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Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 9.1. Last change: 2024 Mar 03
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +0100150diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}])
151 List diff two Lists of strings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000152diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
153diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
154digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
155digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
156digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
157digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
158echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
159empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
160environ() Dict return environment variables
Sean Dewarb0efa492023-07-08 10:35:19 +0100161err_teapot([{expr}]) none give E418, or E503 if {expr} is |TRUE|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000162escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
163eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
164eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
165executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
166execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
167exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
168exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
169exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
170exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
171expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
172 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100173expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
174 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000175extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
177extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
178 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
179 List or Dictionary
180feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
181filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
182filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
183filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
184 remove items from {expr1} where
185 {expr2} is 0
186finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find directory {name} in {path}
188findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
189 String find file {name} in {path}
190flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
191flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
192 List flatten a copy of {list}
193float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
194floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
195fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
196fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
197fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
198foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
199foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
200foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
201foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
202foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +0100203foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
204 for each item in {expr1} call {expr2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000205foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100206fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000207funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
208 Funcref reference to function {name}
209function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
210 Funcref named reference to function {name}
211garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
212get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
213get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
214get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
215getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
216getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
217 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000218getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000219getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
220 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000221getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000222getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
223getchar([expr]) Number or String
224 get one character from the user
225getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
226getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
227getcharsearch() Dict last character search
228getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
230 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdline() String return the current command-line
232getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100233getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
234 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000235getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
236getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
237getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
238 List list of cmdline completion matches
239getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
240getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
241getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
242getenv({name}) String return environment variable
243getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
244getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
245getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
246getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
247getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
248getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
249getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
250 List list of jump list items
251getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
252getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
253getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
254getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
255getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
256getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
257getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000258getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000259getpid() Number process ID of Vim
260getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
261getqflist() List list of quickfix items
262getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
263getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
264 String or List contents of a register
265getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +0100266getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}])
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +0100267 List get the text from {pos1} to {pos2}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000268getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100269getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000270gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
271gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
272 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
273gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
274 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
275gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
276gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
277getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000278getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000279getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
280getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
281getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
282 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
283glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
284 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
285glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
286globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
287 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
288has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
289has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
290haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
291 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
292 or |:tcd|
293hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
294 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
295histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
296histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
297histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
298histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
299hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
300hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
301hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
302hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
303hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
304iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
305indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
306index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
307 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100308indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
309 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000310input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
311 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100312inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000313 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
314inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
315inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
316inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
317inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
318insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +0200319instanceof({object}, {class}) Number |TRUE| if {object} is an instance of {class}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000320interrupt() none interrupt script execution
321invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100322isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000323isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
324isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
325 (positive or negative)
326islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
327isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
328items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
329job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
330job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
331job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
332job_start({command} [, {options}])
333 Job start a job
334job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
335job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
336join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
337js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
338js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
339json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
340json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
341keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100342keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
343 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000344len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
345libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
346libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
347line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
348line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
349lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
350list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
351list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
352listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
353 Number add a callback to listen to changes
354listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
355listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
356localtime() Number current time
357log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
358log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
359luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
360map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
361 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
362maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
363 String or Dict
364 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
365mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
366 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100367maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000368mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
369 like |map()| but creates a new List or
370 Dictionary
371mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
372match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
373 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
374matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
375 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
376matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
377 Number highlight positions with {group}
378matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100379matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict})
380 List all the {pat} matches in buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000381matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
382matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
383 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
384matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
385 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
386matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
387 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
388matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
389 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
390matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
391 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +0100392matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict})
393 List all the {pat} matches in {list}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000394matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
395 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
396max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
397menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
398min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000399mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000400 Number create directory {name}
401mode([expr]) String current editing mode
402mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
403nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
404nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
405or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
406pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
407perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
408popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
409popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
410popup_clear() none close all popup windows
411popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
412popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
413popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
414popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
415popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100416popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000417popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
418popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
419popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
420popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
421popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
422popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
423popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
424popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
425popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
426popup_notification({what}, {options})
427 Number create a notification popup window
428popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
429 none set options for popup window {id}
430popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
431popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
432pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
433prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
434printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
435prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
436prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
437prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
438prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
439prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
440prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
441 none add multiple text properties
442prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
443 none remove all text properties
444prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
445 Dict search for a text property
446prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
447prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
448 Number remove a text property
449prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
450prop_type_change({name}, {props})
451 none change an existing property type
452prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
453 none delete a property type
454prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
455 Dict get property type values
456prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
457pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
458pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
459py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
460pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
461pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
462rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
463range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
464 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100465readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
466 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000467readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
468 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
469readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
470 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
471readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
472 List get list of lines from file {fname}
473reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
474 any reduce {object} using {func}
475reg_executing() String get the executing register name
476reg_recording() String get the recording register name
477reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
478reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
479reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
480remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
481 String send expression
482remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
483remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
484 Number check for reply string
485remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
486 String read reply string
487remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
488 String send key sequence
489remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
490remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
491 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
492remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
493 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
494remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
495rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100496repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
497 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000498resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100499reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
500 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000501round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
502rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
503screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
504screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
505screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
506screencol() Number current cursor column
507screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
508screenrow() Number current cursor row
509screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
510search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
511 Number search for {pattern}
512searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
513searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
514 Number search for variable declaration
515searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
516 Number search for other end of start/end pair
517searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
518 List search for other end of start/end pair
519searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
520 List search for {pattern}
521server2client({clientid}, {string})
522 Number send reply string
523serverlist() String get a list of available servers
524setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
525 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
526 {expr}
527setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
528 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
529setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
530setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
531setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100532setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000533setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
534setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
535setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
536setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
537setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
538setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
539 Number modify location list using {list}
540setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
541 Number modify specific location list props
542setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
543setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
544setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
545setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
546 Number modify specific quickfix list props
547setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
548settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
549settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
550 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
551 page {tabnr} to {val}
552settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
553 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
554setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
555sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
556shellescape({string} [, {special}])
557 String escape {string} for use as shell
558 command argument
559shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
560sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
561sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
562sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
563sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
564 List get a list of placed signs
565sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
566 Number jump to a sign
567sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
568 Number place a sign
569sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
570sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
571sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
572sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
573 Number unplace a sign
574sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
575simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
576sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
577sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
578slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
579 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000580sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
581 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000582sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
583sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
584 Number play an event sound
585sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
586 Number play sound file {path}
587sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
588soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
589spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
590spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
591 List spelling suggestions
592split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
593 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
594sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
595srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
596state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
597str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
598str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
599 ASCII/UTF-8 value
600str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
601 Number convert String to Number
602strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
603strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
604 String {len} characters of {str} at
605 character {start}
606strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
607strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
608strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
609strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
610stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
611 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
612string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
613strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
614strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
615 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
616 byte {start}
617strptime({format}, {timestring})
618 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
619strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
620 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
621strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100622strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
623 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000624strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
625submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
626 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
627substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
628 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000629swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000630swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
631swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
632synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
633synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
634 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
635synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
636synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
637synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
638system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
639systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
640tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
641tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
642tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
643tagfiles() List tags files used
644taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
645tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
646tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
647tempname() String name for a temporary file
648term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
649 Number display difference between two dumps
650term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
651 Number displaying a screen dump
652term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
653 none dump terminal window contents
654term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
655term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
656term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
657term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
658term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
659term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
660term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
661term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
662term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
663term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
664term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
665term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
666term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
667term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
668term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
669 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
670term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
671term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
672term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
673term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
674 none set the size of a terminal
675term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
676term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
677terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
678test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
679 none make memory allocation fail
680test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
681test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
682test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
683test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
684test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000685test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000686test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000687test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
688 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000689test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
690test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
691test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
692test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
693test_null_job() Job null value for testing
694test_null_list() List null value for testing
695test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
696test_null_string() String null value for testing
697test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
698test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
699test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000700test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
701test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
702test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
703test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
704test_void() any void value for testing
705timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
706timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
707timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
708 Number create a timer
709timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
710timer_stopall() none stop all timers
711tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
712toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
713tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
714 to chars in {tostr}
715trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
716 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
717trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
718type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
719typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
720undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500721undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000722uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
723 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100724utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
725 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000726values({dict}) List values in {dict}
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +0200727virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}])
728 Number or List
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100729 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100730virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
731 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000732visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
733wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
734win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
735 String execute {command} in window {id}
736win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
737win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
738win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
739win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
740win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
741win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000742win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
743win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000744win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
745win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
746 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
747winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
748wincol() Number window column of the cursor
749windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
750winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
751winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
752winline() Number window line of the cursor
753winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
754winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
755winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
756winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
757winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
758wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
759writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
760 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
761xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
762
763==============================================================================
7642. Details *builtin-function-details*
765
766Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
767specific functionality.
768
769abs({expr}) *abs()*
770 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
771 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
772 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
773 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
774 Examples: >
775 echo abs(1.456)
776< 1.456 >
777 echo abs(-5.456)
778< 5.456 >
779 echo abs(-4)
780< 4
781
782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
783 Compute()->abs()
784
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000785
786acos({expr}) *acos()*
787 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
788 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
789 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100790 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000791 Examples: >
792 :echo acos(0)
793< 1.570796 >
794 :echo acos(-0.5)
795< 2.094395
796
797 Can also be used as a |method|: >
798 Compute()->acos()
799
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000800
801add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
802 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
803 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
804 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
805 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
806< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
807 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
808 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
809 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100810 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000811
812 Can also be used as a |method|: >
813 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
814
815
816and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
817 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
818 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100819 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000820 Example: >
821 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
822< Can also be used as a |method|: >
823 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
824
825
826append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
827 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
828 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
829 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
830 the current buffer.
831 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
832 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
833 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
834 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000835 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
836 no matter the value of {lnum}.
837 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
838 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000839 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
840 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
841
842< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
843 passed as the second argument: >
844 mylist->append(lnum)
845
846
847appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
848 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
849
850 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
851 |bufload()| if needed.
852
853 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
854
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000855 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
856 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
857 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
858 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000859
860 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
861 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
862
863 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
864 error message is given. Example: >
865 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000866< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
867 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
868
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000869 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
870 passed as the second argument: >
871 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
872
873
874argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
875 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
876 |arglist|.
877 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
878 window is used.
879 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
880 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
881 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
882 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
883
884 *argidx()*
885argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
886 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
887
888 *arglistid()*
889arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
890 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
891 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
892 global argument list. See |arglist|.
893 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
894
895 Without arguments use the current window.
896 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
897 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
898 page.
899 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
900
901 *argv()*
902argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
903 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
904 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
905 :let i = 0
906 :while i < argc()
907 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000908 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909 : let i = i + 1
910 :endwhile
911< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
912 the whole |arglist| is returned.
913
914 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
915 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
916
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100917 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
918 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
919 argument is invalid.
920
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000921asin({expr}) *asin()*
922 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
923 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
924 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
925 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100926 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
927 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000928 Examples: >
929 :echo asin(0.8)
930< 0.927295 >
931 :echo asin(-0.5)
932< -0.523599
933
934 Can also be used as a |method|: >
935 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000936
937
938assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
939
940
941
942atan({expr}) *atan()*
943 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
944 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
945 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100946 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000947 Examples: >
948 :echo atan(100)
949< 1.560797 >
950 :echo atan(-4.01)
951< -1.326405
952
953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
954 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000955
956
957atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
958 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
959 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
960 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100961 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
962 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000963 Examples: >
964 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
965< -0.785398 >
966 :echo atan2(1, -1)
967< 2.356194
968
969 Can also be used as a |method|: >
970 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000971
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100972
973autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
974 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
975
976 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
977 the following optional items:
978 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
979 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
980 item is ignored.
981 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
982 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100983 This can be either a String with a single
984 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100985 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
986 If this group doesn't exist then it is
987 created. If not specified or empty, then the
988 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100989 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
990 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100991 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100992 which executes only once. Refer to
993 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100994 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
995 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100996 present, then this item is ignored. This can
997 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
998 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100999 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
1000 commands associated with the specified autocmd
1001 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
1002 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +01001003 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001004
1005 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
1006 Examples: >
1007 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
1008 let acmd = {}
1009 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
1010 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
1011 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1012 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1013 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001014<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1016 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1017<
1018autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1019 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1020
1021 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1022 the following optional items:
1023 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1024 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1025 item is ignored.
1026 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1027 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1028 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1029 group are deleted.
1030 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1031 If not specified or empty, then the default
1032 group is used.
1033 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1034 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1035 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1036 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1037 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1038 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1039 present, then this item is ignored.
1040
1041 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1042 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1043 is deleted.
1044
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001045 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001046 Examples: >
1047 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1048 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1049 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1050 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1051 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1052 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1053 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1054 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1055 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1056 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1057 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1058 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1059 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1060 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1061 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1062 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1063<
1064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1065 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1066
1067autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1068 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1069 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1070
1071 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1072 items:
1073 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1074 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1075 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1076 error message. If set to an empty string,
1077 then the default autocmd group is used.
1078 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1079 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1080 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1081 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1082 results in an error message.
1083 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1084 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1085 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1086 {opts}.
1087
1088 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1089 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1090 the autocmd is defined.
1091 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1092 event Autocmd event name.
1093 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001094 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1095 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1096 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1097 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001098 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1099 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1100 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1101 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1102
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001103 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1104 or event or pattern is not found.
1105
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001106 Examples: >
1107 " :autocmd MyGroup
1108 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1109 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1110 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1111 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1112 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1113 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1114 " :autocmd Syntax
1115 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1116 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1117 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1118 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1119 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1120<
1121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1122 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1123<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001124balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1125 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001126 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1127 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001128
1129balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1130 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1131 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1132 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1133 split with |balloon_split()|.
1134 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1135
1136 Example: >
1137 func GetBalloonContent()
1138 " ... initiate getting the content
1139 return ''
1140 endfunc
1141 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1142
1143 func BalloonCallback(result)
1144 call balloon_show(a:result)
1145 endfunc
1146< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1147 GetText()->balloon_show()
1148<
1149 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1150 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1151 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1152 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001153 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001155 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1156 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001157 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1158 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1159
1160balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1161 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1162 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1163 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001164 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1165 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1167 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1168
1169< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1170 feature}
1171
1172blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1173 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1174 {blob}. Examples: >
1175 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1176 blob2list(0z) returns []
1177< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1178 opposite.
1179
1180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1181 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001182<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001183 *browse()*
1184browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1185 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1186 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1187 The input fields are:
1188 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1189 {title} title for the requester
1190 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1191 {default} default file name
1192 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1193 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1194
1195 *browsedir()*
1196browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1197 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1198 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1199 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1200 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1201 to be used.
1202 The input fields are:
1203 {title} title for the requester
1204 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1205 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1206 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1207
1208bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001209 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1210 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001211 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1212 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1213 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1214 buffer is always created.
1215 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1216 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1217 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1218 call bufload(bufnr)
1219 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001220< Returns 0 on error.
1221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001222 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1223
1224bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1225 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1226 {buf} exists.
1227 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1228 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1229
1230 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1231 exactly. The name can be:
1232 - Relative to the current directory.
1233 - A full path.
1234 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1235 - A URL name.
1236 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1237 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1238 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1239 long name to be able to find them.
1240 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1241 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1242 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1243 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1244 file name.
1245
1246 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1247 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1248<
1249 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1250
1251buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1252 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1253 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1254 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1255
1256 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1257 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1258
1259bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1260 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1261 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1262 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001263 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001264 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001265 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1266 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1267 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1268
1269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1270 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1271
1272bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1273 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1274 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1275 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1276
1277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1278 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1279
1280bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1281 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1282 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1283 "[No Name]".
1284 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1285 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1286 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1287 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1288 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1289 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1290 match an empty string is returned.
1291 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1292 alternate buffer.
1293 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1294 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1295 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1296 pattern.
1297 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1298 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1299 buffers are searched for.
1300 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1301 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1302 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1303< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1304 echo bufnr->bufname()
1305
1306< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1307 string is returned. >
1308 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1309 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1310 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1311 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1312< *buffer_name()*
1313 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1314
1315 *bufnr()*
1316bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1317 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1318 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1319 above.
1320
1321 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1322 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1323 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1324 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1325< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1326 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1327
1328 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1329 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1330< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1331 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1332 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1333 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1334
1335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1336 echo bufref->bufnr()
1337<
1338 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1339 *last_buffer_nr()*
1340 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1341
1342bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1343 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1344 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1345 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1346 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1347
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001348 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001349<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001350 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1351 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001352
1353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1354 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1355
1356bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1357 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1358 |window-ID|.
1359 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1360 is returned. Example: >
1361
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001362 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001363
1364< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1365 |:wincmd|.
1366
1367 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1368 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1369
1370byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1371 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1372 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1373 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1374 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1375 one.
1376 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1377
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001378 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1379
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1381 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1382
1383< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1384 feature}
1385
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001386byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001387 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1388 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1389 zero.
1390 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1391 equal to {nr}.
1392 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1393 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1394 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1395 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001396 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1397 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1398 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1399 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1400 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1401 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1402 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001403 Example : >
1404 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1405< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1406 same: >
1407 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1408 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1409< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1410
1411 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1412 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1413 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001414 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1415 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1416 Examples: >
1417 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1418 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1419 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1420<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1422 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1423
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001424byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001425 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1426 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001427 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001428 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1429 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1430 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1431< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1432 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1433 one byte).
1434 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1435 to a Unicode encoding.
1436
1437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1438 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1439
1440call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1441 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1442 arguments.
1443 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1444 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1445 Returns the return value of the called function.
1446 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1447 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1448
1449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1450 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1451
1452ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1453 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1454 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1455 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1456 Examples: >
1457 echo ceil(1.456)
1458< 2.0 >
1459 echo ceil(-5.456)
1460< -5.0 >
1461 echo ceil(4.0)
1462< 4.0
1463
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001464 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1465
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1467 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001468
1469
1470ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1471
1472
1473changenr() *changenr()*
1474 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1475 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1476 with the |:undo| command.
1477 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1478 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1479 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001480 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001481
1482char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001483 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001484 Examples: >
1485 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1486 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1487< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1488 Example for "utf-8": >
1489 char2nr("á") returns 225
1490 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1491< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1492 A combining character is a separate character.
1493 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1494 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1495 let str = "ABC"
1496 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1497< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1498
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001499 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1500
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1502 GetChar()->char2nr()
1503
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1505 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1506 The character class is one of:
1507 0 blank
1508 1 punctuation
1509 2 word character
1510 3 emoji
1511 other specific Unicode class
1512 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001513 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001514
1515
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001516charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001517 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1518 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1519
1520 Example:
1521 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1522 charcol('.') returns 3
1523 col('.') returns 7
1524
1525< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1526 GetPos()->col()
1527<
1528 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001529charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001530 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1531 The index of the first character is zero.
1532 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1533 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001534
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001535 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001536 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1537 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001538 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1539 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001540
1541 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1542 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1543
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001544 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1545 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1546 of the string in characters is returned.
1547
1548 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1549 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1550 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001551
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001552 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001553 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1554 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1555 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001556 Examples: >
1557 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1558 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1559 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001560 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001561<
1562 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1563 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1564
1565chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1566 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1567 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1568 window:
1569 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1570 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1571 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1572 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1573 directory.
1574 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1575 {dir} must be a String.
1576 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1577 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1578 On failure, returns an empty string.
1579
1580 Example: >
1581 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1582 if save_dir != ""
1583 " ... do some work
1584 call chdir(save_dir)
1585 endif
1586
1587< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1588 GetDir()->chdir()
1589<
1590cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1591 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1592 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1593 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1594 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001595 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001596 See |C-indenting|.
1597
1598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1599 GetLnum()->cindent()
1600
1601clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1602 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1603 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1604 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1605 window ID instead of the current window.
1606
1607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1608 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1609<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001610col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001611 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001612 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1613 . the cursor position
1614 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1615 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1616 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1617 returned)
1618 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1619 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1620 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1621 that it's updated right away.
1622 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1623 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1624 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1625 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001626 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1627 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1629 |getpos()|.
1630 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1631 character position use |charcol()|.
1632 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1633 Examples: >
1634 col(".") column of cursor
1635 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1636 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001637 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001638< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1639 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001640 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1641 buffer.
1642 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1643 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001644 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1645 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001646 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001647
1648< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1649 GetPos()->col()
1650<
1651
1652complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1653 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1654 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1655 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1656 or with an expression mapping.
1657 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1658 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1659 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1660 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1661 match.
1662 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1663 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1664 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1665 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1666 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1667 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1668 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1669 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1670 Example: >
1671 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1672
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001673 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001674 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1675 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1676 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1677 return ''
1678 endfunc
1679< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1680 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1681
1682 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1683 second argument: >
1684 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1685
1686complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1687 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1688 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1689 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1690 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1691 the list.
1692 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1693 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1694
1695 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1696 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1697
1698complete_check() *complete_check()*
1699 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1700 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1701 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1702 zero otherwise.
1703 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1704 'completefunc' option.
1705
1706
1707complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1708 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1709 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1710 The items are:
1711 mode Current completion mode name string.
1712 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1713 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1714 See |pumvisible()|.
1715 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1716 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1717 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1718 See |complete-items|.
1719 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1720 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1721 typed text only, or the last completion after
1722 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1723 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001724 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001725
1726 *complete_info_mode*
1727 mode values are:
1728 "" Not in completion mode
1729 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1730 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1731 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1732 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1733 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1734 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1735 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1736 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1737 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1738 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1739 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1740 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1741 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1742 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1743 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1744 "eval" |complete()| completion
1745 "unknown" Other internal modes
1746
1747 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1748 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1749 {what} are silently ignored.
1750
1751 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1752 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1753 |CompleteChanged| event.
1754
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001755 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1756
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001757 Examples: >
1758 " Get all items
1759 call complete_info()
1760 " Get only 'mode'
1761 call complete_info(['mode'])
1762 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1763 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1764
1765< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1766 GetItems()->complete_info()
1767<
1768 *confirm()*
1769confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1770 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1771 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1772 choice this is 1.
1773 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1774 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1775
1776 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1777 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1778 used (and translated).
1779 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1780 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1781
1782 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1783 by '\n', e.g. >
1784 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1785< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1786 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1787 not need to be the first letter: >
1788 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1789< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1790 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1791
1792 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1793 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1794 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1795 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1796
1797 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1798 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1799 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1800 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1801 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1802 used.
1803
1804 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1805 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1806
1807 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001808 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001809 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001810 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001811 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001812 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001813 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001814 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001815 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001816 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001817< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1818 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1819 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1820 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1821 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1822 the horizontal layout is always used.
1823
1824 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1825 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1826<
1827 *copy()*
1828copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1829 different from using {expr} directly.
1830 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1831 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1832 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1833 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1834 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1835 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1836 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1837 mylist->copy()
1838
1839cos({expr}) *cos()*
1840 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1841 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001842 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001843 Examples: >
1844 :echo cos(100)
1845< 0.862319 >
1846 :echo cos(-4.01)
1847< -0.646043
1848
1849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1850 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001851
1852
1853cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1854 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1855 [1, inf].
1856 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001857 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001858 Examples: >
1859 :echo cosh(0.5)
1860< 1.127626 >
1861 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1862< -1.127626
1863
1864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1865 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001866
1867
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07001868count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()* *E706*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001869 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1870 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1871
1872 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1873 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1874
1875 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1876
1877 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1878 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1879 {expr} is an empty string.
1880
1881 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1882 mylist->count(val)
1883<
1884 *cscope_connection()*
1885cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1886 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1887 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1888 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1889 if there are no cscope connections;
1890 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1891
1892 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1893 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1894
1895 {num} Description of existence check
1896 ----- ------------------------------
1897 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1898 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1899 {dbpath}.
1900 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1901 {dbpath}.
1902 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1903 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1904 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1905 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1906
1907 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1908
1909 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1910
1911 # pid database name prepend path
1912 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1913<
1914 Invocation Return Val ~
1915 ---------- ---------- >
1916 cscope_connection() 1
1917 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1918 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1919 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1920 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1921 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1922 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1923 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1924<
1925cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1926cursor({list})
1927 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1928 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1929
1930 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1931 with two, three or four item:
1932 [{lnum}, {col}]
1933 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1934 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1935 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1936 but without the first item.
1937
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001938 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001939 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1940
1941 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001942 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1943 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001944 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1945 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001946 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1947 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1948 line.
1949 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1950 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1951 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1952
1953 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1954 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1955 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1956 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1957
1958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1959 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1960
1961debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1962 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1963 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1964 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1965 {only available on MS-Windows}
1966
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001967 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1968 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1969
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1971 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1972
1973deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1974 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1975 different from using {expr} directly.
1976 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1977 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1978 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1979 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1980 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1981 the original |List|.
1982 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1983
1984 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1985 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1986 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1987 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1988 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1989 *E724*
1990 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1991 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1992 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1993 Also see |copy()|.
1994
1995 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1996 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1997
1998delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1999 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002000 name {fname}.
2001
2002 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
2003 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002004
2005 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
2006 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
2007
2008 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
2009 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
2010 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
2011 that is being used.
2012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002013 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2014 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2015 or partly failed.
2016
2017 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2018 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2019 |deletebufline()|.
2020
2021 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2022 GetName()->delete()
2023
2024deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2025 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2026 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2027 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2028
2029 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2030 |bufload()| if needed.
2031
2032 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2033
2034 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2035 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2036 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2037
2038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2039 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2040<
2041 *did_filetype()*
2042did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2043 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2044 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2045 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2046 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2047 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2048 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2049 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2050 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2051 file.
2052
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002053diff({fromlist}, {tolist} [, {options}]) *diff()*
2054 Returns a String or a List containing the diff between the
2055 strings in {fromlist} and {tolist}. Uses the Vim internal
2056 diff library to compute the diff.
2057
2058 *E106*
2059 The optional "output" item in {options} specifies the returned
2060 diff format. The following values are supported:
2061 indices Return a List of the starting and ending
2062 indices and a count of the strings in each
2063 diff hunk.
2064 unified Return the unified diff output as a String.
2065 This is the default.
2066
2067 If the "output" item in {options} is "indices", then a List is
2068 returned. Each List item contains a Dict with the following
2069 items for each diff hunk:
2070 from_idx start index in {fromlist} for this diff hunk.
2071 from_count number of strings in {fromlist} that are
2072 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2073 to_idx start index in {tolist} for this diff hunk.
2074 to_count number of strings in {tolist} that are
2075 added/removed/modified in this diff hunk.
2076
2077 The {options} Dict argument also specifies diff options
2078 (similar to 'diffopt') and supports the following items:
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002079 algorithm Dict specifying the diff algorithm to
2080 use. Supported boolean items are
2081 "myers", "minimal", "patience" and
2082 "histogram".
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002083 context diff context length. Default is 0.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002084 iblank ignore changes where lines are all
2085 blank.
2086 icase ignore changes in case of text.
Yegappan Lakshmananbe156a32024-02-11 17:08:29 +01002087 indent-heuristic use the indent heuristic for the
2088 internal diff library.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002089 iwhite ignore changes in amount of white
2090 space.
2091 iwhiteall ignore all white space changes.
2092 iwhiteeol ignore white space changes at end of
2093 line.
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002094 For more information about these options, refer to 'diffopt'.
2095
Yegappan Lakshmanana0010a12024-02-12 20:21:26 +01002096 To compute the unified diff, all the items in {fromlist} are
2097 concatenated into a string using a newline separator and the
2098 same for {tolist}. The unified diff output uses line numbers.
2099
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002100 Returns an empty List or String if {fromlist} and {tolist} are
2101 identical.
2102
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002103 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002104 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'])
2105 @@ -1 +1 @@
2106 -abc
2107 +xxx
2108
2109 :echo diff(['abc'], ['xxx'], {'output': 'indices'})
2110 [{'from_idx': 0, 'from_count': 1, 'to_idx': 0, 'to_count': 1}]
2111 :echo diff(readfile('oldfile'), readfile('newfile'))
2112 :echo diff(getbufline(5, 1, '$'), getbufline(6, 1, '$'))
Yegappan Lakshmanan1af35632024-02-06 11:03:36 +01002113<
Yegappan Lakshmananfa378352024-02-01 22:05:27 +01002114 For more examples, refer to |diff-func-examples|
2115
2116 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2117 GetFromList->diff(to_list)
2118<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002119diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2120 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2121 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2122 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2123 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2124 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2125 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2126 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2127
2128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2129 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2130
2131diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2132 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2133 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2134 diff change zero is returned.
2135 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2136 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2137 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2138 line.
2139 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2140 syntax information about the highlighting.
2141
2142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2143 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2144<
2145
2146digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2147 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2148 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2149 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2150 is given and an empty string is returned.
2151
2152 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2153 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2154 available, it might fail.
2155
2156 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2157
2158 Examples: >
2159 " Get a built-in digraph
2160 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2161
2162 " Get a user-defined digraph
2163 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2164 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2165<
2166 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2167 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2168<
2169 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2170 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2171 display an error message.
2172
2173
2174digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2175 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2176 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2177 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2178
2179 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2180 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2181 available, it might fail.
2182
2183 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2184
2185 Examples: >
2186 " Get user-defined digraphs
2187 :echo digraph_getlist()
2188
2189 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2190 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2191<
2192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2193 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2194<
2195 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2196 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2197 display an error message.
2198
2199
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002200digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002201 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2202 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002203 encoded character. *E1215*
2204 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2205 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2206 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002207
2208 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2209 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2210
2211 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2212 |digraph_setlist()|.
2213
2214 Example: >
2215 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2216<
2217 Can be used as a |method|: >
2218 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2219<
2220 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2221 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2222 display an error message.
2223
2224
2225digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2226 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2227 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2228 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002229 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002230 Example: >
2231 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2232<
2233 It is similar to the following: >
2234 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2235 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2236 endfor
2237< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2238 following digraphs will not be added.
2239
2240 Can be used as a |method|: >
2241 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2242<
2243 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2244 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2245 display an error message.
2246
2247
2248echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2249 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2250 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2251 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2252 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2253< and to enable it again: >
2254 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2255< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2256
2257
2258empty({expr}) *empty()*
2259 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2260 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2261 items.
2262 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2263 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2264 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2265 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2266 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2267 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01002268 - An |Object| is empty, when the |empty()| builtin method in
2269 the object (if present) returns true.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002270
2271 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2272 length with zero.
2273
2274 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2275 mylist->empty()
2276
2277environ() *environ()*
2278 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2279 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2280 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2281< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2282 use this: >
2283 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2284
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002285
2286err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2287 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02002288 RFC 2324.
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002289 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2290 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2291 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2292
2293
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002294escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2295 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2296 backslash. Example: >
2297 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2298< results in: >
2299 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2300< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2301
2302 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2303 GetText()->escape(' \')
2304<
2305 *eval()*
2306eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2307 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2308 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2309 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2310 functions.
2311
2312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2313 argv->join()->eval()
2314
2315eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2316 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2317 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2318 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2319 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2320
2321executable({expr}) *executable()*
2322 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2323 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2324 arguments.
2325 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2326 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2327 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2328 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2329 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2330 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2331 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2332 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2333 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2334 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2335 directory, not if it's really executable.
2336 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002337 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2338 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2339 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2340 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002341 The result is a Number:
2342 1 exists
2343 0 does not exist
2344 -1 not implemented on this system
2345 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2346
2347 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2348 GetCommand()->executable()
2349
2350execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2351 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2352 string.
2353 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2354 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002355 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002356 redir => var
2357 {command}
2358 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002359< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2360
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002361 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2362 "" no `:silent` used
2363 "silent" `:silent` used
2364 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2365 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2366 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2367 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2368 *E930*
2369 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2370
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002371 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002372 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002373
2374< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2375 use `win_execute()`.
2376
2377 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2378 included in the output of the higher level call.
2379
2380 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2381 GetCommand()->execute()
2382
2383exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2384 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2385 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2386 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2387 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2388 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2389< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2390 an empty string is returned.
2391
2392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2393 GetCommand()->exepath()
2394<
2395 *exists()*
2396exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2397 zero otherwise.
2398
2399 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2400 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2401 at compile time.
2402
2403 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2404 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2405
2406 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002407 varname internal variable (see
2408 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2409 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
Yegappan Lakshmanana2ebb6e2024-02-25 08:40:10 +01002410 import.Func entries, |List| items, class and
2411 class.Func object methods, imported items, etc.
2412 object.Func Does not work for local variables in a
2413 class.varname compiled `:def` function.
2414 object.varname Also works for a function in |Vim9|
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002415 script, since it can be used as a
2416 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002417 Beware that evaluating an index may
2418 cause an error message for an invalid
2419 expression. E.g.: >
2420 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2421 :echo exists("l[5]")
2422< 0 >
2423 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2424< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2425 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002426 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2427 not if it really works)
2428 +option-name Vim option that works.
2429 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2430 done by comparing with an empty
2431 string)
2432 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2433 or user defined function (see
2434 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2435 Also works for a variable that is a
2436 Funcref.
2437 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2438 implemented; to be used to check if
2439 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002440 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2441 command or command modifier |:command|.
2442 Returns:
2443 1 for match with start of a command
2444 2 full match with a command
2445 3 matches several user commands
2446 To check for a supported command
2447 always check the return value to be 2.
2448 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002449 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2450 probably should not use it, it is
2451 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002452 #event autocommand defined for this event
2453 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2454 pattern (the pattern is taken
2455 literally and compared to the
2456 autocommand patterns character by
2457 character)
2458 #group autocommand group exists
2459 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2460 event.
2461 #group#event#pattern
2462 autocommand defined for this group,
2463 event and pattern.
2464 ##event autocommand for this event is
2465 supported.
2466
2467 Examples: >
2468 exists("&shortname")
2469 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2470 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002471 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2472 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002473 exists("bufcount")
2474 exists(":Make")
2475 exists("#CursorHold")
2476 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2477 exists("#filetypeindent")
2478 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2479 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2480 exists("##ColorScheme")
2481< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2482 name.
2483 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002484 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2485 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002486 Working example: >
2487 exists(":make")
2488< NOT working example: >
2489 exists(":make install")
2490
2491< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2492 variable itself. For example: >
2493 exists(bufcount)
2494< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2495 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2496
2497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2498 Varname()->exists()
2499<
2500
2501exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2502 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2503 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2504 give an error: >
2505 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2506 ThatFunction('works')
2507 endif
2508< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2509 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2510
2511 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2512 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2513 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2514
2515
2516exp({expr}) *exp()*
2517 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2518 [0, inf].
2519 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002520 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002521 Examples: >
2522 :echo exp(2)
2523< 7.389056 >
2524 :echo exp(-1)
2525< 0.367879
2526
2527 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2528 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002529
2530
2531expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2532 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2533 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2534
2535 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2536 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2537 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2538 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2539 file name contains a space]
2540
2541 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2542 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2543 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2544
Christian Brabandtec9c3262024-02-21 20:40:05 +01002545 For a |:terminal| window '%' expands to a '!' followed by
2546 the command or shell that is run |terminal-bufname|
2547
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002548 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2549 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2550 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2551
2552 % current file name
2553 # alternate file name
2554 #n alternate file name n
2555 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2556 <afile> autocmd file name
2557 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2558 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2559 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2560 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2561 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2562 line number
2563 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2564 a function
2565 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2566 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002567 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2568 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002569 <stack> call stack
2570 <cword> word under the cursor
2571 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2572 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2573 message |server2client()|
2574 Modifiers:
2575 :p expand to full path
2576 :h head (last path component removed)
2577 :t tail (last path component only)
2578 :r root (one extension removed)
2579 :e extension only
2580
2581 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002582 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002583< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2584 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2585 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2586< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002587 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002588< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2589 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2590 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2591 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2592 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2593<
2594 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2595 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2596 to modify normal file names.
2597
2598 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2599 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2600 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2601 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002602 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2603 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2604 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002605
2606 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2607 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2608 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2609 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2610 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2611 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2612 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2613 :echo expand("**/README")
2614<
2615 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2616 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2617 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2618 |expr-env-expand|.
2619 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2620 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2621 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2622 "$FOOBAR".
2623
2624 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2625 getting the raw output of an external command.
2626
2627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2628 Getpattern()->expand()
2629
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002630expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002631 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2632 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2633 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2634 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2635 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002636
2637 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2638 argument:
2639 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2640 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2641 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2642
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002643 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2644 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002645
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002646 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002647 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002648 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2649 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2650<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002651 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002652 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2653<
2654extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2655 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2656 |Dictionaries|.
2657
2658 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2659 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2660 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2661 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2662 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2663 Examples: >
2664 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2665 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2666< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2667 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2668 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2669 (where N is the original length of the List).
2670 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2671 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2672 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2673<
2674 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2675 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2676 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2677 used to decide what to do:
2678 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2679 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2680 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2681 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2682
2683 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2684 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2685 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2686 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2687 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002688 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002689
2690 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2691 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2692
2693
2694extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2695 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2696 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002697 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002698
2699
2700feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2701 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2702 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2703
2704 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2705 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2706 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2707 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2708 characters from a mapping.
2709
2710 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2711 {string}.
2712
2713 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2714 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2715 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2716 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2717 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2718 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2719
2720 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2721 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2722 keys are remapped.
2723 'n' Do not remap keys.
2724 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2725 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2726 opening folds, etc.
2727 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2728 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2729 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2730 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2731 the internal "got_int" flag.
2732 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2733 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2734 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2735 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2736 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2737 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2738 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2739 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2740 script continues.
2741 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2742 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2743 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002744 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2745 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002746 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002747 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002748 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2749 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2750 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2751
2752 Return value is always 0.
2753
2754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2755 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2756
2757filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2758 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2759 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2760 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2761 expression, which is used as a String.
2762 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2763 |glob()|.
2764 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2765 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2766 0
2767 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2768 1
2769
2770< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2771 GetName()->filereadable()
2772< *file_readable()*
2773 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2774
2775
2776filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2777 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2778 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2779 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2780 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2781
2782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2783 GetName()->filewritable()
2784
2785
2786filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2787 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2788 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2789 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2790 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002791 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002792
2793 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2794
2795 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2796 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2797 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2798 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2799 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2800 current character.
2801 Examples: >
2802 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2803< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2804 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2805< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2806 call filter(var, 0)
2807< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2808
2809 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2810 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2811 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2812
2813 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2814 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2815 2. the value of the current item.
2816 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2817 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2818 func Odd(idx, val)
2819 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2820 endfunc
2821 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002822< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2823 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2824< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002825 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2826< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2827 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2828<
2829 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2830 Other values will result in a type error.
2831
2832 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2833 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2834 first: >
2835 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2836
2837< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002838 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002839 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2840 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2841 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2842 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2843
2844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2845 mylist->filter(expr2)
2846
2847finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2848 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2849 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2850 for the syntax of {path}.
2851
2852 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2853 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2854 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2855 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2856
2857 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2858 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2859 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2860
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002861 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2862
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002863 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002864
2865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2866 GetName()->finddir()
2867
2868findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2869 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2870 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2871 Example: >
2872 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2873< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2874 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2875
2876 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2877 GetName()->findfile()
2878
2879flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2880 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2881 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2882 a very large number.
2883 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2884 not want that.
2885 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002886 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002887 *E900*
2888 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2889 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2890 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2891
2892 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2893
2894 Example: >
2895 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2896< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2897 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2898< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2899
2900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2901 mylist->flatten()
2902<
2903flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2904 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2905
2906
2907float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2908 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2909 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002910 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002911 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002912 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2913 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2914 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2915 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2916 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2917 Examples: >
2918 echo float2nr(3.95)
2919< 3 >
2920 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2921< -23 >
2922 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2923< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2924 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2925< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2926 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2927< 0
2928
2929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2930 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002931
2932
2933floor({expr}) *floor()*
2934 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2935 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2936 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002937 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002938 Examples: >
2939 echo floor(1.856)
2940< 1.0 >
2941 echo floor(-5.456)
2942< -6.0 >
2943 echo floor(4.0)
2944< 4.0
2945
2946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2947 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002948
2949
2950fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2951 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2952 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2953 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2954 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2955 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2956 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2957 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002958 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2959 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002960 Examples: >
2961 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2962< 0.13 >
2963 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2964< -0.13
2965
2966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2967 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002968
2969
2970fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2971 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2972 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2973 are escaped with a backslash.
2974 For most systems the characters escaped are
2975 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2976 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2977 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2978 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002979 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002980 Example: >
2981 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002982 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002983< results in executing: >
2984 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2985<
2986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2987 GetName()->fnameescape()
2988
2989fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2990 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2991 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2992 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2993 Example: >
2994 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2995< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002996 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002997< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2998 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002999 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
3000 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
3001 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
3002 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003003 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
3004 |expand()| first then.
3005
3006 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3007 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
3008
3009foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
3010 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3011 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
3012 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3013 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3014 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3015
3016 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3017 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
3018
3019foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
3020 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
3021 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
3022 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
3023 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3024 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3025
3026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3027 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
3028
3029foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
3030 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
3031 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
3032 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
3033 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
3034 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
3035 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
3036 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
3037 previous line is usually available.
3038 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3039 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3040
3041 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3042 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
3043<
3044 *foldtext()*
3045foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
3046 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
3047 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
3048 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
3049 The returned string looks like this: >
3050 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
3051< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
3052 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
3053 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
3054 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
3055 'commentstring' options is removed.
3056 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
3057 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
3058 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003059 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003060 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3061
3062foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
3063 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
3064 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
3065 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
3066 returned.
3067 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
3068 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
3069 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
3070 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
3071
3072
3073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3074 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003075
3076foreach({expr1}, {expr2}) *foreach()*
3077 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
3078 For each item in {expr1} execute {expr2}. {expr1} is not
erraelc92b8be2024-01-14 10:11:07 -08003079 modified; its values may be, as with |:lockvar| 1. |E741|
Ernie Raele79e2072024-01-13 11:47:33 +01003080 See |map()| and |filter()| to modify {expr1}.
3081
3082 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
3083
3084 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
3085 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
3086 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
3087 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
3088 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
3089 current character.
3090 Examples: >
3091 call foreach(mylist, 'used[v:val] = true')
3092< This records the items that are in the {expr1} list.
3093
3094 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then used
3095 as a command. Often it is good to use a |literal-string| to
3096 avoid having to double backslashes.
3097
3098 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
3099 1. the key or the index of the current item.
3100 2. the value of the current item.
3101 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
3102 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
3103 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
3104 If the function returns a value, it is ignored.
3105
3106 Returns {expr1} in all cases.
3107 When an error is encountered while executing {expr2} no
3108 further items in {expr1} are processed.
3109 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
3110 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
3111
3112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3113 mylist->foreach(expr2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003114<
3115 *foreground()*
3116foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
3117 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
3118 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
3119 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
3120 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01003121 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003122 Win32 console version}
3123
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003124fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003125 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3126 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3127
3128 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3129 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003130 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3131 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3132 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3133
3134 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3135 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3136 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3137 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003138
3139 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3140 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3141
3142 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3143 GetName()->fullcommand()
3144<
3145 *funcref()*
3146funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3147 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3148 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3149 function {name} is redefined later.
3150
3151 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003152 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3153 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3154 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3155 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003156 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003157
3158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3159 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3160<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003161 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003162function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3163 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3164 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3165 internal function.
3166
3167 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3168 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3169 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3170 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3171 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3172<
3173 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3174 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3175 same function.
3176
3177 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3178 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3179 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3180
3181 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3182 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3183 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3184 ...
3185 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3186 ...
3187 call Partial('name')
3188< Invokes the function as with: >
3189 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3190
3191< With a |method|: >
3192 func Callback(one, two, three)
3193 ...
3194 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3195 ...
3196 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3197< Invokes the function as with: >
3198 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3199
3200< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3201 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3202 arguments. Example: >
3203 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003204 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003205 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3206 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003207 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003208 call Func2('name')
3209< Invokes the function as with: >
3210 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3211
3212< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3213 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3214 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003215 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003216 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003217 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003218 let context = {"name": "example"}
3219 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003220 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003221 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3222< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003223 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3224 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003225 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3226 let Func = context.Callback
3227
3228< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3229 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003230 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003231 let context = {"name": "example"}
3232 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003233 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003234 call Func(500)
3235< Invokes the function as with: >
3236 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3237<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003238 Returns 0 on error.
3239
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003240 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3241 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3242
3243
3244garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3245 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3246 that have circular references.
3247
3248 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3249 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3250 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3251 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3252 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3253 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3254 for a long time.
3255
3256 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3257 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3258 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3259
3260 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3261 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3262 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3263 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3264
3265get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3266 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3267 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3268 omitted.
3269 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3270 mylist->get(idx)
3271get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3272 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3273 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3274 omitted.
3275 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3276 myblob->get(idx)
3277get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3278 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3279 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3280 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3281 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3282< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3283 'default' when it does not exist.
3284 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3285 mydict->get(key)
3286get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003287 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003288 {what} are:
3289 "name" The function name
3290 "func" The function
3291 "dict" The dictionary
3292 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003293 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003294 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3295 myfunc->get(what)
3296<
3297 *getbufinfo()*
3298getbufinfo([{buf}])
3299getbufinfo([{dict}])
3300 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3301
3302 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3303 returned.
3304
3305 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3306 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3307 be specified in {dict}:
3308 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3309 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3310 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3311
3312 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3313 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3314 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3315 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3316
3317 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3318 entries:
3319 bufnr Buffer number.
3320 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3321 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
Sean Dewar1fb41032023-08-16 17:15:05 +01003322 command TRUE if the buffer belongs to the
3323 command-line window |cmdwin|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003324 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3325 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3326 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3327 last used.
3328 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3329 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3330 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3331 opened in the current window.
3332 Only valid if the buffer has been
3333 displayed in the window in the past.
3334 If you want the line number of the
3335 last known cursor position in a given
3336 window, use |line()|: >
3337 :echo line('.', {winid})
3338<
3339 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3340 valid when loaded)
3341 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3342 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3343 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3344 Each list item is a dictionary with
3345 the following fields:
3346 id sign identifier
3347 lnum line number
3348 name sign name
3349 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3350 buffer-local variables.
3351 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3352 buffer
3353 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3354 display this buffer
3355
3356 Examples: >
3357 for buf in getbufinfo()
3358 echo buf.name
3359 endfor
3360 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3361 if buf.changed
3362 ....
3363 endif
3364 endfor
3365<
3366 To get buffer-local options use: >
3367 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3368<
3369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3370 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3371<
3372
3373 *getbufline()*
3374getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3375 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3376 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003377 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3378 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003379
3380 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3381
3382 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3383 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3384
3385 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3386 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3387
3388 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3389 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3390 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3391 returned.
3392
3393 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3394 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3395
3396 Example: >
3397 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3398
3399< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3400 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003401<
3402 *getbufoneline()*
3403getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3404 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3405 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003406
3407getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3408 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3409 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3410 must be used.
3411 The {varname} argument is a string.
3412 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3413 buffer-local variables.
3414 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3415 the buffer-local options.
3416 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3417 a buffer-local option.
3418 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3419 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3420 window-local option.
3421 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3422 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3423 string is returned, there is no error message.
3424 Examples: >
3425 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003426 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003427
3428< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3429 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3430<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003431getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3432 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3433 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3434 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3435 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3436
3437
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003438getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3439 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3440 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3441 exist, an empty list is returned.
3442
3443 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3444 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3445 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3446 entries:
3447 col column number
3448 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3449 lnum line number
3450 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3451 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3452 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3453
3454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3455 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3456
3457getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3458 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3459 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3460 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3461 Return zero otherwise.
3462 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3463 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3464 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3465
3466 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3467 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003468 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003469 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3470 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3471 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3472 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3473 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3474 that is not included in the character.
3475
3476 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3477 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3478 sequence.
3479
3480 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3481 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3482 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3483
3484 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3485
3486 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3487 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3488 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3489 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3490 ignored.
3491 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3492 let c = getchar()
3493 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003494 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003495 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003496 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003497 endif
3498<
3499 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3500 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3501 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3502
3503 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3504 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3505 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3506 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3507
3508 There is no mapping for the character.
3509 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3510 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3511 sequence. Examples: >
3512 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3513 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3514< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3515 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3516 :function FindChar()
3517 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3518 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3519 : normal l
3520 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3521 : break
3522 : endif
3523 : endwhile
3524 :endfunction
3525<
3526 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3527 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3528 another character: >
3529 :function GetKey()
3530 : let c = getchar()
3531 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3532 : let c = getchar()
3533 : endwhile
3534 : return c
3535 :endfunction
3536
3537getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3538 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3539 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3540 These values are added together:
3541 2 shift
3542 4 control
3543 8 alt (meta)
3544 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3545 32 mouse double click
3546 64 mouse triple click
3547 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
Casey Tucker92e90a12024-01-25 22:44:00 +01003548 128 command (Mac) or super (GTK)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003549 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3550 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003551 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003552
3553 *getcharpos()*
3554getcharpos({expr})
3555 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3556 column number in the returned List is a character index
3557 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003558 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3559 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003560 of the last character.
3561
3562 Example:
3563 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3564 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3565 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3566<
3567 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3568 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3569
3570getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3571 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3572 with the following entries:
3573
3574 char character previously used for a character
3575 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3576 if no character search has been performed
3577 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3578 0 for backward
3579 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3580 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3581 character search
3582
3583 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3584 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3585 character search: >
3586 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3587 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3588< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3589
3590
3591getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3592 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3593 string.
3594 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3595 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3596 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3597 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3598 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3599 if no character is available.
3600 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3601 result is converted to a string.
3602
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003603getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3604 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3605 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3606 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003607 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003608 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3609 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003610 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003611
3612getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3613 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3614 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3615 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3616 Example: >
3617 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003618< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3619 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003620 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3621 |inputsecret()|.
3622
3623getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3624 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3625 byte count. The first column is 1.
3626 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3627 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3628 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003629 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3630 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003631
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003632getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3633 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3634 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3635 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3636 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3637 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3638 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003639 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3640 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003641
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003642getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3643 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3644 are:
3645 : normal Ex command
3646 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3647 / forward search command
3648 ? backward search command
3649 @ |input()| command
3650 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3651 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3652 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3653 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3654 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3655 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3656
3657getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3658 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3659 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3660 when not in the command-line window.
3661
3662getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3663 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3664 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3665 types are supported:
3666
3667 arglist file names in argument list
3668 augroup autocmd groups
3669 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003670 behave |:behave| suboptions
3671 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003672 color color schemes
3673 command Ex command
3674 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3675 compiler compilers
3676 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
Shougo Matsushita92997dd2023-08-20 20:55:55 +02003677 custom,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
3678 customlist,{func} custom completion, defined via {func}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003679 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3680 dir directory names
3681 environment environment variable names
3682 event autocommand events
3683 expression Vim expression
3684 file file and directory names
3685 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3686 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3687 function function name
3688 help help subjects
3689 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003690 history |:history| suboptions
Doug Kearns81642d92024-01-04 22:37:44 +01003691 keymap keyboard mappings
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003692 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3693 mapclear buffer argument
3694 mapping mapping name
3695 menu menus
3696 messages |:messages| suboptions
3697 option options
3698 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003699 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003700 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003701 shellcmd Shell command
3702 sign |:sign| suboptions
3703 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3704 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3705 tag tags
3706 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3707 user user names
3708 var user variables
3709
3710 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3711 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3712 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3713
3714 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3715 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3716 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3717
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003718 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3719 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003720 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3721 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3722 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3723 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003724
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003725 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3726 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3727 a ":call" command: >
3728 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3729<
3730 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3731 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3732
3733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3734 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3735<
3736 *getcurpos()*
3737getcurpos([{winid}])
3738 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3739 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3740 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3741 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003742 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3743 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003744 |getpos()|.
3745 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3746 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3747 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3748
3749 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3750 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3751 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3752 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3753 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3754
3755 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3756 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3757 MoveTheCursorAround
3758 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3759< Note that this only works within the window. See
3760 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3761
3762 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3763 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3764<
3765 *getcursorcharpos()*
3766getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3767 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3768 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3769
3770 Example:
3771 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3772 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3773 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3774<
3775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3776 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3777
3778< *getcwd()*
3779getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3780 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3781 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3782
3783 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3784 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3785 the |window-ID|.
3786 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3787 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3788
3789 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3790 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3791 the working directory of the tabpage.
3792 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3793 use the current tabpage.
3794 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3795 the current window.
3796 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3797
3798 Examples: >
3799 " Get the working directory of the current window
3800 :echo getcwd()
3801 :echo getcwd(0)
3802 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3803 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3804 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3805 " Get the global working directory
3806 :echo getcwd(-1)
3807 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3808 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3809 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3810 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3811
3812< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3813 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3814
3815getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3816 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3817 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3818 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3819
3820< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3821 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3822 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3823 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3824
3825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3826 GetVarname()->getenv()
3827
3828getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3829 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3830 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3831 |hl-Normal|.
3832 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3833 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3834 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3835 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3836 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3837 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3838 function just after the GUI has started.
3839 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3840 a valid name does not work.
3841
3842getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3843 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3844 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3845 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3846 empty string is returned.
3847 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3848 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3849 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3850 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3851 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3852 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3853 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3854< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3855 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3856
3857 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3858 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3859<
3860 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3861
3862getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3863 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3864 given file {fname}.
3865 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3866 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3867 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3868 is returned.
3869
3870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3871 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3872
3873getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3874 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3875 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3876 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3877 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3878 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3879
3880 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3881 GetFilename()->getftime()
3882
3883getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3884 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3885 file of the given file {fname}.
3886 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3887 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3888 results:
3889 Normal file "file"
3890 Directory "dir"
3891 Symbolic link "link"
3892 Block device "bdev"
3893 Character device "cdev"
3894 Socket "socket"
3895 FIFO "fifo"
3896 All other "other"
3897 Example: >
3898 getftype("/home")
3899< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3900 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3901 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3902 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3903
3904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3905 GetFilename()->getftype()
3906
3907getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3908 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003909 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003910 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3911
3912getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3913 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3914
3915 Without arguments use the current window.
3916 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3917 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3918 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003919 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3920 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003921
3922 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3923 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3924 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3925 the following entries:
3926 bufnr buffer number
3927 col column number
3928 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3929 filename filename if available
3930 lnum line number
3931
3932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3933 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3934
3935< *getline()*
3936getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3937 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3938 from the current buffer. Example: >
3939 getline(1)
3940< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3941 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3942 To get the line under the cursor: >
3943 getline(".")
3944< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3945 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3946
3947 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3948 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3949 including line {end}.
3950 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3951 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3952 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3953 Example: >
3954 :let start = line('.')
3955 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3956 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3957
3958< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3959 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3960
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003961< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3962 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003963
3964getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3965 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3966 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3967 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3968
3969 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3970 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3971 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3972
3973 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3974 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3975 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3976
3977 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3978 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3979
3980 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3981 from the location list. This field is
3982 applicable only when called from a
3983 location list window. See
3984 |location-list-file-window| for more
3985 details.
3986
3987 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3988 location list for the window {nr}.
3989 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3990
3991 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3992 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3993 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3994
3995
3996getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3997 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3998 about all the global marks. |mark|
3999
4000 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
4001 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004002 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
4003 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004004
4005 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
4006 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
4007 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
4008 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4009 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
4010 file file name
4011
4012 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
4013 mark.
4014
4015 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4016 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
4017
4018getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
4019 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
4020 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
4021 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
4022 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
4023 |getmatches()|.
4024 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004025 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
4026 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004027 Example: >
4028 :echo getmatches()
4029< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4030 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4031 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4032 :let m = getmatches()
4033 :call clearmatches()
4034 :echo getmatches()
4035< [] >
4036 :call setmatches(m)
4037 :echo getmatches()
4038< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
4039 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
4040 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
4041 :unlet m
4042<
4043getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
4044 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
4045 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
4046 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
4047 screenrow screen row
4048 screencol screen column
4049 winid Window ID of the click
4050 winrow row inside "winid"
4051 wincol column inside "winid"
4052 line text line inside "winid"
4053 column text column inside "winid"
zeertzjqf5a94d52023-10-15 10:03:30 +02004054 coladd offset (in screen columns) from the
4055 start of the clicked char
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004056 All numbers are 1-based.
4057
4058 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
4059 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
4060
4061 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
4062 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
4063 are zero.
4064
4065 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
4066 length of the text in bytes plus one.
4067
4068 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
4069
4070 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
4071 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
4072
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00004073getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
4074 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
4075 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
4076 is unknown an empty string is returned.
4077 This function is mainly intended for testing.
4078
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004079 *getpid()*
4080getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
4081 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
4082 exits.
4083
4084 *getpos()*
4085getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
4086 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
4087 |getcurpos()|.
4088 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
4089 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
4090 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
4091 is the buffer number of the mark.
4092 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
4093 column is 1.
4094 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
4095 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
4096 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
4097 character.
4098 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
4099 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004100 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004101 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
4102 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
4103 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00004104 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
4105 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01004106 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004107 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
4108 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
4109 ...
4110 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
4111< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
4112
4113 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4114 GetMark()->getpos()
4115
4116getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
4117 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
4118 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
4119 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
4120 bufname() to get the name
4121 module module name
4122 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
4123 end_lnum
4124 end of line number if the item is multiline
4125 col column number (first column is 1)
4126 end_col end of column number if the item has range
4127 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
4128 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4129 nr error number
4130 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4131 text description of the error
4132 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4133 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09004134 user_data
4135 custom data associated with the item, can be
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02004136 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004137
4138 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4139 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4140 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4141 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4142 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4143
4144 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4145 do something with them: >
4146 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4147 :for d in getqflist()
4148 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4149 :endfor
4150<
4151 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4152 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4153 following string items are supported in {what}:
4154 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4155 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4156 context get the |quickfix-context|
4157 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4158 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4159 value is used.
4160 id get information for the quickfix list with
4161 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4162 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4163 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4164 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4165 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4166 See |quickfix-index|
4167 items quickfix list entries
4168 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4169 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4170 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4171 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4172 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4173 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4174 the last quickfix list
4175 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4176 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4177 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4178 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4179 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4180 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4181 all all of the above quickfix properties
4182 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4183 particular item, set it to zero.
4184 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4185 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4186 specified by "id" is used.
4187 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4188 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4189 contains the quickfix stack size.
4190 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4191 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4192 "items" with the list of entries.
4193
4194 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4195 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4196 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4197 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4198 If not present, set to "".
4199 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4200 present, set to 0.
4201 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4202 present, set to 0.
4203 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4204 an empty list.
4205 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4206 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4207 window. If not present, set to 0.
4208 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4209 present, set to 0.
4210 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4211 to "".
4212 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4213
4214 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4215 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4216 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4217 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4218<
4219getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4220 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4221 {regname}. Example: >
4222 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4223< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4224 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004225 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004226
4227 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4228 register. (For use in maps.)
4229 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4230 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4231 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4232
4233 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4234 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4235 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4236 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4237 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4238 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4239
4240 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4241 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4242 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4243
4244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4245 GetRegname()->getreg()
4246
4247getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4248 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4249 Dictionary with the following entries:
4250 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4251 {regname}, like
4252 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4253 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4254 |getregtype()|.
4255 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4256 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4257 register.
4258 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4259 single letter name of the register
4260 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4261 For example, after deleting a line
4262 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4263 which is the register that got the
4264 deleted text.
4265
4266 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4267 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4268 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4269 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4270 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4271 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4272
4273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4274 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4275
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004276getregion({pos1}, {pos2} [, {opts}]) *getregion()*
4277 Returns the list of strings from {pos1} to {pos2} in current
4278 buffer.
4279
4280 {pos1} and {pos2} must both be |List|s with four numbers.
4281 See |getpos()| for the format of the list.
4282
4283 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
4284 following items:
4285
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004286 type Specify the region's selection type
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004287 (default: "v"):
4288 "v" for |characterwise| mode
4289 "V" for |linewise| mode
4290 "<CTRL-V>" for |blockwise-visual| mode
4291
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004292 exclusive If |TRUE|, use exclusive selection
4293 for the end position
4294 (default: follow 'selection')
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004295
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004296 You can get the last selection type by |visualmode()|.
4297 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
4298 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004299 This function is useful to get text starting and ending in
4300 different columns, such as a |characterwise-visual| selection.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004301
4302 Note that:
4303 - Order of {pos1} and {pos2} doesn't matter, it will always
4304 return content from the upper left position to the lower
4305 right position.
zeertzjq87410ab2024-03-02 06:00:23 +08004306 - If 'virtualedit' is enabled and the region is past the end
4307 of the lines, resulting lines are padded with spaces.
4308 - If the region is blockwise and it starts or ends in the
4309 middle of a multi-cell character, it is not included but
4310 its selected part is substituted with spaces.
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004311 - If {pos1} or {pos2} is not current in the buffer, an empty
zeertzjq421b5972024-02-22 19:48:06 +01004312 list is returned.
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004313
4314 Examples: >
4315 :xnoremap <CR>
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004316 \ <Cmd>echow getregion(
4317 \ getpos('v'), getpos('.'), #{ type: mode() })<CR>
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004318<
4319 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Shougo Matsushita19b71882024-02-28 22:48:12 +01004320 getpos('.')->getregion(getpos("'a"))
Shougo Matsushita3f905ab2024-02-21 00:02:45 +01004321<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004322getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4323 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4324 The value will be one of:
4325 "v" for |characterwise| text
4326 "V" for |linewise| text
4327 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4328 "" for an empty or unknown register
4329 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4330 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4331 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4332 |v:register| is used.
4333 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4334
4335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4336 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4337
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004338getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004339 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004340 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4341 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004342
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004343 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4344 optional items:
4345 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4346 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004347 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004348 "name" are returned.
4349 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4350 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4351 returned and "name" is ignored.
4352
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004353 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4354 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004355 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004356 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4357 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004358 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4359 the script. Present only when a particular
4360 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4361 {opts}.
4362 name Vim script file name.
4363 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4364 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004365 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4366 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004367 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004368 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004369 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4370 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4371 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4372 this dictionary.
h_east59858792023-10-25 22:47:05 +09004373 version Vim script version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004374
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004375 Examples: >
4376 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4377 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4378<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004379gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4380 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4381 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4382 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4383 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4384 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4385
4386 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4387 tabnr tab page number.
4388 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4389 tabpage-local variables
4390 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4391
4392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4393 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4394
4395gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4396 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4397 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4398 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4399 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4400 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4401 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4402 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4403 string is returned, there is no error message.
4404
4405 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4406 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4407
4408gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4409 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4410 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4411 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4412 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4413 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4414 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4415 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4416 window-local option.
4417 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4418 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4419 use |getwinvar()|.
4420 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4421 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4422 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4423 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4424 or buffer-local variable.
4425 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4426 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4427 Examples: >
4428 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004429 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004430<
4431 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4432 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4433
4434< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4435 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4436
4437gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4438 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4439 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4440 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4441 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4442
4443 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4444 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4445 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4446 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4447 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4448 is a dictionary containing the
4449 entries described below.
4450 length Number of entries in the stack.
4451
4452 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4453 entries:
4454 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4455 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4456 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4457 returned list.
4458 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4459 multiple matching tags are found for a
4460 name.
4461 tagname name of the tag
4462
4463 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4464
4465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4466 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4467
4468
4469gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4470 Translate String {text} if possible.
4471 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4472 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4473 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4474 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4475 called.
4476 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4477 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4478 strings.
4479
4480
4481getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4482 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4483
4484 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4485 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4486 exist the result is an empty list.
4487
4488 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4489 tab pages is returned.
4490
4491 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4492 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4493 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4494 height window height (excluding winbar)
4495 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4496 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4497 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4498 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4499 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4500 {only with the +terminal feature}
4501 tabnr tab page number
4502 topline first displayed buffer line
4503 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4504 window-local variables
4505 width window width
4506 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4507 otherwise
4508 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4509 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4510 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4511 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4512 number in front of the text
4513 winid |window-ID|
4514 winnr window number
4515 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4516 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4517
4518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4519 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4520
4521getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4522 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4523 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4524 [x-pos, y-pos]
4525 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4526 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4527 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4528 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4529 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4530 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4531 do some work in the meantime: >
4532 while 1
4533 let res = getwinpos(1)
4534 if res[0] >= 0
4535 break
4536 endif
4537 " Do some work here
4538 endwhile
4539<
4540
4541 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4542 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4543<
4544 *getwinposx()*
4545getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4546 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4547 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004548 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4549 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004550 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4551
4552 *getwinposy()*
4553getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4554 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4555 a timeout of 100 msec).
lilydjwg6e0a18f2024-01-29 20:54:28 +01004556 The result will be -1 if the information is not available
4557 (e.g. on the Wayland backend).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004558 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4559
4560getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4561 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4562 Examples: >
4563 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004564 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004565
4566< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4567 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4568<
4569glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4570 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4571 use of special characters.
4572
4573 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4574 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4575 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4576 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4577 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4578
4579 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4580 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4581 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4582 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4583 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4584
4585 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4586
4587 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4588 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4589
4590 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4591 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4592 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4593 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4594
4595 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4596 any external command. Example: >
4597 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4598 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4599< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4600 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4601
4602 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4603 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4604
4605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4606 GetExpr()->glob()
4607
4608glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4609 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4610 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4611 is a file name. E.g. >
4612 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4613< This is equivalent to: >
4614 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4615< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4616 empty string.
4617 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4618 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4619
4620 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4621 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4622< *globpath()*
4623globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4624 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4625 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4626 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4627<
4628 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4629 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4630 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4631 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4632 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4633 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4634 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4635 error message.
4636
4637 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4638 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4639 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4640 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4641
4642 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4643 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4644 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4645 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4646 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4647 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4648<
4649 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4650
4651 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4652 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4653 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4654 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4655< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4656 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4657
4658 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4659 second argument: >
4660 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4661<
4662 *has()*
4663has({feature} [, {check}])
4664 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4665 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4666 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4667 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4668
4669 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4670 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4671 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4672 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4673 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4674 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4675 current Vim version.
4676
4677 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4678
4679 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4680 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4681 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4682 separate line: >
4683 if has('feature')
4684 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4685 endif
4686< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4687 would not be found.
4688
4689
4690has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4691 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004692 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4693 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4694 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4695 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4696 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004697
4698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4699 mydict->has_key(key)
4700
4701haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4702 The result is a Number:
4703 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4704 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4705 0 otherwise.
4706
4707 Without arguments use the current window.
4708 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4709 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4710 page.
4711 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4712 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4713 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4714 Examples: >
4715 if haslocaldir() == 1
4716 " window local directory case
4717 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4718 " tab-local directory case
4719 else
4720 " global directory case
4721 endif
4722
4723 " current window
4724 :echo haslocaldir()
4725 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4726 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4727 " window n in current tab page
4728 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4729 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4730 " window n in tab page m
4731 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4732 " tab page m
4733 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4734<
4735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4736 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4737
4738hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4739 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4740 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4741 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4742 indicated by {mode}.
4743 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4744 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4745 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4746 Command-line mode.
4747 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4748 buffer are checked for a match.
4749 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4750 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4751 n Normal mode
4752 v Visual and Select mode
4753 x Visual mode
4754 s Select mode
4755 o Operator-pending mode
4756 i Insert mode
4757 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4758 c Command-line mode
4759 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4760
4761 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4762 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4763 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4764 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4765 :endif
4766< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4767 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4768
4769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4770 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4771
4772histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4773 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4774 one of: *hist-names*
4775 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4776 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4777 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4778 "input" or "@" input line history
4779 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4780 empty the current or last used history
4781 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4782 character is sufficient.
4783 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4784 shifted to become the newest entry.
4785 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4786 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4787
4788 Example: >
4789 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4790 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4791< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4792
4793 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4794 second argument: >
4795 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4796
4797histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4798 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4799 for the possible values of {history}.
4800
4801 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4802 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4803 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4804 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4805 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4806 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4807 be removed if it exists.
4808
4809 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4810 is returned.
4811
4812 Examples:
4813 Clear expression register history: >
4814 :call histdel("expr")
4815<
4816 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4817 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4818<
4819 The following three are equivalent: >
4820 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4821 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004822 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004823<
4824 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4825 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4826 :call histdel("search", -1)
4827 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4828<
4829 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4830 GetHistory()->histdel()
4831
4832histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4833 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4834 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4835 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4836 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4837 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4838
4839 Examples:
4840 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004841 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004842
4843< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4844 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4845 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4846<
4847 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4848 GetHistory()->histget()
4849
4850histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4851 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4852 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4853 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4854
4855 Example: >
4856 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4857
4858< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4859 GetHistory()->histnr()
4860<
4861hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4862 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4863 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4864 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4865 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4866 item.
4867 *highlight_exists()*
4868 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4869
4870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4871 GetName()->hlexists()
4872<
4873hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4874 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4875 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4876 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4877 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4878
4879 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4880 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4881 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4882 resolved highlight group are returned.
4883
4884 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4885 following items:
4886 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4887 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4888 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4889 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4890 ctermbg cterm background color.
4891 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4892 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4893 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4894 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4895 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4896 group link is a default link. See
4897 |highlight-default|.
4898 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4899 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4900 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4901 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4902 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4903 id highlight group ID.
4904 linksto linked highlight group name.
4905 See |:highlight-link|.
4906 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4907 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4908 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4909 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4910
4911 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4912 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4913 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4914 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4915
4916 Example(s): >
4917 :echo hlget()
4918 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4919 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4920<
4921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4922 GetName()->hlget()
4923<
4924hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4925 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4926 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4927 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4928 supported items in this dictionary.
4929
4930 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4931 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4932
4933 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4934 a link for an existing highlight group
4935 with attributes.
4936
4937 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4938 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4939 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4940 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4941 modified.
4942
4943 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4944 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4945 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4946 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4947
4948 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4949 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4950
4951 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4952
4953 Example(s): >
4954 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4955 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4956 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4957 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4958 :let l = hlget()
4959 :call hlset(l)
4960 " clear the Search highlight group
4961 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4962 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4963 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4964 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4965 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4966 " remove the MyHlg group link
4967 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4968 " clear the attributes and a link
4969 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4970 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4971<
4972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4973 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4974<
4975 *hlID()*
4976hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4977 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4978 zero is returned.
4979 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4980 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4981 "Comment" group: >
4982 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4983< *highlightID()*
4984 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4985
4986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4987 GetName()->hlID()
4988
4989hostname() *hostname()*
4990 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4991 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4992 256 characters long are truncated.
4993
4994iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4995 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4996 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4997 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4998 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4999 are replaced with "?".
5000 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
5001 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
5002 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
5003 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
5004 can be done.
5005 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
5006 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
5007 UTF-8 and use: >
5008 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
5009< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
5010 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
5011 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
5012
5013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5014 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
5015<
5016 *indent()*
5017indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
5018 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
5019 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
5020 |getline()|.
5021 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
5022 error is given.
5023
5024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5025 GetLnum()->indent()
5026
5027index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005028 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005029 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005030
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005031 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
5032 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
5033 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
5034 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005035 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
5036 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005037
5038 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
5039 value is equal to {expr}.
5040
5041 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
5042 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005043
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005044 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
5045 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005046
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005047 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
5048 Example: >
5049 :let idx = index(words, "the")
5050 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
5051
5052< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5053 GetObject()->index(what)
5054
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005055indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
5056 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
5057 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
5058
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005059 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005060 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5061 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005062
5063 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005064 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
5065 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005066
5067 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
5068
5069 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
5070 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
5071 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
5072 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
5073 |v:val| has the byte value.
5074
5075 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
5076 1. the key or the index of the current item.
5077 2. the value of the current item.
5078 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
5079 search should stop.
5080
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005081 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005082 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005083 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
5084 index; may be negative for an item relative to
5085 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005086 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
5087 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01005088 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
5089 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
5090 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
5091 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01005092
5093< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5094 mylist->indexof(expr)
5095
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005096input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
5097 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
5098 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
5099 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
5100 in the prompt to start a new line.
5101 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
5102 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
5103 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
5104 for lines typed for input().
5105 Example: >
5106 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
5107 : echo "Cheers!"
5108 :endif
5109<
5110 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
5111 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
5112 Example: >
5113 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
5114
5115< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
5116 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
5117 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
5118 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
5119 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
5120 more information. Example: >
5121 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
5122<
5123 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
5124 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
5125 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
5126 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
5127 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
5128 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
5129 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
5130 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
5131 |:execute| or |:normal|.
5132
5133 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005134 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005135 :function GetFoo()
5136 : call inputsave()
5137 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
5138 : call inputrestore()
5139 :endfunction
5140
5141< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5142 GetPrompt()->input()
5143
5144inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
5145 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
5146 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
5147 Example: >
5148 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
5149 :if n != ""
5150 : let &sw = n
5151 :endif
5152< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
5153 omitted an empty string is returned.
5154 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
5155 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
5156 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5157
5158 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5159 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
5160
5161inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
5162 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
5163 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
5164 enter a number, which is returned.
5165 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
5166 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
5167 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
5168 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
5169 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
5170 length of {textlist} is returned.
5171 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
5172 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
5173 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
5174 Example: >
5175 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
5176 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
5177
5178< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5179 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5180
5181inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5182 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5183 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5184 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5185 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5186
5187inputsave() *inputsave()*
5188 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5189 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5190 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5191 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5192 many inputrestore() calls.
5193 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5194
5195inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5196 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5197 two exceptions:
5198 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5199 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5200 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5201 |history| stack.
5202 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5203 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5204 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5205
5206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5207 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5208
5209insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5210 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5211 of it.
5212
5213 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5214 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5215 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5216 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5217
5218 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5219 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5220 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5221 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5222< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5223 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5224 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5225
5226 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5227 mylist->insert(item)
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005228<
5229 *instanceof()* *E614* *E616* *E693*
5230instanceof({object}, {class})
5231 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the {object}
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005232 argument is a direct or indirect instance of a |Class|,
5233 |Interface|, or class |:type| alias specified by {class}.
5234 If {class} is varargs, the function returns |TRUE| when
Yegappan Lakshmanancd39b692023-10-02 12:50:45 -07005235 {object} is an instance of any of the specified classes.
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005236 Example: >
Ernie Rael2025af12023-12-12 16:58:00 +01005237 instanceof(animal, Dog, Cat)
LemonBoyafe04662023-08-23 21:08:11 +02005238
5239< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5240 myobj->instanceof(mytype)
5241
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005242interrupt() *interrupt()*
5243 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5244 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5245 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5246 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5247 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5248 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5249 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5250 : call interrupt()
5251 : endif
5252 :endfunction
5253 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5254
5255invert({expr}) *invert()*
5256 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5257 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5258 :let bits = invert(bits)
5259< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5260 :let bits = bits->invert()
5261
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005262isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005263 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5264 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005265 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005266 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5267 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5268 are always absolute.
5269 Example: >
5270 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5271 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5272 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5273 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5274 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005275<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005276 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5277 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5278
5279
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005280isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5281 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5282 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5283 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5284 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5285
5286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5287 GetName()->isdirectory()
5288
5289isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5290 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5291 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5292 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5293< 1 >
5294 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5295< -1
5296
5297 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5298 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005299
5300islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5301 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5302 name of a locked variable.
5303 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5304 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5305 Example: >
5306 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5307 :lockvar 1 alist
5308 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5309 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5310
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005311< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5312 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5313 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5314 |exists()| to check for existence.
5315 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005316
5317 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5318 GetName()->islocked()
5319
5320isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5321 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5322 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5323< 1
5324
5325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5326 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005327
5328items({dict}) *items()*
5329 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5330 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5331 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5332 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5333 Example: >
5334 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005335 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005336 endfor
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005337<
5338 A List or a String argument is also supported. In these
5339 cases, items() returns a List with the index and the value at
5340 the index.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005341
Yegappan Lakshmanan49cdd622023-12-24 11:01:23 +01005342 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005343 mydict->items()
5344
5345job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5346
5347
5348join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5349 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5350 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5351 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5352 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5353 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005354 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005355< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5356 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5357 The opposite function is |split()|.
5358
5359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5360 mylist->join()
5361
5362js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5363 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5364 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5365 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5366 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5367 result in v:none items.
5368
5369 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5370 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5371
5372js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5373 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5374 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5375 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5376 commas.
5377 For example, the Vim object:
5378 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5379 Will be encoded as:
5380 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5381 While json_encode() would produce:
5382 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5383 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5384 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5385
5386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5387 GetObject()->js_encode()
5388
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005389json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005390 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5391 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5392 JSON and Vim values.
5393 The decoding is permissive:
5394 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5395 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5396 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5397 same as {"1":2}.
5398 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5399 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5400 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5401 are accepted.
5402 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5403 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5404 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5405 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5406 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5407 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5408 character in string) for "\t".
5409 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5410 and results in v:none.
5411 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5412 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5413 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5414 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5415 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5416 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5417 *E938*
5418 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5419 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5420 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5421
5422 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5423 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5424
5425json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5426 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5427 The encoding is specified in:
5428 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005429 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005430 |Number| decimal number
5431 |Float| floating point number
5432 Float nan "NaN"
5433 Float inf "Infinity"
5434 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5435 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5436 |Funcref| not possible, error
5437 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5438 used recursively: []
5439 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5440 used recursively: {}
5441 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5442 v:false "false"
5443 v:true "true"
5444 v:none "null"
5445 v:null "null"
5446 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5447 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5448 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005449 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5450 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005451
5452 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5453 GetObject()->json_encode()
5454
5455keys({dict}) *keys()*
5456 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5457 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5458
5459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5460 mydict->keys()
5461
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005462keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5463 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5464 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5465 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5466 :echo keytrans(xx)
5467< <C-Home>
5468
5469 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5470 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5471
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005472< *len()* *E701*
5473len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5474 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5475 used, as with |strlen()|.
5476 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5477 returned.
5478 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5479 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5480 |Dictionary| is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01005481 When {expr} is an |Object|, invokes the |len()| method in the
5482 object (if present) to get the length. Otherwise returns
5483 zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005484
5485 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5486 mylist->len()
5487
5488< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5489libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5490 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5491 with single argument {argument}.
5492 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5493 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5494 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5495 limited.
5496 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5497 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5498 to Vim.
5499 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5500 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5501 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5502 null-terminated string.
5503 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5504
5505 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5506 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5507 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5508 very probably crash.
5509
5510 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5511 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5512 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5513 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5514 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5515 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5516 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5517 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5518 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5519 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5520
5521 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5522 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5523 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5524 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5525 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5526 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5527 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5528 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5529 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5530 feature is present}
5531 Examples: >
5532 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5533
5534< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5535 third argument: >
5536 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5537<
5538 *libcallnr()*
5539libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5540 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5541 int instead of a string.
5542 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5543 feature is present}
5544 Examples: >
5545 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5546 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5547 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5548<
5549 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5550 third argument: >
5551 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5552<
5553
5554line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5555 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5556 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005557 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005558 . the cursor position
5559 $ the last line in the current buffer
5560 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5561 returned)
5562 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5563 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5564 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5565 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5566 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5567 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5568 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5569 that it's updated right away.
5570 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5571 then applies to another buffer.
5572 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5573 |getpos()|.
5574 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5575 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005576 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005577 Examples: >
5578 line(".") line number of the cursor
5579 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5580 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005581 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005582<
5583 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5584 |last-position-jump|.
5585
5586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5587 GetValue()->line()
5588
5589line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5590 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5591 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5592 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5593 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5594 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5595 below the last line: >
5596 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5597< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5598 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5599 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5600 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5601 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5602
5603 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5604 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5605
5606lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5607 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5608 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5609 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5610 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005611 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005612 error is given.
5613
5614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5615 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5616
5617list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5618 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5619 Examples: >
5620 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5621 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5622< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5623 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5624
5625 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5626
5627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5628 GetList()->list2blob()
5629
5630list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5631 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5632 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5633 list2str([32]) returns " "
5634 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5635< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5636 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5637< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5638
5639 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5640 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5641 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5642 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5643<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005644 Returns an empty string on error.
5645
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005646 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5647 GetList()->list2str()
5648
5649listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5650 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5651 been made to buffer {buf}.
5652 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5653 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5654 buffer is used.
5655 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5656
5657 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005658 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5659 start first changed line number
5660 end first line number below the change
5661 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005662 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005663 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005664
5665 Example: >
5666 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5667 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5668 endfunc
5669 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5670
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005671< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005672 dictionary with these entries:
5673 lnum the first line number of the change
5674 end the first line below the change
5675 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5676 deleted
5677 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5678 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5679 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5680 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005681 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5682 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005683 lnum line above which the new line is added
5684 end equal to "lnum"
5685 added number of lines inserted
5686 col 1
5687 When lines are deleted the values are:
5688 lnum the first deleted line
5689 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5690 the deletion was done
5691 added negative, number of lines deleted
5692 col 1
5693 When lines are changed:
5694 lnum the first changed line
5695 end the line below the last changed line
5696 added 0
5697 col first column with a change or 1
5698
5699 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5700 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5701 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5702 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5703
5704 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5705 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5706 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5707 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5708
5709 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5710 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5711 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5712
5713 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5714 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5715 of a buffer.
5716 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5717 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5718
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005719 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5720
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005721 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5722 second argument: >
5723 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5724
5725listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5726 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5727 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5728
5729 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5730 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5731 buffer is used.
5732
5733 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5734 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5735
5736listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5737 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5738 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5739 removed.
5740
5741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5742 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5743
5744localtime() *localtime()*
5745 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5746 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5747
5748
5749log({expr}) *log()*
5750 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5751 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5752 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005753 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005754 Examples: >
5755 :echo log(10)
5756< 2.302585 >
5757 :echo log(exp(5))
5758< 5.0
5759
5760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5761 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005762
5763
5764log10({expr}) *log10()*
5765 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5766 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005767 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005768 Examples: >
5769 :echo log10(1000)
5770< 3.0 >
5771 :echo log10(0.01)
5772< -2.0
5773
5774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5775 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005776
5777luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5778 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5779 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5780 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5781 Strings are returned as they are.
5782 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005783 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005784 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5785 as-is.
5786 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5787 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5788 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5789 to {expr}.
5790
5791 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5792 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5793
5794< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5795
5796map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5797 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005798 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005799 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5800 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5801 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5802 characters, is replaced.
5803 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5804 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5805 Vim9 script.
5806
5807 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5808
5809 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5810 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5811 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5812 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5813 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5814 current character.
5815 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005816 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005817< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5818
5819 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5820 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5821 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5822 still have to double ' quotes
5823
5824 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5825 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5826 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005827 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5828 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5829 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5830
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005831 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5832 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5833 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005834 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005835 endfunc
5836 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5837< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005838 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005839< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005840 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005841< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005842 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005843<
5844 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5845 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005846 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005847
5848< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5849 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5850 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5851 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5852 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5853 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5854
5855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5856 mylist->map(expr2)
5857
5858
5859maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5860 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5861 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5862 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005863 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5864 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005865
5866 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005867 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5868 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5869 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005870
5871 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5872 command.
5873
5874 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5875 "n" Normal
5876 "v" Visual (including Select)
5877 "o" Operator-pending
5878 "i" Insert
5879 "c" Cmd-line
5880 "s" Select
5881 "x" Visual
5882 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5883 "t" Terminal-Job
5884 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5885 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5886
5887 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5888 instead of mappings.
5889
5890 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5891 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005892 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005893 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5894 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5895 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5896 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5897 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5898 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5899 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5900 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5901 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5902 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5903 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5904 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5905 characters will be used:
5906 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5907 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5908 (|mapmode-ic|)
5909 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005910 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005911 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005912 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005913 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5914 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5915 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005916 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005917 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5918 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5919 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5920 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005921
5922 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5923 |mapset()|.
5924
5925 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5926 then the global mappings.
5927 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5928 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005929 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005930
5931< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5932 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5933
5934mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5935 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5936 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5937 {name}.
5938 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5939 instead of mappings.
5940 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5941 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5942
5943 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5944 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5945 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5946 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5947 mapcheck("b") no no no
5948
5949 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5950 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5951 mapping for {name} exactly.
5952 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5953 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5954 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5955 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5956 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5957 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5958 then the global mappings.
5959 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5960 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5961 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5962 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5963 :endif
5964< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5965 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5966
5967 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5968 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5969
5970
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005971maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5972 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5973 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5974 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5975 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5976
5977 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5978 vim9script
5979 echo maplist()->filter(
5980 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005981< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5982 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5983 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5984 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5985 can do: >
5986 vim9script
5987 var saved_maps = []
5988 for m in maplist()
5989 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5990 saved_maps->add(m)
5991 endif
5992 endfor
5993 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5994< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5995 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5996 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5997 vim9script
5998 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5999 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
6000 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
6001 ounmap xyzzy
6002 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01006003
6004
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006005mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
6006 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
6007 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
6008 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
6009 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
6010
6011
6012mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006013mapset({dict})
6014 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
6015 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
6016 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01006017 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006018 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
6019 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
6020 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
6021 or 'v'. *E1276*
6022
6023 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
6024 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006025 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
6026 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
6027 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
6028 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
6029 nnoremap K somethingelse
6030 ...
6031 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
6032< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01006033 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
6034 all of them, when they might differ.
6035
6036 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
6037 and abbr are taken from the dict.
6038 Example: >
6039 vim9script
6040 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
6041 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
6042 nnoremap K somethingelse
6043 cnoremap K somethingelse2
6044 # ...
6045 unmap K
6046 for d in save_maps
6047 mapset(d)
6048 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006049
6050
6051match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
6052 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
6053 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
6054 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
6055
6056 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
6057 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
6058 {pat} matches.
6059
6060 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
6061 If there is no match -1 is returned.
6062
6063 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
6064 Example: >
6065 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
6066 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
6067< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
6068 *strpbrk()*
6069 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
6070 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
6071< *strcasestr()*
6072 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
6073 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
6074 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
6075<
6076 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
6077 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
6078 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
6079 first character/item. Example: >
6080 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
6081< result is again "4". >
6082 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
6083< result is again "4". >
6084 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
6085< result is "3".
6086 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
6087 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
6088 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
6089 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
6090 backwards compatible).
6091 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
6092 the index is counted from the end.
6093 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
6094 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
6095
6096 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
6097 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
6098 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
6099 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
6100< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
6101 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
6102 see above.
6103
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006104 *match-pattern*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006105 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
6106 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
6107 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
6108 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
6109 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
6110 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
6111 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
6112 further down in the text.
6113
6114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6115 GetText()->match('word')
6116 GetList()->match('word')
6117<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00006118 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006119matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6120 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
6121 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
6122 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
6123 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
6124 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
6125 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
6126 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
6127 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
6128 concealed.
6129
6130 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
6131 match. A match with a high priority will have its
6132 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
6133 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
6134 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
6135 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
6136 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
6137 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
6138 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
6139 always overrule syntax highlighting.
6140
6141 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
6142 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
6143 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
6144 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
6145 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01006146 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
6147 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01006148 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01006149 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006150
6151 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
6152 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
6153 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
6154 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
6155
6156 conceal Special character to show instead of the
6157 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
6158 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
6159 window Instead of the current window use the
6160 window with this number or window ID.
6161
6162 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
6163 the |:match| commands.
6164
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006165 Returns -1 on error.
6166
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006167 Example: >
6168 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6169 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
6170< Deletion of the pattern: >
6171 :call matchdelete(m)
6172
6173< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
6174 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
6175 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6176
6177 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6178 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
6179<
6180 *matchaddpos()*
6181matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
6182 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
6183 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
6184 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
6185 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
6186 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
6187 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
6188
6189 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
6190 these:
6191 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
6192 line has number 1.
6193 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
6194 number will be highlighted.
6195 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
6196 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
6197 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
6198 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
6199 be highlighted.
6200 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6201 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6202
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006203 Returns -1 on error.
6204
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006205 Example: >
6206 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6207 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6208< Deletion of the pattern: >
6209 :call matchdelete(m)
6210
6211< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6212 |getmatches()|.
6213
6214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6215 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6216
6217matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6218 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6219 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6220 Return a |List| with two elements:
6221 The name of the highlight group used
6222 The pattern used.
6223 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6224 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6225 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6226 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6227 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6228
6229 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6230 GetMatch()->matcharg()
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006231<
6232 *matchbufline()*
6233matchbufline({buf}, {pat}, {lnum}, {end}, [, {dict}])
6234 Returns the |List| of matches in lines from {lnum} to {end} in
6235 buffer {buf} where {pat} matches.
6236
6237 {lnum} and {end} can either be a line number or the string "$"
6238 to refer to the last line in {buf}.
6239
6240 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6241 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6242
6243 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6244 byteidx starting byte index of the match
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006245 lnum line number where there is a match
6246 text matched string
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006247 Note that there can be multiple matches in a single line.
6248
6249 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
6250 |bufload()| if needed.
6251
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006252 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6253 option settings on the pattern.
6254
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006255 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
6256 {lnum} or {end} is not valid then an error is given and an
6257 empty |List| is returned.
6258
6259 Examples: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006260 " Assuming line 3 in buffer 5 contains "a"
6261 :echo matchbufline(5, '\<\k\+\>', 3, 3)
6262 [{'lnum': 3, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}]
6263 " Assuming line 4 in buffer 10 contains "tik tok"
6264 :echo matchbufline(10, '\<\k\+\>', 1, 4)
6265 [{'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'lnum': 4, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006266<
6267 If {submatch} is present and is v:true, then submatches like
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006268 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6269 " Assuming line 2 in buffer 2 contains "acd"
6270 :echo matchbufline(2, '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)', 2, 2
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006271 \ {'submatches': v:true})
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006272 [{'lnum': 2, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006273< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6274 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6275 submatch.
6276
6277 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6278 GetBuffer()->matchbufline('mypat', 1, '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006279
6280matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6281 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6282 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6283 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6284 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6285 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6286 window ID instead of the current window.
6287
6288 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6289 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6290
6291matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6292 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6293 after the match. Example: >
6294 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6295< results in "7".
6296 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6297 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6298 do it with matchend(): >
6299 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6300 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6301< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6302
6303 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6304 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6305< results in "7". >
6306 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6307< result is "-1".
6308 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6309
6310 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6311 GetText()->matchend('word')
6312
6313
6314matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6315 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6316 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6317 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6318
6319 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6320 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006321 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6322 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6323 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006324 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6325 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006326
6327 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6328 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006329 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006330 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6331 string.
6332 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6333 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6334 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6335 argument and return the text for that item to
6336 use for fuzzy matching.
6337
6338 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6339 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6340 is 256.
6341
6342 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6343 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6344
6345 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6346 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6347 256, then returns an empty list.
6348
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006349 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6350 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6351
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006352 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006353 matching strings.
6354
6355 Example: >
6356 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6357< results in ["clay"]. >
6358 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6359< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6360 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6361< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6362 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6363 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6364 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6365< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6366 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6367 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6368< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6369 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6370< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6371 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6372< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6373 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6374 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6375< results in ['two one'].
6376
6377matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6378 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6379 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6380 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6381 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6382 position.
6383
6384 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6385 positions for the best match is returned.
6386
6387 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6388 list with three empty list items is returned.
6389
6390 Example: >
6391 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6392< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6393 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6394< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6395 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6396< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6397
6398matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6399 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6400 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6401 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6402 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6403 empty string is used. Example: >
6404 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6405< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6406 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6407
6408 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6409
6410 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6411 GetText()->matchlist('word')
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006412<
6413 *matchstrlist()*
6414matchstrlist({list}, {pat} [, {dict}])
6415 Returns the |List| of matches in {list} where {pat} matches.
6416 {list} is a |List| of strings. {pat} is matched against each
6417 string in {list}.
6418
6419 The {dict} argument supports following items:
6420 submatches include submatch information (|/\(|)
6421
6422 For each match, a |Dict| with the following items is returned:
6423 byteidx starting byte index of the match.
6424 idx index in {list} of the match.
6425 text matched string
6426 submatches a List of submatches. Present only if
6427 "submatches" is set to v:true in {dict}.
6428
Yegappan Lakshmanana35235e2024-02-24 10:09:43 +01006429 See |match-pattern| for information about the effect of some
6430 option settings on the pattern.
6431
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006432 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmananeb3475d2024-01-15 11:08:25 -08006433 :echo matchstrlist(['tik tok'], '\<\k\+\>')
6434 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'tik'}, {'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 4, 'text': 'tok'}]
6435 :echo matchstrlist(['a', 'b'], '\<\k\+\>')
6436 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'a'}, {'idx': 1, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'b'}]
Yegappan Lakshmananf93b1c82024-01-04 22:28:46 +01006437<
6438 If "submatches" is present and is v:true, then submatches like
6439 "\1", "\2", etc. are also returned. Example: >
6440 :echo matchstrlist(['acd'], '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)',
6441 \ #{submatches: v:true})
6442 [{'idx': 0, 'byteidx': 0, 'text': 'acd', 'submatches': ['a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']}]
6443< The "submatches" List always contains 9 items. If a submatch
6444 is not found, then an empty string is returned for that
6445 submatch.
6446
6447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6448 GetListOfStrings()->matchstrlist('mypat')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006449
6450matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6451 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6452 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6453< results in "ing".
6454 When there is no match "" is returned.
6455 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6456 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6457< results in "ing". >
6458 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6459< result is "".
6460 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6461 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6462
6463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6464 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6465
6466matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6467 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6468 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6469 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6470< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6471 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6472 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6473 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6474< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6475 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6476< result is ["", -1, -1].
6477 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6478 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6479 end position of the match are returned. >
6480 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6481< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6482 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6483
6484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6485 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6486<
6487
6488 *max()*
6489max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6490 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6491
6492< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6493 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6494 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6495 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6496 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6497
6498 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6499 mylist->max()
6500
6501
6502menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6503 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6504 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6505 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6506 menu names are returned.
6507
6508 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6509 "n" Normal
6510 "v" Visual (including Select)
6511 "o" Operator-pending
6512 "i" Insert
6513 "c" Cmd-line
6514 "s" Select
6515 "x" Visual
6516 "t" Terminal-Job
6517 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6518 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6519 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6520
6521 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6522 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6523 display display name (name without '&')
6524 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6525 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6526 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6527 |toolbar-icon|
6528 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6529 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6530 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6531 characters will be used:
6532 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6533 name menu item name.
6534 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6535 remappable else v:false.
6536 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6537 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6538 string has special characters translated like
6539 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6540 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6541 "<Nop>" is returned.
6542 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6543 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6544 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6545 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6546 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6547 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6548 submenus |List| containing the names of
6549 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6550 item has submenus.
6551
6552 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6553
6554 Examples: >
6555 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6556 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6557
6558 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6559 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6560 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6561 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6562 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6563 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6564 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6565 endfor
6566 endfunc
6567 new
6568 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6569 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6570 endfor
6571<
6572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6573 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6574
6575
6576< *min()*
6577min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6578 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6579
6580< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6581 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6582 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6583 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6584 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6585
6586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6587 mylist->min()
6588
6589< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006590mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006591 Create directory {name}.
6592
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006593 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6594 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006595
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006596 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6597 created as necessary.
6598
6599 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006600 the current function, as with: >
6601 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6602<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006603 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006604 the end of the current function, as with: >
6605 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6606< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6607 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6608 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6609 E.g. when using: >
6610 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6611< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6612 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6613 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6614< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6615 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006616
6617 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6618 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6619 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6620 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6621 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6622 created with 0o755.
6623 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006624 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006625
6626< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6627
6628 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6629 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6630 "p" option the call will fail.
6631
6632 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6633 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6634 failed.
6635
6636 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6637 :if exists("*mkdir")
6638
6639< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6640 GetName()->mkdir()
6641<
6642 *mode()*
6643mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6644 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6645 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6646 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6647 Also see |state()|.
6648
6649 n Normal
6650 no Operator-pending
6651 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6652 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6653 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6654 CTRL-V is one character
6655 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6656 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6657 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6658 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6659 v Visual by character
6660 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6661 V Visual by line
6662 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6663 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6664 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6665 s Select by character
6666 S Select by line
6667 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6668 i Insert
6669 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6670 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6671 R Replace |R|
6672 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6673 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6674 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6675 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6676 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6677 c Command-line editing
h-east71ebf3b2023-09-03 17:12:55 +02006678 ct Command-line editing via Terminal-Job mode
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006679 cr Command-line editing overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006680 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
zeertzjqfcaeb3d2023-11-28 20:46:29 +01006681 cvr Vim Ex mode while in overstrike mode |c_<Insert>|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006682 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6683 r Hit-enter prompt
6684 rm The -- more -- prompt
6685 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6686 ! Shell or external command is executing
6687 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6688
6689 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6690 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6691 "c" or "n".
6692 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6693 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6694 the leading character(s).
6695 Also see |visualmode()|.
6696
6697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6698 DoFull()->mode()
6699
6700mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6701 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6702 converted to Vim data structures.
6703 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6704 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6705 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6706 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6707 converted to strings.
6708 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6709 Examples: >
6710 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6711 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6712 :echo mzeval("l")
6713 :echo mzeval("h")
6714<
6715 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6716 to {expr}.
6717
6718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6719 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6720<
6721 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6722
6723nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6724 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6725 that is not blank. Example: >
6726 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6727< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6728 below it, zero is returned.
6729 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6730 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6731
6732 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6733 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6734
6735nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6736 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6737 value {expr}. Examples: >
6738 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6739 nr2char(32) returns " "
6740< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6741 Example for "utf-8": >
6742 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6743< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6744 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6745 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6746 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6747 string, thus results in an empty string.
6748 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6749 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6750 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6751< Result: "ABC"
6752
6753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6754 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6755
6756or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6757 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6758 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006759 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006760 Example: >
6761 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6762< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6763 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6764
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006765< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6766 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6767 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6768 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6769
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006770
6771pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6772 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6773 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6774 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6775 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6776 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6777 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6778< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6779>
6780 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6781< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6782 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006783 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006784
6785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6786 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6787
6788perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6789 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6790 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6791 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6792 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6793 reference to it.
6794 Example: >
6795 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6796< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6797
6798 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6799 to {expr}.
6800
6801 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6802 GetExpr()->perleval()
6803
6804< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6805
6806
6807popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6808
6809
6810pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6811 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6812 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006813 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006814 Examples: >
6815 :echo pow(3, 3)
6816< 27.0 >
6817 :echo pow(2, 16)
6818< 65536.0 >
6819 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6820< 2.0
6821
6822 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6823 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006824
6825prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6826 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6827 that is not blank. Example: >
6828 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6829< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6830 above it, zero is returned.
6831 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6832 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6833
6834 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6835 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6836
6837printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6838 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6839 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6840 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6841< May result in:
6842 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6843
6844 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6845 argument: >
6846 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006847<
6848 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006849
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006850 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006851 %s string
6852 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6853 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6854 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6855 %c single byte
6856 %d decimal number
6857 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6858 %x hex number
6859 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6860 %X hex number using upper case letters
6861 %o octal number
6862 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6863 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6864 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6865 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6866 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6867 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6868 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6869 %% the % character itself
6870
6871 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6872 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6873 the result.
6874
6875 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6876 arguments appear in sequence:
6877
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006878 % [pos-argument] [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6879
6880 pos-argument
6881 At most one positional argument specifier. These
6882 take the form {n$}, where n is >= 1.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006883
6884 flags
6885 Zero or more of the following flags:
6886
6887 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6888 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6889 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6890 of the number is increased to force the first
6891 character of the output string to a zero (except
6892 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6893 precision of zero).
6894 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6895 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6896 prepended to it.
6897 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6898 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6899 prepended to it.
6900
6901 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6902 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6903 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6904 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6905 flag is ignored.
6906
6907 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6908 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6909 The converted value is padded on the right with
6910 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6911 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6912
6913 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6914 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6915
6916 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6917 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6918 a space if both are used.
6919
6920 field-width
6921 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6922 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6923 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6924 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6925 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6926 conversion the count is in cells.
6927
6928 .precision
6929 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6930 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6931 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6932 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6933 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6934 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6935 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6936 string for S conversions.
6937 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6938 the decimal point.
6939
6940 type
6941 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6942 be applied, see below.
6943
6944 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6945 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6946 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6947 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6948 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6949 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6950 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6951< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6952 "width" bytes.
6953
Dominique Pellé17dca3c2023-12-14 20:36:32 +01006954 If the argument to be formatted is specified using a
6955 positional argument specifier, and a '*' is used to indicate
6956 that a number argument is to be used to specify the width or
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02006957 precision, the argument(s) to be used must also be specified
6958 using a {n$} positional argument specifier. See |printf-$|.
6959
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006960 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6961
6962 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6963 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6964 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6965 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6966 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6967 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6968 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6969 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6970 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6971 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6972 zeros.
6973 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6974 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6975 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6976 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6977 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
Christ van Willegenaa90d4f2023-09-03 17:22:37 +02006978 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is a long
6979 integer. The size will be 32 bits or 64 bits
6980 depending on your platform.
6981 The "ll" modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6982 The b and B conversion specifiers never take a width
6983 modifier and always assume their argument is a 64 bit
6984 integer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006985 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6986 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6987
6988 i alias for d
6989 D alias for ld
6990 U alias for lu
6991 O alias for lo
6992
6993 *printf-c*
6994 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6995 resulting character is written.
6996
6997 *printf-s*
6998 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6999 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
7000 specified are used.
7001 If the argument is not a String type, it is
7002 automatically converted to text with the same format
7003 as ":echo".
7004 *printf-S*
7005 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
7006 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
7007 number specified are used.
7008
7009 *printf-f* *E807*
7010 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7011 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
7012 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
7013 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
7014 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
7015 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
7016 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
7017 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
7018 Example: >
7019 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
7020< 12.12
7021 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
7022 Use |round()| when in doubt.
7023
7024 *printf-e* *printf-E*
7025 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
7026 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
7027 precision specifies the number of digits after the
7028 decimal point, like with 'f'.
7029
7030 *printf-g* *printf-G*
7031 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
7032 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
7033 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
7034 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
7035 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
7036 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
7037 results in 1.0e7.
7038
7039 *printf-%*
7040 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
7041 complete conversion specification is "%%".
7042
7043 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
7044 accepted and automatically converted.
7045 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
7046 is also accepted and automatically converted.
7047 Any other argument type results in an error message.
7048
7049 *E766* *E767*
7050 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
7051 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
7052 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
7053
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007054 *printf-$*
7055 In certain languages, error and informative messages are
7056 more readable when the order of words is different from the
Christian Brabandtee17b6f2023-09-09 11:23:50 +02007057 corresponding message in English. To accommodate translations
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007058 having a different word order, positional arguments may be
7059 used to indicate this. For instance: >
7060
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007061 #, c-format
7062 msgid "%s returning %s"
7063 msgstr "waarde %2$s komt terug van %1$s"
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007064<
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007065 In this example, the sentence has its 2 string arguments
7066 reversed in the output. >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007067
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007068 echo printf(
7069 "In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: %1$s %2$s",
7070 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7071< In The Netherlands, vim's creator's name is: Bram Moolenaar >
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007072
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007073 echo printf(
7074 "In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: %2$s %1$s",
7075 "Bram", "Moolenaar")
7076< In Belgium, vim's creator's name is: Moolenaar Bram
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007077
7078 Width (and precision) can be specified using the '*' specifier.
7079 In this case, you must specify the field width position in the
7080 argument list. >
7081
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007082 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2, 3)
7083< 001 >
7084 echo printf("%2$*3$.*1$d", 1, 2, 3)
7085< 2 >
7086 echo printf("%3$*1$.*2$d", 1, 2, 3)
7087< 03 >
7088 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$g", 1.4142, 2, 3)
7089< 1.414
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007090
7091 You can mix specifying the width and/or precision directly
7092 and via positional arguments: >
7093
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007094 echo printf("%1$4.*2$f", 1.4142135, 6)
7095< 1.414214 >
7096 echo printf("%1$*2$.4f", 1.4142135, 6)
7097< 1.4142 >
7098 echo printf("%1$*2$.*3$f", 1.4142135, 6, 2)
7099< 1.41
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007100
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007101 *E1500*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007102 You cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007103 echo printf("%s%1$s", "One", "Two")
7104< E1500: Cannot mix positional and non-positional arguments:
7105 %s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007106
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007107 *E1501*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007108 You cannot skip a positional argument in a format string: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007109 echo printf("%3$s%1$s", "One", "Two", "Three")
7110< E1501: format argument 2 unused in $-style format:
7111 %3$s%1$s
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007112
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007113 *E1502*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007114 You can re-use a [field-width] (or [precision]) argument: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007115 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7116< 1 at width 2 is: 01
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007117
7118 However, you can't use it as a different type: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007119 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$ld is: %01$*2$d", 1, 2)
7120< E1502: Positional argument 2 used as field width reused as
7121 different type: long int/int
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007122
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007123 *E1503*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007124 When a positional argument is used, but not the correct number
7125 or arguments is given, an error is raised: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007126 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d", 1, 2)
7127< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %1$d at width
7128 %2$d is: %01$*2$.*3$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007129
7130 Only the first error is reported: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007131 echo printf("%01$*2$.*3$d %4$d", 1, 2)
7132< E1503: Positional argument 3 out of bounds: %01$*2$.*3$d
7133 %4$d
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007134
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007135 *E1504*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007136 A positional argument can be used more than once: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007137 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$s", "One", "Two")
7138< One Two One
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007139
7140 However, you can't use a different type the second time: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007141 echo printf("%1$s %2$s %1$d", "One", "Two")
7142< E1504: Positional argument 1 type used inconsistently:
7143 int/string
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007144
Yegappan Lakshmanan413f8392023-09-28 22:46:37 +02007145 *E1505*
Christ van Willegen0c6181f2023-08-13 18:03:14 +02007146 Various other errors that lead to a format string being
7147 wrongly formatted lead to: >
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +09007148 echo printf("%1$d at width %2$d is: %01$*2$.3$d", 1, 2)
7149< E1505: Invalid format specifier: %1$d at width %2$d is:
7150 %01$*2$.3$d
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007151
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007152 *E1507*
zeertzjq27e12c72023-10-07 01:34:04 +08007153 This internal error indicates that the logic to parse a
7154 positional format argument ran into a problem that couldn't be
7155 otherwise reported. Please file a bug against Vim if you run
7156 into this, copying the exact format string and parameters that
7157 were used.
Christ van Willegenea746f92023-10-05 20:48:36 +02007158
7159
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007160prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
7161 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
7162 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
7163
7164 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
7165 string is returned.
7166
7167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7168 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
7169
7170< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7171
7172
7173prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
7174 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
7175 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
7176 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7177
7178 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
7179 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
7180 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
7181 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
7182 line.
7183 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
7184 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
7185 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
7186 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
7187 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
7188 if the user only typed Enter.
7189 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007190 func s:TextEntered(text)
7191 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
7192 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007193 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
7194 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
7195 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007196 close
7197 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007198 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
7199 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007200 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007201 endif
7202 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01007203 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007204
7205< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7206 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
7207
7208< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7209
7210prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
7211 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
7212 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
7213 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
7214
7215 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
7216 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
7217 as in any buffer.
7218
7219 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7220 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
7221
7222< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7223
7224prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
7225 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
7226 {text} to end in a space.
7227 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
7228 "prompt". Example: >
7229 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
7230<
7231 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7232 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
7233
7234< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
7235
7236prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
7237
7238pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
7239 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
7240 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
7241 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
7242 height nr of items visible
7243 width screen cells
7244 row top screen row (0 first row)
7245 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
7246 size total nr of items
7247 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
7248
7249 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
7250 |CompleteChanged|.
7251
7252pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
7253 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
7254 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
7255 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
7256 popup menu.
7257
7258py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
7259 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7260 converted to Vim data structures.
7261 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7262 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
7263 'encoding').
7264 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7265 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
7266 keys converted to strings.
7267 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7268 to {expr}.
7269
7270 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7271 GetExpr()->py3eval()
7272
7273< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
7274
7275 *E858* *E859*
7276pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
7277 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7278 converted to Vim data structures.
7279 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
7280 copied though).
7281 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
7282 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
7283 non-string keys result in error.
7284 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7285 to {expr}.
7286
7287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7288 GetExpr()->pyeval()
7289
7290< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
7291
7292pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
7293 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
7294 converted to Vim data structures.
7295 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
7296 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
7297
7298 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7299 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
7300
7301< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
7302 |+python3| feature}
7303
7304rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
7305 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
7306 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
7307 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
7308 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
7309 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
7310 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007311 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007312
7313 Examples: >
7314 :echo rand()
7315 :let seed = srand()
7316 :echo rand(seed)
7317 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
7318<
7319
7320 *E726* *E727*
7321range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
7322 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
7323 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
7324 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
7325 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
7326 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
7327 producing a value past {max}).
7328 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
7329 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
7330 start this is an error.
7331 Examples: >
7332 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
7333 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
7334 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
7335 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
7336 range(0) " []
7337 range(2, 0) " error!
7338<
7339 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7340 GetExpr()->range()
7341<
7342
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007343readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007344 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01007345 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
7346 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
7347 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
7348 readblob('file.bin', -12)
7349< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
7350 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
7351 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
7352< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
7353 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01007354 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
7355 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
7356 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
7357 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
7358 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
7359< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007360 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01007361 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
7362 empty blob.
7363 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
7364 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007365 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
7366
7367
7368readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
7369 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
7370 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
7371 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
7372 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
7373 argument below for changing the sort order.
7374
7375 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7376 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7377 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7378 be handled.
7379 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7380 added to the list.
7381 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7382 to the list.
7383 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7384 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
7385 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
7386 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7387 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
7388< To skip hidden and backup files: >
7389 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00007390< *E857*
7391 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007392 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
7393 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
7394
7395 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
7396 Valid values are:
7397 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
7398 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
7399 each character, technically, using
7400 strcmp()) (default)
7401 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
7402 using strcasecmp())
7403 "collate" sort using the collation order
7404 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
7405 (technically using strcoll())
7406 Other values are silently ignored.
7407
7408 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7409 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7410 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7411< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7412 function! s:tree(dir)
7413 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7414 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007415 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007416 endfunction
7417 echo s:tree(".")
7418<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007419 Returns an empty List on error.
7420
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007421 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7422 GetDirName()->readdir()
7423<
7424readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7425 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7426 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7427 information in {directory}.
7428 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7429 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7430 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7431 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7432 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7433 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7434 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7435 argument, see |readdir()|.
7436
7437 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7438 following items:
7439 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7440 name Name of the entry.
7441 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7442 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7443 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7444 type Type of the entry.
7445 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7446 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7447 Other symlink "link"
7448 On MS-Windows:
7449 Normal file "file"
7450 Directory "dir"
7451 Junction "junction"
7452 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7453 Other symlink "link"
7454 Other reparse point "reparse"
7455 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7456 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7457 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7458 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7459 itself because of performance reasons.
7460
7461 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7462 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7463 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7464 be handled.
7465 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7466 added to the list.
7467 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7468 to the list.
7469 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7470 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7471 of the entry.
7472 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7473 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7474 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7475<
7476 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7477 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7478 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007479<
7480 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7481 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7482<
7483
7484 *readfile()*
7485readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7486 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7487 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7488 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7489 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7490 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7491 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7492 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7493 added.
7494 - No CR characters are removed.
7495 Otherwise:
7496 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7497 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7498 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7499 removed from the text.
7500 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7501 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7502 lines of a file: >
7503 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7504 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7505 :endfor
7506< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7507 are returned, or as many as there are.
7508 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7509 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7510 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7511 file into a buffer if you need to.
7512 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7513 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7514 unmodified.
7515 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7516 the result is an empty list.
7517 Also see |writefile()|.
7518
7519 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7520 GetFileName()->readfile()
7521
7522reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7523 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7524 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7525 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007526 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007527
7528 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7529 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7530 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7531 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7532
7533 Examples: >
7534 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7535 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7536 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7537 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7538<
7539 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7540 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7541
7542
7543reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7544 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7545 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7546 See |@|.
7547
7548reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7549 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7550 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7551
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007552reltime()
7553reltime({start})
7554reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007555 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7556 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007557 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007558 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007559 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7560 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7561 var startTime = reltime()
7562 Work()
7563 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7564<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007565 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007566 representation is system-dependent, it cannot be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007567 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Lifepillar963fd7d2024-01-05 17:44:57 +01007568 With one argument it returns the time passed since the time
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007569 specified in the argument.
7570 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7571 and {end}.
7572
7573 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007574 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7575 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007576
7577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7578 GetStart()->reltime()
7579<
7580 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7581
7582reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7583 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7584 Example: >
7585 let start = reltime()
7586 call MyFunction()
7587 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7588< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7589 Also see |profiling|.
7590 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7591 script an error is given.
7592
7593 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7594 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7595
7596< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7597
7598reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7599 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7600 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7601 microseconds. Example: >
7602 let start = reltime()
7603 call MyFunction()
7604 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7605< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007606 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7607 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007608 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7609 can use split() to remove it. >
7610 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7611< Also see |profiling|.
7612 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7613 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7614
7615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7616 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7617
7618< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7619
7620 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7621remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007622 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7623 string, also see |{server}|.
7624
7625 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7626 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7627 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7628 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7629 "\n").
7630
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007631 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7632 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7633 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007634
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007635 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7636 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007637
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007638 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7639 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7640 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7641 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7642 and the result will be the empty string.
7643
7644 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7645 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7646 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7647 arguments can be evaluated.
7648
7649 Examples: >
7650 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7651 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7652<
7653 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7654 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7655
7656remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7657 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007658 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007659 This works like: >
7660 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7661< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7662 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7663 to bring itself to the foreground.
7664 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7665 like foreground() does.
7666 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7667
7668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7669 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7670
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007671< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007672 Win32 console version}
7673
7674
7675remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7676 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7677 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7678 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7679 name of a variable.
7680 Returns zero if none are available.
7681 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7682 See also |clientserver|.
7683 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7684 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7685 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007686 :let repl = ""
7687 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007688
7689< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7690 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7691
7692remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7693 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7694 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007695 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7696 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007697 See also |clientserver|.
7698 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7699 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7700 Example: >
7701 :echo remote_read(id)
7702
7703< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7704 ServerId()->remote_read()
7705<
7706 *remote_send()* *E241*
7707remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007708 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7709 string, also see |{server}|.
7710
7711 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7712 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7713 |:map|.
7714
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007715 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7716 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7717 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007718
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007719 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7720 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7721 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7722
7723 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7724 up the display.
7725 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007726 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007727 \ remote_read(serverid)
7728
7729 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7730 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007731 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007732 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7733<
7734 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7735 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7736<
7737 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7738remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007739 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7740 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7741 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007742
7743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7744 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7745
7746< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7747
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007748remove({list}, {idx})
7749remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007750 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7751 return the item.
7752 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7753 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7754 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7755 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7756 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007757 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007758 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007759 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007760 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7761<
7762 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7763
7764 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7765 mylist->remove(idx)
7766
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007767remove({blob}, {idx})
7768remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007769 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7770 return the byte.
7771 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7772 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7773 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7774 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007775 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007776 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007777 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007778 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7779
7780remove({dict}, {key})
7781 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7782 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007783 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007784< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007785 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007786
7787rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7788 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7789 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7790 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7791 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7792 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7793 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7794
7795 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7796 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7797
7798repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7799 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7800 result. Example: >
7801 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7802< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007803 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7804 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007805 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7806< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7807
7808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7809 mylist->repeat(count)
7810
7811resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7812 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7813 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7814 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7815 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7816 removed, return {filename}.
7817 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7818 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7819 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7820 stopped after 100 iterations.
7821 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7822 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7823 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7824 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7825 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7826
7827 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7828 GetName()->resolve()
7829
7830reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007831 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7832 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7833 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7834 For a String a new String is returned.
7835 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7836 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7837 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007838 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7839< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7840 mylist->reverse()
7841
7842round({expr}) *round()*
7843 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7844 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7845 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7846 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007847 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007848 Examples: >
7849 echo round(0.456)
7850< 0.0 >
7851 echo round(4.5)
7852< 5.0 >
7853 echo round(-4.5)
7854< -5.0
7855
7856 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7857 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007858
7859rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7860 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7861 converted to Vim data structures.
7862 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7863 are copied though).
7864 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7865 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7866 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7867 "Object#to_s" method.
7868 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7869 to {expr}.
7870
7871 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7872 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7873
7874< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7875
7876screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7877 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7878 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7879 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007880 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007881
7882 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7883 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7884
7885screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7886 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7887 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7888 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7889 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7890 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7891 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7892 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7893 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7894
7895 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7896 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7897
7898screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7899 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7900 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7901 composing characters on top of the base character.
7902 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7903 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7904
7905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7906 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7907
7908screencol() *screencol()*
7909 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7910 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7911 This function is mainly used for testing.
7912
7913 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7914 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7915 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7916 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7917 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007918 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007919 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7920 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7921<
7922screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7923 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7924 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7925 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7926 The Dict has these members:
7927 row screen row
7928 col first screen column
7929 endcol last screen column
7930 curscol cursor screen column
7931 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7932 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7933 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7934 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7935 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7936 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7937 width character it would be the same as "col".
7938 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7939 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7940 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7941 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007942 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7943 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007944 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007945
7946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7947 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7948
7949screenrow() *screenrow()*
7950 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7951 cursor. The top line has number one.
7952 This function is mainly used for testing.
7953 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7954
7955 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7956
7957screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7958 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7959 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7960 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7961 characters.
7962 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7963 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7964
7965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7966 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7967<
7968 *search()*
7969search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7970 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7971 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7972
7973 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7974 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7975 move. No error message is given.
7976
7977 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7978 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7979 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7980 'e' move to the End of the match
7981 'n' do Not move the cursor
7982 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7983 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7984 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7985 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7986 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7987 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7988
7989 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7990 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7991 flag.
7992
7993 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7994
7995 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7996 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7997 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7998 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007999 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
8000 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
8001 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
8002
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008003 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
8004 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
8005 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
8006 file).
8007
8008 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
8009 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
8010 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
8011 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
8012 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
8013< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
8014 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
8015 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01008016 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008017 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
8018 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
8019 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
8020 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
8021 giving the argument.
8022 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
8023
8024 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
8025 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
8026 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
8027 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
8028 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
8029 function reference or a lambda.
8030 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8031 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8032 and -1 returned.
8033 *search()-sub-match*
8034 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
8035 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
8036 whole pattern did match.
8037 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
8038
8039 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
8040 flag is used.
8041
8042 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
8043 :let n = 1
8044 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008045 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008046 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
8047 : " first search to find match at start of file
8048 : normal G$
8049 : let flags = "w"
8050 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
8051 : s/foo/bar/g
8052 : let flags = "W"
8053 : endwhile
8054 : update " write the file if modified
8055 : let n = n + 1
8056 :endwhile
8057<
8058 Example for using some flags: >
8059 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
8060< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
8061 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
8062 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
8063 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
8064 line:
8065 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
8066 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
8067 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
8068 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
8069 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
8070
8071 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8072 GetPattern()->search()
8073
8074searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
8075 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
8076 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
8077 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
8078
8079 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
8080 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
8081
8082 key type meaning ~
8083 current |Number| current position of match;
8084 0 if the cursor position is
8085 before the first match
8086 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
8087 "pos", otherwise 0
8088 total |Number| total count of matches found
8089 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
8090 1: recomputing was timed out
8091 2: max count exceeded
8092
8093 For {options} see further down.
8094
8095 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
8096 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
8097 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
8098 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
8099 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
8100
8101 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
8102 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8103
8104 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
8105 " to 1)
8106 let result = searchcount()
8107<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01008108 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008109 function! LastSearchCount() abort
8110 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
8111 if empty(result)
8112 return ''
8113 endif
8114 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
8115 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
8116 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
8117 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
8118 \ result.current > result.maxcount
8119 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
8120 \ result.current, result.total)
8121 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
8122 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
8123 \ result.current, result.total)
8124 endif
8125 endif
8126 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
8127 \ result.current, result.total)
8128 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008129 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008130
8131 " Or if you want to show the count only when
8132 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008133 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008134 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
8135<
8136 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
8137 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
8138
8139 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
8140 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
8141 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
8142 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
8143 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
8144 call searchcount(#{
8145 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
8146 redrawstatus
8147 endif
8148 endfunction
8149<
8150 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
8151 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
8152
8153 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
8154 " (Note that it also updates search count)
8155 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
8156
8157 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
8158 " search again
8159 call searchcount()
8160<
8161 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
8162 key type meaning ~
8163 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
8164 like |n| or |N| was executed.
8165 otherwise returns the last
8166 computed result (when |n| or
8167 |N| was used when "S" is not
8168 in 'shortmess', or this
8169 function was called).
8170 (default: |TRUE|)
8171 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
8172 and different with |@/|.
8173 this works as same as the
8174 below command is executed
8175 before calling this function >
8176 let @/ = pattern
8177< (default: |@/|)
8178 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8179 timeout. timeout milliseconds
8180 for recomputing the result
8181 (default: 0)
8182 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
8183 limit. max count of matched
8184 text while recomputing the
8185 result. if search exceeded
8186 total count, "total" value
8187 becomes `maxcount + 1`
8188 (default: 99)
8189 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
8190 when recomputing the result.
8191 this changes "current" result
8192 value. see |cursor()|,
8193 |getpos()|
8194 (default: cursor's position)
8195
8196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8197 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
8198<
8199searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
8200 Search for the declaration of {name}.
8201
8202 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
8203 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
8204 first match in the function.
8205
8206 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
8207 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
8208 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
8209
8210 Moves the cursor to the found match.
8211 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8212 Example: >
8213 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
8214 echo getline('.')
8215 endif
8216<
8217 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8218 GetName()->searchdecl()
8219<
8220 *searchpair()*
8221searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8222 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8223 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
8224 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
8225 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
8226 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
8227 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
8228 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
8229 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
8230 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
8231 given.
8232
8233 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
8234 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
8235 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
8236 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
8237 typical use is: >
8238 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
8239< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
8240
8241 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
8242 |search()|. Additionally:
8243 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
8244 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
8245 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
8246 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
8247 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
8248 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
8249
8250 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
8251 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
8252 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
8253 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
8254 or a string.
8255 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
8256 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
8257 and -1 returned.
8258 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
8259 Anything else makes the function fail.
8260 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
8261 constant it is compiled into instructions.
8262
8263 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
8264
8265 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
8266 patterns are used like it's on.
8267
8268 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
8269 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
8270 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
8271 if 1
8272 if 2
8273 endif 2
8274 endif 1
8275< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
8276 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
8277 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
8278 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
8279 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
8280 "endif 2".
8281 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
8282 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
8283 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
8284 the matching start.
8285
8286 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
8287
8288 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
8289 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
8290
8291< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
8292 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
8293 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
8294 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
8295 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
8296 match.
8297 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
8298
8299 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
8300
8301< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
8302 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
8303 highlighting recognized as strings: >
8304
8305 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
8306 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
8307<
8308 *searchpairpos()*
8309searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
8310 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
8311 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8312 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8313 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8314 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8315 returns [0, 0]. >
8316
8317 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
8318<
8319 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
8320
8321 *searchpos()*
8322searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
8323 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
8324 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
8325 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
8326 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
8327 returns [0, 0].
8328 Example: >
8329 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
8330
8331< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
8332 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
8333 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
8334< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
8335 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
8336
8337 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8338 GetPattern()->searchpos()
8339
8340server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
8341 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
8342 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
8343 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8344 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8345 Note:
8346 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
8347 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
8348 before calling any commands that waits for input.
8349 See also |clientserver|.
8350 Example: >
8351 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
8352
8353< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8354 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
8355<
8356serverlist() *serverlist()*
8357 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
8358 When there are no servers or the information is not available
8359 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
8360 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
8361 Example: >
8362 :echo serverlist()
8363<
8364setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
8365 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
8366 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
8367
8368 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
8369 |bufload()| if needed.
8370
8371 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
8372 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8373
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008374 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
8375 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
8376 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
8377 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008378
8379 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8380
8381 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
8382 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
8383 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8384 added below the last line.
8385
8386 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
8387 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
8388 error is given.
8389 On success 0 is returned.
8390
8391 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8392 third argument: >
8393 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
8394
8395setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
8396 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
8397 {val}.
8398 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
8399 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
8400 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
8401 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
8402 The {varname} argument is a string.
8403 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
8404 Examples: >
8405 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
8406 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
8407< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8408
8409 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8410 third argument: >
8411 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8412
8413
8414setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8415 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008416 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8417 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8418 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8419 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008420 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008421 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8422 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008423
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008424< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8425 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8426 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8427 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8428 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008429 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008430
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008431 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8432 in screen cells. *E1112*
8433 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008434 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008435
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008436 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8437 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8438
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008439 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008440 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008441
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008442< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008443 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8444 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8445 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8446 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8447
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008448
8449setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8450 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8451 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8452
8453 Example:
8454 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8455 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8456< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8457 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8458< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8459
8460 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8461 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8462
8463setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8464 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8465 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8466
8467 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8468 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8469 character search
8470 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8471 0 for backward
8472 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8473 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8474 character search
8475
8476 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8477 from a script: >
8478 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8479 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8480 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8481< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8482
8483 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8484 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8485
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008486setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8487 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8488 {pos}.
8489 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8490 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8491 line.
8492
8493 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8494 GetText()->setcmdline()
8495
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008496setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8497 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8498 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8499 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8500 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8501 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8502 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8503 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8504 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8505 before inserting the resulting text.
8506 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8507 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008508 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8509 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008510
8511 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8512 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8513
8514setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8515setcursorcharpos({list})
8516 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8517 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8518
8519 Example:
8520 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8521 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8522< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8523 call cursor(4, 3)
8524< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8525
8526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8527 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8528
8529
8530setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8531 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8532 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8533
8534< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8535 See also |expr-env|.
8536
8537 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8538 second argument: >
8539 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8540
8541setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8542 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8543 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8544 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8545 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8546 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8547 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8548 characters are not supported.
8549
8550 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8551 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8552 would do the same thing.
8553
8554 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8555
8556 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8557 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8558<
8559 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8560
8561
8562setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8563 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8564 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8565 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8566
8567 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8568 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8569 added below the last line.
8570 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008571 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8572 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008573
8574 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8575 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8576 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8577
8578 Example: >
8579 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8580
8581< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8582 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8583 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8584< This is equivalent to: >
8585 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8586 : call setline(n, l)
8587 :endfor
8588
8589< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8590
8591 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8592 second argument: >
8593 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8594
8595setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8596 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8597 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8598 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8599
8600 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8601 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8602 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8603 Also see |location-list|.
8604
8605 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8606
8607 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8608 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8609 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8610
8611 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8612 second argument: >
8613 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8614
8615setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8616 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8617 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8618 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8619 example for |getmatches()|.
8620 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8621 window ID instead of the current window.
8622
8623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8624 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8625<
8626 *setpos()*
8627setpos({expr}, {list})
8628 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8629 . the cursor
8630 'x mark x
8631
8632 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8633 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8634 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8635
8636 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8637 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8638 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8639 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8640 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8641 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8642 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8643 Does not change the jumplist.
8644
8645 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8646 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8647 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8648 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8649
8650 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8651 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8652 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8653 character.
8654
8655 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8656 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8657 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8658 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8659 mark position it is not used.
8660
8661 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8662 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8663 before '>.
8664
8665 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8666 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8667
8668 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8669
8670 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8671 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8672 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8673 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8674 |winrestview()|.
8675
8676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8677 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8678
8679setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8680 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8681
8682 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8683 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8684 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8685 {what}.
8686 *setqflist-what*
8687 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8688 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8689 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8690 entries:
8691
8692 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8693 buffer
8694 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8695 present or it is invalid.
8696 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8697 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8698 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008699 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008700 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8701 col column number
8702 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8703 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008704 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008705 nr error number
8706 text description of the error
8707 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8708 valid recognized error message
Tom Praschanca6ac992023-08-11 23:26:12 +02008709 user_data custom data associated with the item, can be
8710 any type.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008711
8712 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8713 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8714 locate a matching error line.
8715 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8716 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8717 item will not be handled as an error line.
8718 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8719 be used.
8720 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8721 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8722 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8723 cleared.
8724 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8725 |getqflist()| returns.
8726
8727 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8728 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8729 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8730 new list is created.
8731
8732 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8733 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8734 clear the list: >
8735 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8736<
8737 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8738 freed.
8739
8740 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8741 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8742 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8743 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8744 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8745
8746 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8747 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8748 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8749 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8750 'errorformat' option value is used.
8751 See |quickfix-parse|
8752 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8753 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8754 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8755 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8756 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8757 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8758 argument.
8759 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8760 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8761 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8762 See |quickfix-parse|
8763 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8764 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8765 the last quickfix list.
8766 quickfixtextfunc
8767 function to get the text to display in the
8768 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8769 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8770 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8771 of how to write the function and an example.
8772 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8773 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8774 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8775 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8776 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8777 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8778 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8779 specify the list.
8780
8781 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8782 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8783 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8784 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8785<
8786 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8787
8788 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8789 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8790 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8791
8792 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8793 second argument: >
8794 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8795<
8796 *setreg()*
8797setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8798 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8799 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8800 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8801 {regname} must be one character.
8802
8803 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8804 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8805 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8806 then the value is appended.
8807
8808 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8809 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8810 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8811 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8812 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8813 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8814 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8815 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8816
8817 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8818 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8819 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8820 mode is never selected automatically.
8821 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8822
8823 *E883*
8824 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8825 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8826 items act like empty strings.
8827
8828 Examples: >
8829 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8830 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8831 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8832 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8833
8834< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8835 register: >
8836 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8837 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8838< or: >
8839 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8840 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8841 ....
8842 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8843< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8844 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8845 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8846 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8847
8848 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8849 nothing: >
8850 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8851
8852< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8853 second argument: >
8854 GetText()->setreg('a')
8855
8856settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8857 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8858 |t:var|
8859 The {varname} argument is a string.
8860 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8861 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8862 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8863 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8864 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8865
8866 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8867 third argument: >
8868 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8869
8870settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8871 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8872 {val}.
8873 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8874 use |setwinvar()|.
8875 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8876 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8877 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8878 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8879 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8880 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8881 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8882 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8883 Examples: >
8884 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8885 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8886< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8887
8888 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8889 fourth argument: >
8890 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8891
8892settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8893 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8894 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8895
8896 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8897 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8898 stack.
8899 *E962*
8900 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8901 argument:
8902 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8903 stack is replaced.
8904 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8905 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8906 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8907 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8908 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8909
8910 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8911 stack after the modification.
8912
8913 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8914
8915 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8916 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8917 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8918
8919< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8920 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8921 " do something else
8922 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8923 unlet stack
8924<
8925 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8926 second argument: >
8927 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8928
8929setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8930 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8931 Examples: >
8932 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8933 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8934
8935< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8936 third argument: >
8937 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8938
8939sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8940 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8941 checksum of {string}.
8942
8943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8944 GetText()->sha256()
8945
8946< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8947
8948shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8949 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8950 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008951 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008952 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8953 quotes.
8954 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8955 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8956 {string}.
8957 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8958 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8959
8960 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8961 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8962 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8963 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8964 command.
8965
8966 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8967 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8968 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8969 even when inside single quotes.
8970
8971 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8972 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8973 escaped a second time.
8974
8975 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8976 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8977 character inside single quotes.
8978
8979 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008980 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008981< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8982 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008983 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008984< See also |::S|.
8985
8986 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8987 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8988
8989shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8990 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8991 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8992 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8993 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8994 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8995
8996 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8997 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8998 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8999 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
9000
9001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9002 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
9003
9004sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
9005
9006
9007simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
9008 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
9009 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
9010 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
9011 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
9012 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
9013 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
9014 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
9015 standard).
9016 Example: >
9017 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
9018< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
9019 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
9020 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
9021 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
9022 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
9023
9024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9025 GetName()->simplify()
9026
9027sin({expr}) *sin()*
9028 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
9029 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009030 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009031 Examples: >
9032 :echo sin(100)
9033< -0.506366 >
9034 :echo sin(-4.01)
9035< 0.763301
9036
9037 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9038 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009039
9040
9041sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
9042 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
9043 [-inf, inf].
9044 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009045 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009046 Examples: >
9047 :echo sinh(0.5)
9048< 0.521095 >
9049 :echo sinh(-0.9)
9050< -1.026517
9051
9052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9053 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009054
9055
9056slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
9057 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
9058 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
9059 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
9060 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
9061 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
9062 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009063 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009064
9065 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9066 GetList()->slice(offset)
9067
9068
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009069sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009070 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
9071
9072 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9073 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
9074
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009075< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009076 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
9077 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
9078 current buffer use |:sort|.
9079
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009080 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
9081 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
9082 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009083
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009084 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009085 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
9086 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
9087 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
9088 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
9089 case. Example: >
9090 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
9091 :language collate en_US.UTF8
9092 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9093< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
9094>
9095 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
9096 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
9097 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
9098< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
9099 This does not work properly on Mac.
9100
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009101 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009102 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00009103 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
9104 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
9105 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009106
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009107 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009108 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
9109 digits will be used as the number they represent.
9110
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009111 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009112 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
9113
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00009114 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009115 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
9116 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
9117 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
9118 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
9119
9120 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
9121 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
9122
9123 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
9124 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
9125 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
9126 same order as they were originally.
9127
9128 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9129 mylist->sort()
9130
9131< Also see |uniq()|.
9132
9133 Example: >
9134 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9135 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
9136 endfunc
9137 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
9138< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
9139 ignores overflow: >
9140 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
9141 return a:i1 - a:i2
9142 endfunc
9143< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
9144 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
9145<
9146sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
9147 Stop playing all sounds.
9148
9149 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9150 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9151
9152 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9153
9154 *sound_playevent()*
9155sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
9156 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
9157 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
9158 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
9159 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
9160 call sound_playevent('bell')
9161< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
9162 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
9163 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01009164 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
9165 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
9166 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009167
9168 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
9169 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
9170 argument is the status:
9171 0 sound was played to the end
9172 1 sound was interrupted
9173 2 error occurred after sound started
9174 Example: >
9175 func Callback(id, status)
9176 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
9177 endfunc
9178 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
9179
9180< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
9181
9182 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
9183 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
9184
9185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9186 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
9187
9188< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9189
9190 *sound_playfile()*
9191sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
9192 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
9193 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
9194 with this command: >
9195 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
9196
9197< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9198 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
9199
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00009200< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009201
9202
9203sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
9204 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
9205 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
9206
9207 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
9208 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
9209
9210 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
9211 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
9212
9213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9214 soundid->sound_stop()
9215
9216< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
9217
9218 *soundfold()*
9219soundfold({word})
9220 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
9221 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
9222 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
9223 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
9224 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
9225 the method can be quite slow.
9226
9227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9228 GetWord()->soundfold()
9229<
9230 *spellbadword()*
9231spellbadword([{sentence}])
9232 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
9233 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
9234 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
9235 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
9236
9237 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
9238 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
9239 result is an empty string.
9240
9241 The return value is a list with two items:
9242 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
9243 - The type of the spelling error:
9244 "bad" spelling mistake
9245 "rare" rare word
9246 "local" word only valid in another region
9247 "caps" word should start with Capital
9248 Example: >
9249 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
9250< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
9251
9252 The spelling information for the current window and the value
9253 of 'spelllang' are used.
9254
9255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9256 GetText()->spellbadword()
9257<
9258 *spellsuggest()*
9259spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
9260 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
9261 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
9262 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
9263
9264 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
9265 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
9266 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
9267
9268 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
9269 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
9270 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
9271 replace a line.
9272
9273 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
9274 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
9275 although it may appear capitalized.
9276
9277 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
9278 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
9279
9280 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9281 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
9282
9283split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
9284 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
9285 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
9286 item.
9287 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
9288 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
9289 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
9290 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
9291 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
9292 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
9293 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
9294 Example: >
9295 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
9296< To split a string in individual characters: >
9297 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
9298< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
9299 the end of the pattern: >
9300 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
9301< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
9302 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
9303 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
9304< The opposite function is |join()|.
9305
9306 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9307 GetString()->split()
9308
9309sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
9310 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
9311 |Float|.
9312 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009313 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
9314 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009315 Examples: >
9316 :echo sqrt(100)
9317< 10.0 >
9318 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
9319< nan
9320 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
9321
9322 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9323 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009324
9325
9326srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
9327 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
9328 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
9329 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
9330 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
9331 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
9332 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
9333 when a predictable sequence is intended.
9334
9335 Examples: >
9336 :let seed = srand()
9337 :let seed = srand(userinput)
9338 :echo rand(seed)
9339
9340state([{what}]) *state()*
9341 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
9342 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
9343 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
9344 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
9345 Yes: then do it right away.
9346 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
9347 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
9348 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
9349 messages and callbacks).
9350 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
9351 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
9352 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
9353 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
9354 Also see |mode()|.
9355
9356 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
9357 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
9358 if state('s') == ''
9359 " screen has not scrolled
9360<
9361 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
9362 something is busy:
9363 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
9364 stuffed command
9365 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
9366 a Insert mode autocomplete active
9367 x executing an autocommand
9368 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
9369 ch_readraw() when reading json
9370 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
9371 |f| or a count
9372 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
9373 recursiveness up to "ccc")
9374 s screen has scrolled for messages
9375
9376str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
9377 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
9378 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
9379 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
9380 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
9381 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
9382 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
9383 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9384 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
9385 thousand.
9386 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9387 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
9388 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
9389 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
9390 |substitute()|: >
9391 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
9392<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009393 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
9394
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009395 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9396 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009397
9398str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
9399 Return a list containing the number values which represent
9400 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
9401 str2list(" ") returns [32]
9402 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
9403< |list2str()| does the opposite.
9404
9405 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
9406 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
9407 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
9408 properly: >
9409 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9410
9411< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9412 GetString()->str2list()
9413
9414
9415str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9416 Convert string {string} to a number.
9417 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9418 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9419 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9420
9421 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9422 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9423 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9424 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9425<
9426 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9427 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9428 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9429 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9430 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9431
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009432 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9433
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009434 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9435 GetText()->str2nr()
9436
9437
9438strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9439 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9440 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9441 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9442 composing characters separately.
9443
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009444 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9445
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009446 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9447
9448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9449 GetText()->strcharlen()
9450
9451
9452strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9453 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9454 of byte index and length.
9455 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9456 counted separately.
9457 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9458 similar to |slice()|.
9459 When a character index is used where a character does not
9460 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9461 example: >
9462 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9463< results in 'a'.
9464
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009465 Returns an empty string on error.
9466
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009467 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9468 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9469
9470
9471strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9472 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9473 in String {string}.
9474 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9475 counted separately.
9476 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9477 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9478
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009479 Returns zero on error.
9480
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009481 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9482
9483 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9484 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9485 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9486 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9487 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9488 endfunction
9489 else
9490 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9491 if a:skipcc
9492 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9493 else
9494 return strchars(a:str)
9495 endif
9496 endfunction
9497 endif
9498<
9499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9500 GetText()->strchars()
9501
9502strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9503 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9504 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9505 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9506 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9507 matters for Tab characters.
9508 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9509 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9510 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9511 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9512 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009513 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009514 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9515
9516 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9517 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9518
9519strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9520 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9521 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9522 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9523 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9524 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9525 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9526 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9527 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9528 Examples: >
9529 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9530 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9531 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9532 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9533 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9534 Show mod time of file.c.
9535< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9536 :if exists("*strftime")
9537
9538< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9539 GetFormat()->strftime()
9540
9541strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009542 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9543 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9544 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9545 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9546 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009547 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009548 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9549
9550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9551 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9552
9553stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9554 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9555 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9556 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9557 This can be used to find a second match: >
9558 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9559 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9560< The search is done case-sensitive.
9561 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9562 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9563 See also |strridx()|.
9564 Examples: >
9565 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9566 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9567 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9568< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9569 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9570 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9571
9572 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9573 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9574<
9575 *string()*
9576string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9577 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9578 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9579 {expr} type result ~
9580 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9581 Number 123
9582 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9583 Funcref function('name')
9584 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9585 List [item, item]
9586 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009587 Class class SomeName
9588 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009589
9590 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9591 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9592 will then fail.
9593
Yegappan Lakshmanand3eae7b2024-03-03 16:26:58 +01009594 For an object, invokes the |string()| method to get a textual
9595 representation of the object. If the method is not present,
9596 then the default representation is used.
9597
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009598 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9599 mylist->string()
9600
9601< Also see |strtrans()|.
9602
9603
9604strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9605 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9606 {string} in bytes.
9607 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009608 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009609 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9610 |strchars()|.
9611 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9612
9613 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9614 GetString()->strlen()
9615
9616strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9617 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9618 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9619 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9620 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9621 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9622 following composing characters).
9623 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9624 |strcharpart()|.
9625
9626 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9627 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9628 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9629 end of the {src}. >
9630 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9631 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9632 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9633 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9634
9635< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9636 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9637 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9638<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009639 Returns an empty string on error.
9640
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009641 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9642 GetText()->strpart(5)
9643
9644strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9645 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9646 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9647 the format specified in {format}.
9648
9649 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9650 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9651 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9652 matters.
9653
9654 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9655 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9656 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9657 result.
9658
9659 See also |strftime()|.
9660 Examples: >
9661 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9662< 862156163 >
9663 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9664< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9665 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9666< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9667
9668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9669 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9670<
9671 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9672 :if exists("*strptime")
9673
9674strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9675 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9676 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9677 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9678 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9679 match: >
9680 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9681 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9682< The search is done case-sensitive.
9683 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9684 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9685 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9686 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9687 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9688< *strrchr()*
9689 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9690 function strrchr().
9691
9692 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9693 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9694
9695strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9696 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9697 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9698 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9699 echo strtrans(@a)
9700< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9701 starting a new line.
9702
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009703 Returns an empty string on error.
9704
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009705 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9706 GetString()->strtrans()
9707
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009708strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9709 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9710 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9711
9712 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9713 separately.
9714 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9715 ignored.
9716
9717 Returns zero on error.
9718
9719 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9720 Examples: >
9721 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9722 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9723 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9724 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9725 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
a5ob7r790f9a82023-09-25 06:05:47 +09009726<
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009727 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9728 GetText()->strutf16len()
9729<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009730strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9731 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9732 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9733 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9734 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9735 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009736 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009737 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9738
9739 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9740 GetString()->strwidth()
9741
9742submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9743 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9744 substitute() function.
9745 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9746 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9747 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9748 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9749 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9750
9751 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9752 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9753 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9754 text.
9755 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9756 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9757 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9758
9759 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9760 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9761
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009762 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9763
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009764 Examples: >
9765 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9766 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9767< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9768 A line break is included as a newline character.
9769
9770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9771 GetNr()->submatch()
9772
9773substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9774 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9775 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9776 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9777 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9778
9779 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9780 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9781 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9782 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9783 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9784 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9785 used.
9786
9787 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9788 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9789 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9790 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9791
9792 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9793 unmodified.
9794
9795 Example: >
9796 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9797< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9798 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9799< results in "TESTING".
9800
9801 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9802 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9803 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009804 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009805
9806< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9807 optional argument. Example: >
9808 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9809< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9810 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9811 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009812 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009813
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009814< Returns an empty string on error.
9815
9816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009817 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9818
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009819swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9820 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9821 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9822 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9823 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9824 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9825 let save_dir = &directory
9826 let &directory = '.'
9827 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9828 let &directory = save_dir
9829
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009830swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9831 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9832 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9833 version Vim version
9834 user user name
9835 host host name
9836 fname original file name
9837 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9838 file
9839 mtime last modification time in seconds
9840 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9841 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9842 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9843 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9844 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9845 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9846 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9847 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9848
9849 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9850 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9851
9852swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9853 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9854 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9855 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9856 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9857 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9858
9859 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9860 GetBufname()->swapname()
9861
9862synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9863 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9864 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9865 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9866 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9867
9868 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9869 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9870 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9871 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9872 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9873
9874 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9875 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9876 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9877 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9878 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9879 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9880 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9881
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009882 Returns zero on error.
9883
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009884 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9885 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9886<
9887
9888synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9889 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9890 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9891 about a syntax item.
9892 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9893 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9894 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9895 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9896 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9897 {what} result
9898 "name" the name of the syntax item
9899 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9900 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9901 term: empty string)
9902 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9903 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9904 |highlight-font|
9905 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9906 |highlight-guisp|
9907 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9908 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9909 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9910 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9911 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9912 "bold" "1" if bold
9913 "italic" "1" if italic
9914 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9915 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9916 "standout" "1" if standout
9917 "underline" "1" if underlined
9918 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9919 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009920 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009921
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009922 Returns an empty string on error.
9923
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009924 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9925 cursor): >
9926 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9927<
9928 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9929 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9930
9931
9932synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9933 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9934 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9935 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9936 ":highlight link" are followed.
9937
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009938 Returns zero on error.
9939
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9941 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9942
9943synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9944 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9945 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9946 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9947 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9948 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9949 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9950 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9951 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9952 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9953 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9954 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9955 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9956 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9957 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9958 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9959 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9960 call returns ~
9961 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9962 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9963 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9964 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9965 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9966 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9967
9968
9969synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9970 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9971 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9972 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9973 like what |synID()| returns.
9974 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9975 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9976 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9977 transparent item.
9978 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9979 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9980 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9981 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9982 endfor
9983< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009984 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009985 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9986 valid positions.
9987
9988system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9989 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9990 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9991
9992 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9993 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9994 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9995 separators yourself.
9996 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9997 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9998 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9999 list items converted to NULs).
10000 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
10001 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
10002 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
10003 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
10004
10005 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
10006
10007 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
10008 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
10009 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
10010 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
10011 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
10012<
10013 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
10014 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
10015 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
10016 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
10017 cause trouble.
10018 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
10019
10020 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010021 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
10022 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010023
10024< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
10025 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
10026 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
10027 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
10028 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
10029
10030 The command executed is constructed using several options:
10031 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
10032 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
10033 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
10034 concatenated commands.
10035
10036 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
10037 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
10038
10039 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
10040 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
10041
10042 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
10043 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
10044 when using a security agent application.
10045 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
10046 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
10047
10048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10049 :echo GetCmd()->system()
10050
10051
10052systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
10053 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
10054 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
10055 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
10056 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
10057 result ends in a NL.
10058 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
10059
10060 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
10061 use |system()| and |split()|: >
10062 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
10063<
10064 Returns an empty string on error.
10065
10066 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10067 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
10068
10069
10070tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
10071 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
10072 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
10073 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
10074 omitted the current tab page is used.
10075 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
10076 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
10077 let buflist = []
10078 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
10079 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
10080 endfor
10081< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
10082
10083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10084 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
10085
10086tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
10087 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10088 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
10089
10090 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10091 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
10092 count).
10093 # the number of the last accessed tab page
10094 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
10095 previous tab page 0 is returned.
10096 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
10097
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010098 Returns zero on error.
10099
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010100
10101tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
10102 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
10103 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
10104 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
10105 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
10106 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
10107 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
10108 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
10109 Useful examples: >
10110 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
10111 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
10112< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
10113
10114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10115 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
10116<
10117 *tagfiles()*
10118tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
10119 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
10120
10121
10122taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
10123 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
10124
10125 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
10126 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
10127 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
10128
10129 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
10130 entries:
10131 name Name of the tag.
10132 filename Name of the file where the tag is
10133 defined. It is either relative to the
10134 current directory or a full path.
10135 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
10136 the file.
10137 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
10138 entry depends on the language specific
10139 kind values. Only available when
10140 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +000010141 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010142 static A file specific tag. Refer to
10143 |static-tag| for more information.
10144 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
10145 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
10146 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
10147 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
10148 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
10149 contained in.
10150
10151 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
10152 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
10153
10154 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
10155
10156 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
10157 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
10158 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
10159 search regular expression pattern.
10160
10161 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
10162 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
10163 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
10164
10165 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10166 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
10167
10168tan({expr}) *tan()*
10169 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
10170 in the range [-inf, inf].
10171 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010172 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010173 Examples: >
10174 :echo tan(10)
10175< 0.648361 >
10176 :echo tan(-4.01)
10177< -1.181502
10178
10179 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10180 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010181
10182
10183tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
10184 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
10185 range [-1, 1].
10186 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010187 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010188 Examples: >
10189 :echo tanh(0.5)
10190< 0.462117 >
10191 :echo tanh(-1)
10192< -0.761594
10193
10194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10195 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010196
10197
10198tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
10199 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
10200 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
10201 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
10202 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010203 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010204< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
10205 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
10206 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
10207 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
10208
10209
10210term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
10211
10212
10213terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
10214 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
10215 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
10216 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
10217 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
10218 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
10219 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
10220 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
10221 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +010010222 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010223
10224 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
10225
10226 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
10227 an empty dictionary.
10228
10229 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
10230 current cursor style.
10231 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
10232 request the cursor blink status.
10233 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
10234 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
10235 and |t_RC| on startup.
10236
10237 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
10238 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
10239
10240 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
10241
10242 Also see:
10243 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
10244 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
10245 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
10246
10247
10248test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
10249
10250
10251 *timer_info()*
10252timer_info([{id}])
10253 Return a list with information about timers.
10254 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
10255 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
10256 returned.
10257 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
10258
10259 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
10260 these items:
10261 "id" the timer ID
10262 "time" time the timer was started with
10263 "remaining" time until the timer fires
10264 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
10265 -1 means forever
10266 "callback" the callback
10267 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
10268
10269 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10270 GetTimer()->timer_info()
10271
10272< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10273
10274timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
10275 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
10276 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
10277 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
10278 has passed.
10279
10280 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
10281 for a short time.
10282
10283 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
10284 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
10285 See |non-zero-arg|.
10286
10287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10288 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
10289
10290< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10291
10292 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
10293timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
10294 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
10295
10296 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
10297 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
10298 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +000010299 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
10300 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010301
10302 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
10303 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
10304 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
10305 waiting for input.
10306 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
10307 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
10308
10309 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
10310 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
10311 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
10312 the callback will be called once.
10313 If the timer causes an error three times in a
10314 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
10315 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
10316 messages.
10317
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010318 Returns -1 on error.
10319
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010320 Example: >
10321 func MyHandler(timer)
10322 echo 'Handler called'
10323 endfunc
10324 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
10325 \ {'repeat': 3})
10326< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
10327 intervals.
10328
10329 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10330 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
10331
10332< Not available in the |sandbox|.
10333 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10334
10335timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
10336 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
10337 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
10338 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
10339
10340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10341 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
10342
10343< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10344
10345timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
10346 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
10347 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
10348 timers there is no error.
10349
10350 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
10351
10352tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
10353 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
10354 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010355 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010356
10357 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10358 GetText()->tolower()
10359
10360toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
10361 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
10362 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010363 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010364
10365 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10366 GetText()->toupper()
10367
10368tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
10369 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
10370 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
10371 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
10372 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
10373 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
10374 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
10375
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010376 Returns an empty string on error.
10377
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010378 Examples: >
10379 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
10380< returns "Hello THere" >
10381 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
10382< returns "{blob}"
10383
10384 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10385 GetText()->tr(from, to)
10386
10387trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
10388 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
10389 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
10390
Illia Bobyr80799172023-10-17 18:00:50 +020010391 If {mask} is not given, or is an empty string, {mask} is all
10392 characters up to 0x20, which includes Tab, space, NL and CR,
10393 plus the non-breaking space character 0xa0.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010394
10395 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
10396 characters:
10397 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
10398 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
10399 2 remove only at the end of {text}
10400 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
10401
10402 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010403 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010404
10405 Examples: >
10406 echo trim(" some text ")
10407< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010408 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010409< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
10410 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
10411< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
10412 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
10413< returns " vim"
10414
10415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10416 GetText()->trim()
10417
10418trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10419 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10420 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10421 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010422 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010423 Examples: >
10424 echo trunc(1.456)
10425< 1.0 >
10426 echo trunc(-5.456)
10427< -5.0 >
10428 echo trunc(4.0)
10429< 4.0
10430
10431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10432 Compute()->trunc()
10433<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010434 *type()*
10435type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10436 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10437 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10438 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10439 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10440 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10441 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10442 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10443 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10444 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10445 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10446 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10447 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10448 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
h_east596a9f22023-11-21 21:24:23 +090010449 Class: 12 |v:t_class|
10450 Object: 13 |v:t_object|
Yegappan Lakshmanan2a71b542023-12-14 20:03:03 +010010451 Typealias: 14 |v:t_typealias|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010452 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10453 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10454 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10455 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10456 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10457 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10458 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10459 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10460 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10461< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10462 :if exists('v:t_number')
10463
10464< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10465 mylist->type()
10466
10467
10468typename({expr}) *typename()*
10469 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10470 Example: >
10471 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010472< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010473
10474
10475undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10476 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10477 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10478 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10479 the undo file exists.
10480 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10481 is used internally.
10482 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10483 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10484 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10485 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10486 returns an empty string.
10487
10488 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10489 GetFilename()->undofile()
10490
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010491undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10492 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10493 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10494 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010495 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10496 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10497 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10498 when some changes were undone.
10499 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10500 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10501 something readable.
10502 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10503 write yet.
10504 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10505 tree.
10506 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10507 This happens when waiting from input from the
10508 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10509 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10510 undo blocks.
10511
10512 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10513 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10514 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10515 |:undolist|.
10516 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10517 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10518 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10519 that was added. This marks the last change
10520 and where further changes will be added.
10521 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10522 that was undone. This marks the current
10523 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10524 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10525 undone after the last change this item will
10526 not appear anywhere.
10527 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10528 write. The number is the write count. The
10529 first write has number 1, the last one the
10530 "save_last" mentioned above.
10531 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10532 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10533 item.
10534
10535uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10536 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10537 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10538 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10539 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10540< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10541 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10542
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010543 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10544
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10546 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010547<
10548 *utf16idx()*
10549utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010550 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10551 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010552
10553 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10554 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10555 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010556 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10557 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010558
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010559 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10560 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10561 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10562
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010563 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10564 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10565 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10566 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10567 Examples: >
10568 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10569 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10570 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10571 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10572 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10573 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10574 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10575<
10576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10577 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10578
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010579
10580values({dict}) *values()*
10581 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10582 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010583 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584
10585 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10586 mydict->values()
10587
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010588virtcol({expr} [, {list} [, {winid}]]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010589 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10590 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10591 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10592 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10593 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10594 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10595 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10596 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010597
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010598 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010599
10600 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10601 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10602 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10603 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10604 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10605 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10606 |'virtualedit'|
10607
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010608 The accepted positions are:
10609 . the cursor position
10610 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10611 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10612 plus one)
10613 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10614 returned)
10615 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10616 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10617 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10618 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010619
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010620 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a
10621 List with the first and last screen position occupied by the
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010622 character.
10623
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010624 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
10625 that window instead of the current window.
10626
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010627 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10628 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010629 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10630
10631 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10632 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10633 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10634
10635 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10636
10637 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
zeertzjq825cf812023-08-17 22:55:25 +020010638< The first column is 1. 0 or [0, 0] is returned for an error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010639 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10640 all lines: >
10641 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10642
10643< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10644 GetPos()->virtcol()
10645
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010646virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10647 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10648 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10649 column {col}.
10650
zeertzjqb583eda2023-10-14 11:32:28 +020010651 If buffer line {lnum} is an empty line, 0 is returned.
10652
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010653 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10654 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10655 virtual column is returned.
10656
Yegappan Lakshmananb209b862023-08-15 23:01:44 +020010657 For a multi-byte character, the column number of the first
10658 byte in the character is returned.
10659
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010660 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10661 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10662
10663 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10664 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10665
10666 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10667
10668 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10669 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010670
10671visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10672 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10673 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10674 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10675 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10676 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10677 respectively.
10678 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010679 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010680< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10681 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10682 Visual mode that was used.
10683 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10684 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10685 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10686 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10687 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10688
10689wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10690 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10691 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10692 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10693 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10694
10695 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10696 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10697<
10698 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10699
10700win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10701 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10702 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10703 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10704 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010705 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010706 Example: >
10707 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10708< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10709 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010710 *E994*
10711 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10712 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10713 an empty string is returned.
10714
10715 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10716 second argument: >
10717 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10718
10719win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10720 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10721 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10722
10723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10724 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10725
10726win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10727 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10728 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10729 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10730 number 1.
10731 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10732 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10733 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10734
10735 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10736 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10737
10738
10739win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10740 Return the type of the window:
10741 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10742 used to execute autocommands.
10743 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10744 (empty) normal window
10745 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10746 "popup" popup window |popup|
10747 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10748 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10749 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10750
10751 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10752 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10753 |window-ID|.
10754
10755 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10756 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10757 returns "popup".
10758
10759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10760 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10761<
10762win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10763 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10764 tabpage.
10765 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10766
10767 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10768 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10769
10770win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10771 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10772 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10773 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10774
10775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10776 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10777
10778win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10779 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10780 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10781
10782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10783 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10784
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010785win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10786 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10787 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10788 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10789 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10790 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10791 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10792 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10793 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10794 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10795 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010796 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10797 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010798 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010799
10800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10801 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10802
10803win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10804 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10805 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10806 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10807 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10808 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10809 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10810 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10811 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10812 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010813 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010814
10815 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10816 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10817
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010818win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10819 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10820 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10821 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10822 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10823 for the current window.
10824 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10825 tabpage.
10826
10827 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10828 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10829<
10830win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
Sean Dewar96cc4ae2024-02-20 21:52:31 +010010831 Temporarily switch to window {target}, then move window {nr}
10832 to a new split adjacent to {target}.
10833 Unlike commands such as |:split|, no new windows are created
10834 (the |window-ID| of window {nr} is unchanged after the move).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010835
10836 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10837 Both must be in the current tab page.
10838
10839 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10840
10841 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10842 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10843 like with |:vsplit|.
10844 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10845 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10846 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10847 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10848 'splitright' are used.
10849
10850 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10851 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10852<
10853
10854 *winbufnr()*
10855winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10856 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10857 the |window-ID|.
10858 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10859 window is returned.
10860 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10861 Example: >
10862 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10863<
10864 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10865 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10866<
10867 *wincol()*
10868wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10869 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10870 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10871
10872 *windowsversion()*
10873windowsversion()
10874 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10875 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10876 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10877 an empty string.
10878
10879winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10880 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10881 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10882 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10883 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10884 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10885 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10886 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010887 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010888
10889< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10890 GetWinid()->winheight()
10891<
10892winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10893 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10894 in a tabpage.
10895
10896 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10897 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10898 returns an empty list.
10899
10900 For a leaf window, it returns:
10901 ['leaf', {winid}]
10902 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10903 returns:
10904 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10905 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10906 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10907
10908 Example: >
10909 " Only one window in the tab page
10910 :echo winlayout()
10911 ['leaf', 1000]
10912 " Two horizontally split windows
10913 :echo winlayout()
10914 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10915 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10916 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10917 " middle window
10918 :echo winlayout(2)
10919 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10920 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10921<
10922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10923 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10924<
10925 *winline()*
10926winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10927 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10928 the window. The first line is one.
10929 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10930 first, this may cause a scroll.
10931
10932 *winnr()*
10933winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10934 window. The top window has number 1.
10935 Returns zero for a popup window.
10936
10937 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10938 $ the number of the last window (the window
10939 count).
10940 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10941 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10942 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10943 returned.
10944 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10945 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10946 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10947 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10948 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10949 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10950 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10951 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10952 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10953 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010954 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010955 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10956 Examples: >
10957 let window_count = winnr('$')
10958 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10959 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10960
10961< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10962 GetWinval()->winnr()
10963<
10964 *winrestcmd()*
10965winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10966 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10967 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10968 unchanged.
10969 Example: >
10970 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10971 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10972 :exe cmd
10973<
10974 *winrestview()*
10975winrestview({dict})
10976 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10977 the view of the current window.
10978 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10979 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10980 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10981 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10982<
10983 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10984 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10985 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10986 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10987
10988 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10989 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10990
10991 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10992 GetView()->winrestview()
10993<
10994 *winsaveview()*
10995winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10996 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10997 restore the view.
10998 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10999 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
11000 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
11001 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
11002 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
11003 The return value includes:
11004 lnum cursor line number
11005 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011006 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011007 returns)
11008 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000011009 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
11010 the first column is zero, as opposed
11011 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
11012 |$| command it will be a very large
11013 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011014 topline first line in the window
11015 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
11016 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
11017 'wrap' is off
11018 skipcol columns skipped
11019 Note that no option values are saved.
11020
11021
11022winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
11023 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
11024 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
11025 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
11026 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
11027 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
11028 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000011029 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011030 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
11031 : 50 wincmd |
11032 :endif
11033< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
11034 option.
11035
11036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11037 GetWinid()->winwidth()
11038
11039
11040wordcount() *wordcount()*
11041 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
11042 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
11043 |g_CTRL-G|
11044 The return value includes:
11045 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
11046 chars Number of chars in the buffer
11047 words Number of words in the buffer
11048 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
11049 (not in Visual mode)
11050 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
11051 (not in Visual mode)
11052 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
11053 (not in Visual mode)
11054 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
11055 (only in Visual mode)
11056 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
11057 (only in Visual mode)
11058 visual_words Number of words visually selected
11059 (only in Visual mode)
11060
11061
11062 *writefile()*
11063writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
11064 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
11065 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
11066 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011067 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
11068 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
11069 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011070
11071 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
11072 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
11073
11074 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
11075
11076 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
11077 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
11078 last line in the file to end in a NL.
11079
11080 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
11081 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
11082 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
11083<
11084 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
11085 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000011086 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011087< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
11088
11089 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
11090 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
11091 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
11092
11093 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
11094
11095 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
11096 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
11097
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011098 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011099
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011100 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
11101 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
11102 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010011103
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011104 Also see |readfile()|.
11105 To copy a file byte for byte: >
11106 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
11107 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
11108
11109< Can also be used as a |method|: >
11110 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
11111
11112
11113xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
11114 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
11115 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010011116 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011117 Example: >
11118 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
11119<
11120 Can also be used as a |method|: >
11121 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
11122<
11123
11124==============================================================================
111253. Feature list *feature-list*
11126
11127There are three types of features:
111281. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
11129 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
11130 :if has("cindent")
11131< *gui_running*
111322. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
11133 Example: >
11134 :if has("gui_running")
11135< *has-patch*
111363. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
11137 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
11138 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
11139 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
11140< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
11141 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
11142 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
11143 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
11144 version 6.2.148 or later): >
11145 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
11146
11147Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
11148use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
11149
11150
11151acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011152all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
11153 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011154amiga Amiga version of Vim.
11155arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
11156arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
11157autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
11158autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
11159autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
11160balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
11161balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
11162beos BeOS version of Vim.
11163browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
11164 work.
11165browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
11166bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010011167builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011168byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
11169channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011170cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011171clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
11172clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
11173clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
11174cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
11175cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
11176cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
11177comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
11178compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
11179conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
11180cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
11181cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
11182cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
11183debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
11184dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
11185dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
11186diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
11187digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
11188directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
11189dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
11190drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
11191ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
11192emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
11193eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
11194 true, of course!
11195ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
11196extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
11197 |'hlsearch'|
11198farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010011199file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
11200 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011201filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
11202 read/write/filter commands
11203find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
11204 |+find_in_path|.
11205float Compiled with support for |Float|.
11206fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
11207 this is not present).
11208folding Compiled with |folding| support.
11209footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
11210fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
11211gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
11212gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010011213gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011214gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
11215gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
11216gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11217gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
11218gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
11219gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
11220gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
11221gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
11222gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
11223gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
11224gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
11225haiku Haiku version of Vim.
11226hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
11227hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
11228iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
11229insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
11230 Insert mode. (always true)
11231job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
11232ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011233jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011234keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
11235lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
11236langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
11237libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
11238linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
11239 'breakindent' support.
11240linux Linux version of Vim.
11241lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011242 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011243listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
11244 and the argument list |arglist|.
11245localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
11246lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
11247mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
11248macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
11249menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
11250mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
11251modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
11252 (always true)
11253mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
11254mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
11255mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
11256mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
11257mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
11258mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
11259mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
11260mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
11261mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
11262mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
11263mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
11264multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
11265multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
11266multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
11267multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
11268mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
11269nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
11270netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
11271netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011272num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011273ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
11274osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
11275osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
11276packages Compiled with |packages| support.
11277path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
11278perl Compiled with Perl interface.
11279persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
11280postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
11281printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
11282profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010011283prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011284python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
11285python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
11286python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
11287python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
11288python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
11289python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
Yee Cheng Chinc13b3d12023-08-20 21:18:38 +020011290python3_stable Python 3.x interface is using Python Stable ABI. |has-python|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011291pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
11292qnx QNX version of Vim.
11293quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
11294reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
11295rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
11296ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
11297scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
11298showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
11299signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011300smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011301sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
11302sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
11303spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
11304startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
11305statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
11306 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
11307sun SunOS version of Vim.
11308sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
11309syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
11310syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
11311 current buffer.
11312system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
11313tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011314 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011315tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
11316 |tag-old-static|.
11317tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
11318termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
11319terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
11320terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
11321termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
11322textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
11323textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
11324tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
11325 or terminfo file.
11326timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
11327title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010011328 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011329toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
11330ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
11331ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
11332unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
11333unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
11334user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
11335vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
11336vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
11337 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
11338vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
11339 (always true)
11340vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
11341 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000011342vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011343viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
11344vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
11345vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
11346vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010011347vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011348virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
11349visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
11350visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
11351 true) |blockwise-operators|.
11352vms VMS version of Vim.
11353vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
11354vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
11355 out if it works in the current console).
11356wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
11357wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
11358win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
11359win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
11360 64 bits)
11361win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
11362win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
11363win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
11364winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
11365windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
11366 (always true)
11367writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
Christian Brabandte085dfd2023-09-30 12:49:18 +020011368xattr Compiled with extended attributes support |xattr|
11369 (currently only supported on Linux).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000011370xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
11371xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
11372xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
11373xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
11374 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
11375xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
11376xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
11377xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
11378xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
11379 xterm screen.
11380x11 Compiled with X11 support.
11381
11382
11383==============================================================================
113844. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
11385
11386This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
11387|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
11388pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
11389same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
11390When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
11391pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
11392>
11393 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
11394 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
11395 aa
11396 xx
11397 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
11398 a
11399 x
11400
11401Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
11402"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
11403"\n".
11404
11405 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: