8221
8222 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8223 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8224 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8225 new list is created.
8226
8227 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8228 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8229 clear the list: >
8230 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8231<
8232 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8233 freed.
8234
8235 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8236 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8237 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8238 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8239 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8240
8241 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8242 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8243 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8244 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8245 'errorformat' option value is used.
8246 See |quickfix-parse|
8247 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8248 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8249 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8250 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8251 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8252 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8253 argument.
8254 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8255 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8256 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8257 See |quickfix-parse|
8258 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8259 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8260 the last quickfix list.
8261 quickfixtextfunc
8262 function to get the text to display in the
8263 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8264 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8265 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8266 of how to write the function and an example.
8267 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8268 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8269 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8270 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8271 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8272 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8273 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8274 specify the list.
8275
8276 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8277 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8278 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8279 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8280<
8281 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8282
8283 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8284 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8285 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8286
8287 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8288 second argument: >
8289 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8290<
8291 *setreg()*
8292setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8293 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8294 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8295 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8296 {regname} must be one character.
8297
8298 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8299 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8300 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8301 then the value is appended.
8302
8303 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8304 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8305 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8306 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8307 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8308 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8309 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8310 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8311
8312 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8313 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8314 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8315 mode is never selected automatically.
8316 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8317
8318 *E883*
8319 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8320 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8321 items act like empty strings.
8322
8323 Examples: >
8324 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8325 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8326 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8327 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8328
8329< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8330 register: >
8331 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8332 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8333< or: >
8334 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8335 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8336 ....
8337 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8338< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8339 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8340 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8341 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8342
8343 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8344 nothing: >
8345 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8346
8347< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8348 second argument: >
8349 GetText()->setreg('a')
8350
8351settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8352 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8353 |t:var|
8354 The {varname} argument is a string.
8355 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8356 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8357 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8358 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8359 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8360
8361 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8362 third argument: >
8363 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8364
8365settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8366 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8367 {val}.
8368 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8369 use |setwinvar()|.
8370 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8371 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8372 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8373 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8374 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8375 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8376 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8377 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8378 Examples: >
8379 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8380 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8381< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8382
8383 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8384 fourth argument: >
8385 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8386
8387settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8388 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8389 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8390
8391 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8392 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8393 stack.
8394 *E962*
8395 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8396 argument:
8397 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8398 stack is replaced.
8399 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8400 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8401 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8402 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8403 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8404
8405 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8406 stack after the modification.
8407
8408 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8409
8410 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8411 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8412 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8413
8414< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8415 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8416 " do something else
8417 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8418 unlet stack
8419<
8420 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8421 second argument: >
8422 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8423
8424setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8425 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8426 Examples: >
8427 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8428 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8429
8430< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8431 third argument: >
8432 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8433
8434sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8435 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8436 checksum of {string}.
8437
8438 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8439 GetText()->sha256()
8440
8441< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8442
8443shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8444 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8445 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008446 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008447 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8448 quotes.
8449 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8450 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8451 {string}.
8452 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8453 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8454
8455 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8456 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8457 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8458 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8459 command.
8460
8461 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8462 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8463 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8464 even when inside single quotes.
8465
8466 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8467 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8468 escaped a second time.
8469
8470 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8471 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8472 character inside single quotes.
8473
8474 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008475 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008476< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8477 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008478 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008479< See also |::S|.
8480
8481 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8482 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8483
8484shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8485 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8486 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8487 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8488 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8489 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8490
8491 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8492 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8493 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8494 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8495
8496 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8497 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8498
8499sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8500
8501
8502simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8503 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8504 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8505 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8506 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8507 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8508 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8509 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8510 standard).
8511 Example: >
8512 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8513< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8514 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8515 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8516 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8517 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8518
8519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8520 GetName()->simplify()
8521
8522sin({expr}) *sin()*
8523 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8524 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008525 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008526 Examples: >
8527 :echo sin(100)
8528< -0.506366 >
8529 :echo sin(-4.01)
8530< 0.763301
8531
8532 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8533 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008534
8535
8536sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8537 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8538 [-inf, inf].
8539 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008540 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008541 Examples: >
8542 :echo sinh(0.5)
8543< 0.521095 >
8544 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8545< -1.026517
8546
8547 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8548 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008549
8550
8551slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8552 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8553 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8554 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8555 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8556 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8557 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008558 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008559
8560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8561 GetList()->slice(offset)
8562
8563
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008564sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008565 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8566
8567 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8568 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8569
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008570< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008571 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8572 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8573 current buffer use |:sort|.
8574
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008575 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8576 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8577 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008578
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008579 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008580 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8581 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8582 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8583 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8584 case. Example: >
8585 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8586 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8587 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8588< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8589>
8590 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8591 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8592 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8593< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8594 This does not work properly on Mac.
8595
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008596 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008597 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8598 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8599 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8600
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008601 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008602 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8603 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8604
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008605 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008606 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8607
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008608 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008609 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8610 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8611 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8612 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8613
8614 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8615 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8616
8617 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8618 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8619 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8620 same order as they were originally.
8621
8622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8623 mylist->sort()
8624
8625< Also see |uniq()|.
8626
8627 Example: >
8628 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8629 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8630 endfunc
8631 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8632< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8633 ignores overflow: >
8634 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8635 return a:i1 - a:i2
8636 endfunc
8637< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8638 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8639<
8640sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8641 Stop playing all sounds.
8642
8643 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8644 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8645
8646 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8647
8648 *sound_playevent()*
8649sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8650 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8651 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8652 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8653 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8654 call sound_playevent('bell')
8655< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8656 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8657 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008658 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8659 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8660 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008661
8662 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8663 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8664 argument is the status:
8665 0 sound was played to the end
8666 1 sound was interrupted
8667 2 error occurred after sound started
8668 Example: >
8669 func Callback(id, status)
8670 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8671 endfunc
8672 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8673
8674< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8675
8676 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8677 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8678
8679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8680 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8681
8682< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8683
8684 *sound_playfile()*
8685sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8686 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8687 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8688 with this command: >
8689 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8690
8691< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8692 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8693
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008694< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008695
8696
8697sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8698 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8699 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8700
8701 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8702 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8703
8704 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8705 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8706
8707 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8708 soundid->sound_stop()
8709
8710< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8711
8712 *soundfold()*
8713soundfold({word})
8714 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8715 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8716 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8717 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8718 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8719 the method can be quite slow.
8720
8721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8722 GetWord()->soundfold()
8723<
8724 *spellbadword()*
8725spellbadword([{sentence}])
8726 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8727 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8728 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8729 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8730
8731 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8732 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8733 result is an empty string.
8734
8735 The return value is a list with two items:
8736 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8737 - The type of the spelling error:
8738 "bad" spelling mistake
8739 "rare" rare word
8740 "local" word only valid in another region
8741 "caps" word should start with Capital
8742 Example: >
8743 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8744< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8745
8746 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8747 of 'spelllang' are used.
8748
8749 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8750 GetText()->spellbadword()
8751<
8752 *spellsuggest()*
8753spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8754 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8755 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8756 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8757
8758 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8759 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8760 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8761
8762 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8763 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8764 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8765 replace a line.
8766
8767 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8768 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8769 although it may appear capitalized.
8770
8771 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8772 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8773
8774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8775 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8776
8777split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8778 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8779 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8780 item.
8781 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8782 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8783 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8784 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8785 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8786 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8787 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8788 Example: >
8789 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8790< To split a string in individual characters: >
8791 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8792< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8793 the end of the pattern: >
8794 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8795< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8796 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8797 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8798< The opposite function is |join()|.
8799
8800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8801 GetString()->split()
8802
8803sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8804 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8805 |Float|.
8806 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008807 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8808 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008809 Examples: >
8810 :echo sqrt(100)
8811< 10.0 >
8812 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8813< nan
8814 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8815
8816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8817 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008818
8819
8820srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8821 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8822 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8823 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8824 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8825 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8826 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8827 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8828
8829 Examples: >
8830 :let seed = srand()
8831 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8832 :echo rand(seed)
8833
8834state([{what}]) *state()*
8835 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8836 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8837 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8838 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8839 Yes: then do it right away.
8840 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8841 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8842 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8843 messages and callbacks).
8844 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8845 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8846 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8847 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8848 Also see |mode()|.
8849
8850 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8851 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8852 if state('s') == ''
8853 " screen has not scrolled
8854<
8855 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8856 something is busy:
8857 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8858 stuffed command
8859 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8860 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8861 x executing an autocommand
8862 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8863 ch_readraw() when reading json
8864 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8865 |f| or a count
8866 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8867 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8868 s screen has scrolled for messages
8869
8870str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8871 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8872 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8873 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8874 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8875 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8876 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8877 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8878 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8879 thousand.
8880 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8881 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8882 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8883 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8884 |substitute()|: >
8885 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8886<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008887 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8888
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8890 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008891
8892str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8893 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8894 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8895 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8896 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8897< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8898
8899 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8900 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8901 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8902 properly: >
8903 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8904
8905< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8906 GetString()->str2list()
8907
8908
8909str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8910 Convert string {string} to a number.
8911 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8912 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8913 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8914
8915 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8916 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8917 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8918 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8919<
8920 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8921 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8922 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8923 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8924 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8925
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008926 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8927
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8929 GetText()->str2nr()
8930
8931
8932strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8933 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8934 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8935 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8936 composing characters separately.
8937
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008938 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
8939
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008940 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8941
8942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8943 GetText()->strcharlen()
8944
8945
8946strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8947 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8948 of byte index and length.
8949 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8950 counted separately.
8951 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8952 similar to |slice()|.
8953 When a character index is used where a character does not
8954 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8955 example: >
8956 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8957< results in 'a'.
8958
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008959 Returns an empty string on error.
8960
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8962 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8963
8964
8965strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8966 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8967 in String {string}.
8968 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8969 counted separately.
8970 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8971 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8972
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01008973 Returns zero on error.
8974
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008975 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8976
8977 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8978 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8979 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8980 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8981 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8982 endfunction
8983 else
8984 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8985 if a:skipcc
8986 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8987 else
8988 return strchars(a:str)
8989 endif
8990 endfunction
8991 endif
8992<
8993 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8994 GetText()->strchars()
8995
8996strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8997 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8998 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8999 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9000 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9001 matters for Tab characters.
9002 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9003 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9004 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9005 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9006 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009007 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009008 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9009
9010 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9011 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9012
9013strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9014 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9015 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9016 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9017 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9018 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9019 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9020 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9021 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9022 Examples: >
9023 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9024 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9025 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9026 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9027 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9028 Show mod time of file.c.
9029< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9030 :if exists("*strftime")
9031
9032< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9033 GetFormat()->strftime()
9034
9035strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009036 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9037 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9038 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9039 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9040 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009041 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009042 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9043
9044 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9045 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9046
9047stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9048 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9049 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9050 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9051 This can be used to find a second match: >
9052 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9053 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9054< The search is done case-sensitive.
9055 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9056 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9057 See also |strridx()|.
9058 Examples: >
9059 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9060 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9061 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9062< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9063 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9064 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9065
9066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9067 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9068<
9069 *string()*
9070string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9071 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9072 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9073 {expr} type result ~
9074 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9075 Number 123
9076 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9077 Funcref function('name')
9078 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9079 List [item, item]
9080 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
9081
9082 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9083 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9084 will then fail.
9085
9086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9087 mylist->string()
9088
9089< Also see |strtrans()|.
9090
9091
9092strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9093 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9094 {string} in bytes.
9095 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009096 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009097 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9098 |strchars()|.
9099 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9100
9101 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9102 GetString()->strlen()
9103
9104strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9105 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9106 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9107 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9108 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9109 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9110 following composing characters).
9111 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9112 |strcharpart()|.
9113
9114 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9115 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9116 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9117 end of the {src}. >
9118 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9119 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9120 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9121 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9122
9123< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9124 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9125 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9126<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009127 Returns an empty string on error.
9128
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9130 GetText()->strpart(5)
9131
9132strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9133 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9134 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9135 the format specified in {format}.
9136
9137 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9138 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9139 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9140 matters.
9141
9142 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9143 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9144 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9145 result.
9146
9147 See also |strftime()|.
9148 Examples: >
9149 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9150< 862156163 >
9151 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9152< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9153 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9154< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9155
9156 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9157 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9158<
9159 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9160 :if exists("*strptime")
9161
9162strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9163 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9164 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9165 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9166 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9167 match: >
9168 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9169 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9170< The search is done case-sensitive.
9171 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9172 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9173 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9174 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9175 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9176< *strrchr()*
9177 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9178 function strrchr().
9179
9180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9181 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9182
9183strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9184 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9185 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9186 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9187 echo strtrans(@a)
9188< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9189 starting a new line.
9190
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009191 Returns an empty string on error.
9192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9194 GetString()->strtrans()
9195
9196strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9197 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9198 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9199 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9200 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9201 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009202 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009203 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9204
9205 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9206 GetString()->strwidth()
9207
9208submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9209 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9210 substitute() function.
9211 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9212 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9213 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9214 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9215 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9216
9217 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9218 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9219 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9220 text.
9221 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9222 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9223 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9224
9225 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9226 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9227
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009228 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9229
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009230 Examples: >
9231 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9232 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9233< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9234 A line break is included as a newline character.
9235
9236 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9237 GetNr()->submatch()
9238
9239substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9240 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9241 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9242 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9243 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9244
9245 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9246 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9247 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9248 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9249 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9250 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9251 used.
9252
9253 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9254 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9255 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9256 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9257
9258 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9259 unmodified.
9260
9261 Example: >
9262 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9263< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9264 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9265< results in "TESTING".
9266
9267 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9268 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9269 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009270 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009271
9272< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9273 optional argument. Example: >
9274 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9275< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9276 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9277 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009278 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009279
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009280< Returns an empty string on error.
9281
9282 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009283 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9284
9285swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9286 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9287 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9288 version Vim version
9289 user user name
9290 host host name
9291 fname original file name
9292 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9293 file
9294 mtime last modification time in seconds
9295 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9296 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9297 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9298 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9299 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9300 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9301 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9302 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9303
9304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9305 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9306
9307swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9308 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9309 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9310 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9311 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9312 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9313
9314 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9315 GetBufname()->swapname()
9316
9317synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9318 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9319 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9320 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9321 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9322
9323 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9324 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9325 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9326 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9327 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9328
9329 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9330 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9331 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9332 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9333 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9334 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9335 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9336
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009337 Returns zero on error.
9338
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009339 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9340 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9341<
9342
9343synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9344 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9345 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9346 about a syntax item.
9347 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9348 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9349 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9350 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9351 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9352 {what} result
9353 "name" the name of the syntax item
9354 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9355 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9356 term: empty string)
9357 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9358 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9359 |highlight-font|
9360 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9361 |highlight-guisp|
9362 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9363 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9364 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9365 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9366 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9367 "bold" "1" if bold
9368 "italic" "1" if italic
9369 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9370 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9371 "standout" "1" if standout
9372 "underline" "1" if underlined
9373 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9374 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009375 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009376
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009377 Returns an empty string on error.
9378
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009379 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9380 cursor): >
9381 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9382<
9383 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9384 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9385
9386
9387synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9388 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9389 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9390 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9391 ":highlight link" are followed.
9392
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009393 Returns zero on error.
9394
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9396 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9397
9398synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9399 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9400 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9401 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9402 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9403 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9404 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9405 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9406 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9407 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9408 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9409 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9410 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9411 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9412 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9413 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9414 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9415 call returns ~
9416 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9417 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9418 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9419 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9420 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9421 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9422
9423
9424synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9425 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9426 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9427 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9428 like what |synID()| returns.
9429 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9430 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9431 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9432 transparent item.
9433 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9434 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9435 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9436 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9437 endfor
9438< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009439 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009440 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9441 valid positions.
9442
9443system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9444 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9445 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9446
9447 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9448 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9449 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9450 separators yourself.
9451 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9452 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9453 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9454 list items converted to NULs).
9455 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9456 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9457 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9458 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9459
9460 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9461
9462 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9463 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9464 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9465 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9466 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9467<
9468 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9469 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9470 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9471 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9472 cause trouble.
9473 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9474
9475 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009476 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9477 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009478
9479< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9480 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9481 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9482 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9483 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9484
9485 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9486 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9487 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9488 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9489 concatenated commands.
9490
9491 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9492 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9493
9494 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9495 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9496
9497 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9498 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9499 when using a security agent application.
9500 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9501 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9502
9503 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9504 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9505
9506
9507systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9508 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9509 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9510 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9511 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9512 result ends in a NL.
9513 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9514
9515 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9516 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9517 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9518<
9519 Returns an empty string on error.
9520
9521 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9522 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9523
9524
9525tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9526 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9527 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9528 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9529 omitted the current tab page is used.
9530 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9531 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9532 let buflist = []
9533 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9534 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9535 endfor
9536< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9537
9538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9539 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9540
9541tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9542 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9543 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9544
9545 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9546 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9547 count).
9548 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9549 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9550 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9551 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9552
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009553 Returns zero on error.
9554
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009555
9556tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9557 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9558 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9559 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9560 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9561 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9562 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9563 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9564 Useful examples: >
9565 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9566 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9567< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9568
9569 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9570 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9571<
9572 *tagfiles()*
9573tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9574 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9575
9576
9577taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9578 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9579
9580 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9581 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9582 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9583
9584 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9585 entries:
9586 name Name of the tag.
9587 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9588 defined. It is either relative to the
9589 current directory or a full path.
9590 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9591 the file.
9592 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9593 entry depends on the language specific
9594 kind values. Only available when
9595 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009596 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009597 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9598 |static-tag| for more information.
9599 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9600 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9601 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9602 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9603 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9604 contained in.
9605
9606 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9607 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9608
9609 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9610
9611 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9612 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9613 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9614 search regular expression pattern.
9615
9616 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9617 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9618 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9619
9620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9621 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9622
9623tan({expr}) *tan()*
9624 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9625 in the range [-inf, inf].
9626 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009627 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009628 Examples: >
9629 :echo tan(10)
9630< 0.648361 >
9631 :echo tan(-4.01)
9632< -1.181502
9633
9634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9635 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009636
9637
9638tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9639 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9640 range [-1, 1].
9641 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009642 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009643 Examples: >
9644 :echo tanh(0.5)
9645< 0.462117 >
9646 :echo tanh(-1)
9647< -0.761594
9648
9649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9650 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009651
9652
9653tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9654 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9655 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9656 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9657 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009658 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009659< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9660 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9661 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9662 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9663
9664
9665term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9666
9667
9668terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9669 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9670 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9671 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9672 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9673 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9674 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9675 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9676 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009677 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009678
9679 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9680
9681 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9682 an empty dictionary.
9683
9684 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9685 current cursor style.
9686 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9687 request the cursor blink status.
9688 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9689 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9690 and |t_RC| on startup.
9691
9692 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9693 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9694
9695 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9696
9697 Also see:
9698 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9699 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9700 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9701
9702
9703test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9704
9705
9706 *timer_info()*
9707timer_info([{id}])
9708 Return a list with information about timers.
9709 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9710 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9711 returned.
9712 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9713
9714 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9715 these items:
9716 "id" the timer ID
9717 "time" time the timer was started with
9718 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9719 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9720 -1 means forever
9721 "callback" the callback
9722 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9723
9724 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9725 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9726
9727< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9728
9729timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9730 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9731 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9732 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9733 has passed.
9734
9735 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9736 for a short time.
9737
9738 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9739 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9740 See |non-zero-arg|.
9741
9742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9743 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9744
9745< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9746
9747 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9748timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9749 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9750
9751 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9752 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9753 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9754
9755 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9756 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9757 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9758 waiting for input.
9759 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9760 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9761
9762 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9763 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9764 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9765 the callback will be called once.
9766 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9767 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9768 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9769 messages.
9770
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009771 Returns -1 on error.
9772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009773 Example: >
9774 func MyHandler(timer)
9775 echo 'Handler called'
9776 endfunc
9777 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9778 \ {'repeat': 3})
9779< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9780 intervals.
9781
9782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9783 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9784
9785< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9786 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9787
9788timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9789 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9790 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9791 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9792
9793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9794 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9795
9796< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9797
9798timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9799 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9800 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9801 timers there is no error.
9802
9803 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9804
9805tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9806 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9807 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009808 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009809
9810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9811 GetText()->tolower()
9812
9813toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9814 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9815 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009816 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009817
9818 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9819 GetText()->toupper()
9820
9821tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9822 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9823 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9824 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9825 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9826 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9827 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9828
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009829 Returns an empty string on error.
9830
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009831 Examples: >
9832 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9833< returns "Hello THere" >
9834 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9835< returns "{blob}"
9836
9837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9838 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9839
9840trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9841 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9842 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9843
9844 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9845 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9846 space character 0xa0.
9847
9848 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9849 characters:
9850 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9851 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9852 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9853 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9854
9855 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009856 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009857
9858 Examples: >
9859 echo trim(" some text ")
9860< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009861 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009862< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9863 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9864< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9865 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9866< returns " vim"
9867
9868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9869 GetText()->trim()
9870
9871trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9872 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9873 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9874 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009875 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009876 Examples: >
9877 echo trunc(1.456)
9878< 1.0 >
9879 echo trunc(-5.456)
9880< -5.0 >
9881 echo trunc(4.0)
9882< 4.0
9883
9884 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9885 Compute()->trunc()
9886<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009887 *type()*
9888type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9889 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9890 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9891 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9892 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9893 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9894 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9895 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9896 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9897 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9898 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9899 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9900 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9901 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9902 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9903 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9904 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9905 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9906 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9907 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9908 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9909 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9910 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9911< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9912 :if exists('v:t_number')
9913
9914< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9915 mylist->type()
9916
9917
9918typename({expr}) *typename()*
9919 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9920 Example: >
9921 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9922 list<number>
9923
9924
9925undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9926 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9927 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9928 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9929 the undo file exists.
9930 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9931 is used internally.
9932 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9933 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9934 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9935 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9936 returns an empty string.
9937
9938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9939 GetFilename()->undofile()
9940
9941undotree() *undotree()*
9942 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9943 the following items:
9944 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9945 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9946 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9947 when some changes were undone.
9948 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9949 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9950 something readable.
9951 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9952 write yet.
9953 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9954 tree.
9955 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9956 This happens when waiting from input from the
9957 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9958 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9959 undo blocks.
9960
9961 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9962 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9963 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9964 |:undolist|.
9965 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9966 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9967 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9968 that was added. This marks the last change
9969 and where further changes will be added.
9970 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9971 that was undone. This marks the current
9972 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9973 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9974 undone after the last change this item will
9975 not appear anywhere.
9976 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9977 write. The number is the write count. The
9978 first write has number 1, the last one the
9979 "save_last" mentioned above.
9980 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9981 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9982 item.
9983
9984uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9985 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9986 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9987 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9988 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9989< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9990 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9991
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009992 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
9993
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9995 mylist->uniq()
9996
9997values({dict}) *values()*
9998 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9999 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010000 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010001
10002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10003 mydict->values()
10004
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010005virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010006 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10007 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10008 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10009 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10010 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10011 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10012 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10013 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010014
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010015 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010016
10017 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10018 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10019 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10020 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10021 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10022 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10023 |'virtualedit'|
10024
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010025 The accepted positions are:
10026 . the cursor position
10027 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10028 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10029 plus one)
10030 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10031 returned)
10032 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10033 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10034 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10035 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010036
10037 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10038 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10039 character.
10040
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010041 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10042 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010043 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10044
10045 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10046 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10047 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10048
10049 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10050
10051 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010052< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10053 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10054 all lines: >
10055 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10056
10057< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10058 GetPos()->virtcol()
10059
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010060virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10061 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10062 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10063 column {col}.
10064
10065 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10066 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10067 virtual column is returned.
10068
10069 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10070 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10071
10072 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10073 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10074
10075 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10076
10077 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10078 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010079
10080visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10081 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10082 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10083 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10084 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10085 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10086 respectively.
10087 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010088 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010089< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10090 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10091 Visual mode that was used.
10092 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10093 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10094 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10095 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10096 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10097
10098wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10099 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10100 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10101 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10102 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10103
10104 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10105 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10106<
10107 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10108
10109win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10110 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10111 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10112 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10113 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
10114 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
10115 Example: >
10116 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10117< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10118 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010119 *E994*
10120 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10121 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10122 an empty string is returned.
10123
10124 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10125 second argument: >
10126 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10127
10128win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10129 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10130 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10131
10132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10133 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10134
10135win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10136 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10137 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10138 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10139 number 1.
10140 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10141 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10142 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10143
10144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10145 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10146
10147
10148win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10149 Return the type of the window:
10150 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10151 used to execute autocommands.
10152 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10153 (empty) normal window
10154 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10155 "popup" popup window |popup|
10156 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10157 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10158 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10159
10160 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10161 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10162 |window-ID|.
10163
10164 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10165 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10166 returns "popup".
10167
10168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10169 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10170<
10171win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10172 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10173 tabpage.
10174 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10175
10176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10177 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10178
10179win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10180 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10181 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10182 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10183
10184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10185 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10186
10187win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10188 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10189 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10190
10191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10192 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10193
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010194win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10195 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10196 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10197 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10198 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10199 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10200 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10201 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10202 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10203 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10204 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010205 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10206 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010207
10208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10209 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10210
10211win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10212 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10213 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10214 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10215 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10216 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10217 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10218 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10219 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10220 be found and FALSE otherwise.
10221
10222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10223 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10224
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010225win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10226 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10227 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10228 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10229 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10230 for the current window.
10231 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10232 tabpage.
10233
10234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10235 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10236<
10237win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10238 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10239 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10240 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10241 then closing {nr}.
10242
10243 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10244 Both must be in the current tab page.
10245
10246 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10247
10248 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10249 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10250 like with |:vsplit|.
10251 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10252 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10253 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10254 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10255 'splitright' are used.
10256
10257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10258 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10259<
10260
10261 *winbufnr()*
10262winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10263 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10264 the |window-ID|.
10265 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10266 window is returned.
10267 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10268 Example: >
10269 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10270<
10271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10272 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10273<
10274 *wincol()*
10275wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10276 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10277 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10278
10279 *windowsversion()*
10280windowsversion()
10281 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10282 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10283 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10284 an empty string.
10285
10286winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10287 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10288 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10289 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10290 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10291 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10292 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10293 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010294 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010295
10296< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10297 GetWinid()->winheight()
10298<
10299winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10300 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10301 in a tabpage.
10302
10303 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10304 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10305 returns an empty list.
10306
10307 For a leaf window, it returns:
10308 ['leaf', {winid}]
10309 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10310 returns:
10311 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10312 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10313 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10314
10315 Example: >
10316 " Only one window in the tab page
10317 :echo winlayout()
10318 ['leaf', 1000]
10319 " Two horizontally split windows
10320 :echo winlayout()
10321 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10322 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10323 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10324 " middle window
10325 :echo winlayout(2)
10326 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10327 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10328<
10329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10330 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10331<
10332 *winline()*
10333winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10334 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10335 the window. The first line is one.
10336 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10337 first, this may cause a scroll.
10338
10339 *winnr()*
10340winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10341 window. The top window has number 1.
10342 Returns zero for a popup window.
10343
10344 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10345 $ the number of the last window (the window
10346 count).
10347 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10348 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10349 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10350 returned.
10351 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10352 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10353 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10354 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10355 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10356 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10357 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10358 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10359 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10360 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010361 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010362 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10363 Examples: >
10364 let window_count = winnr('$')
10365 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10366 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10367
10368< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10369 GetWinval()->winnr()
10370<
10371 *winrestcmd()*
10372winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10373 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10374 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10375 unchanged.
10376 Example: >
10377 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10378 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10379 :exe cmd
10380<
10381 *winrestview()*
10382winrestview({dict})
10383 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10384 the view of the current window.
10385 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10386 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10387 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10388 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10389<
10390 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10391 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10392 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10393 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10394
10395 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10396 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10397
10398 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10399 GetView()->winrestview()
10400<
10401 *winsaveview()*
10402winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10403 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10404 restore the view.
10405 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10406 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10407 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10408 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10409 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10410 The return value includes:
10411 lnum cursor line number
10412 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010413 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010414 returns)
10415 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010416 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10417 the first column is zero, as opposed
10418 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10419 |$| command it will be a very large
10420 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010421 topline first line in the window
10422 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10423 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10424 'wrap' is off
10425 skipcol columns skipped
10426 Note that no option values are saved.
10427
10428
10429winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10430 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10431 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10432 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10433 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10434 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10435 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010436 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010437 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10438 : 50 wincmd |
10439 :endif
10440< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10441 option.
10442
10443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10444 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10445
10446
10447wordcount() *wordcount()*
10448 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10449 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10450 |g_CTRL-G|
10451 The return value includes:
10452 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10453 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10454 words Number of words in the buffer
10455 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10456 (not in Visual mode)
10457 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10458 (not in Visual mode)
10459 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10460 (not in Visual mode)
10461 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10462 (only in Visual mode)
10463 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10464 (only in Visual mode)
10465 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10466 (only in Visual mode)
10467
10468
10469 *writefile()*
10470writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10471 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10472 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10473 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010474 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10475 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10476 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010477
10478 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10479 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10480
10481 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10482
10483 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10484 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10485 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10486
10487 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10488 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10489 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10490<
10491 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10492 works like: >
10493 :defer delete({fname})
10494< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10495
10496 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10497 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10498 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10499
10500 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10501
10502 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10503 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10504
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010505 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010506
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010507 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10508 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10509 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010510
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010511 Also see |readfile()|.
10512 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10513 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10514 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10515
10516< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10517 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10518
10519
10520xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10521 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10522 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010523 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010524 Example: >
10525 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10526<
10527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10528 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10529<
10530
10531==============================================================================
105323. Feature list *feature-list*
10533
10534There are three types of features:
105351. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10536 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10537 :if has("cindent")
10538< *gui_running*
105392. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10540 Example: >
10541 :if has("gui_running")
10542< *has-patch*
105433. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10544 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10545 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10546 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10547< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10548 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10549 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10550 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10551 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10552 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10553
10554Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10555use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10556
10557
10558acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010559all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10560 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010561amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10562arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10563arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10564autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10565autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10566autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10567balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10568balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10569beos BeOS version of Vim.
10570browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10571 work.
10572browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10573bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010574builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010575byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10576channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010577cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010578clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10579clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10580clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10581cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10582cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10583cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10584comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10585compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10586conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10587cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10588cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10589cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10590debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10591dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10592dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10593diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10594digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10595directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10596dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10597drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10598ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10599emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10600eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10601 true, of course!
10602ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10603extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10604 |'hlsearch'|
10605farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010606file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10607 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010608filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10609 read/write/filter commands
10610find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10611 |+find_in_path|.
10612float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10613fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10614 this is not present).
10615folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10616footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10617fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10618gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10619gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010620gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010621gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10622gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10623gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10624gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10625gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10626gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10627gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10628gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10629gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10630gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10631gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10632haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10633hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10634hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10635iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10636insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10637 Insert mode. (always true)
10638job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10639ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010640jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010641keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10642lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10643langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10644libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10645linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10646 'breakindent' support.
10647linux Linux version of Vim.
10648lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010649 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010650listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10651 and the argument list |arglist|.
10652localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10653lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10654mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10655macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10656menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10657mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10658modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10659 (always true)
10660mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10661mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10662mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10663mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10664mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10665mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10666mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10667mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10668mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10669mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10670mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10671multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10672multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10673multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10674multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10675mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10676nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10677netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10678netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010679num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010680ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10681osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10682osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10683packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10684path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10685perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10686persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10687postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10688printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10689profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10690python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10691python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10692python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10693python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10694python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10695python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10696pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10697qnx QNX version of Vim.
10698quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10699reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10700rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10701ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10702scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10703showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10704signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010705smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010706sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10707sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10708spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10709startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10710statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10711 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10712sun SunOS version of Vim.
10713sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10714syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10715syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10716 current buffer.
10717system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10718tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010719 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010720tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10721 |tag-old-static|.
10722tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10723termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10724terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10725terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10726termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10727textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10728textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10729tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10730 or terminfo file.
10731timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10732title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010733 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010734toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10735ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10736ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10737unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10738unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10739user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10740vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10741vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10742 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10743vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10744 (always true)
10745vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10746 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010747vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010748viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10749vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10750vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10751vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010752vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010753virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10754visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10755visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10756 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10757vms VMS version of Vim.
10758vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10759vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10760 out if it works in the current console).
10761wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10762wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10763win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10764win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10765 64 bits)
10766win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10767win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10768win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10769winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10770windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10771 (always true)
10772writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10773xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10774xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10775xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10776xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10777 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10778xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10779xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10780xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10781xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10782 xterm screen.
10783x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10784
10785
10786==============================================================================
107874. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10788
10789This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10790|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10791pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10792same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10793When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10794pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10795>
10796 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10797 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10798 aa
10799 xx
10800 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10801 a
10802 x
10803
10804Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10805"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10806"\n".
10807
10808 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: