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Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2022 Apr 25
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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9Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
10done, the builtin functions are not available. See |+eval| and
11|no-eval-feature|.
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131. Overview |builtin-function-list|
142. Details |builtin-function-details|
153. Feature list |feature-list|
164. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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18==============================================================================
191. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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21Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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23USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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25abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
26acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
27add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
28and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
29append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
30appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
31 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
32 in buffer {expr}
33argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
34argidx() Number current index in the argument list
35arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
36argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
37argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
38asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
39assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
40assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
41 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
42assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
43 Number assert file contents are equal
44assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
45 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
46assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
47 Number assert {cmd} fails
48assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
49 Number assert {actual} is false
50assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
51 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
52assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
53 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
54assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
55assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
56 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
57assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
58 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
59assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
60assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
61atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
62atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
63balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
64balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
65balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
66blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
67browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
68 String put up a file requester
69browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
70bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
71bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
72buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
73bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
74bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
75bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
76bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
77bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
78bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
79byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
80byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
81byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
82call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
83 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
84ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
85ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
86ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
87ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
88ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
89 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
90ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
91 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
92ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
93ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
94ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
95ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
96ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
97ch_open({address} [, {options}])
98 Channel open a channel to {address}
99ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
100ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
101 Blob read Blob from {handle}
102ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
103 String read raw from {handle}
104ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
105 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
106ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
107 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
108ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
109 none set options for {handle}
110ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
111 String status of channel {handle}
112changenr() Number current change number
113char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
114charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
115charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
116charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
117 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
118chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
119cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
120clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
121col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
122complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
123complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
124complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
125complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
126confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
127 Number number of choice picked by user
128copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
129cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
130cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
131count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
132 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
133cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
134 Number checks existence of cscope connection
135cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
136 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
137cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
138debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
139deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
140delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
141deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
142 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
143did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
144diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
145diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
146digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
147digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
148digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
149digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
150echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
151empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
152environ() Dict return environment variables
153escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
154eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
155eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
156executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
157execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
158exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
159exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
160exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
161exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
162expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
163 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100164expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
165 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000166extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
167 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
168extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
169 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
170 List or Dictionary
171feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
172filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
173filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
174filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
175 remove items from {expr1} where
176 {expr2} is 0
177finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
178 String find directory {name} in {path}
179findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
180 String find file {name} in {path}
181flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
182flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
183 List flatten a copy of {list}
184float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
185floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
186fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
187fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
188fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
189foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
190foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
191foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
192foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
193foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
194foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
195fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
196funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
197 Funcref reference to function {name}
198function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
199 Funcref named reference to function {name}
200garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
201get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
202get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
203get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
204getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
205getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
206 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
207getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
208 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
209getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
210getchar([expr]) Number or String
211 get one character from the user
212getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
213getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
214getcharsearch() Dict last character search
215getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
216getcmdline() String return the current command-line
217getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
218getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
219getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
220getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
221 List list of cmdline completion matches
222getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
223getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
224getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
225getenv({name}) String return environment variable
226getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
227getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
228getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
229getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
230getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
231getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
232getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
233 List list of jump list items
234getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
235getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
236getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
237getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
238getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
239getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
240getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
241getpid() Number process ID of Vim
242getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
243getqflist() List list of quickfix items
244getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
245getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
246 String or List contents of a register
247getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
248getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
249gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
250gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
251 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
252gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
253 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
254gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
255gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
256getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
257getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
258getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
259getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
260getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
261 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
262glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
263 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
264glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
265globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
266 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
267has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
268has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
269haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
270 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
271 or |:tcd|
272hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
273 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
274histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
275histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
276histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
277histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
278hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
279hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
280hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
281hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
282hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
283iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
284indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
285index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
286 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
287input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
288 String get input from the user
289inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
290 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
291inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
292inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
293inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
294inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
295insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
296interrupt() none interrupt script execution
297invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100298isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000299isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
300isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
301 (positive or negative)
302islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
303isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
304items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
305job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
306job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
307job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
308job_start({command} [, {options}])
309 Job start a job
310job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
311job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
312join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
313js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
314js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
315json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
316json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
317keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
318len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
319libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
320libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
321line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
322line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
323lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
324list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
325list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
326listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
327 Number add a callback to listen to changes
328listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
329listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
330localtime() Number current time
331log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
332log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
333luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
334map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
335 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
336maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
337 String or Dict
338 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
339mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
340 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100341maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000342mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
343 like |map()| but creates a new List or
344 Dictionary
345mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
346match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
347 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
348matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
349 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
350matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
351 Number highlight positions with {group}
352matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
353matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
354matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
355 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
356matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
357 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
358matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
359 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
360matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
361 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
362matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
363 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
364matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
365 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
366max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
367menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
368min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
369mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
370 Number create directory {name}
371mode([expr]) String current editing mode
372mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
373nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
374nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
375or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
376pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
377perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
378popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
379popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
380popup_clear() none close all popup windows
381popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
382popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
383popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
384popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
385popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
386popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
387popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
388popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
389popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
390popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
391popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
392popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
393popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
394popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
395popup_notification({what}, {options})
396 Number create a notification popup window
397popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
398 none set options for popup window {id}
399popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
400popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
401pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
402prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
403printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
404prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
405prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
406prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
407prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
408prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
409prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
410 none add multiple text properties
411prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
412 none remove all text properties
413prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
414 Dict search for a text property
415prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
416prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
417 Number remove a text property
418prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
419prop_type_change({name}, {props})
420 none change an existing property type
421prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
422 none delete a property type
423prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
424 Dict get property type values
425prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
426pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
427pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
428py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
429pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
430pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
431rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
432range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
433 List items from {expr} to {max}
434readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
435readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
436 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
437readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
438 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
439readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
440 List get list of lines from file {fname}
441reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
442 any reduce {object} using {func}
443reg_executing() String get the executing register name
444reg_recording() String get the recording register name
445reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
446reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
447reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
448remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
449 String send expression
450remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
451remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
452 Number check for reply string
453remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
454 String read reply string
455remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
456 String send key sequence
457remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
458remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
459 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
460remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
461 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
462remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
463rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
464repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
465resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
466reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
467round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
468rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
469screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
470screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
471screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
472screencol() Number current cursor column
473screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
474screenrow() Number current cursor row
475screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
476search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
477 Number search for {pattern}
478searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
479searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
480 Number search for variable declaration
481searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
482 Number search for other end of start/end pair
483searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
484 List search for other end of start/end pair
485searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
486 List search for {pattern}
487server2client({clientid}, {string})
488 Number send reply string
489serverlist() String get a list of available servers
490setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
491 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
492 {expr}
493setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
494 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
495setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
496setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
497setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
498setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
499setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
500setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
501setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
502setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
503setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
504 Number modify location list using {list}
505setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
506 Number modify specific location list props
507setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
508setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
509setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
510setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
511 Number modify specific quickfix list props
512setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
513settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
514settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
515 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
516 page {tabnr} to {val}
517settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
518 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
519setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
520sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
521shellescape({string} [, {special}])
522 String escape {string} for use as shell
523 command argument
524shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
525sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
526sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
527sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
528sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
529 List get a list of placed signs
530sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
531 Number jump to a sign
532sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
533 Number place a sign
534sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
535sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
536sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
537sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
538 Number unplace a sign
539sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
540simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
541sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
542sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
543slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
544 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000545sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
546 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000547sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
548sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
549 Number play an event sound
550sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
551 Number play sound file {path}
552sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
553soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
554spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
555spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
556 List spelling suggestions
557split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
558 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
559sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
560srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
561state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
562str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
563str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
564 ASCII/UTF-8 value
565str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
566 Number convert String to Number
567strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
568strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
569 String {len} characters of {str} at
570 character {start}
571strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
572strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
573strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
574strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
575stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
576 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
577string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
578strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
579strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
580 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
581 byte {start}
582strptime({format}, {timestring})
583 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
584strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
585 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
586strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
587strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
588submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
589 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
590substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
591 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
592swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
593swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
594synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
595synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
596 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
597synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
598synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
599synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
600system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
601systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
602tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
603tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
604tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
605tagfiles() List tags files used
606taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
607tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
608tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
609tempname() String name for a temporary file
610term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
611 Number display difference between two dumps
612term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
613 Number displaying a screen dump
614term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
615 none dump terminal window contents
616term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
617term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
618term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
619term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
620term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
621term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
622term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
623term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
624term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
625term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
626term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
627term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
628term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
629term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
630term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
631 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
632term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
633term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
634term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
635term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
636 none set the size of a terminal
637term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
638term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
639terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
640test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
641 none make memory allocation fail
642test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
643test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
644test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
645test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
646test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000647test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000648test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
649test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
650test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
651test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
652test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
653test_null_job() Job null value for testing
654test_null_list() List null value for testing
655test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
656test_null_string() String null value for testing
657test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
658test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
659test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000660test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
661test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
662test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
663test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
664test_void() any void value for testing
665timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
666timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
667timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
668 Number create a timer
669timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
670timer_stopall() none stop all timers
671tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
672toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
673tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
674 to chars in {tostr}
675trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
676 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
677trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
678type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
679typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
680undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
681undotree() List undo file tree
682uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
683 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
684values({dict}) List values in {dict}
685virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
686visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
687wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
688win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
689 String execute {command} in window {id}
690win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
691win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
692win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
693win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
694win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
695win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000696win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
697win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000698win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
699win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
700 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
701winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
702wincol() Number window column of the cursor
703windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
704winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
705winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
706winline() Number window line of the cursor
707winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
708winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
709winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
710winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
711winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
712wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
713writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
714 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
715xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
716
717==============================================================================
7182. Details *builtin-function-details*
719
720Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
721specific functionality.
722
723abs({expr}) *abs()*
724 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
725 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
726 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
727 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
728 Examples: >
729 echo abs(1.456)
730< 1.456 >
731 echo abs(-5.456)
732< 5.456 >
733 echo abs(-4)
734< 4
735
736 Can also be used as a |method|: >
737 Compute()->abs()
738
739< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
740
741
742acos({expr}) *acos()*
743 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
744 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
745 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
746 [-1, 1].
747 Examples: >
748 :echo acos(0)
749< 1.570796 >
750 :echo acos(-0.5)
751< 2.094395
752
753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
754 Compute()->acos()
755
756< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
757
758
759add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
760 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
761 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
762 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
763 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
764< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
765 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
766 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
767 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
768
769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
770 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
771
772
773and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
774 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
775 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
776 Example: >
777 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
778< Can also be used as a |method|: >
779 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
780
781
782append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
783 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
784 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
785 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
786 the current buffer.
787 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
788 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
789 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
790 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
791 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
792 negative number results in an error. Example: >
793 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
794 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
795
796< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
797 passed as the second argument: >
798 mylist->append(lnum)
799
800
801appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
802 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
803
804 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
805 |bufload()| if needed.
806
807 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
808
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000809 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
810 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
811 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
812 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000813
814 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
815 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
816
817 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
818 error message is given. Example: >
819 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
820<
821 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
822 passed as the second argument: >
823 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
824
825
826argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
827 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
828 |arglist|.
829 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
830 window is used.
831 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
832 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
833 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
834 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
835
836 *argidx()*
837argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
838 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
839
840 *arglistid()*
841arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
842 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
843 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
844 global argument list. See |arglist|.
845 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
846
847 Without arguments use the current window.
848 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
849 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
850 page.
851 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
852
853 *argv()*
854argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
855 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
856 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
857 :let i = 0
858 :while i < argc()
859 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000860 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000861 : let i = i + 1
862 :endwhile
863< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
864 the whole |arglist| is returned.
865
866 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
867 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
868
869asin({expr}) *asin()*
870 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
871 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
872 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
873 [-1, 1].
874 Examples: >
875 :echo asin(0.8)
876< 0.927295 >
877 :echo asin(-0.5)
878< -0.523599
879
880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
881 Compute()->asin()
882<
883 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
884
885
886assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
887
888
889
890atan({expr}) *atan()*
891 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
892 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
893 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
894 Examples: >
895 :echo atan(100)
896< 1.560797 >
897 :echo atan(-4.01)
898< -1.326405
899
900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
901 Compute()->atan()
902<
903 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
904
905
906atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
907 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
908 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
909 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
910 Examples: >
911 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
912< -0.785398 >
913 :echo atan2(1, -1)
914< 2.356194
915
916 Can also be used as a |method|: >
917 Compute()->atan2(1)
918<
919 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
920
921balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
922 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
923 not used for the List.
924
925balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
926 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
927 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
928 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
929 split with |balloon_split()|.
930 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
931
932 Example: >
933 func GetBalloonContent()
934 " ... initiate getting the content
935 return ''
936 endfunc
937 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
938
939 func BalloonCallback(result)
940 call balloon_show(a:result)
941 endfunc
942< Can also be used as a |method|: >
943 GetText()->balloon_show()
944<
945 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
946 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
947 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
948 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
949 empty string or a placeholder.
950
951 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
952 error message.
953 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
954 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
955
956balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
957 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
958 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
959 to show debugger output.
960 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
962 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
963
964< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
965 feature}
966
967blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
968 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
969 {blob}. Examples: >
970 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
971 blob2list(0z) returns []
972< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
973 opposite.
974
975 Can also be used as a |method|: >
976 GetBlob()->blob2list()
977
978 *browse()*
979browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
980 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
981 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
982 The input fields are:
983 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
984 {title} title for the requester
985 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
986 {default} default file name
987 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
988 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
989
990 *browsedir()*
991browsedir({title}, {initdir})
992 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
993 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
994 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
995 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
996 to be used.
997 The input fields are:
998 {title} title for the requester
999 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1000 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1001 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1002
1003bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
1004 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
1005 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1006 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1007 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1008 buffer is always created.
1009 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1010 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1011 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1012 call bufload(bufnr)
1013 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
1014< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1015 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1016
1017bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1018 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1019 {buf} exists.
1020 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1021 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1022
1023 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1024 exactly. The name can be:
1025 - Relative to the current directory.
1026 - A full path.
1027 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1028 - A URL name.
1029 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1030 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1031 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1032 long name to be able to find them.
1033 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1034 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1035 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1036 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1037 file name.
1038
1039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1040 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1041<
1042 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1043
1044buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1045 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1046 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1047 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1048
1049 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1050 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1051
1052bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1053 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1054 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1055 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
1056 then there is no change.
1057 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1058 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1059 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1060
1061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1062 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1063
1064bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1065 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1066 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1067 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1068
1069 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1070 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1071
1072bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1073 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1074 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1075 "[No Name]".
1076 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1077 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1078 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1079 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1080 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1081 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1082 match an empty string is returned.
1083 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1084 alternate buffer.
1085 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1086 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1087 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1088 pattern.
1089 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1090 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1091 buffers are searched for.
1092 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1093 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1094 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1095< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1096 echo bufnr->bufname()
1097
1098< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1099 string is returned. >
1100 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1101 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1102 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1103 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1104< *buffer_name()*
1105 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1106
1107 *bufnr()*
1108bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1109 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1110 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1111 above.
1112
1113 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1114 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1115 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1116 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1117< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1118 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1119
1120 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1121 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1122< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1123 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1124 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1125 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1126
1127 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1128 echo bufref->bufnr()
1129<
1130 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1131 *last_buffer_nr()*
1132 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1133
1134bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1135 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1136 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1137 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1138 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1139
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001140 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001141<
1142 Only deals with the current tab page.
1143
1144 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1145 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1146
1147bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1148 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1149 |window-ID|.
1150 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1151 is returned. Example: >
1152
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001153 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
1155< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1156 |:wincmd|.
1157
1158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1159 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1160
1161byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1162 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1163 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1164 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1165 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1166 one.
1167 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1168
1169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1170 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1171
1172< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1173 feature}
1174
1175byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1176 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1177 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1178 zero.
1179 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1180 equal to {nr}.
1181 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1182 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1183 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1184 separately.
1185 Example : >
1186 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1187< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1188 same: >
1189 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1190 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1191< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1192
1193 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1194 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1195 in bytes is returned.
1196
1197 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1198 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1199
1200byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1201 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1202 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001203 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001204 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1205 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1206 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1207< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1208 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1209 one byte).
1210 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1211 to a Unicode encoding.
1212
1213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1214 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1215
1216call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1217 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1218 arguments.
1219 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1220 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1221 Returns the return value of the called function.
1222 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1223 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1224
1225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1226 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1227
1228ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1229 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1230 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1231 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1232 Examples: >
1233 echo ceil(1.456)
1234< 2.0 >
1235 echo ceil(-5.456)
1236< -5.0 >
1237 echo ceil(4.0)
1238< 4.0
1239
1240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1241 Compute()->ceil()
1242<
1243 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1244
1245
1246ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1247
1248
1249changenr() *changenr()*
1250 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1251 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1252 with the |:undo| command.
1253 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1254 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1255 one less than the number of the undone change.
1256
1257char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
1258 Return number value of the first char in {string}.
1259 Examples: >
1260 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1261 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1262< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1263 Example for "utf-8": >
1264 char2nr("á") returns 225
1265 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1266< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1267 A combining character is a separate character.
1268 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1269 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1270 let str = "ABC"
1271 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1272< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1273
1274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1275 GetChar()->char2nr()
1276
1277
1278charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1279 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1280 The character class is one of:
1281 0 blank
1282 1 punctuation
1283 2 word character
1284 3 emoji
1285 other specific Unicode class
1286 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
1287
1288
1289charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1290 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1291 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1292
1293 Example:
1294 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1295 charcol('.') returns 3
1296 col('.') returns 7
1297
1298< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1299 GetPos()->col()
1300<
1301 *charidx()*
1302charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1303 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1304 The index of the first character is zero.
1305 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1306 equal to {idx}.
1307 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1308 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1309 added to the preceding base character.
1310 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1311 counted as separate characters.
1312 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1313 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1314 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1315 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1316 and is not zero or one.
1317 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1318 from the character index.
1319 Examples: >
1320 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1321 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1322 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1323<
1324 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1325 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1326
1327chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1328 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1329 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1330 window:
1331 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1332 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1333 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1334 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1335 directory.
1336 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1337 {dir} must be a String.
1338 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1339 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1340 On failure, returns an empty string.
1341
1342 Example: >
1343 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1344 if save_dir != ""
1345 " ... do some work
1346 call chdir(save_dir)
1347 endif
1348
1349< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1350 GetDir()->chdir()
1351<
1352cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1353 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1354 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1355 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1356 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
1357 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the |+cindent|
1358 feature, -1 is returned.
1359 See |C-indenting|.
1360
1361 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1362 GetLnum()->cindent()
1363
1364clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1365 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1366 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1367 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1368 window ID instead of the current window.
1369
1370 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1371 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1372<
1373 *col()*
1374col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1375 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1376 . the cursor position
1377 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1378 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1379 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1380 returned)
1381 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1382 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1383 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1384 that it's updated right away.
1385 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1386 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1387 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1388 out of range then col() returns zero.
1389 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1390 |getpos()|.
1391 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1392 character position use |charcol()|.
1393 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1394 Examples: >
1395 col(".") column of cursor
1396 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1397 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001398 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001399< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1400 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1401 buffer.
1402 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1403 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1404 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1405 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1406 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001407 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001408 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1409
1410< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1411 GetPos()->col()
1412<
1413
1414complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1415 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1416 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1417 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1418 or with an expression mapping.
1419 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1420 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1421 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1422 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1423 match.
1424 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1425 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1426 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1427 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1428 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1429 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1430 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1431 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1432 Example: >
1433 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1434
1435 func! ListMonths()
1436 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1437 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1438 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1439 return ''
1440 endfunc
1441< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1442 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1443
1444 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1445 second argument: >
1446 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1447
1448complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1449 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1450 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1451 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1452 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1453 the list.
1454 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1455 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1456
1457 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1458 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1459
1460complete_check() *complete_check()*
1461 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1462 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1463 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1464 zero otherwise.
1465 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1466 'completefunc' option.
1467
1468
1469complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1470 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1471 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1472 The items are:
1473 mode Current completion mode name string.
1474 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1475 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1476 See |pumvisible()|.
1477 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1478 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1479 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1480 See |complete-items|.
1481 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1482 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1483 typed text only, or the last completion after
1484 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1485 <Down> keys)
1486 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1487
1488 *complete_info_mode*
1489 mode values are:
1490 "" Not in completion mode
1491 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1492 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1493 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1494 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1495 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1496 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1497 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1498 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1499 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1500 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1501 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1502 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1503 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1504 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1505 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1506 "eval" |complete()| completion
1507 "unknown" Other internal modes
1508
1509 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1510 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1511 {what} are silently ignored.
1512
1513 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1514 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1515 |CompleteChanged| event.
1516
1517 Examples: >
1518 " Get all items
1519 call complete_info()
1520 " Get only 'mode'
1521 call complete_info(['mode'])
1522 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1523 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetItems()->complete_info()
1527<
1528 *confirm()*
1529confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1530 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1531 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1532 choice this is 1.
1533 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1534 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1535
1536 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1537 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1538 used (and translated).
1539 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1540 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1541
1542 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1543 by '\n', e.g. >
1544 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1545< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1546 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1547 not need to be the first letter: >
1548 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1549< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1550 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1551
1552 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1553 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1554 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1555 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1556
1557 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1558 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1559 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1560 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1561 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1562 used.
1563
1564 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1565 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1566
1567 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001568 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
1569 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
1570 if choice == 0
1571 echo "make up your mind!"
1572 elseif choice == 3
1573 echo "tasteful"
1574 else
1575 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
1576 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001577< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1578 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1579 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1580 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1581 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1582 the horizontal layout is always used.
1583
1584 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1585 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1586<
1587 *copy()*
1588copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1589 different from using {expr} directly.
1590 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1591 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1592 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1593 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1594 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1595 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1597 mylist->copy()
1598
1599cos({expr}) *cos()*
1600 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1601 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1602 Examples: >
1603 :echo cos(100)
1604< 0.862319 >
1605 :echo cos(-4.01)
1606< -0.646043
1607
1608 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1609 Compute()->cos()
1610<
1611 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1612
1613
1614cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1615 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1616 [1, inf].
1617 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1618 Examples: >
1619 :echo cosh(0.5)
1620< 1.127626 >
1621 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1622< -1.127626
1623
1624 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1625 Compute()->cosh()
1626<
1627 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1628
1629
1630count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1631 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1632 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1633
1634 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1635 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1636
1637 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1638
1639 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1640 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1641 {expr} is an empty string.
1642
1643 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1644 mylist->count(val)
1645<
1646 *cscope_connection()*
1647cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1648 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1649 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1650 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1651 if there are no cscope connections;
1652 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1653
1654 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1655 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1656
1657 {num} Description of existence check
1658 ----- ------------------------------
1659 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1660 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1661 {dbpath}.
1662 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1663 {dbpath}.
1664 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1665 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1666 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1667 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1668
1669 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1670
1671 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1672
1673 # pid database name prepend path
1674 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1675<
1676 Invocation Return Val ~
1677 ---------- ---------- >
1678 cscope_connection() 1
1679 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1680 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1681 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1682 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1683 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1684 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1685 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1686<
1687cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1688cursor({list})
1689 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1690 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1691
1692 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1693 with two, three or four item:
1694 [{lnum}, {col}]
1695 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1696 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1697 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1698 but without the first item.
1699
1700 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1701 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1702
1703 Does not change the jumplist.
1704 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1705 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1706 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1707 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1708 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1709 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1710 line.
1711 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1712 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1713 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1714
1715 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1716 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1717 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1718 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1719
1720 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1721 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1722
1723debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1724 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1725 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1726 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1727 {only available on MS-Windows}
1728
1729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1730 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1731
1732deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1733 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1734 different from using {expr} directly.
1735 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1736 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1737 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1738 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1739 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1740 the original |List|.
1741 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1742
1743 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1744 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1745 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1746 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1747 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1748 *E724*
1749 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1750 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1751 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1752 Also see |copy()|.
1753
1754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1755 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1756
1757delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1758 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001759 name {fname}.
1760
1761 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1762 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001763
1764 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1765 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1766
1767 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1768 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1769 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1770 that is being used.
1771
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001772 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1773 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1774 or partly failed.
1775
1776 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1777 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1778 |deletebufline()|.
1779
1780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1781 GetName()->delete()
1782
1783deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1784 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1785 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1786 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1787
1788 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1789 |bufload()| if needed.
1790
1791 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1792
1793 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1794 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1795 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1796
1797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1798 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1799<
1800 *did_filetype()*
1801did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1802 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1803 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1804 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1805 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1806 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1807 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1808 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1809 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1810 file.
1811
1812diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1813 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1814 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1815 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1816 display but don't exist in the buffer.
1817 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1818 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1819 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
1820
1821 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1822 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
1823
1824diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
1825 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
1826 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
1827 diff change zero is returned.
1828 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1829 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1830 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
1831 line.
1832 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
1833 syntax information about the highlighting.
1834
1835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1836 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
1837<
1838
1839digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
1840 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
1841 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
1842 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
1843 is given and an empty string is returned.
1844
1845 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1846 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
1847 available, it might fail.
1848
1849 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
1850
1851 Examples: >
1852 " Get a built-in digraph
1853 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
1854
1855 " Get a user-defined digraph
1856 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
1857 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
1858<
1859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1860 GetChars()->digraph_get()
1861<
1862 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1863 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1864 display an error message.
1865
1866
1867digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
1868 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
1869 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
1870 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
1871
1872 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1873 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
1874 available, it might fail.
1875
1876 Also see |digraph_get()|.
1877
1878 Examples: >
1879 " Get user-defined digraphs
1880 :echo digraph_getlist()
1881
1882 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
1883 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
1884<
1885 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1886 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
1887<
1888 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1889 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1890 display an error message.
1891
1892
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001893digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001894 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
1895 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001896 encoded character. *E1215*
1897 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
1898 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
1899 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001900
1901 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
1902 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
1903
1904 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
1905 |digraph_setlist()|.
1906
1907 Example: >
1908 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
1909<
1910 Can be used as a |method|: >
1911 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
1912<
1913 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1914 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1915 display an error message.
1916
1917
1918digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
1919 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
1920 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
1921 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00001922 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001923 Example: >
1924 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
1925<
1926 It is similar to the following: >
1927 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
1928 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
1929 endfor
1930< Except that the function returns after the first error,
1931 following digraphs will not be added.
1932
1933 Can be used as a |method|: >
1934 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
1935<
1936 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
1937 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
1938 display an error message.
1939
1940
1941echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
1942 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
1943 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
1944 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
1945 call echoraw(&t_TE)
1946< and to enable it again: >
1947 call echoraw(&t_TI)
1948< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
1949
1950
1951empty({expr}) *empty()*
1952 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
1953 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
1954 items.
1955 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
1956 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
1957 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
1958 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
1959 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
1960 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
1961
1962 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
1963 length with zero.
1964
1965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1966 mylist->empty()
1967
1968environ() *environ()*
1969 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
1970 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
1971 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
1972< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
1973 use this: >
1974 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
1975
1976escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
1977 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
1978 backslash. Example: >
1979 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
1980< results in: >
1981 c:\\program\ files\\vim
1982< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
1983
1984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1985 GetText()->escape(' \')
1986<
1987 *eval()*
1988eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
1989 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
1990 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
1991 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
1992 functions.
1993
1994 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1995 argv->join()->eval()
1996
1997eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
1998 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
1999 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2000 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2001 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2002
2003executable({expr}) *executable()*
2004 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2005 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2006 arguments.
2007 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2008 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2009 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2010 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2011 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2012 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2013 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2014 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2015 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2016 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2017 directory, not if it's really executable.
2018 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002019 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2020 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2021 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2022 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002023 The result is a Number:
2024 1 exists
2025 0 does not exist
2026 -1 not implemented on this system
2027 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2028
2029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2030 GetCommand()->executable()
2031
2032execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2033 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2034 string.
2035 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2036 lines are executed one by one.
2037 This is equivalent to: >
2038 redir => var
2039 {command}
2040 redir END
2041<
2042 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2043 "" no `:silent` used
2044 "silent" `:silent` used
2045 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2046 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2047 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2048 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2049 *E930*
2050 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2051
2052 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002053 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002054
2055< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2056 use `win_execute()`.
2057
2058 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2059 included in the output of the higher level call.
2060
2061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2062 GetCommand()->execute()
2063
2064exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2065 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2066 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2067 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2068 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2069 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2070< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2071 an empty string is returned.
2072
2073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2074 GetCommand()->exepath()
2075<
2076 *exists()*
2077exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2078 zero otherwise.
2079
2080 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2081 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2082 at compile time.
2083
2084 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2085 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2086
2087 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002088 varname internal variable (see
2089 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2090 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2091 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002092 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002093 Does not work for local variables in a
2094 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002095 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2096 script, since it can be used as a
2097 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002098 Beware that evaluating an index may
2099 cause an error message for an invalid
2100 expression. E.g.: >
2101 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2102 :echo exists("l[5]")
2103< 0 >
2104 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2105< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2106 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002107 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2108 not if it really works)
2109 +option-name Vim option that works.
2110 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2111 done by comparing with an empty
2112 string)
2113 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2114 or user defined function (see
2115 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2116 Also works for a variable that is a
2117 Funcref.
2118 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2119 implemented; to be used to check if
2120 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002121 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2122 command or command modifier |:command|.
2123 Returns:
2124 1 for match with start of a command
2125 2 full match with a command
2126 3 matches several user commands
2127 To check for a supported command
2128 always check the return value to be 2.
2129 :2match The |:2match| command.
2130 :3match The |:3match| command.
2131 #event autocommand defined for this event
2132 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2133 pattern (the pattern is taken
2134 literally and compared to the
2135 autocommand patterns character by
2136 character)
2137 #group autocommand group exists
2138 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2139 event.
2140 #group#event#pattern
2141 autocommand defined for this group,
2142 event and pattern.
2143 ##event autocommand for this event is
2144 supported.
2145
2146 Examples: >
2147 exists("&shortname")
2148 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2149 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002150 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2151 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002152 exists("bufcount")
2153 exists(":Make")
2154 exists("#CursorHold")
2155 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2156 exists("#filetypeindent")
2157 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2158 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2159 exists("##ColorScheme")
2160< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2161 name.
2162 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
2163 a few cases this is ignored. That may become more strict in
2164 the future, thus don't count on it!
2165 Working example: >
2166 exists(":make")
2167< NOT working example: >
2168 exists(":make install")
2169
2170< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2171 variable itself. For example: >
2172 exists(bufcount)
2173< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2174 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2175
2176 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2177 Varname()->exists()
2178<
2179
2180exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2181 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2182 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2183 give an error: >
2184 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2185 ThatFunction('works')
2186 endif
2187< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2188 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2189
2190 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2191 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2192 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2193
2194
2195exp({expr}) *exp()*
2196 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2197 [0, inf].
2198 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2199 Examples: >
2200 :echo exp(2)
2201< 7.389056 >
2202 :echo exp(-1)
2203< 0.367879
2204
2205 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2206 Compute()->exp()
2207<
2208 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2209
2210
2211expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2212 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2213 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2214
2215 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2216 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2217 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2218 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2219 file name contains a space]
2220
2221 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2222 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2223 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2224
2225 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2226 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2227 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2228
2229 % current file name
2230 # alternate file name
2231 #n alternate file name n
2232 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2233 <afile> autocmd file name
2234 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2235 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2236 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2237 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2238 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2239 line number
2240 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2241 a function
2242 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2243 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002244 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2245 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002246 <stack> call stack
2247 <cword> word under the cursor
2248 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2249 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2250 message |server2client()|
2251 Modifiers:
2252 :p expand to full path
2253 :h head (last path component removed)
2254 :t tail (last path component only)
2255 :r root (one extension removed)
2256 :e extension only
2257
2258 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002259 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002260< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2261 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2262 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2263< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002264 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002265< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2266 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2267 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2268 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2269 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2270<
2271 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2272 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2273 to modify normal file names.
2274
2275 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2276 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2277 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2278 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002279 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2280 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2281 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002282
2283 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2284 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2285 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2286 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2287 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2288 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2289 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2290 :echo expand("**/README")
2291<
2292 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2293 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2294 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2295 |expr-env-expand|.
2296 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2297 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2298 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2299 "$FOOBAR".
2300
2301 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2302 getting the raw output of an external command.
2303
2304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2305 Getpattern()->expand()
2306
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002307expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002308 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2309 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2310 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2311 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2312 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002313
2314 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2315 argument:
2316 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2317 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2318 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2319
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002320 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2321 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002322
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002323 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002324 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002325 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2326 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2327<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002328 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002329 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2330<
2331extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2332 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2333 |Dictionaries|.
2334
2335 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2336 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2337 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2338 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2339 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2340 Examples: >
2341 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2342 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2343< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2344 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2345 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2346 (where N is the original length of the List).
2347 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2348 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2349 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2350<
2351 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2352 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2353 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2354 used to decide what to do:
2355 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2356 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2357 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2358 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2359
2360 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2361 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2362 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2363 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2364 fails.
2365 Returns {expr1}.
2366
2367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2368 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2369
2370
2371extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2372 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2373 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2374 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2375 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2376
2377
2378feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2379 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2380 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2381
2382 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2383 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2384 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2385 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2386 characters from a mapping.
2387
2388 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2389 {string}.
2390
2391 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2392 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2393 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2394 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2395 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2396 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2397
2398 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2399 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2400 keys are remapped.
2401 'n' Do not remap keys.
2402 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2403 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2404 opening folds, etc.
2405 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2406 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2407 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2408 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2409 the internal "got_int" flag.
2410 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2411 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2412 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2413 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2414 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2415 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2416 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2417 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2418 script continues.
2419 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2420 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2421 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002422 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2423 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002424 etc. Note that if the keys being using set a script
2425 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002426 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2427 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2428 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2429
2430 Return value is always 0.
2431
2432 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2433 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2434
2435filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2436 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2437 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2438 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2439 expression, which is used as a String.
2440 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2441 |glob()|.
2442 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2443 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2444 0
2445 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2446 1
2447
2448< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2449 GetName()->filereadable()
2450< *file_readable()*
2451 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2452
2453
2454filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2455 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2456 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2457 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2458 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2459
2460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2461 GetName()->filewritable()
2462
2463
2464filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2465 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2466 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2467 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2468 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002469 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002470
2471 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2472
2473 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2474 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2475 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2476 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2477 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2478 current character.
2479 Examples: >
2480 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2481< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2482 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2483< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2484 call filter(var, 0)
2485< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2486
2487 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2488 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2489 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2490
2491 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2492 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2493 2. the value of the current item.
2494 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2495 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2496 func Odd(idx, val)
2497 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2498 endfunc
2499 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002500< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2501 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2502< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002503 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2504< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2505 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2506<
2507 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2508 Other values will result in a type error.
2509
2510 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2511 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2512 first: >
2513 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2514
2515< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002516 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002517 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2518 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2519 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2520 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2521
2522 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2523 mylist->filter(expr2)
2524
2525finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2526 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2527 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2528 for the syntax of {path}.
2529
2530 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2531 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2532 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2533 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2534
2535 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2536 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2537 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2538
2539 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
2540 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
2541 feature}
2542
2543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2544 GetName()->finddir()
2545
2546findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2547 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2548 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2549 Example: >
2550 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2551< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2552 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2553
2554 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2555 GetName()->findfile()
2556
2557flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2558 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2559 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2560 a very large number.
2561 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2562 not want that.
2563 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002564 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002565 *E900*
2566 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2567 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2568 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2569
2570 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2571
2572 Example: >
2573 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2574< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2575 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2576< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2577
2578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2579 mylist->flatten()
2580<
2581flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2582 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2583
2584
2585float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2586 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2587 decimal point.
2588 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
2589 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2590 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2591 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2592 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2593 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2594 Examples: >
2595 echo float2nr(3.95)
2596< 3 >
2597 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2598< -23 >
2599 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2600< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2601 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2602< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2603 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2604< 0
2605
2606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2607 Compute()->float2nr()
2608<
2609 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2610
2611
2612floor({expr}) *floor()*
2613 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2614 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2615 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2616 Examples: >
2617 echo floor(1.856)
2618< 1.0 >
2619 echo floor(-5.456)
2620< -6.0 >
2621 echo floor(4.0)
2622< 4.0
2623
2624 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2625 Compute()->floor()
2626<
2627 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2628
2629
2630fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2631 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2632 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2633 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2634 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2635 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2636 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2637 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2638 Examples: >
2639 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2640< 0.13 >
2641 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2642< -0.13
2643
2644 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2645 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
2646<
2647 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2648
2649
2650fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2651 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2652 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2653 are escaped with a backslash.
2654 For most systems the characters escaped are
2655 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2656 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2657 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2658 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
2659 Example: >
2660 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002661 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002662< results in executing: >
2663 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2664<
2665 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2666 GetName()->fnameescape()
2667
2668fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2669 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2670 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2671 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2672 Example: >
2673 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2674< results in: >
2675 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
2676< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
2677 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2678 |expand()| first then.
2679
2680 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2681 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2682
2683foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2684 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2685 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2686 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2687 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2688 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2689
2690 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2691 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2692
2693foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2694 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2695 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2696 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2697 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2698 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2699
2700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2701 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2702
2703foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2704 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2705 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2706 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2707 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2708 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2709 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2710 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2711 previous line is usually available.
2712 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2713 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2714
2715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2716 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2717<
2718 *foldtext()*
2719foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2720 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2721 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2722 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2723 The returned string looks like this: >
2724 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2725< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2726 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2727 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2728 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2729 'commentstring' options is removed.
2730 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2731 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2732 setting.
2733 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2734
2735foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2736 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2737 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2738 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2739 returned.
2740 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2741 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2742 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2743 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2744
2745
2746 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2747 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2748<
2749 *foreground()*
2750foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2751 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2752 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2753 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2754 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002755 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002756 Win32 console version}
2757
2758fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
2759 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2760 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2761
2762 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2763 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
2764 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
2765 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
2766
2767 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2768 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2769
2770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2771 GetName()->fullcommand()
2772<
2773 *funcref()*
2774funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2775 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2776 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2777 function {name} is redefined later.
2778
2779 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002780 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2781 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2782 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2783 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002784
2785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2786 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2787<
2788 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2789function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2790 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2791 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2792 internal function.
2793
2794 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2795 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2796 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2797 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2798 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2799<
2800 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2801 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2802 same function.
2803
2804 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
2805 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
2806 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
2807
2808 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
2809 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
2810 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2811 ...
2812 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
2813 ...
2814 call Partial('name')
2815< Invokes the function as with: >
2816 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2817
2818< With a |method|: >
2819 func Callback(one, two, three)
2820 ...
2821 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
2822 ...
2823 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
2824< Invokes the function as with: >
2825 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
2826
2827< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
2828 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
2829 arguments. Example: >
2830 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2831 ...
2832 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
2833 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
2834 ...
2835 call Func2('name')
2836< Invokes the function as with: >
2837 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2838
2839< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
2840 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
2841 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002842 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002843 endfunction
2844 ...
2845 let context = {"name": "example"}
2846 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2847 ...
2848 call Func() " will echo: called for example
2849< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
2850 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
2851 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2852 let Func = context.Callback
2853
2854< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
2855 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
2856 ...
2857 let context = {"name": "example"}
2858 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
2859 ...
2860 call Func(500)
2861< Invokes the function as with: >
2862 call context.Callback('one', 500)
2863<
2864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2865 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
2866
2867
2868garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
2869 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
2870 that have circular references.
2871
2872 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
2873 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
2874 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
2875 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
2876 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
2877 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
2878 for a long time.
2879
2880 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
2881 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
2882 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
2883
2884 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
2885 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
2886 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
2887 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
2888
2889get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
2890 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
2891 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
2892 omitted.
2893 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2894 mylist->get(idx)
2895get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
2896 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
2897 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
2898 omitted.
2899 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2900 myblob->get(idx)
2901get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
2902 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
2903 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
2904 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
2905 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
2906< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
2907 'default' when it does not exist.
2908 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2909 mydict->get(key)
2910get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00002911 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002912 {what} are:
2913 "name" The function name
2914 "func" The function
2915 "dict" The dictionary
2916 "args" The list with arguments
2917 Preferably used as a |method|: >
2918 myfunc->get(what)
2919<
2920 *getbufinfo()*
2921getbufinfo([{buf}])
2922getbufinfo([{dict}])
2923 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
2924
2925 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
2926 returned.
2927
2928 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
2929 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
2930 be specified in {dict}:
2931 buflisted include only listed buffers.
2932 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
2933 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
2934
2935 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
2936 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
2937 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
2938 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
2939
2940 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
2941 entries:
2942 bufnr Buffer number.
2943 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
2944 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
2945 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
2946 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
2947 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
2948 last used.
2949 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
2950 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
2951 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
2952 opened in the current window.
2953 Only valid if the buffer has been
2954 displayed in the window in the past.
2955 If you want the line number of the
2956 last known cursor position in a given
2957 window, use |line()|: >
2958 :echo line('.', {winid})
2959<
2960 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
2961 valid when loaded)
2962 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
2963 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
2964 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
2965 Each list item is a dictionary with
2966 the following fields:
2967 id sign identifier
2968 lnum line number
2969 name sign name
2970 variables A reference to the dictionary with
2971 buffer-local variables.
2972 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
2973 buffer
2974 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
2975 display this buffer
2976
2977 Examples: >
2978 for buf in getbufinfo()
2979 echo buf.name
2980 endfor
2981 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
2982 if buf.changed
2983 ....
2984 endif
2985 endfor
2986<
2987 To get buffer-local options use: >
2988 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
2989<
2990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2991 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
2992<
2993
2994 *getbufline()*
2995getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
2996 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
2997 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
2998 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
2999
3000 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3001
3002 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3003 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3004
3005 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3006 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3007
3008 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3009 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3010 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3011 returned.
3012
3013 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3014 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3015
3016 Example: >
3017 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3018
3019< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3020 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3021
3022getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3023 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3024 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3025 must be used.
3026 The {varname} argument is a string.
3027 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3028 buffer-local variables.
3029 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3030 the buffer-local options.
3031 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3032 a buffer-local option.
3033 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3034 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3035 window-local option.
3036 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3037 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3038 string is returned, there is no error message.
3039 Examples: >
3040 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003041 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003042
3043< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3044 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3045<
3046getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3047 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3048 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3049 exist, an empty list is returned.
3050
3051 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3052 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3053 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3054 entries:
3055 col column number
3056 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3057 lnum line number
3058 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3059 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3060 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3061
3062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3063 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3064
3065getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3066 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3067 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3068 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3069 Return zero otherwise.
3070 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3071 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3072 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3073
3074 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3075 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
3076 result is a number. Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3077 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3078 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3079 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3080 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3081 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3082 that is not included in the character.
3083
3084 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3085 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3086 sequence.
3087
3088 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3089 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3090 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3091
3092 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3093
3094 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3095 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3096 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3097 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3098 ignored.
3099 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3100 let c = getchar()
3101 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003102 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003103 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003104 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003105 endif
3106<
3107 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3108 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3109 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3110
3111 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3112 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3113 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3114 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3115
3116 There is no mapping for the character.
3117 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3118 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3119 sequence. Examples: >
3120 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3121 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3122< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3123 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3124 :function FindChar()
3125 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3126 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3127 : normal l
3128 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3129 : break
3130 : endif
3131 : endwhile
3132 :endfunction
3133<
3134 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3135 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3136 another character: >
3137 :function GetKey()
3138 : let c = getchar()
3139 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3140 : let c = getchar()
3141 : endwhile
3142 : return c
3143 :endfunction
3144
3145getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3146 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3147 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3148 These values are added together:
3149 2 shift
3150 4 control
3151 8 alt (meta)
3152 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3153 32 mouse double click
3154 64 mouse triple click
3155 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3156 128 command (Macintosh only)
3157 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3158 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
3159 without a modifier.
3160
3161 *getcharpos()*
3162getcharpos({expr})
3163 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3164 column number in the returned List is a character index
3165 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003166 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3167 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003168 of the last character.
3169
3170 Example:
3171 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3172 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3173 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3174<
3175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3176 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3177
3178getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3179 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3180 with the following entries:
3181
3182 char character previously used for a character
3183 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3184 if no character search has been performed
3185 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3186 0 for backward
3187 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3188 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3189 character search
3190
3191 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3192 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3193 character search: >
3194 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3195 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3196< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3197
3198
3199getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3200 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3201 string.
3202 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3203 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3204 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3205 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3206 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3207 if no character is available.
3208 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3209 result is converted to a string.
3210
3211
3212getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3213 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3214 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3215 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3216 Example: >
3217 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
3218< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
3219 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3220 |inputsecret()|.
3221
3222getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3223 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3224 byte count. The first column is 1.
3225 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3226 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3227 Returns 0 otherwise.
3228 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3229
3230getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3231 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3232 are:
3233 : normal Ex command
3234 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3235 / forward search command
3236 ? backward search command
3237 @ |input()| command
3238 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3239 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3240 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3241 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3242 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3243 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3244
3245getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3246 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3247 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3248 when not in the command-line window.
3249
3250getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3251 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3252 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3253 types are supported:
3254
3255 arglist file names in argument list
3256 augroup autocmd groups
3257 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003258 behave |:behave| suboptions
3259 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003260 color color schemes
3261 command Ex command
3262 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3263 compiler compilers
3264 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3265 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3266 dir directory names
3267 environment environment variable names
3268 event autocommand events
3269 expression Vim expression
3270 file file and directory names
3271 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3272 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3273 function function name
3274 help help subjects
3275 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003276 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003277 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3278 mapclear buffer argument
3279 mapping mapping name
3280 menu menus
3281 messages |:messages| suboptions
3282 option options
3283 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003284 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003285 shellcmd Shell command
3286 sign |:sign| suboptions
3287 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3288 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3289 tag tags
3290 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3291 user user names
3292 var user variables
3293
3294 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3295 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3296 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3297
3298 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3299 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3300 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3301
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003302 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3303 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003304 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3305 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3306 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3307 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003308
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003309 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3310 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3311 a ":call" command: >
3312 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3313<
3314 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3315 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3316
3317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3318 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3319<
3320 *getcurpos()*
3321getcurpos([{winid}])
3322 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3323 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3324 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3325 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003326 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3327 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003328 |getpos()|.
3329 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3330 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3331 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3332
3333 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3334 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3335 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3336 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3337 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3338
3339 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3340 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3341 MoveTheCursorAround
3342 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3343< Note that this only works within the window. See
3344 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3345
3346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3347 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3348<
3349 *getcursorcharpos()*
3350getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3351 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3352 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3353
3354 Example:
3355 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3356 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3357 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3358<
3359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3360 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3361
3362< *getcwd()*
3363getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3364 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3365 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3366
3367 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3368 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3369 the |window-ID|.
3370 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3371 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3372
3373 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3374 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3375 the working directory of the tabpage.
3376 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3377 use the current tabpage.
3378 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3379 the current window.
3380 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3381
3382 Examples: >
3383 " Get the working directory of the current window
3384 :echo getcwd()
3385 :echo getcwd(0)
3386 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3387 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3388 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3389 " Get the global working directory
3390 :echo getcwd(-1)
3391 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3392 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3393 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3394 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3395
3396< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3397 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3398
3399getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3400 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3401 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3402 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3403
3404< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3405 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3406 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3407 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3408
3409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3410 GetVarname()->getenv()
3411
3412getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3413 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3414 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3415 |hl-Normal|.
3416 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3417 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3418 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3419 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3420 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3421 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3422 function just after the GUI has started.
3423 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3424 a valid name does not work.
3425
3426getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3427 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3428 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3429 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3430 empty string is returned.
3431 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3432 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3433 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3434 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3435 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3436 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3437 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3438< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3439 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3440
3441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3442 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3443<
3444 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3445
3446getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3447 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3448 given file {fname}.
3449 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3450 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3451 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3452 is returned.
3453
3454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3455 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3456
3457getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3458 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3459 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3460 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3461 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3462 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3463
3464 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3465 GetFilename()->getftime()
3466
3467getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3468 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3469 file of the given file {fname}.
3470 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3471 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3472 results:
3473 Normal file "file"
3474 Directory "dir"
3475 Symbolic link "link"
3476 Block device "bdev"
3477 Character device "cdev"
3478 Socket "socket"
3479 FIFO "fifo"
3480 All other "other"
3481 Example: >
3482 getftype("/home")
3483< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3484 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3485 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3486 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3487
3488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3489 GetFilename()->getftype()
3490
3491getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3492 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
3493 active.
3494 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3495
3496getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3497 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3498
3499 Without arguments use the current window.
3500 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3501 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3502 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3503 page.
3504
3505 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3506 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3507 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3508 the following entries:
3509 bufnr buffer number
3510 col column number
3511 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3512 filename filename if available
3513 lnum line number
3514
3515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3516 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3517
3518< *getline()*
3519getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3520 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3521 from the current buffer. Example: >
3522 getline(1)
3523< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3524 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3525 To get the line under the cursor: >
3526 getline(".")
3527< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3528 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3529
3530 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3531 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3532 including line {end}.
3533 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3534 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3535 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3536 Example: >
3537 :let start = line('.')
3538 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3539 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3540
3541< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3542 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3543
3544< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3545
3546getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3547 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3548 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3549 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3550
3551 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3552 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3553 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3554
3555 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3556 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3557 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3558
3559 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3560 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3561
3562 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3563 from the location list. This field is
3564 applicable only when called from a
3565 location list window. See
3566 |location-list-file-window| for more
3567 details.
3568
3569 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3570 location list for the window {nr}.
3571 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3572
3573 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3574 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3575 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3576
3577
3578getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3579 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3580 about all the global marks. |mark|
3581
3582 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3583 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3584 see |bufname()|.
3585
3586 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3587 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3588 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3589 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3590 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3591 file file name
3592
3593 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3594 mark.
3595
3596 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3597 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3598
3599getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3600 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3601 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3602 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3603 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3604 |getmatches()|.
3605 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3606 window ID instead of the current window.
3607 Example: >
3608 :echo getmatches()
3609< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3610 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3611 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3612 :let m = getmatches()
3613 :call clearmatches()
3614 :echo getmatches()
3615< [] >
3616 :call setmatches(m)
3617 :echo getmatches()
3618< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3619 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3620 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3621 :unlet m
3622<
3623getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3624 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3625 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3626 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3627 screenrow screen row
3628 screencol screen column
3629 winid Window ID of the click
3630 winrow row inside "winid"
3631 wincol column inside "winid"
3632 line text line inside "winid"
3633 column text column inside "winid"
3634 All numbers are 1-based.
3635
3636 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3637 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3638
3639 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3640 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3641 are zero.
3642
3643 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3644 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3645
3646 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3647
3648 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3649 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3650
3651 *getpid()*
3652getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3653 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3654 exits.
3655
3656 *getpos()*
3657getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3658 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3659 |getcurpos()|.
3660 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3661 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3662 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3663 is the buffer number of the mark.
3664 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3665 column is 1.
3666 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3667 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3668 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3669 character.
3670 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3671 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003672 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003673 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3674 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3675 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003676 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3677 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003678 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3679 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3680 ...
3681 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3682< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3683
3684 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3685 GetMark()->getpos()
3686
3687getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3688 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3689 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3690 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3691 bufname() to get the name
3692 module module name
3693 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3694 end_lnum
3695 end of line number if the item is multiline
3696 col column number (first column is 1)
3697 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3698 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3699 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3700 nr error number
3701 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3702 text description of the error
3703 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3704 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3705
3706 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3707 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3708 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3709 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3710 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3711
3712 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3713 do something with them: >
3714 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3715 :for d in getqflist()
3716 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3717 :endfor
3718<
3719 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3720 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3721 following string items are supported in {what}:
3722 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3723 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3724 context get the |quickfix-context|
3725 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3726 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3727 value is used.
3728 id get information for the quickfix list with
3729 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3730 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3731 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3732 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3733 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3734 See |quickfix-index|
3735 items quickfix list entries
3736 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3737 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3738 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3739 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3740 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3741 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3742 the last quickfix list
3743 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3744 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3745 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3746 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3747 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3748 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3749 all all of the above quickfix properties
3750 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3751 particular item, set it to zero.
3752 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3753 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3754 specified by "id" is used.
3755 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3756 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3757 contains the quickfix stack size.
3758 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3759 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3760 "items" with the list of entries.
3761
3762 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3763 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3764 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3765 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3766 If not present, set to "".
3767 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3768 present, set to 0.
3769 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3770 present, set to 0.
3771 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3772 an empty list.
3773 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3774 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3775 window. If not present, set to 0.
3776 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
3777 present, set to 0.
3778 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
3779 to "".
3780 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
3781
3782 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3783 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
3784 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
3785 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
3786<
3787getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
3788 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
3789 {regname}. Example: >
3790 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
3791< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
3792 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003793 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003794
3795 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
3796 register. (For use in maps.)
3797 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
3798 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
3799 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
3800
3801 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
3802 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
3803 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
3804 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
3805 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
3806 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
3807
3808 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3809 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3810 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3811
3812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3813 GetRegname()->getreg()
3814
3815getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
3816 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
3817 Dictionary with the following entries:
3818 regcontents List of lines contained in register
3819 {regname}, like
3820 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
3821 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
3822 |getregtype()|.
3823 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
3824 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
3825 register.
3826 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
3827 single letter name of the register
3828 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
3829 For example, after deleting a line
3830 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
3831 which is the register that got the
3832 deleted text.
3833
3834 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
3835 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
3836 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3837 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3838 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
3839 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3840
3841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3842 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
3843
3844getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
3845 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
3846 The value will be one of:
3847 "v" for |characterwise| text
3848 "V" for |linewise| text
3849 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
3850 "" for an empty or unknown register
3851 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
3852 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
3853 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
3854 |v:register| is used.
3855 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3856
3857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3858 GetRegname()->getregtype()
3859
3860gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
3861 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
3862 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
3863 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
3864 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
3865 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
3866
3867 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3868 tabnr tab page number.
3869 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3870 tabpage-local variables
3871 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
3872
3873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3874 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
3875
3876gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
3877 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
3878 {tabnr}. |t:var|
3879 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
3880 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3881 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
3882 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
3883 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3884 string is returned, there is no error message.
3885
3886 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3887 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
3888
3889gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
3890 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
3891 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
3892 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
3893 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
3894 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
3895 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
3896 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
3897 window-local option.
3898 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
3899 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
3900 use |getwinvar()|.
3901 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3902 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
3903 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
3904 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
3905 or buffer-local variable.
3906 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
3907 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
3908 Examples: >
3909 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003910 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003911<
3912 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
3913 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
3914
3915< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3916 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
3917
3918gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
3919 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
3920 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3921 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
3922 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
3923
3924 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3925 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
3926 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
3927 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
3928 items List of items in the stack. Each item
3929 is a dictionary containing the
3930 entries described below.
3931 length Number of entries in the stack.
3932
3933 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
3934 entries:
3935 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
3936 from cursor position before the tag jump.
3937 See |getpos()| for the format of the
3938 returned list.
3939 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
3940 multiple matching tags are found for a
3941 name.
3942 tagname name of the tag
3943
3944 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
3945
3946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3947 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
3948
3949
3950gettext({text}) *gettext()*
3951 Translate String {text} if possible.
3952 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
3953 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
3954 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
3955 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
3956 called.
3957 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
3958 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
3959 strings.
3960
3961
3962getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
3963 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
3964
3965 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
3966 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
3967 exist the result is an empty list.
3968
3969 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
3970 tab pages is returned.
3971
3972 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
3973 botline last complete displayed buffer line
3974 bufnr number of buffer in the window
3975 height window height (excluding winbar)
3976 loclist 1 if showing a location list
3977 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3978 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
3979 {only with the +quickfix feature}
3980 terminal 1 if a terminal window
3981 {only with the +terminal feature}
3982 tabnr tab page number
3983 topline first displayed buffer line
3984 variables a reference to the dictionary with
3985 window-local variables
3986 width window width
3987 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
3988 otherwise
3989 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
3990 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
3991 textoff number of columns occupied by any
3992 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
3993 number in front of the text
3994 winid |window-ID|
3995 winnr window number
3996 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
3997 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
3998
3999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4000 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4001
4002getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4003 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4004 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4005 [x-pos, y-pos]
4006 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4007 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4008 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4009 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4010 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4011 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4012 do some work in the meantime: >
4013 while 1
4014 let res = getwinpos(1)
4015 if res[0] >= 0
4016 break
4017 endif
4018 " Do some work here
4019 endwhile
4020<
4021
4022 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4023 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4024<
4025 *getwinposx()*
4026getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4027 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4028 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4029 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4030 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4031
4032 *getwinposy()*
4033getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4034 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4035 a timeout of 100 msec).
4036 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4037 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4038
4039getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4040 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4041 Examples: >
4042 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004043 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004044
4045< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4046 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4047<
4048glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4049 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4050 use of special characters.
4051
4052 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4053 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4054 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4055 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4056 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4057
4058 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4059 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4060 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4061 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4062 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4063
4064 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4065
4066 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4067 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4068
4069 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4070 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4071 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4072 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4073
4074 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4075 any external command. Example: >
4076 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4077 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4078< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4079 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4080
4081 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4082 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4083
4084 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4085 GetExpr()->glob()
4086
4087glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4088 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4089 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4090 is a file name. E.g. >
4091 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4092< This is equivalent to: >
4093 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4094< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4095 empty string.
4096 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4097 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4098
4099 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4100 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4101< *globpath()*
4102globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4103 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4104 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4105 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4106<
4107 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4108 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4109 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4110 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4111 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4112 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4113 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4114 error message.
4115
4116 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4117 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4118 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4119 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4120
4121 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4122 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4123 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4124 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4125 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4126 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4127<
4128 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4129
4130 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4131 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4132 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4133 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4134< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4135 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4136
4137 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4138 second argument: >
4139 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4140<
4141 *has()*
4142has({feature} [, {check}])
4143 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4144 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4145 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4146 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4147
4148 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4149 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4150 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4151 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4152 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4153 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4154 current Vim version.
4155
4156 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4157
4158 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4159 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4160 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4161 separate line: >
4162 if has('feature')
4163 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4164 endif
4165< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4166 would not be found.
4167
4168
4169has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4170 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
4171 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
4172 argument is a string.
4173
4174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4175 mydict->has_key(key)
4176
4177haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4178 The result is a Number:
4179 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4180 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4181 0 otherwise.
4182
4183 Without arguments use the current window.
4184 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4185 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4186 page.
4187 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4188 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4189 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4190 Examples: >
4191 if haslocaldir() == 1
4192 " window local directory case
4193 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4194 " tab-local directory case
4195 else
4196 " global directory case
4197 endif
4198
4199 " current window
4200 :echo haslocaldir()
4201 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4202 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4203 " window n in current tab page
4204 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4205 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4206 " window n in tab page m
4207 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4208 " tab page m
4209 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4210<
4211 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4212 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4213
4214hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4215 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4216 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4217 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4218 indicated by {mode}.
4219 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4220 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4221 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4222 Command-line mode.
4223 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4224 buffer are checked for a match.
4225 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4226 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4227 n Normal mode
4228 v Visual and Select mode
4229 x Visual mode
4230 s Select mode
4231 o Operator-pending mode
4232 i Insert mode
4233 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4234 c Command-line mode
4235 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4236
4237 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4238 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4239 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4240 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4241 :endif
4242< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4243 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4244
4245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4246 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4247
4248histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4249 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4250 one of: *hist-names*
4251 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4252 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4253 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4254 "input" or "@" input line history
4255 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4256 empty the current or last used history
4257 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4258 character is sufficient.
4259 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4260 shifted to become the newest entry.
4261 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4262 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4263
4264 Example: >
4265 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4266 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4267< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4268
4269 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4270 second argument: >
4271 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4272
4273histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4274 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4275 for the possible values of {history}.
4276
4277 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4278 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4279 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4280 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4281 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4282 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4283 be removed if it exists.
4284
4285 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4286 is returned.
4287
4288 Examples:
4289 Clear expression register history: >
4290 :call histdel("expr")
4291<
4292 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4293 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4294<
4295 The following three are equivalent: >
4296 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4297 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004298 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004299<
4300 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4301 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4302 :call histdel("search", -1)
4303 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4304<
4305 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4306 GetHistory()->histdel()
4307
4308histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4309 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4310 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4311 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4312 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4313 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4314
4315 Examples:
4316 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004317 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004318
4319< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4320 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4321 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4322<
4323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4324 GetHistory()->histget()
4325
4326histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4327 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4328 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4329 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4330
4331 Example: >
4332 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4333
4334< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4335 GetHistory()->histnr()
4336<
4337hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4338 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4339 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4340 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4341 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4342 item.
4343 *highlight_exists()*
4344 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4345
4346 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4347 GetName()->hlexists()
4348<
4349hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4350 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4351 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4352 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4353 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4354
4355 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4356 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4357 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4358 resolved highlight group are returned.
4359
4360 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4361 following items:
4362 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4363 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4364 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4365 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4366 ctermbg cterm background color.
4367 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4368 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4369 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4370 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4371 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4372 group link is a default link. See
4373 |highlight-default|.
4374 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4375 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4376 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4377 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4378 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4379 id highlight group ID.
4380 linksto linked highlight group name.
4381 See |:highlight-link|.
4382 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4383 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4384 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4385 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4386
4387 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4388 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4389 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4390 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4391
4392 Example(s): >
4393 :echo hlget()
4394 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4395 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4396<
4397 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4398 GetName()->hlget()
4399<
4400hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4401 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4402 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4403 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4404 supported items in this dictionary.
4405
4406 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4407 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4408
4409 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4410 a link for an existing highlight group
4411 with attributes.
4412
4413 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4414 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4415 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4416 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4417 modified.
4418
4419 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4420 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4421 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4422 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4423
4424 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4425 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4426
4427 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4428
4429 Example(s): >
4430 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4431 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4432 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4433 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4434 :let l = hlget()
4435 :call hlset(l)
4436 " clear the Search highlight group
4437 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4438 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4439 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4440 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4441 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4442 " remove the MyHlg group link
4443 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4444 " clear the attributes and a link
4445 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4446 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4447<
4448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4449 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4450<
4451 *hlID()*
4452hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4453 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4454 zero is returned.
4455 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4456 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4457 "Comment" group: >
4458 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4459< *highlightID()*
4460 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4461
4462 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4463 GetName()->hlID()
4464
4465hostname() *hostname()*
4466 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4467 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4468 256 characters long are truncated.
4469
4470iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4471 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4472 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4473 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4474 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4475 are replaced with "?".
4476 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4477 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4478 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4479 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4480 can be done.
4481 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4482 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4483 UTF-8 and use: >
4484 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4485< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4486 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4487 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4488
4489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4490 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4491<
4492 *indent()*
4493indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4494 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4495 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4496 |getline()|.
4497 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4498 error is given.
4499
4500 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4501 GetLnum()->indent()
4502
4503index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
4504 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4505 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4506 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4507 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
4508 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
4509
4510 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4511 value is equal to {expr}.
4512
4513 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4514 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
4515 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4516 case must match.
4517 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4518 Example: >
4519 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4520 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4521
4522< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4523 GetObject()->index(what)
4524
4525input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4526 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4527 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4528 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4529 in the prompt to start a new line.
4530 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4531 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4532 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4533 for lines typed for input().
4534 Example: >
4535 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4536 : echo "Cheers!"
4537 :endif
4538<
4539 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4540 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4541 Example: >
4542 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4543
4544< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4545 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4546 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4547 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4548 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4549 more information. Example: >
4550 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4551<
4552 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4553 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4554 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4555 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4556 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4557 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4558 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4559 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4560 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4561
4562 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004563 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004564 :function GetFoo()
4565 : call inputsave()
4566 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4567 : call inputrestore()
4568 :endfunction
4569
4570< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4571 GetPrompt()->input()
4572
4573inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4574 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4575 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4576 Example: >
4577 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4578 :if n != ""
4579 : let &sw = n
4580 :endif
4581< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4582 omitted an empty string is returned.
4583 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4584 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4585 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4586
4587 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4588 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4589
4590inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4591 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4592 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4593 enter a number, which is returned.
4594 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4595 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4596 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4597 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4598 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4599 length of {textlist} is returned.
4600 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4601 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4602 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4603 Example: >
4604 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4605 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4606
4607< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4608 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4609
4610inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4611 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4612 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4613 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4614 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4615
4616inputsave() *inputsave()*
4617 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4618 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4619 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4620 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4621 many inputrestore() calls.
4622 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4623
4624inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4625 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4626 two exceptions:
4627 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4628 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4629 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4630 |history| stack.
4631 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4632 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4633 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4634
4635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4636 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4637
4638insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4639 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4640 of it.
4641
4642 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4643 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4644 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4645 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4646
4647 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4648 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4649 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4650 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4651< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4652 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4653 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4654
4655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4656 mylist->insert(item)
4657
4658interrupt() *interrupt()*
4659 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4660 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4661 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4662 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4663 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4664 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4665 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4666 : call interrupt()
4667 : endif
4668 :endfunction
4669 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4670
4671invert({expr}) *invert()*
4672 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4673 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4674 :let bits = invert(bits)
4675< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4676 :let bits = bits->invert()
4677
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004678isabsolutepath({directory}) *isabsolutepath()*
4679 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4680 absolute path.
4681< On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
4682 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4683 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4684 are always absolute.
4685 Example: >
4686 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
4687 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
4688 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
4689 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
4690 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
4691
4692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4693 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
4694
4695
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004696isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
4697 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
4698 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
4699 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
4700 is any expression, which is used as a String.
4701
4702 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4703 GetName()->isdirectory()
4704
4705isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
4706 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
4707 infinity, otherwise 0. >
4708 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
4709< 1 >
4710 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
4711< -1
4712
4713 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4714 Compute()->isinf()
4715<
4716 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4717
4718islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
4719 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
4720 name of a locked variable.
4721 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
4722 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
4723 Example: >
4724 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
4725 :lockvar 1 alist
4726 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
4727 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
4728
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00004729< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
4730 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
4731 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
4732 |exists()| to check for existence.
4733 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004734
4735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4736 GetName()->islocked()
4737
4738isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
4739 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
4740 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
4741< 1
4742
4743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4744 Compute()->isnan()
4745<
4746 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4747
4748items({dict}) *items()*
4749 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
4750 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
4751 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
4752 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
4753 Example: >
4754 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004755 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004756 endfor
4757
4758< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4759 mydict->items()
4760
4761job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
4762
4763
4764join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
4765 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
4766 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
4767 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
4768 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
4769 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004770 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004771< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
4772 converted into a string like with |string()|.
4773 The opposite function is |split()|.
4774
4775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4776 mylist->join()
4777
4778js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
4779 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
4780 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
4781 - Strings can be in single quotes.
4782 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
4783 result in v:none items.
4784
4785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4786 ReadObject()->js_decode()
4787
4788js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
4789 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
4790 - Object key names are not in quotes.
4791 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
4792 commas.
4793 For example, the Vim object:
4794 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
4795 Will be encoded as:
4796 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
4797 While json_encode() would produce:
4798 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
4799 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
4800 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
4801
4802 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4803 GetObject()->js_encode()
4804
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00004805json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004806 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
4807 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
4808 JSON and Vim values.
4809 The decoding is permissive:
4810 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
4811 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
4812 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
4813 same as {"1":2}.
4814 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
4815 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
4816 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
4817 are accepted.
4818 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
4819 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
4820 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
4821 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
4822 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
4823 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
4824 character in string) for "\t".
4825 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
4826 and results in v:none.
4827 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
4828 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
4829 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
4830 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
4831 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
4832 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
4833 *E938*
4834 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
4835 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
4836 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
4837
4838 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4839 ReadObject()->json_decode()
4840
4841json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
4842 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
4843 The encoding is specified in:
4844 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004845 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004846 |Number| decimal number
4847 |Float| floating point number
4848 Float nan "NaN"
4849 Float inf "Infinity"
4850 Float -inf "-Infinity"
4851 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
4852 |Funcref| not possible, error
4853 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
4854 used recursively: []
4855 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
4856 used recursively: {}
4857 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
4858 v:false "false"
4859 v:true "true"
4860 v:none "null"
4861 v:null "null"
4862 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
4863 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
4864 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01004865 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
4866 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004867
4868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4869 GetObject()->json_encode()
4870
4871keys({dict}) *keys()*
4872 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
4873 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
4874
4875 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4876 mydict->keys()
4877
4878< *len()* *E701*
4879len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
4880 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
4881 used, as with |strlen()|.
4882 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
4883 returned.
4884 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
4885 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
4886 |Dictionary| is returned.
4887 Otherwise an error is given.
4888
4889 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4890 mylist->len()
4891
4892< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
4893libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4894 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
4895 with single argument {argument}.
4896 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
4897 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
4898 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
4899 limited.
4900 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
4901 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
4902 to Vim.
4903 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
4904 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
4905 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
4906 null-terminated string.
4907 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
4908
4909 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
4910 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
4911 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
4912 very probably crash.
4913
4914 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
4915 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
4916 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
4917 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
4918 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
4919 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
4920 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
4921 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
4922 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
4923 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
4924
4925 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
4926 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
4927 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
4928 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
4929 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
4930 the DLL is not in the usual places.
4931 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
4932 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
4933 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4934 feature is present}
4935 Examples: >
4936 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
4937
4938< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4939 third argument: >
4940 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
4941<
4942 *libcallnr()*
4943libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
4944 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
4945 int instead of a string.
4946 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
4947 feature is present}
4948 Examples: >
4949 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
4950 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
4951 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
4952<
4953 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4954 third argument: >
4955 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
4956<
4957
4958line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
4959 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
4960 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004961 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004962 . the cursor position
4963 $ the last line in the current buffer
4964 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
4965 returned)
4966 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
4967 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
4968 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
4969 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
4970 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
4971 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
4972 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
4973 that it's updated right away.
4974 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
4975 then applies to another buffer.
4976 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
4977 |getpos()|.
4978 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
4979 that window instead of the current window.
4980 Examples: >
4981 line(".") line number of the cursor
4982 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
4983 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004984 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004985<
4986 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
4987 |last-position-jump|.
4988
4989 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4990 GetValue()->line()
4991
4992line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
4993 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
4994 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
4995 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
4996 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
4997 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
4998 below the last line: >
4999 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5000< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5001 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5002 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5003 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5004 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5005
5006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5007 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5008
5009lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5010 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5011 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5012 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5013 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
5014 When {lnum} is invalid or Vim was not compiled the
5015 |+lispindent| feature, -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5016 error is given.
5017
5018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5019 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5020
5021list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5022 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5023 Examples: >
5024 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5025 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5026< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5027 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5028
5029 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5030
5031 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5032 GetList()->list2blob()
5033
5034list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5035 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5036 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5037 list2str([32]) returns " "
5038 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5039< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5040 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5041< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5042
5043 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5044 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5045 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5046 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5047<
5048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5049 GetList()->list2str()
5050
5051listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5052 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5053 been made to buffer {buf}.
5054 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5055 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5056 buffer is used.
5057 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5058
5059 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005060 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5061 start first changed line number
5062 end first line number below the change
5063 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005064 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005065 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005066
5067 Example: >
5068 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5069 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5070 endfunc
5071 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5072
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005073< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005074 dictionary with these entries:
5075 lnum the first line number of the change
5076 end the first line below the change
5077 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5078 deleted
5079 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5080 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5081 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5082 character has a value of one.
5083 When lines are inserted the values are:
5084 lnum line above which the new line is added
5085 end equal to "lnum"
5086 added number of lines inserted
5087 col 1
5088 When lines are deleted the values are:
5089 lnum the first deleted line
5090 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5091 the deletion was done
5092 added negative, number of lines deleted
5093 col 1
5094 When lines are changed:
5095 lnum the first changed line
5096 end the line below the last changed line
5097 added 0
5098 col first column with a change or 1
5099
5100 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5101 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5102 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5103 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5104
5105 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5106 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5107 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5108 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5109
5110 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5111 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5112 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5113
5114 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5115 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5116 of a buffer.
5117 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5118 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5119
5120 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5121 second argument: >
5122 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5123
5124listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5125 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5126 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5127
5128 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5129 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5130 buffer is used.
5131
5132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5133 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5134
5135listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5136 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5137 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5138 removed.
5139
5140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5141 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5142
5143localtime() *localtime()*
5144 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5145 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5146
5147
5148log({expr}) *log()*
5149 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5150 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5151 (0, inf].
5152 Examples: >
5153 :echo log(10)
5154< 2.302585 >
5155 :echo log(exp(5))
5156< 5.0
5157
5158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5159 Compute()->log()
5160<
5161 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5162
5163
5164log10({expr}) *log10()*
5165 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5166 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5167 Examples: >
5168 :echo log10(1000)
5169< 3.0 >
5170 :echo log10(0.01)
5171< -2.0
5172
5173 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5174 Compute()->log10()
5175<
5176 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5177
5178luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5179 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5180 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5181 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5182 Strings are returned as they are.
5183 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5184 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5185 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5186 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5187 as-is.
5188 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5189 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5190 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5191 to {expr}.
5192
5193 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5194 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5195
5196< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5197
5198map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5199 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005200 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005201 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5202 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5203 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5204 characters, is replaced.
5205 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5206 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5207 Vim9 script.
5208
5209 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5210
5211 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5212 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5213 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5214 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5215 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5216 current character.
5217 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005218 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005219< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5220
5221 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5222 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5223 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5224 still have to double ' quotes
5225
5226 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5227 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5228 2. the value of the current item.
5229 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5230 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5231 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005232 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005233 endfunc
5234 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5235< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005236 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005237< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005238 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005239< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005240 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005241<
5242 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5243 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005244 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005245
5246< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5247 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5248 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5249 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5250 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5251 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5252
5253 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5254 mylist->map(expr2)
5255
5256
5257maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5258 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5259 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5260 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005261 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5262 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005263
5264 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
5265 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
5266 is returned.
5267
5268 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5269 command.
5270
5271 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5272 "n" Normal
5273 "v" Visual (including Select)
5274 "o" Operator-pending
5275 "i" Insert
5276 "c" Cmd-line
5277 "s" Select
5278 "x" Visual
5279 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5280 "t" Terminal-Job
5281 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5282 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5283
5284 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5285 instead of mappings.
5286
5287 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5288 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005289 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005290 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5291 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5292 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5293 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5294 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5295 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5296 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5297 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5298 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5299 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5300 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5301 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5302 characters will be used:
5303 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5304 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5305 (|mapmode-ic|)
5306 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5307 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005308 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
5309 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005310 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5311 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5312 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005313 "abbr" True if this is an |abbreviation|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005314
5315 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5316 |mapset()|.
5317
5318 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5319 then the global mappings.
5320 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5321 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005322 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005323
5324< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5325 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5326
5327mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5328 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5329 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5330 {name}.
5331 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5332 instead of mappings.
5333 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5334 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5335
5336 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5337 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5338 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5339 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5340 mapcheck("b") no no no
5341
5342 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5343 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5344 mapping for {name} exactly.
5345 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5346 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5347 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5348 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5349 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5350 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5351 then the global mappings.
5352 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5353 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5354 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5355 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5356 :endif
5357< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5358 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5359
5360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5361 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5362
5363
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005364maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5365 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5366 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5367 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5368 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5369
5370 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5371 vim9script
5372 echo maplist()->filter(
5373 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
5374
5375
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005376mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5377 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5378 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5379 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5380 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5381
5382
5383mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005384mapset({dict})
5385 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5386 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5387 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
5388 to insure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
5389 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5390 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5391 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5392 or 'v'. *E1276*
5393
5394 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5395 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005396 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5397 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5398 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5399 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5400 nnoremap K somethingelse
5401 ...
5402 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5403< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005404 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5405 all of them, when they might differ.
5406
5407 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5408 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5409 Example: >
5410 vim9script
5411 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5412 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5413 nnoremap K somethingelse
5414 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5415 # ...
5416 unmap K
5417 for d in save_maps
5418 mapset(d)
5419 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005420
5421
5422match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5423 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5424 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5425 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5426
5427 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5428 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5429 {pat} matches.
5430
5431 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5432 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5433
5434 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5435 Example: >
5436 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5437 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5438< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5439 *strpbrk()*
5440 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5441 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5442< *strcasestr()*
5443 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5444 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5445 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5446<
5447 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5448 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5449 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5450 first character/item. Example: >
5451 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5452< result is again "4". >
5453 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5454< result is again "4". >
5455 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5456< result is "3".
5457 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5458 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5459 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5460 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5461 backwards compatible).
5462 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5463 the index is counted from the end.
5464 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5465 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5466
5467 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5468 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5469 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5470 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5471< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5472 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5473 see above.
5474
5475 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5476 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5477 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5478 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5479 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5480 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5481 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5482 further down in the text.
5483
5484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5485 GetText()->match('word')
5486 GetList()->match('word')
5487<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005488 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005489matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5490 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5491 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5492 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5493 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5494 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5495 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5496 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5497 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5498 concealed.
5499
5500 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5501 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5502 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5503 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5504 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5505 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5506 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5507 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5508 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5509 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5510
5511 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5512 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5513 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5514 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5515 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
5516 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
5517 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
5518
5519 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5520 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5521 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5522 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5523
5524 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5525 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5526 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5527 window Instead of the current window use the
5528 window with this number or window ID.
5529
5530 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5531 the |:match| commands.
5532
5533 Example: >
5534 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5535 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5536< Deletion of the pattern: >
5537 :call matchdelete(m)
5538
5539< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5540 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5541 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5542
5543 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5544 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5545<
5546 *matchaddpos()*
5547matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5548 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5549 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5550 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5551 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5552 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5553 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5554
5555 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5556 these:
5557 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5558 line has number 1.
5559 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5560 number will be highlighted.
5561 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5562 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5563 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5564 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5565 be highlighted.
5566 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5567 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5568
5569 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5570
5571 Example: >
5572 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5573 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5574< Deletion of the pattern: >
5575 :call matchdelete(m)
5576
5577< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5578 |getmatches()|.
5579
5580 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5581 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5582
5583matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5584 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5585 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5586 Return a |List| with two elements:
5587 The name of the highlight group used
5588 The pattern used.
5589 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5590 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5591 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5592 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5593 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5594
5595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5596 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5597
5598matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5599 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5600 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5601 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5602 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5603 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5604 window ID instead of the current window.
5605
5606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5607 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5608
5609matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5610 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5611 after the match. Example: >
5612 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5613< results in "7".
5614 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5615 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5616 do it with matchend(): >
5617 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5618 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5619< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5620
5621 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5622 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5623< results in "7". >
5624 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5625< result is "-1".
5626 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5627
5628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5629 GetText()->matchend('word')
5630
5631
5632matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5633 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5634 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5635 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5636
5637 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5638 items:
5639 matchseq When this item is present and {str} contains
5640 multiple words separated by white space, then
5641 returns only matches that contain the words in
5642 the given sequence.
5643
5644 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5645 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005646 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005647 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5648 string.
5649 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5650 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5651 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5652 argument and return the text for that item to
5653 use for fuzzy matching.
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005654 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5655 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005656
5657 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
5658 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
5659 is 256.
5660
5661 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
5662 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
5663
5664 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
5665 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
5666 256, then returns an empty list.
5667
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005668 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
5669 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
5670
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00005671 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005672 matching strings.
5673
5674 Example: >
5675 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
5676< results in ["clay"]. >
5677 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
5678< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5679 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
5680< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5681 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5682 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
5683 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
5684< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5685 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
5686 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
5687< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
5688 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
5689< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
5690 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
5691< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
5692 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
5693 \ {'matchseq': 1})
5694< results in ['two one'].
5695
5696matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
5697 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
5698 strings, the list of character positions where characters
5699 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
5700 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
5701 position.
5702
5703 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
5704 positions for the best match is returned.
5705
5706 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
5707 list with three empty list items is returned.
5708
5709 Example: >
5710 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
5711< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
5712 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
5713< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
5714 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
5715< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
5716
5717matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
5718 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
5719 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
5720 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
5721 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
5722 empty string is used. Example: >
5723 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
5724< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
5725 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
5726
5727 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
5728
5729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5730 GetText()->matchlist('word')
5731
5732matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
5733 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
5734 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
5735< results in "ing".
5736 When there is no match "" is returned.
5737 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5738 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
5739< results in "ing". >
5740 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
5741< result is "".
5742 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
5743 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5744
5745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5746 GetText()->matchstr('word')
5747
5748matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
5749 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
5750 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
5751 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
5752< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
5753 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
5754 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5755 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
5756< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
5757 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
5758< result is ["", -1, -1].
5759 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
5760 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
5761 end position of the match are returned. >
5762 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
5763< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
5764 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5765
5766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5767 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
5768<
5769
5770 *max()*
5771max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5772 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
5773
5774< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5775 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
5776 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5777 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5778 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5779
5780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5781 mylist->max()
5782
5783
5784menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
5785 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
5786 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
5787 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
5788 menu names are returned.
5789
5790 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5791 "n" Normal
5792 "v" Visual (including Select)
5793 "o" Operator-pending
5794 "i" Insert
5795 "c" Cmd-line
5796 "s" Select
5797 "x" Visual
5798 "t" Terminal-Job
5799 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5800 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
5801 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5802
5803 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
5804 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
5805 display display name (name without '&')
5806 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
5807 Refer to |:menu-enable|
5808 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
5809 |toolbar-icon|
5810 iconidx index of a built-in icon
5811 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
5812 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5813 characters will be used:
5814 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5815 name menu item name.
5816 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
5817 remappable else v:false.
5818 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
5819 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
5820 string has special characters translated like
5821 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
5822 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
5823 "<Nop>" is returned.
5824 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
5825 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
5826 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
5827 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
5828 silent v:true if the menu item is created
5829 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
5830 submenus |List| containing the names of
5831 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
5832 item has submenus.
5833
5834 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
5835
5836 Examples: >
5837 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
5838 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
5839
5840 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
5841 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
5842 let m = menu_info(a:name)
5843 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
5844 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
5845 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
5846 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
5847 endfor
5848 endfunc
5849 new
5850 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
5851 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
5852 endfor
5853<
5854 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5855 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
5856
5857
5858< *min()*
5859min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5860 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
5861
5862< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5863 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
5864 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5865 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5866 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5867
5868 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5869 mylist->min()
5870
5871< *mkdir()* *E739*
5872mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
5873 Create directory {name}.
5874
5875 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
5876 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
5877
5878 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
5879 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
5880 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
5881 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
5882 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
5883 created with 0o755.
5884 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005885 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005886
5887< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
5888
5889 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
5890 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
5891 "p" option the call will fail.
5892
5893 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
5894 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
5895 failed.
5896
5897 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
5898 :if exists("*mkdir")
5899
5900< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5901 GetName()->mkdir()
5902<
5903 *mode()*
5904mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
5905 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
5906 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
5907 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
5908 Also see |state()|.
5909
5910 n Normal
5911 no Operator-pending
5912 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
5913 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
5914 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
5915 CTRL-V is one character
5916 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
5917 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
5918 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
5919 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
5920 v Visual by character
5921 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5922 V Visual by line
5923 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5924 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
5925 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
5926 s Select by character
5927 S Select by line
5928 CTRL-S Select blockwise
5929 i Insert
5930 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
5931 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5932 R Replace |R|
5933 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5934 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5935 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
5936 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
5937 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
5938 c Command-line editing
5939 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
5940 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
5941 r Hit-enter prompt
5942 rm The -- more -- prompt
5943 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
5944 ! Shell or external command is executing
5945 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
5946
5947 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
5948 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
5949 "c" or "n".
5950 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
5951 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
5952 the leading character(s).
5953 Also see |visualmode()|.
5954
5955 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5956 DoFull()->mode()
5957
5958mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
5959 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
5960 converted to Vim data structures.
5961 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
5962 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
5963 returned as Vim |Lists|.
5964 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
5965 converted to strings.
5966 All other types are converted to string with display function.
5967 Examples: >
5968 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
5969 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
5970 :echo mzeval("l")
5971 :echo mzeval("h")
5972<
5973 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5974 to {expr}.
5975
5976 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5977 GetExpr()->mzeval()
5978<
5979 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
5980
5981nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
5982 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
5983 that is not blank. Example: >
5984 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
5985< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
5986 below it, zero is returned.
5987 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
5988 See also |prevnonblank()|.
5989
5990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5991 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
5992
5993nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
5994 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
5995 value {expr}. Examples: >
5996 nr2char(64) returns "@"
5997 nr2char(32) returns " "
5998< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5999 Example for "utf-8": >
6000 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6001< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6002 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6003 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6004 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6005 string, thus results in an empty string.
6006 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6007 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6008 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6009< Result: "ABC"
6010
6011 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6012 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6013
6014or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6015 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6016 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
6017 Example: >
6018 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6019< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6020 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6021
6022
6023pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6024 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6025 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6026 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6027 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6028 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6029 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6030< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6031>
6032 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6033< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6034 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
6035
6036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6037 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6038
6039perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6040 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6041 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6042 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6043 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6044 reference to it.
6045 Example: >
6046 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6047< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6048
6049 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6050 to {expr}.
6051
6052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6053 GetExpr()->perleval()
6054
6055< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6056
6057
6058popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6059
6060
6061pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6062 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6063 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6064 Examples: >
6065 :echo pow(3, 3)
6066< 27.0 >
6067 :echo pow(2, 16)
6068< 65536.0 >
6069 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6070< 2.0
6071
6072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6073 Compute()->pow(3)
6074<
6075 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6076
6077prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6078 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6079 that is not blank. Example: >
6080 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6081< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6082 above it, zero is returned.
6083 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6084 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6085
6086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6087 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6088
6089printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6090 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6091 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6092 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6093< May result in:
6094 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6095
6096 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6097 argument: >
6098 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006099<
6100 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006101
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006102 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006103 %s string
6104 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6105 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6106 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6107 %c single byte
6108 %d decimal number
6109 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6110 %x hex number
6111 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6112 %X hex number using upper case letters
6113 %o octal number
6114 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6115 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6116 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6117 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6118 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6119 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6120 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6121 %% the % character itself
6122
6123 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6124 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6125 the result.
6126
6127 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6128 arguments appear in sequence:
6129
6130 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6131
6132 flags
6133 Zero or more of the following flags:
6134
6135 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6136 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6137 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6138 of the number is increased to force the first
6139 character of the output string to a zero (except
6140 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6141 precision of zero).
6142 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6143 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6144 prepended to it.
6145 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6146 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6147 prepended to it.
6148
6149 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6150 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6151 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6152 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6153 flag is ignored.
6154
6155 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6156 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6157 The converted value is padded on the right with
6158 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6159 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6160
6161 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6162 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6163
6164 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6165 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6166 a space if both are used.
6167
6168 field-width
6169 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6170 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6171 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6172 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6173 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6174 conversion the count is in cells.
6175
6176 .precision
6177 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6178 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6179 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6180 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6181 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6182 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6183 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6184 string for S conversions.
6185 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6186 the decimal point.
6187
6188 type
6189 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6190 be applied, see below.
6191
6192 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6193 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6194 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6195 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6196 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6197 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6198 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6199< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6200 "width" bytes.
6201
6202 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6203
6204 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6205 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6206 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6207 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6208 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6209 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6210 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6211 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6212 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6213 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6214 zeros.
6215 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6216 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6217 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6218 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6219 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6220 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6221 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6222 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6223 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6224
6225 i alias for d
6226 D alias for ld
6227 U alias for lu
6228 O alias for lo
6229
6230 *printf-c*
6231 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6232 resulting character is written.
6233
6234 *printf-s*
6235 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6236 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6237 specified are used.
6238 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6239 automatically converted to text with the same format
6240 as ":echo".
6241 *printf-S*
6242 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6243 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6244 number specified are used.
6245
6246 *printf-f* *E807*
6247 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6248 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6249 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6250 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6251 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6252 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6253 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6254 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6255 Example: >
6256 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6257< 12.12
6258 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6259 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6260
6261 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6262 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6263 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6264 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6265 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6266
6267 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6268 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6269 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6270 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6271 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6272 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6273 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6274 results in 1.0e7.
6275
6276 *printf-%*
6277 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6278 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6279
6280 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6281 accepted and automatically converted.
6282 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6283 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6284 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6285
6286 *E766* *E767*
6287 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6288 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6289 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6290
6291
6292prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6293 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6294 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6295
6296 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6297 string is returned.
6298
6299 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6300 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6301
6302< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6303
6304
6305prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6306 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6307 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6308 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6309
6310 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6311 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6312 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6313 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6314 line.
6315 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6316 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6317 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6318 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6319 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6320 if the user only typed Enter.
6321 Example: >
6322 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6323 func s:TextEntered(text)
6324 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6325 stopinsert
6326 close
6327 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006328 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006329 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6330 set nomodified
6331 endif
6332 endfunc
6333
6334< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6335 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6336
6337< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6338
6339prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6340 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6341 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6342 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6343
6344 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6345 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6346 as in any buffer.
6347
6348 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6349 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6350
6351< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6352
6353prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6354 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6355 {text} to end in a space.
6356 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6357 "prompt". Example: >
6358 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6359<
6360 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6361 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6362
6363< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6364
6365prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6366
6367pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6368 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6369 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6370 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6371 height nr of items visible
6372 width screen cells
6373 row top screen row (0 first row)
6374 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6375 size total nr of items
6376 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6377
6378 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6379 |CompleteChanged|.
6380
6381pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6382 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6383 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6384 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6385 popup menu.
6386
6387py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6388 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6389 converted to Vim data structures.
6390 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6391 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6392 'encoding').
6393 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6394 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6395 keys converted to strings.
6396 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6397 to {expr}.
6398
6399 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6400 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6401
6402< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6403
6404 *E858* *E859*
6405pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6406 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6407 converted to Vim data structures.
6408 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6409 copied though).
6410 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6411 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6412 non-string keys result in error.
6413 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6414 to {expr}.
6415
6416 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6417 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6418
6419< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6420
6421pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6422 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6423 converted to Vim data structures.
6424 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6425 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6426
6427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6428 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6429
6430< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6431 |+python3| feature}
6432
6433rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6434 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6435 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6436 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6437 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6438 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6439 and updated.
6440
6441 Examples: >
6442 :echo rand()
6443 :let seed = srand()
6444 :echo rand(seed)
6445 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6446<
6447
6448 *E726* *E727*
6449range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6450 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6451 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6452 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6453 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6454 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6455 producing a value past {max}).
6456 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6457 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6458 start this is an error.
6459 Examples: >
6460 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6461 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6462 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6463 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6464 range(0) " []
6465 range(2, 0) " error!
6466<
6467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6468 GetExpr()->range()
6469<
6470
6471readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6472 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6473 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6474 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6475 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6476
6477
6478readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6479 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6480 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6481 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6482 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6483 argument below for changing the sort order.
6484
6485 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6486 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6487 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6488 be handled.
6489 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6490 added to the list.
6491 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6492 to the list.
6493 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6494 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6495 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6496 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6497 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6498< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6499 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006500< *E857*
6501 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006502 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6503 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6504
6505 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6506 Valid values are:
6507 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6508 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6509 each character, technically, using
6510 strcmp()) (default)
6511 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6512 using strcasecmp())
6513 "collate" sort using the collation order
6514 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6515 (technically using strcoll())
6516 Other values are silently ignored.
6517
6518 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6519 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6520 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6521< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6522 function! s:tree(dir)
6523 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6524 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006525 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006526 endfunction
6527 echo s:tree(".")
6528<
6529 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6530 GetDirName()->readdir()
6531<
6532readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6533 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6534 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6535 information in {directory}.
6536 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6537 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6538 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6539 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6540 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6541 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6542 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6543 argument, see |readdir()|.
6544
6545 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6546 following items:
6547 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6548 name Name of the entry.
6549 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6550 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6551 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6552 type Type of the entry.
6553 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6554 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6555 Other symlink "link"
6556 On MS-Windows:
6557 Normal file "file"
6558 Directory "dir"
6559 Junction "junction"
6560 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6561 Other symlink "link"
6562 Other reparse point "reparse"
6563 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6564 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6565 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6566 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6567 itself because of performance reasons.
6568
6569 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6570 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6571 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6572 be handled.
6573 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6574 added to the list.
6575 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6576 to the list.
6577 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6578 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6579 of the entry.
6580 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6581 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6582 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6583<
6584 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6585 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6586 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6587
6588<
6589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6590 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6591<
6592
6593 *readfile()*
6594readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6595 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6596 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6597 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6598 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6599 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6600 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6601 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6602 added.
6603 - No CR characters are removed.
6604 Otherwise:
6605 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6606 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6607 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6608 removed from the text.
6609 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6610 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6611 lines of a file: >
6612 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6613 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6614 :endfor
6615< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6616 are returned, or as many as there are.
6617 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6618 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6619 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6620 file into a buffer if you need to.
6621 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6622 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6623 unmodified.
6624 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6625 the result is an empty list.
6626 Also see |writefile()|.
6627
6628 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6629 GetFileName()->readfile()
6630
6631reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6632 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6633 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6634 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006635 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006636
6637 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6638 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6639 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6640 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6641
6642 Examples: >
6643 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6644 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6645 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6646 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
6647<
6648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6649 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
6650
6651
6652reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
6653 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
6654 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
6655 See |@|.
6656
6657reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
6658 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
6659 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
6660
6661reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
6662 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
6663 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
6664 list<any> can be used.
6665 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
6666 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
6667
6668 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
6669 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
6670 specified in the argument.
6671 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
6672 and {end}.
6673
6674 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
6675 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
6676 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6677
6678 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6679 GetStart()->reltime()
6680<
6681 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6682
6683reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
6684 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
6685 Example: >
6686 let start = reltime()
6687 call MyFunction()
6688 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
6689< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
6690 Also see |profiling|.
6691 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
6692 script an error is given.
6693
6694 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6695 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
6696
6697< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6698
6699reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
6700 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
6701 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
6702 microseconds. Example: >
6703 let start = reltime()
6704 call MyFunction()
6705 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
6706< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
6707 The accuracy depends on the system.
6708 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
6709 can use split() to remove it. >
6710 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
6711< Also see |profiling|.
6712 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
6713 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6714
6715 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6716 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
6717
6718< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6719
6720 *remote_expr()* *E449*
6721remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006722 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6723 string, also see |{server}|.
6724
6725 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
6726 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
6727 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
6728 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
6729 "\n").
6730
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006731 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
6732 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
6733 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006734
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006735 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
6736 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006737
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006738 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6739 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6740 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6741 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
6742 and the result will be the empty string.
6743
6744 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
6745 independent of a function currently being active. Except
6746 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
6747 arguments can be evaluated.
6748
6749 Examples: >
6750 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
6751 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
6752<
6753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6754 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
6755
6756remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
6757 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006758 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006759 This works like: >
6760 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
6761< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
6762 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
6763 to bring itself to the foreground.
6764 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
6765 like foreground() does.
6766 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6767
6768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6769 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
6770
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006771< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006772 Win32 console version}
6773
6774
6775remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
6776 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
6777 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
6778 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
6779 name of a variable.
6780 Returns zero if none are available.
6781 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
6782 See also |clientserver|.
6783 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6784 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6785 Examples: >
6786 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006787 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006788
6789< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6790 ServerId()->remote_peek()
6791
6792remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
6793 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
6794 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
6795 reply is available.
6796 See also |clientserver|.
6797 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6798 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6799 Example: >
6800 :echo remote_read(id)
6801
6802< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6803 ServerId()->remote_read()
6804<
6805 *remote_send()* *E241*
6806remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006807 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6808 string, also see |{server}|.
6809
6810 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
6811 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
6812 |:map|.
6813
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006814 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
6815 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
6816 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006817
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006818 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6819 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6820 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6821
6822 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
6823 up the display.
6824 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006825 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006826 \ remote_read(serverid)
6827
6828 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
6829 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006830 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006831 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
6832<
6833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6834 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
6835<
6836 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
6837remote_startserver({name})
6838 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
6839 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
6840
6841 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6842 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
6843
6844< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6845
6846remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
6847 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
6848 return the item.
6849 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6850 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
6851 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
6852 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
6853 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
6854 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006855 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006856 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6857<
6858 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
6859
6860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6861 mylist->remove(idx)
6862
6863remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
6864 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
6865 return the byte.
6866 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
6867 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
6868 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
6869 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
6870 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006871 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006872 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
6873
6874remove({dict}, {key})
6875 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
6876 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006877 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006878< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
6879
6880rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
6881 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
6882 should also work to move files across file systems. The
6883 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
6884 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
6885 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
6886 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6887
6888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6889 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
6890
6891repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
6892 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
6893 result. Example: >
6894 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
6895< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
6896 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
6897 {count} times. Example: >
6898 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
6899< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
6900
6901 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6902 mylist->repeat(count)
6903
6904resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
6905 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
6906 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
6907 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
6908 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
6909 removed, return {filename}.
6910 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
6911 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
6912 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
6913 stopped after 100 iterations.
6914 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
6915 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
6916 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
6917 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
6918 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
6919
6920 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6921 GetName()->resolve()
6922
6923reverse({object}) *reverse()*
6924 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
6925 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
6926 Returns {object}.
6927 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
6928 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
6929< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6930 mylist->reverse()
6931
6932round({expr}) *round()*
6933 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
6934 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
6935 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
6936 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6937 Examples: >
6938 echo round(0.456)
6939< 0.0 >
6940 echo round(4.5)
6941< 5.0 >
6942 echo round(-4.5)
6943< -5.0
6944
6945 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6946 Compute()->round()
6947<
6948 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6949
6950rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
6951 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
6952 converted to Vim data structures.
6953 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
6954 are copied though).
6955 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
6956 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
6957 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
6958 "Object#to_s" method.
6959 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6960 to {expr}.
6961
6962 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6963 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
6964
6965< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
6966
6967screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
6968 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
6969 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
6970 attribute at other positions.
6971
6972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6973 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
6974
6975screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
6976 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
6977 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
6978 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
6979 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
6980 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
6981 encodings it may only be the first byte.
6982 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6983 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
6984
6985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6986 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
6987
6988screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
6989 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
6990 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
6991 composing characters on top of the base character.
6992 This is mainly to be used for testing.
6993 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
6994
6995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6996 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
6997
6998screencol() *screencol()*
6999 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7000 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7001 This function is mainly used for testing.
7002
7003 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7004 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7005 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7006 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7007 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007008 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007009 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7010 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7011<
7012screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7013 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7014 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7015 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7016 The Dict has these members:
7017 row screen row
7018 col first screen column
7019 endcol last screen column
7020 curscol cursor screen column
7021 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7022 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7023 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7024 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7025 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7026 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7027 width character it would be the same as "col".
7028 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7029 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7030 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7031 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007032 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7033 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007034
7035 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7036 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7037
7038screenrow() *screenrow()*
7039 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7040 cursor. The top line has number one.
7041 This function is mainly used for testing.
7042 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7043
7044 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7045
7046screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7047 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7048 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7049 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7050 characters.
7051 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7052 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7053
7054 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7055 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7056<
7057 *search()*
7058search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7059 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7060 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7061
7062 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7063 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7064 move. No error message is given.
7065
7066 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7067 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7068 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7069 'e' move to the End of the match
7070 'n' do Not move the cursor
7071 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7072 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7073 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7074 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7075 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7076 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7077
7078 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7079 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7080 flag.
7081
7082 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7083
7084 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7085 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7086 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7087 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
7088 search starts one column further. This matters for
7089 overlapping matches.
7090 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7091 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7092 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7093 file).
7094
7095 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7096 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7097 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7098 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7099 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7100< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7101 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7102 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
7103
7104 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7105 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7106 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7107 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7108 giving the argument.
7109 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7110
7111 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7112 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7113 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7114 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7115 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7116 function reference or a lambda.
7117 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7118 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7119 and -1 returned.
7120 *search()-sub-match*
7121 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7122 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7123 whole pattern did match.
7124 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7125
7126 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7127 flag is used.
7128
7129 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7130 :let n = 1
7131 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007132 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007133 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7134 : " first search to find match at start of file
7135 : normal G$
7136 : let flags = "w"
7137 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7138 : s/foo/bar/g
7139 : let flags = "W"
7140 : endwhile
7141 : update " write the file if modified
7142 : let n = n + 1
7143 :endwhile
7144<
7145 Example for using some flags: >
7146 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7147< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7148 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7149 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7150 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7151 line:
7152 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7153 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7154 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7155 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7156 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7157
7158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7159 GetPattern()->search()
7160
7161searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7162 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7163 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7164 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7165
7166 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7167 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7168
7169 key type meaning ~
7170 current |Number| current position of match;
7171 0 if the cursor position is
7172 before the first match
7173 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7174 "pos", otherwise 0
7175 total |Number| total count of matches found
7176 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7177 1: recomputing was timed out
7178 2: max count exceeded
7179
7180 For {options} see further down.
7181
7182 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7183 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7184 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7185 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7186 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7187
7188 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7189 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7190
7191 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7192 " to 1)
7193 let result = searchcount()
7194<
7195 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
7196 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7197 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7198 if empty(result)
7199 return ''
7200 endif
7201 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7202 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7203 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7204 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7205 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7206 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7207 \ result.current, result.total)
7208 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7209 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7210 \ result.current, result.total)
7211 endif
7212 endif
7213 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7214 \ result.current, result.total)
7215 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007216 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007217
7218 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7219 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007220 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007221 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7222<
7223 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7224 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7225
7226 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7227 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7228 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7229 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7230 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7231 call searchcount(#{
7232 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7233 redrawstatus
7234 endif
7235 endfunction
7236<
7237 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7238 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7239
7240 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7241 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7242 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7243
7244 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7245 " search again
7246 call searchcount()
7247<
7248 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7249 key type meaning ~
7250 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7251 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7252 otherwise returns the last
7253 computed result (when |n| or
7254 |N| was used when "S" is not
7255 in 'shortmess', or this
7256 function was called).
7257 (default: |TRUE|)
7258 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7259 and different with |@/|.
7260 this works as same as the
7261 below command is executed
7262 before calling this function >
7263 let @/ = pattern
7264< (default: |@/|)
7265 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7266 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7267 for recomputing the result
7268 (default: 0)
7269 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7270 limit. max count of matched
7271 text while recomputing the
7272 result. if search exceeded
7273 total count, "total" value
7274 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7275 (default: 99)
7276 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7277 when recomputing the result.
7278 this changes "current" result
7279 value. see |cursor()|,
7280 |getpos()|
7281 (default: cursor's position)
7282
7283 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7284 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7285<
7286searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7287 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7288
7289 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7290 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7291 first match in the function.
7292
7293 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7294 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7295 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7296
7297 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7298 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7299 Example: >
7300 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7301 echo getline('.')
7302 endif
7303<
7304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7305 GetName()->searchdecl()
7306<
7307 *searchpair()*
7308searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7309 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7310 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7311 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7312 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7313 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7314 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7315 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7316 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7317 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7318 given.
7319
7320 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7321 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7322 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7323 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7324 typical use is: >
7325 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7326< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7327
7328 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7329 |search()|. Additionally:
7330 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7331 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7332 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7333 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7334 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7335 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7336
7337 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7338 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7339 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7340 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7341 or a string.
7342 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7343 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7344 and -1 returned.
7345 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7346 Anything else makes the function fail.
7347 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7348 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7349
7350 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7351
7352 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7353 patterns are used like it's on.
7354
7355 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7356 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7357 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7358 if 1
7359 if 2
7360 endif 2
7361 endif 1
7362< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7363 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7364 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7365 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7366 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7367 "endif 2".
7368 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7369 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7370 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7371 the matching start.
7372
7373 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7374
7375 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7376 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7377
7378< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7379 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7380 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7381 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7382 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7383 match.
7384 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7385
7386 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7387
7388< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7389 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7390 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7391
7392 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7393 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7394<
7395 *searchpairpos()*
7396searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7397 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7398 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7399 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7400 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7401 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7402 returns [0, 0]. >
7403
7404 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7405<
7406 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7407
7408 *searchpos()*
7409searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7410 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7411 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7412 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7413 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7414 returns [0, 0].
7415 Example: >
7416 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7417
7418< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7419 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7420 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7421< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7422 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7423
7424 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7425 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7426
7427server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7428 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7429 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7430 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7431 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7432 Note:
7433 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7434 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7435 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7436 See also |clientserver|.
7437 Example: >
7438 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7439
7440< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7441 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7442<
7443serverlist() *serverlist()*
7444 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7445 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7446 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7447 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7448 Example: >
7449 :echo serverlist()
7450<
7451setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7452 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7453 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7454
7455 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7456 |bufload()| if needed.
7457
7458 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7459 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7460
7461 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7462 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7463 line then those lines are added.
7464
7465 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7466
7467 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7468 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7469 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7470 added below the last line.
7471
7472 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7473 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7474 error is given.
7475 On success 0 is returned.
7476
7477 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7478 third argument: >
7479 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7480
7481setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7482 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7483 {val}.
7484 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7485 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7486 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7487 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7488 The {varname} argument is a string.
7489 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7490 Examples: >
7491 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7492 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7493< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7494
7495 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7496 third argument: >
7497 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7498
7499
7500setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7501 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7502 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7503 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7504 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7505 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7506
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007507< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007508 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7509 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7510 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7511 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7512 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7513 the character width in screen cells.
7514 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7515 range overlaps with another.
7516 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7517
7518 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7519 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7520
7521 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7522 setcellwidths([]);
7523< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7524 the effect for known emoji characters.
7525
7526setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7527 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7528 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7529
7530 Example:
7531 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7532 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7533< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7534 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7535< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7536
7537 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7538 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7539
7540setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7541 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7542 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7543
7544 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7545 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7546 character search
7547 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7548 0 for backward
7549 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7550 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7551 character search
7552
7553 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7554 from a script: >
7555 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7556 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7557 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7558< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7559
7560 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7561 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7562
7563setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7564 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7565 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7566 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7567 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7568 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7569 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7570 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7571 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7572 before inserting the resulting text.
7573 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7574 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7575 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7576 command line.
7577
7578 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7579 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7580
7581setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7582setcursorcharpos({list})
7583 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7584 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7585
7586 Example:
7587 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7588 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7589< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7590 call cursor(4, 3)
7591< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7592
7593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7594 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7595
7596
7597setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7598 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7599 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7600
7601< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7602 See also |expr-env|.
7603
7604 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7605 second argument: >
7606 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7607
7608setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7609 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7610 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7611 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7612 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7613 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7614 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7615 characters are not supported.
7616
7617 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7618 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7619 would do the same thing.
7620
7621 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7622
7623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7624 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7625<
7626 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7627
7628
7629setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7630 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7631 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7632 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7633
7634 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7635 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7636 added below the last line.
7637 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
7638 converted to a String.
7639
7640 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
7641 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
7642 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
7643
7644 Example: >
7645 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
7646
7647< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
7648 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
7649 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
7650< This is equivalent to: >
7651 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
7652 : call setline(n, l)
7653 :endfor
7654
7655< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
7656
7657 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7658 second argument: >
7659 GetText()->setline(lnum)
7660
7661setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
7662 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
7663 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7664 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
7665
7666 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
7667 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
7668 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
7669 Also see |location-list|.
7670
7671 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
7672
7673 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7674 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
7675 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
7676
7677 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7678 second argument: >
7679 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
7680
7681setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
7682 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
7683 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
7684 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
7685 example for |getmatches()|.
7686 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7687 window ID instead of the current window.
7688
7689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7690 GetMatches()->setmatches()
7691<
7692 *setpos()*
7693setpos({expr}, {list})
7694 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
7695 . the cursor
7696 'x mark x
7697
7698 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
7699 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
7700 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
7701
7702 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
7703 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
7704 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
7705 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
7706 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
7707 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
7708 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
7709 Does not change the jumplist.
7710
7711 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
7712 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
7713 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
7714 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
7715
7716 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
7717 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
7718 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
7719 character.
7720
7721 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
7722 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
7723 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
7724 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
7725 mark position it is not used.
7726
7727 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
7728 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
7729 before '>.
7730
7731 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
7732 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
7733
7734 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
7735
7736 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
7737 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
7738 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
7739 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
7740 |winrestview()|.
7741
7742 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7743 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
7744
7745setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
7746 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
7747
7748 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7749 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
7750 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
7751 {what}.
7752 *setqflist-what*
7753 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
7754 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
7755 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
7756 entries:
7757
7758 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
7759 buffer
7760 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
7761 present or it is invalid.
7762 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
7763 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
7764 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007765 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007766 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
7767 col column number
7768 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
7769 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007770 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007771 nr error number
7772 text description of the error
7773 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
7774 valid recognized error message
7775
7776 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
7777 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
7778 locate a matching error line.
7779 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
7780 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
7781 item will not be handled as an error line.
7782 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
7783 be used.
7784 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
7785 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
7786 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
7787 cleared.
7788 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
7789 |getqflist()| returns.
7790
7791 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
7792 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
7793 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
7794 new list is created.
7795
7796 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
7797 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
7798 clear the list: >
7799 :call setqflist([], 'r')
7800<
7801 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
7802 freed.
7803
7804 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
7805 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
7806 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
7807 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
7808 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
7809
7810 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
7811 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
7812 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
7813 "lines". If this is not present, then the
7814 'errorformat' option value is used.
7815 See |quickfix-parse|
7816 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
7817 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
7818 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
7819 then the last entry in the list is set as the
7820 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
7821 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
7822 argument.
7823 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
7824 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
7825 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
7826 See |quickfix-parse|
7827 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
7828 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
7829 the last quickfix list.
7830 quickfixtextfunc
7831 function to get the text to display in the
7832 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
7833 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
7834 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
7835 of how to write the function and an example.
7836 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
7837 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
7838 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
7839 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
7840 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
7841 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
7842 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
7843 specify the list.
7844
7845 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
7846 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
7847 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
7848 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
7849<
7850 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7851
7852 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
7853 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
7854 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
7855
7856 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7857 second argument: >
7858 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
7859<
7860 *setreg()*
7861setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
7862 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
7863 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
7864 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
7865 {regname} must be one character.
7866
7867 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
7868 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
7869 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
7870 then the value is appended.
7871
7872 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
7873 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
7874 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
7875 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
7876 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
7877 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
7878 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
7879 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
7880
7881 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
7882 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
7883 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
7884 mode is never selected automatically.
7885 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7886
7887 *E883*
7888 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
7889 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
7890 items act like empty strings.
7891
7892 Examples: >
7893 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
7894 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
7895 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
7896 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
7897
7898< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
7899 register: >
7900 :let var_a = getreginfo()
7901 :call setreg('a', var_a)
7902< or: >
7903 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
7904 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
7905 ....
7906 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
7907< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
7908 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
7909 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
7910 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
7911
7912 You can also change the type of a register by appending
7913 nothing: >
7914 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
7915
7916< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7917 second argument: >
7918 GetText()->setreg('a')
7919
7920settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
7921 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
7922 |t:var|
7923 The {varname} argument is a string.
7924 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7925 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
7926 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
7927 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
7928 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7929
7930 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7931 third argument: >
7932 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
7933
7934settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
7935 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
7936 {val}.
7937 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
7938 use |setwinvar()|.
7939 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7940 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
7941 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
7942 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
7943 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
7944 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
7945 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
7946 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
7947 Examples: >
7948 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
7949 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
7950< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7951
7952 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7953 fourth argument: >
7954 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
7955
7956settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
7957 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
7958 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7959
7960 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
7961 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
7962 stack.
7963 *E962*
7964 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
7965 argument:
7966 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
7967 stack is replaced.
7968 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
7969 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
7970 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
7971 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
7972 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
7973
7974 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
7975 stack after the modification.
7976
7977 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7978
7979 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
7980 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
7981 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
7982
7983< Save and restore the tag stack: >
7984 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
7985 " do something else
7986 call settagstack(1003, stack)
7987 unlet stack
7988<
7989 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7990 second argument: >
7991 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
7992
7993setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
7994 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
7995 Examples: >
7996 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
7997 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
7998
7999< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8000 third argument: >
8001 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8002
8003sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8004 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8005 checksum of {string}.
8006
8007 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8008 GetText()->sha256()
8009
8010< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8011
8012shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8013 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8014 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008015 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008016 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8017 quotes.
8018 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8019 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8020 {string}.
8021 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8022 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8023
8024 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8025 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8026 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8027 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8028 command.
8029
8030 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8031 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8032 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8033 even when inside single quotes.
8034
8035 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8036 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8037 escaped a second time.
8038
8039 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8040 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8041 character inside single quotes.
8042
8043 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008044 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008045< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8046 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008047 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008048< See also |::S|.
8049
8050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8051 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8052
8053shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8054 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8055 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8056 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8057 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8058 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8059
8060 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8061 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8062 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8063 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8064
8065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8066 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8067
8068sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8069
8070
8071simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8072 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8073 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8074 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8075 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8076 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8077 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8078 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8079 standard).
8080 Example: >
8081 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8082< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8083 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8084 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8085 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8086 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8087
8088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8089 GetName()->simplify()
8090
8091sin({expr}) *sin()*
8092 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8093 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8094 Examples: >
8095 :echo sin(100)
8096< -0.506366 >
8097 :echo sin(-4.01)
8098< 0.763301
8099
8100 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8101 Compute()->sin()
8102<
8103 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8104
8105
8106sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8107 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8108 [-inf, inf].
8109 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8110 Examples: >
8111 :echo sinh(0.5)
8112< 0.521095 >
8113 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8114< -1.026517
8115
8116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8117 Compute()->sinh()
8118<
8119 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8120
8121
8122slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8123 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8124 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8125 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8126 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8127 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8128 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
8129
8130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8131 GetList()->slice(offset)
8132
8133
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008134sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008135 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8136
8137 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8138 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8139
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008140< When {how} is omitted or is an string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008141 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8142 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8143 current buffer use |:sort|.
8144
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008145 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8146 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8147 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008148
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008149 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008150 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8151 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8152 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8153 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8154 case. Example: >
8155 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8156 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8157 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8158< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8159>
8160 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8161 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8162 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8163< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8164 This does not work properly on Mac.
8165
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008166 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008167 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8168 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8169 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8170
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008171 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008172 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8173 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8174
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008175 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008176 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8177
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008178 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008179 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8180 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8181 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8182 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8183
8184 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8185 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8186
8187 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8188 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8189 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8190 same order as they were originally.
8191
8192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8193 mylist->sort()
8194
8195< Also see |uniq()|.
8196
8197 Example: >
8198 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8199 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8200 endfunc
8201 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8202< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8203 ignores overflow: >
8204 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8205 return a:i1 - a:i2
8206 endfunc
8207< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8208 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8209<
8210sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8211 Stop playing all sounds.
8212
8213 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8214 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8215
8216 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8217
8218 *sound_playevent()*
8219sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8220 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8221 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8222 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8223 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8224 call sound_playevent('bell')
8225< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8226 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8227 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8228
8229 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8230 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8231 argument is the status:
8232 0 sound was played to the end
8233 1 sound was interrupted
8234 2 error occurred after sound started
8235 Example: >
8236 func Callback(id, status)
8237 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8238 endfunc
8239 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8240
8241< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8242
8243 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8244 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8245
8246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8247 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8248
8249< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8250
8251 *sound_playfile()*
8252sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8253 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8254 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8255 with this command: >
8256 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8257
8258< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8259 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8260
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008261< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008262
8263
8264sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8265 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8266 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8267
8268 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8269 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8270
8271 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8272 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8273
8274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8275 soundid->sound_stop()
8276
8277< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8278
8279 *soundfold()*
8280soundfold({word})
8281 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8282 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8283 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8284 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8285 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8286 the method can be quite slow.
8287
8288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8289 GetWord()->soundfold()
8290<
8291 *spellbadword()*
8292spellbadword([{sentence}])
8293 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8294 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8295 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8296 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8297
8298 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8299 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8300 result is an empty string.
8301
8302 The return value is a list with two items:
8303 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8304 - The type of the spelling error:
8305 "bad" spelling mistake
8306 "rare" rare word
8307 "local" word only valid in another region
8308 "caps" word should start with Capital
8309 Example: >
8310 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8311< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8312
8313 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8314 of 'spelllang' are used.
8315
8316 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8317 GetText()->spellbadword()
8318<
8319 *spellsuggest()*
8320spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8321 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8322 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8323 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8324
8325 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8326 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8327 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8328
8329 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8330 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8331 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8332 replace a line.
8333
8334 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8335 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8336 although it may appear capitalized.
8337
8338 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8339 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8340
8341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8342 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8343
8344split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8345 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8346 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8347 item.
8348 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8349 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8350 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8351 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8352 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8353 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8354 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8355 Example: >
8356 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8357< To split a string in individual characters: >
8358 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8359< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8360 the end of the pattern: >
8361 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8362< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8363 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8364 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8365< The opposite function is |join()|.
8366
8367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8368 GetString()->split()
8369
8370sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8371 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8372 |Float|.
8373 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
8374 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
8375 Examples: >
8376 :echo sqrt(100)
8377< 10.0 >
8378 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8379< nan
8380 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8381
8382 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8383 Compute()->sqrt()
8384<
8385 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8386
8387
8388srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8389 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8390 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8391 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8392 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8393 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8394 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8395 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8396
8397 Examples: >
8398 :let seed = srand()
8399 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8400 :echo rand(seed)
8401
8402state([{what}]) *state()*
8403 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8404 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8405 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8406 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8407 Yes: then do it right away.
8408 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8409 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8410 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8411 messages and callbacks).
8412 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8413 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8414 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8415 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8416 Also see |mode()|.
8417
8418 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8419 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8420 if state('s') == ''
8421 " screen has not scrolled
8422<
8423 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8424 something is busy:
8425 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8426 stuffed command
8427 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8428 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8429 x executing an autocommand
8430 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8431 ch_readraw() when reading json
8432 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8433 |f| or a count
8434 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8435 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8436 s screen has scrolled for messages
8437
8438str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8439 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8440 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8441 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8442 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8443 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8444 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8445 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8446 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8447 thousand.
8448 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8449 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8450 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8451 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8452 |substitute()|: >
8453 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8454<
8455 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8456 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8457<
8458 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8459
8460str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8461 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8462 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8463 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8464 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8465< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8466
8467 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8468 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8469 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8470 properly: >
8471 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8472
8473< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8474 GetString()->str2list()
8475
8476
8477str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8478 Convert string {string} to a number.
8479 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8480 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8481 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8482
8483 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8484 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8485 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8486 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8487<
8488 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8489 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8490 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8491 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8492 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8493
8494 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8495 GetText()->str2nr()
8496
8497
8498strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8499 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8500 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8501 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8502 composing characters separately.
8503
8504 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8505
8506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8507 GetText()->strcharlen()
8508
8509
8510strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8511 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8512 of byte index and length.
8513 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8514 counted separately.
8515 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8516 similar to |slice()|.
8517 When a character index is used where a character does not
8518 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8519 example: >
8520 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8521< results in 'a'.
8522
8523 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8524 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8525
8526
8527strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8528 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8529 in String {string}.
8530 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8531 counted separately.
8532 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8533 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8534
8535 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8536
8537 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8538 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8539 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8540 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8541 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8542 endfunction
8543 else
8544 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8545 if a:skipcc
8546 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8547 else
8548 return strchars(a:str)
8549 endif
8550 endfunction
8551 endif
8552<
8553 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8554 GetText()->strchars()
8555
8556strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8557 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8558 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8559 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8560 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8561 matters for Tab characters.
8562 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8563 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8564 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8565 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8566 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8567 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8568
8569 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8570 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8571
8572strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8573 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8574 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8575 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8576 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8577 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8578 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8579 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8580 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8581 Examples: >
8582 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8583 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8584 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8585 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8586 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8587 Show mod time of file.c.
8588< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8589 :if exists("*strftime")
8590
8591< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8592 GetFormat()->strftime()
8593
8594strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
8595 Get character {index} from {str}. This uses a character
8596 index, not a byte index. Composing characters are considered
8597 separate characters here.
8598 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8599
8600 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8601 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8602
8603stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8604 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8605 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8606 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8607 This can be used to find a second match: >
8608 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8609 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8610< The search is done case-sensitive.
8611 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8612 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8613 See also |strridx()|.
8614 Examples: >
8615 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8616 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
8617 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
8618< *strstr()* *strchr()*
8619 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8620 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
8621
8622 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8623 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
8624<
8625 *string()*
8626string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
8627 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
8628 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
8629 {expr} type result ~
8630 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
8631 Number 123
8632 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
8633 Funcref function('name')
8634 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
8635 List [item, item]
8636 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
8637
8638 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
8639 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
8640 will then fail.
8641
8642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8643 mylist->string()
8644
8645< Also see |strtrans()|.
8646
8647
8648strlen({string}) *strlen()*
8649 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
8650 {string} in bytes.
8651 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
8652 For other types an error is given.
8653 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
8654 |strchars()|.
8655 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8656
8657 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8658 GetString()->strlen()
8659
8660strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
8661 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
8662 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
8663 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
8664 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
8665 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
8666 following composing characters).
8667 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
8668 |strcharpart()|.
8669
8670 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
8671 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
8672 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
8673 end of the {src}. >
8674 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
8675 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
8676 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
8677 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
8678
8679< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
8680 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
8681 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
8682<
8683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8684 GetText()->strpart(5)
8685
8686strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
8687 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
8688 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
8689 the format specified in {format}.
8690
8691 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
8692 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
8693 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
8694 matters.
8695
8696 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
8697 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
8698 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
8699 result.
8700
8701 See also |strftime()|.
8702 Examples: >
8703 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
8704< 862156163 >
8705 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
8706< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
8707 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
8708< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
8709
8710 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8711 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
8712<
8713 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8714 :if exists("*strptime")
8715
8716strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
8717 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8718 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
8719 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
8720 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
8721 match: >
8722 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
8723 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
8724< The search is done case-sensitive.
8725 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8726 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8727 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
8728 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
8729 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
8730< *strrchr()*
8731 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
8732 function strrchr().
8733
8734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8735 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
8736
8737strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
8738 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
8739 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
8740 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
8741 echo strtrans(@a)
8742< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
8743 starting a new line.
8744
8745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8746 GetString()->strtrans()
8747
8748strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
8749 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8750 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
8751 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
8752 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8753 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8754 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
8755
8756 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8757 GetString()->strwidth()
8758
8759submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
8760 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
8761 substitute() function.
8762 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
8763 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
8764 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
8765 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
8766 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
8767
8768 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
8769 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
8770 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
8771 text.
8772 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
8773 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
8774 items, since there are no real line breaks.
8775
8776 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
8777 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
8778
8779 Examples: >
8780 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
8781 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
8782< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
8783 A line break is included as a newline character.
8784
8785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8786 GetNr()->submatch()
8787
8788substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
8789 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
8790 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
8791 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
8792 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
8793
8794 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
8795 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
8796 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
8797 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
8798 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
8799 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
8800 used.
8801
8802 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
8803 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
8804 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
8805 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
8806
8807 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
8808 unmodified.
8809
8810 Example: >
8811 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
8812< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
8813 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
8814< results in "TESTING".
8815
8816 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
8817 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
8818 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008819 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008820
8821< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
8822 optional argument. Example: >
8823 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
8824< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
8825 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
8826 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008827 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008828
8829< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8830 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
8831
8832swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
8833 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
8834 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
8835 version Vim version
8836 user user name
8837 host host name
8838 fname original file name
8839 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
8840 file
8841 mtime last modification time in seconds
8842 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
8843 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
8844 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
8845 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
8846 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
8847 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
8848 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
8849 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
8850
8851 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8852 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
8853
8854swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
8855 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
8856 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8857 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
8858 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
8859 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
8860
8861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8862 GetBufname()->swapname()
8863
8864synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
8865 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
8866 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
8867 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
8868 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
8869
8870 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
8871 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
8872 Note that when the position is after the last character,
8873 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
8874 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8875
8876 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
8877 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
8878 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
8879 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
8880 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
8881 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
8882 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
8883
8884 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
8885 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
8886<
8887
8888synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
8889 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
8890 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
8891 about a syntax item.
8892 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
8893 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
8894 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
8895 used (GUI, cterm or term).
8896 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
8897 {what} result
8898 "name" the name of the syntax item
8899 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
8900 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
8901 term: empty string)
8902 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
8903 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
8904 |highlight-font|
8905 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
8906 |highlight-guisp|
8907 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
8908 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
8909 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
8910 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
8911 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
8912 "bold" "1" if bold
8913 "italic" "1" if italic
8914 "reverse" "1" if reverse
8915 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
8916 "standout" "1" if standout
8917 "underline" "1" if underlined
8918 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
8919 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
8920
8921 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
8922 cursor): >
8923 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
8924<
8925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8926 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8927
8928
8929synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
8930 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
8931 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
8932 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
8933 ":highlight link" are followed.
8934
8935 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8936 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
8937
8938synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
8939 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
8940 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
8941 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
8942 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8943 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
8944 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
8945 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
8946 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
8947 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
8948 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
8949 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
8950 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
8951 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
8952 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
8953 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
8954 and replaced by the character "X", then:
8955 call returns ~
8956 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
8957 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
8958 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
8959 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
8960 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
8961 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
8962
8963
8964synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
8965 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
8966 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
8967 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
8968 like what |synID()| returns.
8969 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
8970 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
8971 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
8972 transparent item.
8973 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
8974 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
8975 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
8976 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
8977 endfor
8978< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
8979 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
8980 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
8981 valid positions.
8982
8983system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
8984 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
8985 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
8986
8987 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
8988 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
8989 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
8990 separators yourself.
8991 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
8992 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
8993 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
8994 list items converted to NULs).
8995 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
8996 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
8997 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
8998 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
8999
9000 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9001
9002 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9003 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9004 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9005 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9006 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9007<
9008 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9009 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9010 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9011 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9012 cause trouble.
9013 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9014
9015 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009016 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9017 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009018
9019< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9020 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9021 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9022 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9023 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9024
9025 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9026 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9027 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9028 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9029 concatenated commands.
9030
9031 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9032 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9033
9034 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9035 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9036
9037 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9038 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9039 when using a security agent application.
9040 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9041 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9042
9043 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9044 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9045
9046
9047systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9048 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9049 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9050 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9051 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9052 result ends in a NL.
9053 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9054
9055 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9056 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9057 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9058<
9059 Returns an empty string on error.
9060
9061 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9062 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9063
9064
9065tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9066 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9067 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9068 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9069 omitted the current tab page is used.
9070 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9071 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9072 let buflist = []
9073 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9074 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9075 endfor
9076< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9077
9078 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9079 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9080
9081tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9082 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9083 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9084
9085 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9086 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9087 count).
9088 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9089 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9090 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9091 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9092
9093
9094tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9095 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9096 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9097 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9098 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9099 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9100 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9101 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9102 Useful examples: >
9103 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9104 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9105< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9106
9107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9108 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9109<
9110 *tagfiles()*
9111tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9112 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9113
9114
9115taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9116 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9117
9118 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9119 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9120 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9121
9122 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9123 entries:
9124 name Name of the tag.
9125 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9126 defined. It is either relative to the
9127 current directory or a full path.
9128 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9129 the file.
9130 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9131 entry depends on the language specific
9132 kind values. Only available when
9133 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009134 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009135 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9136 |static-tag| for more information.
9137 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9138 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9139 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9140 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9141 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9142 contained in.
9143
9144 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9145 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9146
9147 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9148
9149 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9150 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9151 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9152 search regular expression pattern.
9153
9154 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9155 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9156 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9157
9158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9159 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9160
9161tan({expr}) *tan()*
9162 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9163 in the range [-inf, inf].
9164 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9165 Examples: >
9166 :echo tan(10)
9167< 0.648361 >
9168 :echo tan(-4.01)
9169< -1.181502
9170
9171 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9172 Compute()->tan()
9173<
9174 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9175
9176
9177tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9178 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9179 range [-1, 1].
9180 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9181 Examples: >
9182 :echo tanh(0.5)
9183< 0.462117 >
9184 :echo tanh(-1)
9185< -0.761594
9186
9187 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9188 Compute()->tanh()
9189<
9190 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9191
9192
9193tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9194 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9195 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9196 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9197 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009198 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009199< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9200 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9201 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9202 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9203
9204
9205term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9206
9207
9208terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9209 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9210 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9211 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9212 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9213 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9214 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9215 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9216 mouse mouse type supported
9217
9218 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9219
9220 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9221 an empty dictionary.
9222
9223 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9224 current cursor style.
9225 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9226 request the cursor blink status.
9227 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9228 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9229 and |t_RC| on startup.
9230
9231 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9232 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9233
9234 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9235
9236 Also see:
9237 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9238 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9239 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9240
9241
9242test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9243
9244
9245 *timer_info()*
9246timer_info([{id}])
9247 Return a list with information about timers.
9248 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9249 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9250 returned.
9251 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9252
9253 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9254 these items:
9255 "id" the timer ID
9256 "time" time the timer was started with
9257 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9258 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9259 -1 means forever
9260 "callback" the callback
9261 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9262
9263 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9264 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9265
9266< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9267
9268timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9269 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9270 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9271 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9272 has passed.
9273
9274 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9275 for a short time.
9276
9277 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9278 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9279 See |non-zero-arg|.
9280
9281 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9282 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9283
9284< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9285
9286 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9287timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9288 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9289
9290 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9291 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9292 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9293
9294 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9295 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9296 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9297 waiting for input.
9298 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9299 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9300
9301 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9302 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9303 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9304 the callback will be called once.
9305 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9306 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9307 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9308 messages.
9309
9310 Example: >
9311 func MyHandler(timer)
9312 echo 'Handler called'
9313 endfunc
9314 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9315 \ {'repeat': 3})
9316< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9317 intervals.
9318
9319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9320 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9321
9322< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9323 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9324
9325timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9326 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9327 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9328 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9329
9330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9331 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9332
9333< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9334
9335timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9336 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9337 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9338 timers there is no error.
9339
9340 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9341
9342tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9343 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9344 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
9345 the string).
9346
9347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9348 GetText()->tolower()
9349
9350toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9351 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9352 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
9353 the string).
9354
9355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9356 GetText()->toupper()
9357
9358tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9359 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9360 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9361 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9362 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9363 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9364 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9365
9366 Examples: >
9367 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9368< returns "Hello THere" >
9369 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9370< returns "{blob}"
9371
9372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9373 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9374
9375trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9376 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9377 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9378
9379 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9380 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9381 space character 0xa0.
9382
9383 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9384 characters:
9385 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9386 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9387 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9388 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9389
9390 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
9391
9392 Examples: >
9393 echo trim(" some text ")
9394< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009395 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009396< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9397 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9398< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9399 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9400< returns " vim"
9401
9402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9403 GetText()->trim()
9404
9405trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9406 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9407 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9408 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9409 Examples: >
9410 echo trunc(1.456)
9411< 1.0 >
9412 echo trunc(-5.456)
9413< -5.0 >
9414 echo trunc(4.0)
9415< 4.0
9416
9417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9418 Compute()->trunc()
9419<
9420 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9421
9422 *type()*
9423type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9424 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9425 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9426 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9427 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9428 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9429 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9430 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9431 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9432 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9433 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9434 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9435 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9436 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9437 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9438 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9439 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9440 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9441 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9442 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9443 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9444 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9445 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9446< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9447 :if exists('v:t_number')
9448
9449< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9450 mylist->type()
9451
9452
9453typename({expr}) *typename()*
9454 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9455 Example: >
9456 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9457 list<number>
9458
9459
9460undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9461 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9462 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9463 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9464 the undo file exists.
9465 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9466 is used internally.
9467 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9468 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9469 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9470 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9471 returns an empty string.
9472
9473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9474 GetFilename()->undofile()
9475
9476undotree() *undotree()*
9477 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9478 the following items:
9479 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9480 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9481 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9482 when some changes were undone.
9483 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9484 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9485 something readable.
9486 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9487 write yet.
9488 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9489 tree.
9490 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9491 This happens when waiting from input from the
9492 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9493 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9494 undo blocks.
9495
9496 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9497 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9498 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9499 |:undolist|.
9500 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9501 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9502 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9503 that was added. This marks the last change
9504 and where further changes will be added.
9505 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9506 that was undone. This marks the current
9507 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9508 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9509 undone after the last change this item will
9510 not appear anywhere.
9511 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9512 write. The number is the write count. The
9513 first write has number 1, the last one the
9514 "save_last" mentioned above.
9515 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9516 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9517 item.
9518
9519uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9520 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9521 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9522 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9523 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9524< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9525 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9526
9527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9528 mylist->uniq()
9529
9530values({dict}) *values()*
9531 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9532 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
9533
9534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9535 mydict->values()
9536
9537virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
9538 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9539 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9540 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9541 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9542 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9543 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9544 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9545 For the byte position use |col()|.
9546 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
9547 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
9548 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9549 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9550 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
9551 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9552 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
9553 The accepted positions are:
9554 . the cursor position
9555 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9556 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9557 plus one)
9558 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9559 returned)
9560 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9561 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9562 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9563 that it's updated right away.
9564 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9565 Examples: >
9566 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
9567 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
9568 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
9569< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9570 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9571 all lines: >
9572 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9573
9574< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9575 GetPos()->virtcol()
9576
9577
9578visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
9579 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
9580 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
9581 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
9582 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
9583 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
9584 respectively.
9585 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009586 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009587< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
9588 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
9589 Visual mode that was used.
9590 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
9591 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
9592 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
9593 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
9594 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
9595
9596wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
9597 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
9598 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
9599 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
9600 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
9601
9602 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
9603 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
9604<
9605 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
9606
9607win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
9608 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
9609 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
9610 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
9611 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
9612 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
9613 Example: >
9614 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
9615< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
9616 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009617 *E994*
9618 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
9619 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
9620 an empty string is returned.
9621
9622 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9623 second argument: >
9624 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
9625
9626win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
9627 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
9628 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
9629
9630 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9631 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
9632
9633win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
9634 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
9635 When {win} is missing use the current window.
9636 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
9637 number 1.
9638 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
9639 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
9640 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
9641
9642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9643 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
9644
9645
9646win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
9647 Return the type of the window:
9648 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
9649 used to execute autocommands.
9650 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
9651 (empty) normal window
9652 "loclist" |location-list-window|
9653 "popup" popup window |popup|
9654 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
9655 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
9656 "unknown" window {nr} not found
9657
9658 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
9659 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
9660 |window-ID|.
9661
9662 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
9663 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
9664 returns "popup".
9665
9666 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9667 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
9668<
9669win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
9670 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
9671 tabpage.
9672 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
9673
9674 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9675 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
9676
9677win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
9678 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
9679 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
9680 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
9681
9682 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9683 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
9684
9685win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
9686 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
9687 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
9688
9689 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9690 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
9691
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +00009692win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
9693 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
9694 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
9695 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
9696 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
9697 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
9698 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
9699 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
9700 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
9701 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
9702 FALSE otherwise.
9703
9704 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9705 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
9706
9707win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
9708 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
9709 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
9710 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
9711 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
9712 line will change the height of the window and the height of
9713 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
9714 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
9715 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
9716 be found and FALSE otherwise.
9717
9718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9719 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
9720
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009721win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
9722 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
9723 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
9724 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
9725 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
9726 for the current window.
9727 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
9728 tabpage.
9729
9730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9731 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
9732<
9733win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
9734 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
9735 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
9736 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
9737 then closing {nr}.
9738
9739 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
9740 Both must be in the current tab page.
9741
9742 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9743
9744 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
9745 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
9746 like with |:vsplit|.
9747 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
9748 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
9749 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
9750 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
9751 'splitright' are used.
9752
9753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9754 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
9755<
9756
9757 *winbufnr()*
9758winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
9759 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
9760 the |window-ID|.
9761 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
9762 window is returned.
9763 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9764 Example: >
9765 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
9766<
9767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9768 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
9769<
9770 *wincol()*
9771wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
9772 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
9773 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
9774
9775 *windowsversion()*
9776windowsversion()
9777 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
9778 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
9779 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
9780 an empty string.
9781
9782winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
9783 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
9784 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9785 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
9786 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9787 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
9788 This excludes any window toolbar line.
9789 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009790 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009791
9792< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9793 GetWinid()->winheight()
9794<
9795winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
9796 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
9797 in a tabpage.
9798
9799 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
9800 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
9801 returns an empty list.
9802
9803 For a leaf window, it returns:
9804 ['leaf', {winid}]
9805 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
9806 returns:
9807 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
9808 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
9809 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
9810
9811 Example: >
9812 " Only one window in the tab page
9813 :echo winlayout()
9814 ['leaf', 1000]
9815 " Two horizontally split windows
9816 :echo winlayout()
9817 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
9818 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
9819 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
9820 " middle window
9821 :echo winlayout(2)
9822 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
9823 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
9824<
9825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9826 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
9827<
9828 *winline()*
9829winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
9830 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
9831 the window. The first line is one.
9832 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
9833 first, this may cause a scroll.
9834
9835 *winnr()*
9836winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9837 window. The top window has number 1.
9838 Returns zero for a popup window.
9839
9840 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9841 $ the number of the last window (the window
9842 count).
9843 # the number of the last accessed window (where
9844 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
9845 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
9846 returned.
9847 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
9848 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
9849 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
9850 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
9851 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
9852 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
9853 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
9854 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
9855 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
9856 |:wincmd|.
9857 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
9858 Examples: >
9859 let window_count = winnr('$')
9860 let prev_window = winnr('#')
9861 let wnum = winnr('3k')
9862
9863< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9864 GetWinval()->winnr()
9865<
9866 *winrestcmd()*
9867winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
9868 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
9869 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
9870 unchanged.
9871 Example: >
9872 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
9873 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
9874 :exe cmd
9875<
9876 *winrestview()*
9877winrestview({dict})
9878 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
9879 the view of the current window.
9880 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
9881 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
9882 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
9883 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
9884<
9885 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
9886 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
9887 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
9888 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
9889
9890 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
9891 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
9892
9893 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9894 GetView()->winrestview()
9895<
9896 *winsaveview()*
9897winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
9898 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
9899 restore the view.
9900 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
9901 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
9902 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
9903 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
9904 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
9905 The return value includes:
9906 lnum cursor line number
9907 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009908 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009909 returns)
9910 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00009911 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
9912 the first column is zero, as opposed
9913 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
9914 |$| command it will be a very large
9915 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009916 topline first line in the window
9917 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
9918 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
9919 'wrap' is off
9920 skipcol columns skipped
9921 Note that no option values are saved.
9922
9923
9924winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
9925 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
9926 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9927 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
9928 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9929 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
9930 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009931 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009932 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
9933 : 50 wincmd |
9934 :endif
9935< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
9936 option.
9937
9938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9939 GetWinid()->winwidth()
9940
9941
9942wordcount() *wordcount()*
9943 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
9944 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
9945 |g_CTRL-G|
9946 The return value includes:
9947 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
9948 chars Number of chars in the buffer
9949 words Number of words in the buffer
9950 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
9951 (not in Visual mode)
9952 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
9953 (not in Visual mode)
9954 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
9955 (not in Visual mode)
9956 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
9957 (only in Visual mode)
9958 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
9959 (only in Visual mode)
9960 visual_words Number of words visually selected
9961 (only in Visual mode)
9962
9963
9964 *writefile()*
9965writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
9966 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
9967 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
9968 or Number.
9969 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
9970 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
9971 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
9972
9973 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
9974 unmodified.
9975
9976 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
9977 appended to the file: >
9978 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
9979 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
9980<
9981 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
9982 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
9983 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
9984 crashes.
9985 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
9986 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
9987 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
9988 when 'fsync' is set.
9989
9990 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
9991 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
9992 to writefile().
9993 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
9994 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
9995 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
9996 fails.
9997 Also see |readfile()|.
9998 To copy a file byte for byte: >
9999 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10000 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10001
10002< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10003 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10004
10005
10006xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10007 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10008 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
10009 Example: >
10010 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10011<
10012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10013 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10014<
10015
10016==============================================================================
100173. Feature list *feature-list*
10018
10019There are three types of features:
100201. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10021 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10022 :if has("cindent")
10023< *gui_running*
100242. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10025 Example: >
10026 :if has("gui_running")
10027< *has-patch*
100283. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10029 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10030 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10031 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10032< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10033 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10034 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10035 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10036 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10037 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10038
10039Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10040use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10041
10042
10043acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
10044all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
10045amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10046arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10047arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10048autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10049autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10050autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10051balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10052balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10053beos BeOS version of Vim.
10054browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10055 work.
10056browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10057bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
10058builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
10059byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10060channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10061cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
10062clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10063clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10064clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10065cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10066cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10067cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10068comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10069compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10070conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10071cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10072cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10073cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10074debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10075dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10076dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10077diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10078digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10079directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10080dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10081drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10082ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10083emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10084eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10085 true, of course!
10086ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10087extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10088 |'hlsearch'|
10089farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
10090file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
10091filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10092 read/write/filter commands
10093find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10094 |+find_in_path|.
10095float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10096fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10097 this is not present).
10098folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10099footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10100fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10101gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10102gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010103gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010104gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10105gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10106gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10107gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10108gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10109gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10110gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10111gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10112gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10113gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10114gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10115haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10116hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10117hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10118iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10119insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10120 Insert mode. (always true)
10121job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10122ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
10123jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
10124keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10125lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10126langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10127libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10128linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10129 'breakindent' support.
10130linux Linux version of Vim.
10131lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
10132listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10133 and the argument list |arglist|.
10134localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10135lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10136mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10137macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10138menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10139mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10140modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10141 (always true)
10142mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10143mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10144mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10145mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10146mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10147mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10148mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10149mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10150mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10151mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10152mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10153multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10154multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10155multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10156multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10157mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10158nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10159netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10160netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
10161num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
10162ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10163osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10164osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10165packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10166path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10167perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10168persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10169postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10170printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10171profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10172python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10173python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10174python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10175python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10176python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10177python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10178pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10179qnx QNX version of Vim.
10180quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10181reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10182rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10183ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10184scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10185showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10186signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
10187smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
10188sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10189sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10190spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10191startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10192statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10193 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10194sun SunOS version of Vim.
10195sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10196syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10197syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10198 current buffer.
10199system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10200tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
10201 |tag-binary-search|.
10202tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10203 |tag-old-static|.
10204tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10205termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10206terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10207terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10208termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10209textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10210textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10211tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10212 or terminfo file.
10213timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10214title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
10215toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10216ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10217ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10218unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10219unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10220user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10221vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10222vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10223 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10224vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10225 (always true)
10226vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10227 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010228vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010229viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10230vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10231vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10232vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
10233virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10234visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10235visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10236 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10237vms VMS version of Vim.
10238vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10239vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10240 out if it works in the current console).
10241wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10242wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10243win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10244win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10245 64 bits)
10246win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10247win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10248win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10249winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10250windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10251 (always true)
10252writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10253xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10254xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10255xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10256xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10257 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10258xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10259xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10260xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10261xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10262 xterm screen.
10263x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10264
10265
10266==============================================================================
102674. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10268
10269This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10270|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10271pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10272same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10273When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10274pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10275>
10276 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10277 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10278 aa
10279 xx
10280 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10281 a
10282 x
10283
10284Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10285"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10286"\n".
10287
10288 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: