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Bram Moolenaar835ee982022-05-22 14:50:16 +01001*builtin.txt* For Vim version 8.2. Last change: 2022 May 21
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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9Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time. If this has been
10done, the builtin functions are not available. See |+eval| and
11|no-eval-feature|.
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131. Overview |builtin-function-list|
142. Details |builtin-function-details|
153. Feature list |feature-list|
164. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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18==============================================================================
191. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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21Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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23USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
24
25abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
26acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
27add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
28and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
29append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
30appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
31 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
32 in buffer {expr}
33argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
34argidx() Number current index in the argument list
35arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
36argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
37argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
38asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
39assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
40assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
41 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
42assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
43 Number assert file contents are equal
44assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
45 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
46assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
47 Number assert {cmd} fails
48assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
49 Number assert {actual} is false
50assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
51 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
52assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
53 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
54assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
55assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
56 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
57assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
58 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
59assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
60assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
61atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
62atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010063autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
64autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000066balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
67balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
68balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
69blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
70browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
71 String put up a file requester
72browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
73bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
74bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
75buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
76bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
77bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
78bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
79bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
80bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
81bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
82byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
83byteidx({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
84byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
85call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
86 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
87ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
88ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
89ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
90ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
91ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
92 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
93ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
94 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
95ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
96ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
97ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
98ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
99ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
100ch_open({address} [, {options}])
101 Channel open a channel to {address}
102ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
103ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
104 Blob read Blob from {handle}
105ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
106 String read raw from {handle}
107ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
108 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
109ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
110 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
111ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
112 none set options for {handle}
113ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
114 String status of channel {handle}
115changenr() Number current change number
116char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
117charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
118charcol({expr}) Number column number of cursor or mark
119charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
120 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
121chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
122cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
123clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
124col({expr}) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
125complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
126complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
127complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
128complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
129confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
130 Number number of choice picked by user
131copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
132cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
133cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
134count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
135 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
136cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
137 Number checks existence of cscope connection
138cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
139 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
140cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
141debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
142deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
143delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
144deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
145 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
146did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
147diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
148diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
149digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
150digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
151digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
152digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
153echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
154empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
155environ() Dict return environment variables
156escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
157eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
158eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
159executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
160execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
161exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
162exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
163exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
164exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
165expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
166 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100167expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
168 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000169extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
170 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
171extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
172 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
173 List or Dictionary
174feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
175filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
176filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
177filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
178 remove items from {expr1} where
179 {expr2} is 0
180finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
181 String find directory {name} in {path}
182findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
183 String find file {name} in {path}
184flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
185flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
186 List flatten a copy of {list}
187float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
188floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
189fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
190fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
191fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
192foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
193foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
194foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
195foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
196foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
197foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
198fullcommand({name}) String get full command from {name}
199funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
200 Funcref reference to function {name}
201function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
202 Funcref named reference to function {name}
203garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
204get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
205get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
206get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
207getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
208getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
209 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
210getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
211 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
212getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
213getchar([expr]) Number or String
214 get one character from the user
215getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
216getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
217getcharsearch() Dict last character search
218getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100219getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
220 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000221getcmdline() String return the current command-line
222getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100223getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
224 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000225getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
226getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
227getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
228 List list of cmdline completion matches
229getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
230getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
231getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
232getenv({name}) String return environment variable
233getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
234getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
235getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
236getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
237getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
238getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
239getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
240 List list of jump list items
241getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
242getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
243getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
244getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
245getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
246getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
247getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
248getpid() Number process ID of Vim
249getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
250getqflist() List list of quickfix items
251getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
252getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
253 String or List contents of a register
254getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
255getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
256gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
257gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
258 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
259gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
260 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
261gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
262gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
263getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
264getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
265getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
266getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
267getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
268 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
269glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
270 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
271glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
272globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
273 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
274has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
275has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
276haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
277 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
278 or |:tcd|
279hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
280 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
281histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
282histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
283histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
284histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
285hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
286hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
287hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
288hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
289hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
290iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
291indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
292index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
293 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
294input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
295 String get input from the user
296inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
297 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
298inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
299inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
300inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
301inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
302insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
303interrupt() none interrupt script execution
304invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100305isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000306isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
307isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
308 (positive or negative)
309islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
310isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
311items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
312job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
313job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
314job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
315job_start({command} [, {options}])
316 Job start a job
317job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
318job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
319join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
320js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
321js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
322json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
323json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
324keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
325len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
326libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
327libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
328line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
329line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
330lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
331list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
332list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
333listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
334 Number add a callback to listen to changes
335listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
336listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
337localtime() Number current time
338log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
339log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
340luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
341map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
342 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
343maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
344 String or Dict
345 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
346mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
347 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100348maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000349mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
350 like |map()| but creates a new List or
351 Dictionary
352mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
353match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
354 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
355matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
356 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
357matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
358 Number highlight positions with {group}
359matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
360matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
361matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
362 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
363matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
364 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
365matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
366 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
367matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
368 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
369matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
370 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
371matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
372 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
373max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
374menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
375min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
376mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
377 Number create directory {name}
378mode([expr]) String current editing mode
379mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
380nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
381nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
382or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
383pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
384perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
385popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
386popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
387popup_clear() none close all popup windows
388popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
389popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
390popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
391popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
392popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
393popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
394popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
395popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
396popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
397popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
398popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
399popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
400popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
401popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
402popup_notification({what}, {options})
403 Number create a notification popup window
404popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
405 none set options for popup window {id}
406popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
407popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
408pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
409prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
410printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
411prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
412prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
413prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
414prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
415prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
416prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
417 none add multiple text properties
418prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
419 none remove all text properties
420prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
421 Dict search for a text property
422prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
423prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
424 Number remove a text property
425prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
426prop_type_change({name}, {props})
427 none change an existing property type
428prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
429 none delete a property type
430prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
431 Dict get property type values
432prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
433pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
434pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
435py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
436pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
437pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
438rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
439range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
440 List items from {expr} to {max}
441readblob({fname}) Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
442readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
443 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
444readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
445 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
446readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
447 List get list of lines from file {fname}
448reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
449 any reduce {object} using {func}
450reg_executing() String get the executing register name
451reg_recording() String get the recording register name
452reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
453reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
454reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
455remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
456 String send expression
457remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
458remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
459 Number check for reply string
460remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
461 String read reply string
462remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
463 String send key sequence
464remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
465remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
466 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
467remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
468 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
469remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
470rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
471repeat({expr}, {count}) String repeat {expr} {count} times
472resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
473reverse({list}) List reverse {list} in-place
474round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
475rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
476screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
477screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
478screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
479screencol() Number current cursor column
480screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
481screenrow() Number current cursor row
482screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
483search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
484 Number search for {pattern}
485searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
486searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
487 Number search for variable declaration
488searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
489 Number search for other end of start/end pair
490searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
491 List search for other end of start/end pair
492searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
493 List search for {pattern}
494server2client({clientid}, {string})
495 Number send reply string
496serverlist() String get a list of available servers
497setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
498 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
499 {expr}
500setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
501 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
502setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
503setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
504setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
505setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
506setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
507setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
508setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
509setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
510setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
511 Number modify location list using {list}
512setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
513 Number modify specific location list props
514setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
515setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
516setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
517setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
518 Number modify specific quickfix list props
519setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
520settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
521settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
522 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
523 page {tabnr} to {val}
524settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
525 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
526setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
527sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
528shellescape({string} [, {special}])
529 String escape {string} for use as shell
530 command argument
531shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
532sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
533sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
534sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
535sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
536 List get a list of placed signs
537sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
538 Number jump to a sign
539sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
540 Number place a sign
541sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
542sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
543sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
544sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
545 Number unplace a sign
546sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
547simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
548sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
549sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
550slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
551 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000552sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
553 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000554sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
555sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
556 Number play an event sound
557sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
558 Number play sound file {path}
559sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
560soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
561spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
562spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
563 List spelling suggestions
564split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
565 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
566sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
567srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
568state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
569str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
570str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
571 ASCII/UTF-8 value
572str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
573 Number convert String to Number
574strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
575strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
576 String {len} characters of {str} at
577 character {start}
578strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
579strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
580strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
581strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
582stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
583 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
584string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
585strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
586strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
587 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
588 byte {start}
589strptime({format}, {timestring})
590 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
591strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
592 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
593strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
594strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
595submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
596 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
597substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
598 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
599swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
600swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
601synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
602synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
603 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
604synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
605synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
606synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
607system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
608systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
609tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
610tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
611tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
612tagfiles() List tags files used
613taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
614tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
615tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
616tempname() String name for a temporary file
617term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
618 Number display difference between two dumps
619term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
620 Number displaying a screen dump
621term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
622 none dump terminal window contents
623term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
624term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
625term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
626term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
627term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
628term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
629term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
630term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
631term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
632term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
633term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
634term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
635term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
636term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
637term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
638 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
639term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
640term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
641term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
642term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
643 none set the size of a terminal
644term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
645term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
646terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
647test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
648 none make memory allocation fail
649test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
650test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
651test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
652test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
653test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000654test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000655test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
656test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
657test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
658test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
659test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
660test_null_job() Job null value for testing
661test_null_list() List null value for testing
662test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
663test_null_string() String null value for testing
664test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
665test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
666test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000667test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
668test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
669test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
670test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
671test_void() any void value for testing
672timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
673timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
674timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
675 Number create a timer
676timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
677timer_stopall() none stop all timers
678tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
679toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
680tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
681 to chars in {tostr}
682trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
683 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
684trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
685type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
686typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
687undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
688undotree() List undo file tree
689uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
690 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
691values({dict}) List values in {dict}
692virtcol({expr}) Number screen column of cursor or mark
693visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
694wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
695win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
696 String execute {command} in window {id}
697win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
698win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
699win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
700win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
701win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
702win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000703win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
704win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000705win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
706win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
707 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
708winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
709wincol() Number window column of the cursor
710windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
711winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
712winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
713winline() Number window line of the cursor
714winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
715winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
716winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
717winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
718winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
719wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
720writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
721 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
722xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
723
724==============================================================================
7252. Details *builtin-function-details*
726
727Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
728specific functionality.
729
730abs({expr}) *abs()*
731 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
732 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
733 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
734 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
735 Examples: >
736 echo abs(1.456)
737< 1.456 >
738 echo abs(-5.456)
739< 5.456 >
740 echo abs(-4)
741< 4
742
743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
744 Compute()->abs()
745
746< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
747
748
749acos({expr}) *acos()*
750 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
751 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
752 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
753 [-1, 1].
754 Examples: >
755 :echo acos(0)
756< 1.570796 >
757 :echo acos(-0.5)
758< 2.094395
759
760 Can also be used as a |method|: >
761 Compute()->acos()
762
763< {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
764
765
766add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
767 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
768 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
769 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
770 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
771< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
772 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
773 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
774 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
775
776 Can also be used as a |method|: >
777 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
778
779
780and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
781 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
782 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
783 Example: >
784 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
785< Can also be used as a |method|: >
786 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
787
788
789append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
790 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
791 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
792 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
793 the current buffer.
794 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
795 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
796 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
797 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
798 0 for success. In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or
799 negative number results in an error. Example: >
800 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
801 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
802
803< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
804 passed as the second argument: >
805 mylist->append(lnum)
806
807
808appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
809 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
810
811 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
812 |bufload()| if needed.
813
814 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
815
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000816 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
817 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
818 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
819 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000820
821 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
822 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
823
824 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
825 error message is given. Example: >
826 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
827<
828 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
829 passed as the second argument: >
830 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
831
832
833argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
834 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
835 |arglist|.
836 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
837 window is used.
838 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
839 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
840 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
841 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
842
843 *argidx()*
844argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
845 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
846
847 *arglistid()*
848arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
849 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
850 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
851 global argument list. See |arglist|.
852 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
853
854 Without arguments use the current window.
855 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
856 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
857 page.
858 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
859
860 *argv()*
861argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
862 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
863 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
864 :let i = 0
865 :while i < argc()
866 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000867 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000868 : let i = i + 1
869 :endwhile
870< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
871 the whole |arglist| is returned.
872
873 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
874 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
875
876asin({expr}) *asin()*
877 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
878 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
879 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
880 [-1, 1].
881 Examples: >
882 :echo asin(0.8)
883< 0.927295 >
884 :echo asin(-0.5)
885< -0.523599
886
887 Can also be used as a |method|: >
888 Compute()->asin()
889<
890 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
891
892
893assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
894
895
896
897atan({expr}) *atan()*
898 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
899 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
900 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
901 Examples: >
902 :echo atan(100)
903< 1.560797 >
904 :echo atan(-4.01)
905< -1.326405
906
907 Can also be used as a |method|: >
908 Compute()->atan()
909<
910 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
911
912
913atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
914 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
915 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
916 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
917 Examples: >
918 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
919< -0.785398 >
920 :echo atan2(1, -1)
921< 2.356194
922
923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
924 Compute()->atan2(1)
925<
926 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
927
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100928
929autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
930 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
931
932 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
933 the following optional items:
934 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
935 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
936 item is ignored.
937 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
938 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
939 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
940 If this group doesn't exist then it is
941 created. If not specified or empty, then the
942 default group is used.
943 nested set to v:true to add a nested autocmd.
944 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
945 once set to v:true to add a autocmd which executes
946 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
947 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
948 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
949 present, then this item is ignored.
950
951 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
952 Examples: >
953 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
954 let acmd = {}
955 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
956 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
957 let acmd.bufnr = 5
958 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
959 call autocmd_add([acmd])
960
961 Can also be used as a |method|: >
962 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
963<
964autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
965 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
966
967 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
968 the following optional items:
969 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
970 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
971 item is ignored.
972 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
973 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
974 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
975 group are deleted.
976 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
977 If not specified or empty, then the default
978 group is used.
979 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
980 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
981 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
982 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
983 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
984 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
985 present, then this item is ignored.
986
987 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
988 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
989 is deleted.
990
991 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
992 Examples: >
993 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
994 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
995 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
996 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
997 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
998 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
999 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1000 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1001 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1002 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1003 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1004 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1005 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1006 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1007 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1008 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1009<
1010 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1011 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1012
1013autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1014 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1015 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1016
1017 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1018 items:
1019 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1020 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1021 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1022 error message. If set to an empty string,
1023 then the default autocmd group is used.
1024 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1025 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1026 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1027 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1028 results in an error message.
1029 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1030 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1031 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1032 {opts}.
1033
1034 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1035 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1036 the autocmd is defined.
1037 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1038 event Autocmd event name.
1039 group Autocmd group name.
1040 nested Set to v:true for a nested autocmd. See
1041 |autocmd-nested|.
1042 once Set to v:true, if the autocmd will be executed
1043 only once. See |autocmd-once|.
1044 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1045 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1046 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1047 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1048
1049 Examples: >
1050 " :autocmd MyGroup
1051 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1052 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1053 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1054 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1055 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1056 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1057 " :autocmd Syntax
1058 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1059 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1060 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1061 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1062 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1063<
1064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1065 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1066<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001067balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1068 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
1069 not used for the List.
1070
1071balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1072 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1073 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1074 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1075 split with |balloon_split()|.
1076 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1077
1078 Example: >
1079 func GetBalloonContent()
1080 " ... initiate getting the content
1081 return ''
1082 endfunc
1083 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1084
1085 func BalloonCallback(result)
1086 call balloon_show(a:result)
1087 endfunc
1088< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1089 GetText()->balloon_show()
1090<
1091 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1092 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1093 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1094 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
1095 empty string or a placeholder.
1096
1097 When showing a balloon is not possible nothing happens, no
1098 error message.
1099 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1100 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1101
1102balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1103 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1104 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1105 to show debugger output.
1106 Returns a |List| with the split lines.
1107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1108 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1109
1110< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1111 feature}
1112
1113blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1114 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1115 {blob}. Examples: >
1116 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1117 blob2list(0z) returns []
1118< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1119 opposite.
1120
1121 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1122 GetBlob()->blob2list()
1123
1124 *browse()*
1125browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1126 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1127 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1128 The input fields are:
1129 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1130 {title} title for the requester
1131 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1132 {default} default file name
1133 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1134 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1135
1136 *browsedir()*
1137browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1138 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1139 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1140 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1141 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1142 to be used.
1143 The input fields are:
1144 {title} title for the requester
1145 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1146 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1147 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1148
1149bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
1150 Add a buffer to the buffer list with String {name}.
1151 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1152 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1153 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1154 buffer is always created.
1155 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1156 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1157 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1158 call bufload(bufnr)
1159 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
1160< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1161 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1162
1163bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1164 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1165 {buf} exists.
1166 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1167 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1168
1169 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1170 exactly. The name can be:
1171 - Relative to the current directory.
1172 - A full path.
1173 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1174 - A URL name.
1175 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1176 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1177 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1178 long name to be able to find them.
1179 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1180 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1181 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1182 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1183 file name.
1184
1185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1186 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1187<
1188 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1189
1190buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1191 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1192 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1193 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1194
1195 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1196 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1197
1198bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1199 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1200 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1201 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
1202 then there is no change.
1203 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1204 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1205 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1206
1207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1208 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1209
1210bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1211 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1212 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1213 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1214
1215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1216 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1217
1218bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1219 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1220 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1221 "[No Name]".
1222 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1223 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1224 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1225 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1226 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1227 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1228 match an empty string is returned.
1229 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1230 alternate buffer.
1231 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1232 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1233 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1234 pattern.
1235 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1236 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1237 buffers are searched for.
1238 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1239 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1240 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1241< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1242 echo bufnr->bufname()
1243
1244< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1245 string is returned. >
1246 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1247 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1248 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1249 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1250< *buffer_name()*
1251 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1252
1253 *bufnr()*
1254bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1255 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1256 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1257 above.
1258
1259 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1260 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1261 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1262 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1263< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1264 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1265
1266 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1267 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1268< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1269 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1270 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1271 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1272
1273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1274 echo bufref->bufnr()
1275<
1276 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1277 *last_buffer_nr()*
1278 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1279
1280bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1281 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1282 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1283 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1284 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1285
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001286 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001287<
1288 Only deals with the current tab page.
1289
1290 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1291 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1292
1293bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1294 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1295 |window-ID|.
1296 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1297 is returned. Example: >
1298
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001299 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001300
1301< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1302 |:wincmd|.
1303
1304 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1305 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1306
1307byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1308 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1309 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1310 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1311 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1312 one.
1313 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1314
1315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1316 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1317
1318< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1319 feature}
1320
1321byteidx({expr}, {nr}) *byteidx()*
1322 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1323 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1324 zero.
1325 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1326 equal to {nr}.
1327 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1328 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1329 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1330 separately.
1331 Example : >
1332 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1333< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1334 same: >
1335 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1336 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1337< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1338
1339 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1340 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1341 in bytes is returned.
1342
1343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1344 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1345
1346byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr}) *byteidxcomp()*
1347 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1348 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001349 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001350 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1351 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1352 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1353< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1354 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1355 one byte).
1356 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1357 to a Unicode encoding.
1358
1359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1360 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1361
1362call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1363 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1364 arguments.
1365 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1366 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1367 Returns the return value of the called function.
1368 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1369 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1370
1371 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1372 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1373
1374ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1375 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1376 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1377 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1378 Examples: >
1379 echo ceil(1.456)
1380< 2.0 >
1381 echo ceil(-5.456)
1382< -5.0 >
1383 echo ceil(4.0)
1384< 4.0
1385
1386 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1387 Compute()->ceil()
1388<
1389 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1390
1391
1392ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1393
1394
1395changenr() *changenr()*
1396 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1397 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1398 with the |:undo| command.
1399 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1400 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1401 one less than the number of the undone change.
1402
1403char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001404 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001405 Examples: >
1406 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1407 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1408< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1409 Example for "utf-8": >
1410 char2nr("á") returns 225
1411 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1412< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1413 A combining character is a separate character.
1414 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1415 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1416 let str = "ABC"
1417 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1418< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1419
1420 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1421 GetChar()->char2nr()
1422
1423
1424charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1425 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1426 The character class is one of:
1427 0 blank
1428 1 punctuation
1429 2 word character
1430 3 emoji
1431 other specific Unicode class
1432 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
1433
1434
1435charcol({expr}) *charcol()*
1436 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1437 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1438
1439 Example:
1440 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1441 charcol('.') returns 3
1442 col('.') returns 7
1443
1444< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1445 GetPos()->col()
1446<
1447 *charidx()*
1448charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc}])
1449 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1450 The index of the first character is zero.
1451 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1452 equal to {idx}.
1453 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
1454 are not counted separately, their byte length is
1455 added to the preceding base character.
1456 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1457 counted as separate characters.
1458 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if {idx} is greater
1459 than the index of the last byte in {string}. An error is
1460 given if the first argument is not a string, the second
1461 argument is not a number or when the third argument is present
1462 and is not zero or one.
1463 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
1464 from the character index.
1465 Examples: >
1466 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1467 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1468 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
1469<
1470 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1471 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1472
1473chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1474 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1475 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1476 window:
1477 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1478 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1479 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1480 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1481 directory.
1482 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1483 {dir} must be a String.
1484 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1485 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1486 On failure, returns an empty string.
1487
1488 Example: >
1489 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1490 if save_dir != ""
1491 " ... do some work
1492 call chdir(save_dir)
1493 endif
1494
1495< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1496 GetDir()->chdir()
1497<
1498cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1499 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1500 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1501 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1502 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001503 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001504 See |C-indenting|.
1505
1506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1507 GetLnum()->cindent()
1508
1509clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1510 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1511 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1512 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1513 window ID instead of the current window.
1514
1515 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1516 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1517<
1518 *col()*
1519col({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
1520 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1521 . the cursor position
1522 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1523 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1524 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1525 returned)
1526 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1527 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1528 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1529 that it's updated right away.
1530 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1531 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1532 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1533 out of range then col() returns zero.
1534 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1535 |getpos()|.
1536 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1537 character position use |charcol()|.
1538 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1539 Examples: >
1540 col(".") column of cursor
1541 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1542 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001543 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001544< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
1545 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1546 buffer.
1547 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1548 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
1549 line. This can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
1550 :imap <F2> <C-O>:let save_ve = &ve<CR>
1551 \<C-O>:set ve=all<CR>
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001552 \<C-O>:echo col(".") .. "\n" <Bar>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001553 \let &ve = save_ve<CR>
1554
1555< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1556 GetPos()->col()
1557<
1558
1559complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1560 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1561 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1562 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1563 or with an expression mapping.
1564 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1565 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1566 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1567 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1568 match.
1569 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1570 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1571 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1572 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1573 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1574 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1575 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1576 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1577 Example: >
1578 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1579
1580 func! ListMonths()
1581 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1582 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1583 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1584 return ''
1585 endfunc
1586< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1587 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1588
1589 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1590 second argument: >
1591 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1592
1593complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1594 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1595 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1596 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1597 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1598 the list.
1599 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1600 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1601
1602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1603 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1604
1605complete_check() *complete_check()*
1606 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1607 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1608 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1609 zero otherwise.
1610 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1611 'completefunc' option.
1612
1613
1614complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1615 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1616 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1617 The items are:
1618 mode Current completion mode name string.
1619 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1620 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1621 See |pumvisible()|.
1622 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1623 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1624 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1625 See |complete-items|.
1626 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1627 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1628 typed text only, or the last completion after
1629 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1630 <Down> keys)
1631 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENT YET]
1632
1633 *complete_info_mode*
1634 mode values are:
1635 "" Not in completion mode
1636 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1637 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1638 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1639 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1640 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1641 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1642 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1643 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1644 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1645 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1646 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1647 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1648 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1649 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1650 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1651 "eval" |complete()| completion
1652 "unknown" Other internal modes
1653
1654 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1655 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1656 {what} are silently ignored.
1657
1658 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1659 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1660 |CompleteChanged| event.
1661
1662 Examples: >
1663 " Get all items
1664 call complete_info()
1665 " Get only 'mode'
1666 call complete_info(['mode'])
1667 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1668 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1669
1670< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1671 GetItems()->complete_info()
1672<
1673 *confirm()*
1674confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1675 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1676 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1677 choice this is 1.
1678 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1679 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1680
1681 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1682 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1683 used (and translated).
1684 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1685 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1686
1687 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1688 by '\n', e.g. >
1689 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1690< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1691 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1692 not need to be the first letter: >
1693 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1694< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1695 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1696
1697 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1698 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1699 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1700 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1701
1702 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1703 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1704 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1705 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1706 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1707 used.
1708
1709 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1710 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1711
1712 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001713 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001714 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001715 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001716 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001717 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001718 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001719 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001720 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001721 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001722< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1723 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1724 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1725 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1726 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1727 the horizontal layout is always used.
1728
1729 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1730 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1731<
1732 *copy()*
1733copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1734 different from using {expr} directly.
1735 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1736 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1737 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1738 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1739 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1740 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1742 mylist->copy()
1743
1744cos({expr}) *cos()*
1745 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1746 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1747 Examples: >
1748 :echo cos(100)
1749< 0.862319 >
1750 :echo cos(-4.01)
1751< -0.646043
1752
1753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1754 Compute()->cos()
1755<
1756 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1757
1758
1759cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1760 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1761 [1, inf].
1762 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1763 Examples: >
1764 :echo cosh(0.5)
1765< 1.127626 >
1766 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1767< -1.127626
1768
1769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1770 Compute()->cosh()
1771<
1772 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
1773
1774
1775count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1776 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1777 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1778
1779 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1780 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1781
1782 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1783
1784 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1785 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1786 {expr} is an empty string.
1787
1788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1789 mylist->count(val)
1790<
1791 *cscope_connection()*
1792cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1793 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1794 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1795 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1796 if there are no cscope connections;
1797 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1798
1799 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1800 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1801
1802 {num} Description of existence check
1803 ----- ------------------------------
1804 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1805 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1806 {dbpath}.
1807 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1808 {dbpath}.
1809 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1810 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1811 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1812 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1813
1814 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1815
1816 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1817
1818 # pid database name prepend path
1819 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1820<
1821 Invocation Return Val ~
1822 ---------- ---------- >
1823 cscope_connection() 1
1824 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1825 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1826 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1827 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1828 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1829 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1830 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1831<
1832cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1833cursor({list})
1834 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1835 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1836
1837 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1838 with two, three or four item:
1839 [{lnum}, {col}]
1840 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1841 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1842 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1843 but without the first item.
1844
1845 To position the cursor using the character count, use
1846 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1847
1848 Does not change the jumplist.
1849 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
1850 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1851 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
1852 If {lnum} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
1853 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1854 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1855 line.
1856 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1857 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1858 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1859
1860 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1861 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1862 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1863 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1864
1865 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1866 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1867
1868debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1869 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1870 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1871 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1872 {only available on MS-Windows}
1873
1874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1875 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1876
1877deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1878 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1879 different from using {expr} directly.
1880 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1881 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1882 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1883 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1884 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1885 the original |List|.
1886 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1887
1888 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1889 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1890 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1891 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1892 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1893 *E724*
1894 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1895 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1896 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1897 Also see |copy()|.
1898
1899 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1900 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1901
1902delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1903 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001904 name {fname}.
1905
1906 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1907 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001908
1909 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1910 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1911
1912 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1913 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1914 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1915 that is being used.
1916
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001917 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
1918 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
1919 or partly failed.
1920
1921 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
1922 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
1923 |deletebufline()|.
1924
1925 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1926 GetName()->delete()
1927
1928deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
1929 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
1930 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
1931 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
1932
1933 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
1934 |bufload()| if needed.
1935
1936 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
1937
1938 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
1939 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
1940 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
1941
1942 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1943 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
1944<
1945 *did_filetype()*
1946did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
1947 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
1948 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
1949 that detect the file type. |FileType|
1950 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
1951 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
1952 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
1953 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
1954 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
1955 file.
1956
1957diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
1958 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
1959 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
1960 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
1961 display but don't exist in the buffer.
1962 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1963 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1964 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
1965
1966 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1967 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
1968
1969diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
1970 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
1971 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
1972 diff change zero is returned.
1973 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
1974 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
1975 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
1976 line.
1977 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
1978 syntax information about the highlighting.
1979
1980 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1981 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
1982<
1983
1984digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
1985 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
1986 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
1987 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
1988 is given and an empty string is returned.
1989
1990 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
1991 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
1992 available, it might fail.
1993
1994 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
1995
1996 Examples: >
1997 " Get a built-in digraph
1998 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
1999
2000 " Get a user-defined digraph
2001 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2002 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2003<
2004 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2005 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2006<
2007 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2008 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2009 display an error message.
2010
2011
2012digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2013 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2014 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2015 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2016
2017 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2018 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2019 available, it might fail.
2020
2021 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2022
2023 Examples: >
2024 " Get user-defined digraphs
2025 :echo digraph_getlist()
2026
2027 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2028 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2029<
2030 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2031 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2032<
2033 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2034 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2035 display an error message.
2036
2037
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002038digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002039 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2040 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002041 encoded character. *E1215*
2042 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2043 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2044 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002045
2046 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2047 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2048
2049 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2050 |digraph_setlist()|.
2051
2052 Example: >
2053 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2054<
2055 Can be used as a |method|: >
2056 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2057<
2058 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2059 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2060 display an error message.
2061
2062
2063digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2064 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2065 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2066 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002067 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002068 Example: >
2069 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2070<
2071 It is similar to the following: >
2072 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2073 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2074 endfor
2075< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2076 following digraphs will not be added.
2077
2078 Can be used as a |method|: >
2079 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2080<
2081 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2082 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2083 display an error message.
2084
2085
2086echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2087 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2088 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2089 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2090 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2091< and to enable it again: >
2092 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2093< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2094
2095
2096empty({expr}) *empty()*
2097 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2098 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2099 items.
2100 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2101 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2102 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2103 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2104 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2105 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2106
2107 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2108 length with zero.
2109
2110 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2111 mylist->empty()
2112
2113environ() *environ()*
2114 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2115 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2116 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2117< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2118 use this: >
2119 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2120
2121escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2122 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2123 backslash. Example: >
2124 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2125< results in: >
2126 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2127< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2128
2129 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2130 GetText()->escape(' \')
2131<
2132 *eval()*
2133eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2134 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2135 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2136 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2137 functions.
2138
2139 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2140 argv->join()->eval()
2141
2142eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2143 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2144 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2145 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2146 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2147
2148executable({expr}) *executable()*
2149 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2150 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2151 arguments.
2152 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2153 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2154 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2155 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2156 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2157 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2158 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2159 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2160 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2161 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2162 directory, not if it's really executable.
2163 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002164 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2165 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2166 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2167 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002168 The result is a Number:
2169 1 exists
2170 0 does not exist
2171 -1 not implemented on this system
2172 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2173
2174 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2175 GetCommand()->executable()
2176
2177execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2178 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2179 string.
2180 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2181 lines are executed one by one.
2182 This is equivalent to: >
2183 redir => var
2184 {command}
2185 redir END
2186<
2187 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2188 "" no `:silent` used
2189 "silent" `:silent` used
2190 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2191 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2192 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2193 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2194 *E930*
2195 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2196
2197 To get a list of lines use |split()| on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002198 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002199
2200< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2201 use `win_execute()`.
2202
2203 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2204 included in the output of the higher level call.
2205
2206 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2207 GetCommand()->execute()
2208
2209exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2210 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2211 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2212 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2213 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2214 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2215< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2216 an empty string is returned.
2217
2218 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2219 GetCommand()->exepath()
2220<
2221 *exists()*
2222exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2223 zero otherwise.
2224
2225 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2226 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2227 at compile time.
2228
2229 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2230 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2231
2232 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002233 varname internal variable (see
2234 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2235 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2236 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002237 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002238 Does not work for local variables in a
2239 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002240 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2241 script, since it can be used as a
2242 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002243 Beware that evaluating an index may
2244 cause an error message for an invalid
2245 expression. E.g.: >
2246 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2247 :echo exists("l[5]")
2248< 0 >
2249 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2250< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2251 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002252 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2253 not if it really works)
2254 +option-name Vim option that works.
2255 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2256 done by comparing with an empty
2257 string)
2258 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2259 or user defined function (see
2260 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2261 Also works for a variable that is a
2262 Funcref.
2263 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2264 implemented; to be used to check if
2265 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002266 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2267 command or command modifier |:command|.
2268 Returns:
2269 1 for match with start of a command
2270 2 full match with a command
2271 3 matches several user commands
2272 To check for a supported command
2273 always check the return value to be 2.
2274 :2match The |:2match| command.
2275 :3match The |:3match| command.
2276 #event autocommand defined for this event
2277 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2278 pattern (the pattern is taken
2279 literally and compared to the
2280 autocommand patterns character by
2281 character)
2282 #group autocommand group exists
2283 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2284 event.
2285 #group#event#pattern
2286 autocommand defined for this group,
2287 event and pattern.
2288 ##event autocommand for this event is
2289 supported.
2290
2291 Examples: >
2292 exists("&shortname")
2293 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2294 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002295 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2296 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002297 exists("bufcount")
2298 exists(":Make")
2299 exists("#CursorHold")
2300 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2301 exists("#filetypeindent")
2302 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2303 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2304 exists("##ColorScheme")
2305< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2306 name.
2307 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002308 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2309 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002310 Working example: >
2311 exists(":make")
2312< NOT working example: >
2313 exists(":make install")
2314
2315< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2316 variable itself. For example: >
2317 exists(bufcount)
2318< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2319 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2320
2321 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2322 Varname()->exists()
2323<
2324
2325exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2326 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2327 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2328 give an error: >
2329 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2330 ThatFunction('works')
2331 endif
2332< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2333 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2334
2335 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2336 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2337 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2338
2339
2340exp({expr}) *exp()*
2341 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2342 [0, inf].
2343 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2344 Examples: >
2345 :echo exp(2)
2346< 7.389056 >
2347 :echo exp(-1)
2348< 0.367879
2349
2350 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2351 Compute()->exp()
2352<
2353 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2354
2355
2356expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2357 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2358 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2359
2360 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2361 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2362 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2363 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2364 file name contains a space]
2365
2366 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2367 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2368 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2369
2370 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2371 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2372 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2373
2374 % current file name
2375 # alternate file name
2376 #n alternate file name n
2377 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2378 <afile> autocmd file name
2379 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2380 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2381 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2382 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2383 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2384 line number
2385 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2386 a function
2387 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2388 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002389 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2390 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002391 <stack> call stack
2392 <cword> word under the cursor
2393 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2394 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2395 message |server2client()|
2396 Modifiers:
2397 :p expand to full path
2398 :h head (last path component removed)
2399 :t tail (last path component only)
2400 :r root (one extension removed)
2401 :e extension only
2402
2403 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002404 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002405< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2406 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2407 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2408< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002409 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002410< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2411 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2412 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2413 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2414 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2415<
2416 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2417 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2418 to modify normal file names.
2419
2420 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2421 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2422 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2423 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002424 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2425 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2426 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002427
2428 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2429 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2430 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2431 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2432 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2433 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2434 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2435 :echo expand("**/README")
2436<
2437 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2438 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2439 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2440 |expr-env-expand|.
2441 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2442 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2443 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2444 "$FOOBAR".
2445
2446 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2447 getting the raw output of an external command.
2448
2449 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2450 Getpattern()->expand()
2451
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002452expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002453 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2454 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2455 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2456 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2457 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002458
2459 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2460 argument:
2461 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2462 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2463 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2464
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002465 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2466 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002467
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002468 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002469 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002470 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2471 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2472<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002474 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2475<
2476extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2477 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2478 |Dictionaries|.
2479
2480 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2481 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2482 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2483 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2484 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2485 Examples: >
2486 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2487 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2488< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2489 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2490 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2491 (where N is the original length of the List).
2492 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2493 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2494 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2495<
2496 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2497 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2498 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2499 used to decide what to do:
2500 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2501 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2502 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2503 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2504
2505 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2506 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2507 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2508 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2509 fails.
2510 Returns {expr1}.
2511
2512 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2513 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2514
2515
2516extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2517 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2518 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
2519 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
2520 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
2521
2522
2523feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2524 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2525 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2526
2527 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2528 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2529 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2530 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2531 characters from a mapping.
2532
2533 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2534 {string}.
2535
2536 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2537 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2538 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2539 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2540 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2541 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2542
2543 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2544 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2545 keys are remapped.
2546 'n' Do not remap keys.
2547 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2548 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2549 opening folds, etc.
2550 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2551 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2552 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2553 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2554 the internal "got_int" flag.
2555 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2556 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2557 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2558 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2559 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2560 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2561 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2562 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2563 script continues.
2564 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2565 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2566 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002567 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2568 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002569 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002570 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002571 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2572 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2573 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2574
2575 Return value is always 0.
2576
2577 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2578 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2579
2580filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2581 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2582 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2583 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2584 expression, which is used as a String.
2585 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2586 |glob()|.
2587 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2588 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2589 0
2590 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2591 1
2592
2593< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2594 GetName()->filereadable()
2595< *file_readable()*
2596 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2597
2598
2599filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2600 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2601 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2602 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2603 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2604
2605 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2606 GetName()->filewritable()
2607
2608
2609filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2610 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2611 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2612 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2613 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002614 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002615
2616 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2617
2618 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2619 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2620 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2621 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2622 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2623 current character.
2624 Examples: >
2625 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2626< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2627 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2628< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2629 call filter(var, 0)
2630< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2631
2632 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2633 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2634 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2635
2636 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2637 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2638 2. the value of the current item.
2639 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2640 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2641 func Odd(idx, val)
2642 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2643 endfunc
2644 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002645< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2646 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2647< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002648 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2649< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2650 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2651<
2652 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2653 Other values will result in a type error.
2654
2655 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2656 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2657 first: >
2658 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2659
2660< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002661 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002662 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2663 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2664 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2665 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2666
2667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2668 mylist->filter(expr2)
2669
2670finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2671 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2672 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2673 for the syntax of {path}.
2674
2675 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2676 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2677 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2678 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2679
2680 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2681 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2682 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2683
2684 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
2685 {only available when compiled with the |+file_in_path|
2686 feature}
2687
2688 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2689 GetName()->finddir()
2690
2691findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2692 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2693 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2694 Example: >
2695 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2696< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2697 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2698
2699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2700 GetName()->findfile()
2701
2702flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2703 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2704 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2705 a very large number.
2706 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2707 not want that.
2708 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002709 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002710 *E900*
2711 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2712 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2713 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2714
2715 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2716
2717 Example: >
2718 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2719< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2720 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2721< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2722
2723 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2724 mylist->flatten()
2725<
2726flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2727 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2728
2729
2730float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2731 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2732 decimal point.
2733 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a Number.
2734 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2735 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2736 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2737 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2738 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2739 Examples: >
2740 echo float2nr(3.95)
2741< 3 >
2742 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2743< -23 >
2744 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2745< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2746 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2747< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2748 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2749< 0
2750
2751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2752 Compute()->float2nr()
2753<
2754 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2755
2756
2757floor({expr}) *floor()*
2758 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2759 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2760 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2761 Examples: >
2762 echo floor(1.856)
2763< 1.0 >
2764 echo floor(-5.456)
2765< -6.0 >
2766 echo floor(4.0)
2767< 4.0
2768
2769 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2770 Compute()->floor()
2771<
2772 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
2773
2774
2775fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2776 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2777 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2778 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2779 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2780 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2781 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2782 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
2783 Examples: >
2784 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2785< 0.13 >
2786 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2787< -0.13
2788
2789 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2790 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
2791<
2792 {only available when compiled with |+float| feature}
2793
2794
2795fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2796 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2797 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2798 are escaped with a backslash.
2799 For most systems the characters escaped are
2800 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2801 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2802 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2803 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
2804 Example: >
2805 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002806 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002807< results in executing: >
2808 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2809<
2810 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2811 GetName()->fnameescape()
2812
2813fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2814 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2815 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2816 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2817 Example: >
2818 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2819< results in: >
2820 /home/mool/vim/vim/src
2821< If {mods} is empty then {fname} is returned.
2822 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2823 |expand()| first then.
2824
2825 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2826 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2827
2828foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2829 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2830 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2831 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2832 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2833 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2834
2835 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2836 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2837
2838foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2839 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2840 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2841 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2842 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2843 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2844
2845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2846 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2847
2848foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2849 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2850 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2851 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2852 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2853 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2854 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2855 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2856 previous line is usually available.
2857 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2858 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2859
2860 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2861 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2862<
2863 *foldtext()*
2864foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2865 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2866 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2867 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2868 The returned string looks like this: >
2869 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2870< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2871 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2872 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2873 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2874 'commentstring' options is removed.
2875 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2876 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2877 setting.
2878 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2879
2880foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2881 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2882 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2883 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2884 returned.
2885 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2886 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2887 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2888 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2889
2890
2891 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2892 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2893<
2894 *foreground()*
2895foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2896 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2897 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2898 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2899 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002900 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002901 Win32 console version}
2902
2903fullcommand({name}) *fullcommand()*
2904 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
2905 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
2906
2907 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
2908 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
2909 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist or if it's
2910 ambiguous (for user-defined commands).
2911
2912 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
2913 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
2914
2915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2916 GetName()->fullcommand()
2917<
2918 *funcref()*
2919funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2920 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
2921 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
2922 function {name} is redefined later.
2923
2924 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002925 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
2926 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
2927 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
2928 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002929
2930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2931 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
2932<
2933 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E922* *E923*
2934function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
2935 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
2936 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
2937 internal function.
2938
2939 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
2940 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
2941 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
2942 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
2943 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
2944<
2945 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
2946 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
2947 same function.
2948
2949 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
2950 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
2951 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
2952
2953 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
2954 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
2955 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2956 ...
2957 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
2958 ...
2959 call Partial('name')
2960< Invokes the function as with: >
2961 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2962
2963< With a |method|: >
2964 func Callback(one, two, three)
2965 ...
2966 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
2967 ...
2968 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
2969< Invokes the function as with: >
2970 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
2971
2972< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
2973 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
2974 arguments. Example: >
2975 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
2976 ...
2977 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
2978 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
2979 ...
2980 call Func2('name')
2981< Invokes the function as with: >
2982 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
2983
2984< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
2985 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
2986 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002987 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002988 endfunction
2989 ...
2990 let context = {"name": "example"}
2991 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2992 ...
2993 call Func() " will echo: called for example
2994< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
2995 arguments, these two are equivalent: >
2996 let Func = function('Callback', context)
2997 let Func = context.Callback
2998
2999< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3000 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
3001 ...
3002 let context = {"name": "example"}
3003 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
3004 ...
3005 call Func(500)
3006< Invokes the function as with: >
3007 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3008<
3009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3010 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3011
3012
3013garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3014 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3015 that have circular references.
3016
3017 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3018 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3019 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3020 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3021 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3022 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3023 for a long time.
3024
3025 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3026 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3027 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3028
3029 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3030 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3031 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3032 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3033
3034get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3035 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3036 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3037 omitted.
3038 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3039 mylist->get(idx)
3040get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3041 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3042 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3043 omitted.
3044 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3045 myblob->get(idx)
3046get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3047 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3048 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3049 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3050 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3051< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3052 'default' when it does not exist.
3053 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3054 mydict->get(key)
3055get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003056 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003057 {what} are:
3058 "name" The function name
3059 "func" The function
3060 "dict" The dictionary
3061 "args" The list with arguments
3062 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3063 myfunc->get(what)
3064<
3065 *getbufinfo()*
3066getbufinfo([{buf}])
3067getbufinfo([{dict}])
3068 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3069
3070 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3071 returned.
3072
3073 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3074 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3075 be specified in {dict}:
3076 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3077 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3078 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3079
3080 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3081 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3082 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3083 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3084
3085 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3086 entries:
3087 bufnr Buffer number.
3088 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3089 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3090 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3091 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3092 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3093 last used.
3094 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3095 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3096 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3097 opened in the current window.
3098 Only valid if the buffer has been
3099 displayed in the window in the past.
3100 If you want the line number of the
3101 last known cursor position in a given
3102 window, use |line()|: >
3103 :echo line('.', {winid})
3104<
3105 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3106 valid when loaded)
3107 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3108 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3109 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3110 Each list item is a dictionary with
3111 the following fields:
3112 id sign identifier
3113 lnum line number
3114 name sign name
3115 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3116 buffer-local variables.
3117 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3118 buffer
3119 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3120 display this buffer
3121
3122 Examples: >
3123 for buf in getbufinfo()
3124 echo buf.name
3125 endfor
3126 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3127 if buf.changed
3128 ....
3129 endif
3130 endfor
3131<
3132 To get buffer-local options use: >
3133 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3134<
3135 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3136 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3137<
3138
3139 *getbufline()*
3140getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3141 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3142 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
3143 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned.
3144
3145 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3146
3147 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3148 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3149
3150 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3151 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3152
3153 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3154 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3155 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3156 returned.
3157
3158 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3159 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3160
3161 Example: >
3162 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3163
3164< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3165 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
3166
3167getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3168 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3169 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3170 must be used.
3171 The {varname} argument is a string.
3172 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3173 buffer-local variables.
3174 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3175 the buffer-local options.
3176 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3177 a buffer-local option.
3178 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3179 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3180 window-local option.
3181 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3182 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3183 string is returned, there is no error message.
3184 Examples: >
3185 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003186 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003187
3188< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3189 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3190<
3191getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3192 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3193 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3194 exist, an empty list is returned.
3195
3196 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3197 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3198 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3199 entries:
3200 col column number
3201 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3202 lnum line number
3203 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3204 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3205 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3206
3207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3208 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3209
3210getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3211 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3212 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3213 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3214 Return zero otherwise.
3215 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3216 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3217 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3218
3219 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3220 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003221 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003222 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3223 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3224 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3225 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3226 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3227 that is not included in the character.
3228
3229 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3230 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3231 sequence.
3232
3233 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3234 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3235 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3236
3237 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3238
3239 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3240 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3241 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3242 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3243 ignored.
3244 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3245 let c = getchar()
3246 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003247 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003248 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003249 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003250 endif
3251<
3252 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3253 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3254 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3255
3256 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3257 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3258 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3259 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3260
3261 There is no mapping for the character.
3262 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3263 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3264 sequence. Examples: >
3265 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3266 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3267< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3268 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3269 :function FindChar()
3270 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3271 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3272 : normal l
3273 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3274 : break
3275 : endif
3276 : endwhile
3277 :endfunction
3278<
3279 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3280 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3281 another character: >
3282 :function GetKey()
3283 : let c = getchar()
3284 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3285 : let c = getchar()
3286 : endwhile
3287 : return c
3288 :endfunction
3289
3290getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3291 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3292 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3293 These values are added together:
3294 2 shift
3295 4 control
3296 8 alt (meta)
3297 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3298 32 mouse double click
3299 64 mouse triple click
3300 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3301 128 command (Macintosh only)
3302 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3303 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
3304 without a modifier.
3305
3306 *getcharpos()*
3307getcharpos({expr})
3308 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3309 column number in the returned List is a character index
3310 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003311 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3312 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003313 of the last character.
3314
3315 Example:
3316 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3317 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3318 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3319<
3320 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3321 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3322
3323getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3324 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3325 with the following entries:
3326
3327 char character previously used for a character
3328 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3329 if no character search has been performed
3330 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3331 0 for backward
3332 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3333 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3334 character search
3335
3336 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3337 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3338 character search: >
3339 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3340 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3341< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3342
3343
3344getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3345 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3346 string.
3347 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3348 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3349 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3350 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3351 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3352 if no character is available.
3353 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3354 result is converted to a string.
3355
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003356getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3357 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3358 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3359 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003360 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003361 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3362 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003363
3364getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3365 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3366 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3367 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3368 Example: >
3369 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
3370< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()| and |setcmdpos()|.
3371 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3372 |inputsecret()|.
3373
3374getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3375 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3376 byte count. The first column is 1.
3377 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3378 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3379 Returns 0 otherwise.
3380 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3381
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003382getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3383 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3384 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3385 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3386 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3387 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3388 Returns 0 otherwise.
3389 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|.
3390
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003391getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3392 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3393 are:
3394 : normal Ex command
3395 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3396 / forward search command
3397 ? backward search command
3398 @ |input()| command
3399 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3400 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3401 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3402 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3403 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3404 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3405
3406getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3407 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3408 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3409 when not in the command-line window.
3410
3411getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3412 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3413 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3414 types are supported:
3415
3416 arglist file names in argument list
3417 augroup autocmd groups
3418 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003419 behave |:behave| suboptions
3420 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003421 color color schemes
3422 command Ex command
3423 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3424 compiler compilers
3425 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3426 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3427 dir directory names
3428 environment environment variable names
3429 event autocommand events
3430 expression Vim expression
3431 file file and directory names
3432 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3433 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3434 function function name
3435 help help subjects
3436 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003437 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003438 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3439 mapclear buffer argument
3440 mapping mapping name
3441 menu menus
3442 messages |:messages| suboptions
3443 option options
3444 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003445 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003446 shellcmd Shell command
3447 sign |:sign| suboptions
3448 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3449 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3450 tag tags
3451 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3452 user user names
3453 var user variables
3454
3455 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3456 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3457 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3458
3459 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3460 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3461 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3462
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003463 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3464 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003465 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3466 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3467 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3468 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003470 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3471 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3472 a ":call" command: >
3473 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3474<
3475 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3476 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3477
3478 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3479 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3480<
3481 *getcurpos()*
3482getcurpos([{winid}])
3483 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3484 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3485 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3486 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003487 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3488 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003489 |getpos()|.
3490 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3491 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3492 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3493
3494 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3495 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3496 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3497 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3498 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3499
3500 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3501 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3502 MoveTheCursorAround
3503 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3504< Note that this only works within the window. See
3505 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3506
3507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3508 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3509<
3510 *getcursorcharpos()*
3511getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3512 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3513 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3514
3515 Example:
3516 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3517 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3518 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3519<
3520 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3521 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3522
3523< *getcwd()*
3524getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3525 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3526 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3527
3528 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3529 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3530 the |window-ID|.
3531 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3532 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3533
3534 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3535 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3536 the working directory of the tabpage.
3537 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3538 use the current tabpage.
3539 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3540 the current window.
3541 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3542
3543 Examples: >
3544 " Get the working directory of the current window
3545 :echo getcwd()
3546 :echo getcwd(0)
3547 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3548 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3549 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3550 " Get the global working directory
3551 :echo getcwd(-1)
3552 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3553 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3554 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3555 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3556
3557< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3558 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3559
3560getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3561 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3562 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3563 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3564
3565< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3566 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3567 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3568 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3569
3570 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3571 GetVarname()->getenv()
3572
3573getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3574 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3575 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3576 |hl-Normal|.
3577 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3578 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3579 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3580 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3581 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3582 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3583 function just after the GUI has started.
3584 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3585 a valid name does not work.
3586
3587getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3588 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3589 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3590 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3591 empty string is returned.
3592 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3593 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3594 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3595 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3596 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3597 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3598 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3599< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3600 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3601
3602 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3603 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3604<
3605 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3606
3607getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3608 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3609 given file {fname}.
3610 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3611 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3612 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3613 is returned.
3614
3615 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3616 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3617
3618getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3619 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3620 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3621 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3622 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3623 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3624
3625 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3626 GetFilename()->getftime()
3627
3628getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3629 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3630 file of the given file {fname}.
3631 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3632 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3633 results:
3634 Normal file "file"
3635 Directory "dir"
3636 Symbolic link "link"
3637 Block device "bdev"
3638 Character device "cdev"
3639 Socket "socket"
3640 FIFO "fifo"
3641 All other "other"
3642 Example: >
3643 getftype("/home")
3644< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3645 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3646 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3647 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3648
3649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3650 GetFilename()->getftype()
3651
3652getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3653 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
3654 active.
3655 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3656
3657getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3658 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3659
3660 Without arguments use the current window.
3661 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3662 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3663 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
3664 page.
3665
3666 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3667 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3668 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3669 the following entries:
3670 bufnr buffer number
3671 col column number
3672 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3673 filename filename if available
3674 lnum line number
3675
3676 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3677 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3678
3679< *getline()*
3680getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3681 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3682 from the current buffer. Example: >
3683 getline(1)
3684< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3685 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3686 To get the line under the cursor: >
3687 getline(".")
3688< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3689 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3690
3691 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3692 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3693 including line {end}.
3694 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3695 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3696 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3697 Example: >
3698 :let start = line('.')
3699 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3700 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3701
3702< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3703 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3704
3705< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()|
3706
3707getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3708 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3709 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3710 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3711
3712 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3713 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3714 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3715
3716 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3717 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3718 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3719
3720 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3721 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3722
3723 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3724 from the location list. This field is
3725 applicable only when called from a
3726 location list window. See
3727 |location-list-file-window| for more
3728 details.
3729
3730 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3731 location list for the window {nr}.
3732 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3733
3734 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3735 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3736 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3737
3738
3739getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3740 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3741 about all the global marks. |mark|
3742
3743 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3744 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
3745 see |bufname()|.
3746
3747 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3748 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3749 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3750 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3751 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3752 file file name
3753
3754 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3755 mark.
3756
3757 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3758 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3759
3760getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3761 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3762 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3763 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3764 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3765 |getmatches()|.
3766 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
3767 window ID instead of the current window.
3768 Example: >
3769 :echo getmatches()
3770< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3771 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3772 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3773 :let m = getmatches()
3774 :call clearmatches()
3775 :echo getmatches()
3776< [] >
3777 :call setmatches(m)
3778 :echo getmatches()
3779< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3780 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3781 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3782 :unlet m
3783<
3784getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3785 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3786 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3787 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3788 screenrow screen row
3789 screencol screen column
3790 winid Window ID of the click
3791 winrow row inside "winid"
3792 wincol column inside "winid"
3793 line text line inside "winid"
3794 column text column inside "winid"
3795 All numbers are 1-based.
3796
3797 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3798 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3799
3800 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3801 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3802 are zero.
3803
3804 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3805 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3806
3807 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3808
3809 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3810 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3811
3812 *getpid()*
3813getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3814 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3815 exits.
3816
3817 *getpos()*
3818getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3819 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3820 |getcurpos()|.
3821 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3822 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3823 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3824 is the buffer number of the mark.
3825 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3826 column is 1.
3827 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3828 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3829 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3830 character.
3831 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3832 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003833 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003834 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3835 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3836 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003837 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3838 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003839 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3840 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3841 ...
3842 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3843< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3844
3845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3846 GetMark()->getpos()
3847
3848getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3849 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3850 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3851 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3852 bufname() to get the name
3853 module module name
3854 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3855 end_lnum
3856 end of line number if the item is multiline
3857 col column number (first column is 1)
3858 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3859 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3860 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
3861 nr error number
3862 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
3863 text description of the error
3864 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
3865 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
3866
3867 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
3868 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
3869 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
3870 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
3871 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
3872
3873 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
3874 do something with them: >
3875 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
3876 :for d in getqflist()
3877 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
3878 :endfor
3879<
3880 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3881 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
3882 following string items are supported in {what}:
3883 changedtick get the total number of changes made
3884 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
3885 context get the |quickfix-context|
3886 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
3887 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
3888 value is used.
3889 id get information for the quickfix list with
3890 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
3891 current list or the list specified by "nr"
3892 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
3893 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
3894 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
3895 See |quickfix-index|
3896 items quickfix list entries
3897 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
3898 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
3899 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
3900 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
3901 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
3902 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
3903 the last quickfix list
3904 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3905 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
3906 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
3907 size number of entries in the quickfix list
3908 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
3909 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
3910 all all of the above quickfix properties
3911 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
3912 particular item, set it to zero.
3913 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
3914 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
3915 specified by "id" is used.
3916 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
3917 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
3918 contains the quickfix stack size.
3919 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
3920 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
3921 "items" with the list of entries.
3922
3923 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
3924 changedtick total number of changes made to the
3925 list |quickfix-changedtick|
3926 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
3927 If not present, set to "".
3928 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
3929 present, set to 0.
3930 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
3931 present, set to 0.
3932 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
3933 an empty list.
3934 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
3935 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
3936 window. If not present, set to 0.
3937 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
3938 present, set to 0.
3939 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
3940 to "".
3941 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
3942
3943 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3944 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
3945 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
3946 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
3947<
3948getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
3949 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
3950 {regname}. Example: >
3951 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
3952< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
3953 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00003954 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003955
3956 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
3957 register. (For use in maps.)
3958 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
3959 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
3960 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
3961
3962 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
3963 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
3964 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
3965 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
3966 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
3967 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
3968
3969 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3970 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3971 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
3972
3973 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3974 GetRegname()->getreg()
3975
3976getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
3977 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
3978 Dictionary with the following entries:
3979 regcontents List of lines contained in register
3980 {regname}, like
3981 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
3982 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
3983 |getregtype()|.
3984 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
3985 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
3986 register.
3987 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
3988 single letter name of the register
3989 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
3990 For example, after deleting a line
3991 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
3992 which is the register that got the
3993 deleted text.
3994
3995 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
3996 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
3997 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
3998 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
3999 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4000 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4001
4002 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4003 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4004
4005getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4006 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4007 The value will be one of:
4008 "v" for |characterwise| text
4009 "V" for |linewise| text
4010 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4011 "" for an empty or unknown register
4012 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4013 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4014 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4015 |v:register| is used.
4016 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4017
4018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4019 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4020
4021gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4022 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4023 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4024 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4025 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4026 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4027
4028 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4029 tabnr tab page number.
4030 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4031 tabpage-local variables
4032 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4033
4034 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4035 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4036
4037gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4038 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4039 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4040 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4041 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4042 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4043 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4044 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4045 string is returned, there is no error message.
4046
4047 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4048 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4049
4050gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4051 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4052 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4053 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4054 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4055 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4056 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4057 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4058 window-local option.
4059 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4060 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4061 use |getwinvar()|.
4062 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4063 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4064 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4065 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4066 or buffer-local variable.
4067 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4068 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4069 Examples: >
4070 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004071 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004072<
4073 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4074 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4075
4076< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4077 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4078
4079gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4080 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4081 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4082 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4083 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4084
4085 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4086 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4087 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4088 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4089 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4090 is a dictionary containing the
4091 entries described below.
4092 length Number of entries in the stack.
4093
4094 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4095 entries:
4096 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4097 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4098 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4099 returned list.
4100 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4101 multiple matching tags are found for a
4102 name.
4103 tagname name of the tag
4104
4105 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4106
4107 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4108 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4109
4110
4111gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4112 Translate String {text} if possible.
4113 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4114 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4115 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4116 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4117 called.
4118 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4119 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4120 strings.
4121
4122
4123getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4124 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4125
4126 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4127 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4128 exist the result is an empty list.
4129
4130 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4131 tab pages is returned.
4132
4133 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4134 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4135 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4136 height window height (excluding winbar)
4137 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4138 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4139 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4140 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4141 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4142 {only with the +terminal feature}
4143 tabnr tab page number
4144 topline first displayed buffer line
4145 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4146 window-local variables
4147 width window width
4148 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4149 otherwise
4150 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4151 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4152 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4153 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4154 number in front of the text
4155 winid |window-ID|
4156 winnr window number
4157 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4158 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4159
4160 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4161 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4162
4163getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4164 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4165 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4166 [x-pos, y-pos]
4167 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4168 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4169 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4170 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4171 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4172 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4173 do some work in the meantime: >
4174 while 1
4175 let res = getwinpos(1)
4176 if res[0] >= 0
4177 break
4178 endif
4179 " Do some work here
4180 endwhile
4181<
4182
4183 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4184 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4185<
4186 *getwinposx()*
4187getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4188 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4189 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4190 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4191 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4192
4193 *getwinposy()*
4194getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4195 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4196 a timeout of 100 msec).
4197 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4198 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4199
4200getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4201 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4202 Examples: >
4203 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004204 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004205
4206< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4207 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4208<
4209glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4210 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4211 use of special characters.
4212
4213 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4214 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4215 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4216 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4217 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4218
4219 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4220 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4221 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4222 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4223 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4224
4225 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4226
4227 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4228 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4229
4230 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4231 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4232 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4233 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4234
4235 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4236 any external command. Example: >
4237 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4238 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4239< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4240 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4241
4242 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4243 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4244
4245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4246 GetExpr()->glob()
4247
4248glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4249 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4250 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4251 is a file name. E.g. >
4252 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4253< This is equivalent to: >
4254 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4255< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4256 empty string.
4257 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4258 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4259
4260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4261 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4262< *globpath()*
4263globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4264 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4265 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4266 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4267<
4268 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4269 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4270 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4271 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4272 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4273 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4274 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4275 error message.
4276
4277 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4278 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4279 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4280 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4281
4282 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4283 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4284 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4285 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4286 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4287 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4288<
4289 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4290
4291 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4292 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4293 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4294 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4295< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4296 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4297
4298 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4299 second argument: >
4300 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4301<
4302 *has()*
4303has({feature} [, {check}])
4304 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4305 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4306 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4307 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4308
4309 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4310 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4311 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4312 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4313 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4314 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4315 current Vim version.
4316
4317 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4318
4319 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4320 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4321 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4322 separate line: >
4323 if has('feature')
4324 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4325 endif
4326< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4327 would not be found.
4328
4329
4330has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4331 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
4332 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise. The {key}
4333 argument is a string.
4334
4335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4336 mydict->has_key(key)
4337
4338haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4339 The result is a Number:
4340 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4341 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4342 0 otherwise.
4343
4344 Without arguments use the current window.
4345 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4346 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4347 page.
4348 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4349 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4350 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4351 Examples: >
4352 if haslocaldir() == 1
4353 " window local directory case
4354 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4355 " tab-local directory case
4356 else
4357 " global directory case
4358 endif
4359
4360 " current window
4361 :echo haslocaldir()
4362 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4363 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4364 " window n in current tab page
4365 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4366 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4367 " window n in tab page m
4368 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4369 " tab page m
4370 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4371<
4372 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4373 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4374
4375hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4376 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4377 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4378 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4379 indicated by {mode}.
4380 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4381 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4382 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4383 Command-line mode.
4384 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4385 buffer are checked for a match.
4386 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4387 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4388 n Normal mode
4389 v Visual and Select mode
4390 x Visual mode
4391 s Select mode
4392 o Operator-pending mode
4393 i Insert mode
4394 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4395 c Command-line mode
4396 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4397
4398 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4399 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4400 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4401 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4402 :endif
4403< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4404 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4405
4406 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4407 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4408
4409histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4410 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4411 one of: *hist-names*
4412 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4413 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4414 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4415 "input" or "@" input line history
4416 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4417 empty the current or last used history
4418 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4419 character is sufficient.
4420 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4421 shifted to become the newest entry.
4422 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4423 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4424
4425 Example: >
4426 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4427 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4428< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4429
4430 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4431 second argument: >
4432 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4433
4434histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4435 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4436 for the possible values of {history}.
4437
4438 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4439 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4440 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4441 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4442 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4443 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4444 be removed if it exists.
4445
4446 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4447 is returned.
4448
4449 Examples:
4450 Clear expression register history: >
4451 :call histdel("expr")
4452<
4453 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4454 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4455<
4456 The following three are equivalent: >
4457 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4458 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004459 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004460<
4461 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4462 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4463 :call histdel("search", -1)
4464 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4465<
4466 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4467 GetHistory()->histdel()
4468
4469histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4470 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4471 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4472 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4473 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4474 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4475
4476 Examples:
4477 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004478 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004479
4480< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4481 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4482 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4483<
4484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4485 GetHistory()->histget()
4486
4487histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4488 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4489 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4490 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4491
4492 Example: >
4493 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4494
4495< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4496 GetHistory()->histnr()
4497<
4498hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4499 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4500 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4501 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4502 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4503 item.
4504 *highlight_exists()*
4505 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4506
4507 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4508 GetName()->hlexists()
4509<
4510hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4511 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4512 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4513 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4514 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4515
4516 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4517 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4518 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4519 resolved highlight group are returned.
4520
4521 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4522 following items:
4523 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4524 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4525 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4526 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4527 ctermbg cterm background color.
4528 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4529 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4530 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4531 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4532 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4533 group link is a default link. See
4534 |highlight-default|.
4535 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4536 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4537 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4538 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4539 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4540 id highlight group ID.
4541 linksto linked highlight group name.
4542 See |:highlight-link|.
4543 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4544 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4545 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4546 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4547
4548 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4549 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4550 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4551 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4552
4553 Example(s): >
4554 :echo hlget()
4555 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4556 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4557<
4558 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4559 GetName()->hlget()
4560<
4561hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4562 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4563 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4564 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4565 supported items in this dictionary.
4566
4567 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4568 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4569
4570 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4571 a link for an existing highlight group
4572 with attributes.
4573
4574 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4575 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4576 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4577 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4578 modified.
4579
4580 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4581 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4582 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4583 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4584
4585 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4586 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4587
4588 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4589
4590 Example(s): >
4591 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4592 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4593 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4594 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4595 :let l = hlget()
4596 :call hlset(l)
4597 " clear the Search highlight group
4598 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4599 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4600 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4601 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4602 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4603 " remove the MyHlg group link
4604 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4605 " clear the attributes and a link
4606 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4607 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4608<
4609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4610 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4611<
4612 *hlID()*
4613hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4614 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4615 zero is returned.
4616 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4617 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4618 "Comment" group: >
4619 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4620< *highlightID()*
4621 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4622
4623 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4624 GetName()->hlID()
4625
4626hostname() *hostname()*
4627 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4628 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4629 256 characters long are truncated.
4630
4631iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4632 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4633 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4634 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4635 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4636 are replaced with "?".
4637 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4638 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4639 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4640 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4641 can be done.
4642 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4643 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4644 UTF-8 and use: >
4645 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4646< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4647 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4648 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4649
4650 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4651 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4652<
4653 *indent()*
4654indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4655 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4656 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4657 |getline()|.
4658 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4659 error is given.
4660
4661 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4662 GetLnum()->indent()
4663
4664index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
4665 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4666 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4667 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4668 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
4669 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case always matters.
4670
4671 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4672 value is equal to {expr}.
4673
4674 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4675 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
4676 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4677 case must match.
4678 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4679 Example: >
4680 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4681 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4682
4683< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4684 GetObject()->index(what)
4685
4686input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4687 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4688 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4689 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4690 in the prompt to start a new line.
4691 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4692 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4693 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4694 for lines typed for input().
4695 Example: >
4696 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4697 : echo "Cheers!"
4698 :endif
4699<
4700 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4701 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4702 Example: >
4703 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4704
4705< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4706 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4707 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4708 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4709 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4710 more information. Example: >
4711 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4712<
4713 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4714 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4715 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4716 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4717 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4718 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4719 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4720 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4721 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4722
4723 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004724 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004725 :function GetFoo()
4726 : call inputsave()
4727 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4728 : call inputrestore()
4729 :endfunction
4730
4731< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4732 GetPrompt()->input()
4733
4734inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4735 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4736 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4737 Example: >
4738 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4739 :if n != ""
4740 : let &sw = n
4741 :endif
4742< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4743 omitted an empty string is returned.
4744 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4745 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4746 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4747
4748 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4749 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4750
4751inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4752 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4753 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4754 enter a number, which is returned.
4755 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4756 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4757 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4758 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4759 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4760 length of {textlist} is returned.
4761 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4762 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4763 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4764 Example: >
4765 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4766 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4767
4768< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4769 GetChoices()->inputlist()
4770
4771inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
4772 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
4773 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
4774 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
4775 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
4776
4777inputsave() *inputsave()*
4778 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
4779 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
4780 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
4781 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
4782 many inputrestore() calls.
4783 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
4784
4785inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
4786 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
4787 two exceptions:
4788 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
4789 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
4790 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
4791 |history| stack.
4792 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
4793 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
4794 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4795
4796 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4797 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
4798
4799insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
4800 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
4801 of it.
4802
4803 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
4804 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
4805 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
4806 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
4807
4808 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
4809 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
4810 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
4811 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
4812< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
4813 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
4814 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
4815
4816 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4817 mylist->insert(item)
4818
4819interrupt() *interrupt()*
4820 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
4821 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
4822 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
4823 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
4824 :function s:check_typoname(file)
4825 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
4826 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
4827 : call interrupt()
4828 : endif
4829 :endfunction
4830 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
4831
4832invert({expr}) *invert()*
4833 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
4834 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
4835 :let bits = invert(bits)
4836< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4837 :let bits = bits->invert()
4838
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01004839isabsolutepath({directory}) *isabsolutepath()*
4840 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
4841 absolute path.
4842< On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
4843 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
4844 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
4845 are always absolute.
4846 Example: >
4847 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
4848 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
4849 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
4850 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
4851 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
4852
4853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4854 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
4855
4856
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004857isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
4858 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
4859 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
4860 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
4861 is any expression, which is used as a String.
4862
4863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4864 GetName()->isdirectory()
4865
4866isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
4867 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
4868 infinity, otherwise 0. >
4869 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
4870< 1 >
4871 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
4872< -1
4873
4874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4875 Compute()->isinf()
4876<
4877 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4878
4879islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
4880 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
4881 name of a locked variable.
4882 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
4883 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
4884 Example: >
4885 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
4886 :lockvar 1 alist
4887 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
4888 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
4889
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00004890< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
4891 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
4892 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
4893 |exists()| to check for existence.
4894 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004895
4896 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4897 GetName()->islocked()
4898
4899isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
4900 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
4901 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
4902< 1
4903
4904 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4905 Compute()->isnan()
4906<
4907 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
4908
4909items({dict}) *items()*
4910 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
4911 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
4912 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
4913 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
4914 Example: >
4915 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004916 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004917 endfor
4918
4919< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4920 mydict->items()
4921
4922job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
4923
4924
4925join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
4926 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
4927 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
4928 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
4929 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
4930 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004931 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004932< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
4933 converted into a string like with |string()|.
4934 The opposite function is |split()|.
4935
4936 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4937 mylist->join()
4938
4939js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
4940 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
4941 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
4942 - Strings can be in single quotes.
4943 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
4944 result in v:none items.
4945
4946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4947 ReadObject()->js_decode()
4948
4949js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
4950 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
4951 - Object key names are not in quotes.
4952 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
4953 commas.
4954 For example, the Vim object:
4955 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
4956 Will be encoded as:
4957 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
4958 While json_encode() would produce:
4959 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
4960 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
4961 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
4962
4963 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4964 GetObject()->js_encode()
4965
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00004966json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004967 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
4968 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
4969 JSON and Vim values.
4970 The decoding is permissive:
4971 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
4972 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
4973 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
4974 same as {"1":2}.
4975 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
4976 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
4977 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
4978 are accepted.
4979 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
4980 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
4981 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
4982 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
4983 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
4984 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
4985 character in string) for "\t".
4986 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
4987 and results in v:none.
4988 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
4989 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
4990 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
4991 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
4992 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
4993 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
4994 *E938*
4995 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
4996 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
4997 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
4998
4999 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5000 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5001
5002json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5003 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5004 The encoding is specified in:
5005 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005006 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005007 |Number| decimal number
5008 |Float| floating point number
5009 Float nan "NaN"
5010 Float inf "Infinity"
5011 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5012 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5013 |Funcref| not possible, error
5014 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5015 used recursively: []
5016 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5017 used recursively: {}
5018 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5019 v:false "false"
5020 v:true "true"
5021 v:none "null"
5022 v:null "null"
5023 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5024 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5025 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005026 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5027 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005028
5029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5030 GetObject()->json_encode()
5031
5032keys({dict}) *keys()*
5033 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5034 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5035
5036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5037 mydict->keys()
5038
5039< *len()* *E701*
5040len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5041 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5042 used, as with |strlen()|.
5043 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5044 returned.
5045 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5046 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5047 |Dictionary| is returned.
5048 Otherwise an error is given.
5049
5050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5051 mylist->len()
5052
5053< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5054libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5055 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5056 with single argument {argument}.
5057 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5058 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5059 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5060 limited.
5061 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5062 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5063 to Vim.
5064 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5065 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5066 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5067 null-terminated string.
5068 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5069
5070 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5071 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5072 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5073 very probably crash.
5074
5075 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5076 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5077 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5078 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5079 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5080 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5081 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5082 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5083 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5084 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5085
5086 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5087 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5088 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5089 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5090 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5091 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5092 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5093 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5094 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5095 feature is present}
5096 Examples: >
5097 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5098
5099< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5100 third argument: >
5101 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5102<
5103 *libcallnr()*
5104libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5105 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5106 int instead of a string.
5107 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5108 feature is present}
5109 Examples: >
5110 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5111 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5112 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5113<
5114 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5115 third argument: >
5116 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5117<
5118
5119line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5120 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5121 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005122 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005123 . the cursor position
5124 $ the last line in the current buffer
5125 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5126 returned)
5127 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5128 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5129 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5130 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5131 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5132 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5133 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5134 that it's updated right away.
5135 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5136 then applies to another buffer.
5137 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5138 |getpos()|.
5139 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5140 that window instead of the current window.
5141 Examples: >
5142 line(".") line number of the cursor
5143 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5144 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005145 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005146<
5147 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5148 |last-position-jump|.
5149
5150 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5151 GetValue()->line()
5152
5153line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5154 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5155 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5156 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5157 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5158 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5159 below the last line: >
5160 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5161< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5162 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5163 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5164 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5165 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5166
5167 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5168 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5169
5170lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5171 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5172 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5173 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5174 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005175 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005176 error is given.
5177
5178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5179 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5180
5181list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5182 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5183 Examples: >
5184 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5185 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5186< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5187 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5188
5189 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5190
5191 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5192 GetList()->list2blob()
5193
5194list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5195 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5196 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5197 list2str([32]) returns " "
5198 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5199< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5200 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5201< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5202
5203 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5204 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5205 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5206 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5207<
5208 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5209 GetList()->list2str()
5210
5211listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5212 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5213 been made to buffer {buf}.
5214 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5215 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5216 buffer is used.
5217 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5218
5219 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005220 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5221 start first changed line number
5222 end first line number below the change
5223 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005224 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005225 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005226
5227 Example: >
5228 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5229 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5230 endfunc
5231 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5232
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005233< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005234 dictionary with these entries:
5235 lnum the first line number of the change
5236 end the first line below the change
5237 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5238 deleted
5239 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5240 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5241 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5242 character has a value of one.
5243 When lines are inserted the values are:
5244 lnum line above which the new line is added
5245 end equal to "lnum"
5246 added number of lines inserted
5247 col 1
5248 When lines are deleted the values are:
5249 lnum the first deleted line
5250 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5251 the deletion was done
5252 added negative, number of lines deleted
5253 col 1
5254 When lines are changed:
5255 lnum the first changed line
5256 end the line below the last changed line
5257 added 0
5258 col first column with a change or 1
5259
5260 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5261 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5262 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5263 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5264
5265 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5266 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5267 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5268 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5269
5270 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5271 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5272 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5273
5274 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5275 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5276 of a buffer.
5277 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5278 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5279
5280 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5281 second argument: >
5282 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5283
5284listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5285 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5286 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5287
5288 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5289 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5290 buffer is used.
5291
5292 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5293 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5294
5295listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5296 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5297 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5298 removed.
5299
5300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5301 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5302
5303localtime() *localtime()*
5304 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5305 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5306
5307
5308log({expr}) *log()*
5309 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5310 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5311 (0, inf].
5312 Examples: >
5313 :echo log(10)
5314< 2.302585 >
5315 :echo log(exp(5))
5316< 5.0
5317
5318 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5319 Compute()->log()
5320<
5321 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5322
5323
5324log10({expr}) *log10()*
5325 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5326 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
5327 Examples: >
5328 :echo log10(1000)
5329< 3.0 >
5330 :echo log10(0.01)
5331< -2.0
5332
5333 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5334 Compute()->log10()
5335<
5336 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
5337
5338luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5339 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5340 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5341 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5342 Strings are returned as they are.
5343 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
5344 Numbers are converted to |Float| values if vim was compiled
5345 with |+float| and to numbers otherwise.
5346 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5347 as-is.
5348 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5349 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5350 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5351 to {expr}.
5352
5353 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5354 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5355
5356< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5357
5358map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5359 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005360 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005361 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5362 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5363 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5364 characters, is replaced.
5365 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5366 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5367 Vim9 script.
5368
5369 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5370
5371 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5372 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5373 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5374 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5375 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5376 current character.
5377 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005378 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005379< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5380
5381 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5382 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5383 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5384 still have to double ' quotes
5385
5386 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5387 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5388 2. the value of the current item.
5389 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5390 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5391 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005392 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005393 endfunc
5394 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5395< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005396 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005397< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005398 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005399< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005400 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005401<
5402 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5403 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005404 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005405
5406< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5407 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5408 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5409 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5410 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5411 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5412
5413 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5414 mylist->map(expr2)
5415
5416
5417maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5418 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5419 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5420 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005421 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5422 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005423
5424 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
5425 returned. When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>"
5426 is returned.
5427
5428 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5429 command.
5430
5431 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5432 "n" Normal
5433 "v" Visual (including Select)
5434 "o" Operator-pending
5435 "i" Insert
5436 "c" Cmd-line
5437 "s" Select
5438 "x" Visual
5439 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5440 "t" Terminal-Job
5441 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5442 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5443
5444 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5445 instead of mappings.
5446
5447 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5448 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005449 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005450 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5451 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5452 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5453 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5454 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5455 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5456 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5457 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5458 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5459 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5460 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5461 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5462 characters will be used:
5463 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5464 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5465 (|mapmode-ic|)
5466 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
5467 (|<SID>|).
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005468 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005469 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005470 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5471 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5472 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005473 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005474 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5475 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5476 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5477 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005478
5479 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5480 |mapset()|.
5481
5482 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5483 then the global mappings.
5484 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5485 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005486 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005487
5488< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5489 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5490
5491mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5492 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5493 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5494 {name}.
5495 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5496 instead of mappings.
5497 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5498 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5499
5500 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5501 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5502 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5503 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5504 mapcheck("b") no no no
5505
5506 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5507 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5508 mapping for {name} exactly.
5509 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5510 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5511 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5512 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5513 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5514 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5515 then the global mappings.
5516 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5517 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5518 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5519 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5520 :endif
5521< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5522 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5523
5524 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5525 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5526
5527
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005528maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5529 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5530 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5531 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5532 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5533
5534 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5535 vim9script
5536 echo maplist()->filter(
5537 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005538< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5539 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5540 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5541 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5542 can do: >
5543 vim9script
5544 var saved_maps = []
5545 for m in maplist()
5546 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5547 saved_maps->add(m)
5548 endif
5549 endfor
5550 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5551< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5552 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5553 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5554 vim9script
5555 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5556 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5557 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5558 ounmap xyzzy
5559 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005560
5561
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005562mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5563 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5564 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5565 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5566 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5567
5568
5569mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005570mapset({dict})
5571 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5572 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5573 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005574 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005575 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5576 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5577 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5578 or 'v'. *E1276*
5579
5580 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5581 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005582 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5583 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5584 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5585 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5586 nnoremap K somethingelse
5587 ...
5588 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5589< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005590 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5591 all of them, when they might differ.
5592
5593 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5594 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5595 Example: >
5596 vim9script
5597 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5598 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5599 nnoremap K somethingelse
5600 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5601 # ...
5602 unmap K
5603 for d in save_maps
5604 mapset(d)
5605 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005606
5607
5608match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5609 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5610 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5611 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5612
5613 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5614 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5615 {pat} matches.
5616
5617 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5618 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5619
5620 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5621 Example: >
5622 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5623 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5624< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5625 *strpbrk()*
5626 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5627 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5628< *strcasestr()*
5629 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5630 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5631 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5632<
5633 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5634 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5635 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5636 first character/item. Example: >
5637 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5638< result is again "4". >
5639 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5640< result is again "4". >
5641 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5642< result is "3".
5643 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5644 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5645 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5646 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5647 backwards compatible).
5648 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5649 the index is counted from the end.
5650 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5651 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5652
5653 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5654 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5655 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5656 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5657< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5658 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5659 see above.
5660
5661 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5662 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5663 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5664 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5665 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5666 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5667 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5668 further down in the text.
5669
5670 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5671 GetText()->match('word')
5672 GetList()->match('word')
5673<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005674 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005675matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5676 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5677 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5678 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5679 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5680 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5681 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5682 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5683 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5684 concealed.
5685
5686 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5687 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5688 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5689 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5690 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5691 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5692 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5693 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5694 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5695 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5696
5697 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5698 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5699 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5700 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5701 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
5702 respectively. If the {id} argument is not specified or -1,
5703 |matchadd()| automatically chooses a free ID.
5704
5705 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5706 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5707 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5708 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5709
5710 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5711 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5712 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5713 window Instead of the current window use the
5714 window with this number or window ID.
5715
5716 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5717 the |:match| commands.
5718
5719 Example: >
5720 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5721 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5722< Deletion of the pattern: >
5723 :call matchdelete(m)
5724
5725< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5726 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5727 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5728
5729 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5730 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5731<
5732 *matchaddpos()*
5733matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5734 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5735 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5736 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5737 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5738 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5739 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5740
5741 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5742 these:
5743 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5744 line has number 1.
5745 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5746 number will be highlighted.
5747 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5748 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5749 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5750 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5751 be highlighted.
5752 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
5753 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
5754
5755 The maximum number of positions in {pos} is 8.
5756
5757 Example: >
5758 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5759 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
5760< Deletion of the pattern: >
5761 :call matchdelete(m)
5762
5763< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
5764 |getmatches()|.
5765
5766 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5767 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
5768
5769matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
5770 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
5771 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
5772 Return a |List| with two elements:
5773 The name of the highlight group used
5774 The pattern used.
5775 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
5776 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
5777 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
5778 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
5779 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
5780
5781 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5782 GetMatch()->matcharg()
5783
5784matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
5785 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
5786 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
5787 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
5788 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5789 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
5790 window ID instead of the current window.
5791
5792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5793 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
5794
5795matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
5796 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
5797 after the match. Example: >
5798 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
5799< results in "7".
5800 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
5801 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
5802 do it with matchend(): >
5803 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
5804 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
5805< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
5806
5807 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5808 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
5809< results in "7". >
5810 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
5811< result is "-1".
5812 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
5813
5814 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5815 GetText()->matchend('word')
5816
5817
5818matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
5819 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
5820 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
5821 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
5822
5823 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
5824 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01005825 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
5826 that contain the characters in {str} in the
5827 given sequence.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005828
5829 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
5830 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005831 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005832 {str}. The value of this item should be a
5833 string.
5834 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
5835 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
5836 This should accept a dictionary item as the
5837 argument and return the text for that item to
5838 use for fuzzy matching.
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005839 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
5840 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005841
5842 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
5843 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
5844 is 256.
5845
5846 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
5847 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
5848
5849 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
5850 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
5851 256, then returns an empty list.
5852
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01005853 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
5854 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
5855
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00005856 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005857 matching strings.
5858
5859 Example: >
5860 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
5861< results in ["clay"]. >
5862 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
5863< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5864 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
5865< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5866 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
5867 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
5868 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
5869< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
5870 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
5871 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
5872< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
5873 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
5874< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
5875 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
5876< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
5877 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
5878 \ {'matchseq': 1})
5879< results in ['two one'].
5880
5881matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
5882 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
5883 strings, the list of character positions where characters
5884 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
5885 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
5886 position.
5887
5888 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
5889 positions for the best match is returned.
5890
5891 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
5892 list with three empty list items is returned.
5893
5894 Example: >
5895 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
5896< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
5897 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
5898< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
5899 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
5900< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
5901
5902matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
5903 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
5904 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
5905 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
5906 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
5907 empty string is used. Example: >
5908 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
5909< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
5910 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
5911
5912 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
5913
5914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5915 GetText()->matchlist('word')
5916
5917matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
5918 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
5919 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
5920< results in "ing".
5921 When there is no match "" is returned.
5922 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5923 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
5924< results in "ing". >
5925 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
5926< result is "".
5927 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
5928 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5929
5930 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5931 GetText()->matchstr('word')
5932
5933matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
5934 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
5935 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
5936 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
5937< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
5938 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
5939 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
5940 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
5941< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
5942 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
5943< result is ["", -1, -1].
5944 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
5945 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
5946 end position of the match are returned. >
5947 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
5948< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
5949 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
5950
5951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5952 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
5953<
5954
5955 *max()*
5956max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
5957 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
5958
5959< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
5960 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
5961 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
5962 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
5963 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
5964
5965 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5966 mylist->max()
5967
5968
5969menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
5970 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
5971 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
5972 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
5973 menu names are returned.
5974
5975 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5976 "n" Normal
5977 "v" Visual (including Select)
5978 "o" Operator-pending
5979 "i" Insert
5980 "c" Cmd-line
5981 "s" Select
5982 "x" Visual
5983 "t" Terminal-Job
5984 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5985 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
5986 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5987
5988 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
5989 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
5990 display display name (name without '&')
5991 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
5992 Refer to |:menu-enable|
5993 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
5994 |toolbar-icon|
5995 iconidx index of a built-in icon
5996 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
5997 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5998 characters will be used:
5999 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6000 name menu item name.
6001 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6002 remappable else v:false.
6003 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6004 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6005 string has special characters translated like
6006 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6007 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6008 "<Nop>" is returned.
6009 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6010 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6011 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6012 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6013 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6014 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6015 submenus |List| containing the names of
6016 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6017 item has submenus.
6018
6019 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6020
6021 Examples: >
6022 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6023 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6024
6025 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6026 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6027 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6028 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6029 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6030 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6031 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6032 endfor
6033 endfunc
6034 new
6035 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6036 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6037 endfor
6038<
6039 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6040 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6041
6042
6043< *min()*
6044min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6045 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6046
6047< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6048 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6049 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6050 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6051 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6052
6053 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6054 mylist->min()
6055
6056< *mkdir()* *E739*
6057mkdir({name} [, {path} [, {prot}]])
6058 Create directory {name}.
6059
6060 If {path} is "p" then intermediate directories are created as
6061 necessary. Otherwise it must be "".
6062
6063 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6064 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6065 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6066 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6067 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6068 created with 0o755.
6069 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006070 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006071
6072< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6073
6074 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6075 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6076 "p" option the call will fail.
6077
6078 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6079 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6080 failed.
6081
6082 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6083 :if exists("*mkdir")
6084
6085< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6086 GetName()->mkdir()
6087<
6088 *mode()*
6089mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6090 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6091 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6092 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6093 Also see |state()|.
6094
6095 n Normal
6096 no Operator-pending
6097 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6098 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6099 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6100 CTRL-V is one character
6101 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6102 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6103 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6104 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6105 v Visual by character
6106 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6107 V Visual by line
6108 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6109 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6110 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6111 s Select by character
6112 S Select by line
6113 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6114 i Insert
6115 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6116 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6117 R Replace |R|
6118 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6119 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6120 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6121 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6122 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6123 c Command-line editing
6124 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6125 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6126 r Hit-enter prompt
6127 rm The -- more -- prompt
6128 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6129 ! Shell or external command is executing
6130 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6131
6132 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6133 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6134 "c" or "n".
6135 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6136 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6137 the leading character(s).
6138 Also see |visualmode()|.
6139
6140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6141 DoFull()->mode()
6142
6143mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6144 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6145 converted to Vim data structures.
6146 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6147 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6148 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6149 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6150 converted to strings.
6151 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6152 Examples: >
6153 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6154 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6155 :echo mzeval("l")
6156 :echo mzeval("h")
6157<
6158 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6159 to {expr}.
6160
6161 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6162 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6163<
6164 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6165
6166nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6167 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6168 that is not blank. Example: >
6169 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6170< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6171 below it, zero is returned.
6172 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6173 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6174
6175 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6176 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6177
6178nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6179 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6180 value {expr}. Examples: >
6181 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6182 nr2char(32) returns " "
6183< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6184 Example for "utf-8": >
6185 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6186< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6187 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6188 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6189 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6190 string, thus results in an empty string.
6191 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6192 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6193 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6194< Result: "ABC"
6195
6196 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6197 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6198
6199or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6200 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6201 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
6202 Example: >
6203 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6204< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6205 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6206
6207
6208pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6209 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6210 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6211 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6212 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6213 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6214 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6215< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6216>
6217 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6218< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6219 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
6220
6221 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6222 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6223
6224perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6225 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6226 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6227 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6228 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6229 reference to it.
6230 Example: >
6231 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6232< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6233
6234 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6235 to {expr}.
6236
6237 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6238 GetExpr()->perleval()
6239
6240< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6241
6242
6243popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6244
6245
6246pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6247 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6248 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
6249 Examples: >
6250 :echo pow(3, 3)
6251< 27.0 >
6252 :echo pow(2, 16)
6253< 65536.0 >
6254 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6255< 2.0
6256
6257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6258 Compute()->pow(3)
6259<
6260 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
6261
6262prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6263 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6264 that is not blank. Example: >
6265 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6266< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6267 above it, zero is returned.
6268 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6269 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6270
6271 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6272 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6273
6274printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6275 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6276 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6277 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6278< May result in:
6279 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6280
6281 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6282 argument: >
6283 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006284<
6285 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006286
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006287 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006288 %s string
6289 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6290 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6291 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6292 %c single byte
6293 %d decimal number
6294 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6295 %x hex number
6296 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6297 %X hex number using upper case letters
6298 %o octal number
6299 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6300 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6301 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6302 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6303 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6304 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6305 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6306 %% the % character itself
6307
6308 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6309 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6310 the result.
6311
6312 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6313 arguments appear in sequence:
6314
6315 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6316
6317 flags
6318 Zero or more of the following flags:
6319
6320 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6321 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6322 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6323 of the number is increased to force the first
6324 character of the output string to a zero (except
6325 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6326 precision of zero).
6327 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6328 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6329 prepended to it.
6330 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6331 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6332 prepended to it.
6333
6334 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6335 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6336 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6337 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6338 flag is ignored.
6339
6340 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6341 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6342 The converted value is padded on the right with
6343 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6344 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6345
6346 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6347 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6348
6349 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6350 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6351 a space if both are used.
6352
6353 field-width
6354 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6355 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6356 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6357 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6358 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6359 conversion the count is in cells.
6360
6361 .precision
6362 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6363 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6364 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6365 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6366 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6367 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6368 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6369 string for S conversions.
6370 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6371 the decimal point.
6372
6373 type
6374 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6375 be applied, see below.
6376
6377 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6378 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6379 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6380 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6381 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6382 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6383 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6384< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6385 "width" bytes.
6386
6387 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6388
6389 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6390 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6391 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6392 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6393 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6394 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6395 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6396 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6397 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6398 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6399 zeros.
6400 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6401 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6402 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6403 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6404 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6405 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6406 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6407 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6408 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6409
6410 i alias for d
6411 D alias for ld
6412 U alias for lu
6413 O alias for lo
6414
6415 *printf-c*
6416 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6417 resulting character is written.
6418
6419 *printf-s*
6420 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6421 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6422 specified are used.
6423 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6424 automatically converted to text with the same format
6425 as ":echo".
6426 *printf-S*
6427 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6428 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6429 number specified are used.
6430
6431 *printf-f* *E807*
6432 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6433 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6434 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6435 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6436 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6437 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6438 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6439 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6440 Example: >
6441 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6442< 12.12
6443 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6444 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6445
6446 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6447 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6448 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6449 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6450 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6451
6452 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6453 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6454 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6455 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6456 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6457 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6458 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6459 results in 1.0e7.
6460
6461 *printf-%*
6462 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6463 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6464
6465 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6466 accepted and automatically converted.
6467 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6468 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6469 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6470
6471 *E766* *E767*
6472 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6473 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6474 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6475
6476
6477prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6478 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6479 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6480
6481 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6482 string is returned.
6483
6484 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6485 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6486
6487< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6488
6489
6490prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6491 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6492 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6493 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6494
6495 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6496 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6497 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6498 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6499 line.
6500 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6501 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6502 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6503 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6504 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6505 if the user only typed Enter.
6506 Example: >
6507 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
6508 func s:TextEntered(text)
6509 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6510 stopinsert
6511 close
6512 else
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006513 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006514 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6515 set nomodified
6516 endif
6517 endfunc
6518
6519< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6520 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6521
6522< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6523
6524prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6525 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6526 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6527 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6528
6529 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6530 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6531 as in any buffer.
6532
6533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6534 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6535
6536< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6537
6538prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6539 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6540 {text} to end in a space.
6541 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6542 "prompt". Example: >
6543 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6544<
6545 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6546 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6547
6548< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6549
6550prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6551
6552pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6553 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6554 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6555 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6556 height nr of items visible
6557 width screen cells
6558 row top screen row (0 first row)
6559 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6560 size total nr of items
6561 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6562
6563 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6564 |CompleteChanged|.
6565
6566pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6567 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6568 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6569 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6570 popup menu.
6571
6572py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6573 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6574 converted to Vim data structures.
6575 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6576 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6577 'encoding').
6578 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6579 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6580 keys converted to strings.
6581 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6582 to {expr}.
6583
6584 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6585 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6586
6587< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6588
6589 *E858* *E859*
6590pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6591 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6592 converted to Vim data structures.
6593 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6594 copied though).
6595 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6596 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6597 non-string keys result in error.
6598 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6599 to {expr}.
6600
6601 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6602 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6603
6604< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6605
6606pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6607 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6608 converted to Vim data structures.
6609 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6610 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6611
6612 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6613 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6614
6615< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6616 |+python3| feature}
6617
6618rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6619 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6620 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6621 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6622 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6623 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6624 and updated.
6625
6626 Examples: >
6627 :echo rand()
6628 :let seed = srand()
6629 :echo rand(seed)
6630 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6631<
6632
6633 *E726* *E727*
6634range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6635 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6636 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6637 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6638 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6639 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6640 producing a value past {max}).
6641 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6642 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6643 start this is an error.
6644 Examples: >
6645 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6646 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6647 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6648 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6649 range(0) " []
6650 range(2, 0) " error!
6651<
6652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6653 GetExpr()->range()
6654<
6655
6656readblob({fname}) *readblob()*
6657 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
6658 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6659 the result is an empty |Blob|.
6660 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6661
6662
6663readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6664 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6665 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6666 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6667 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6668 argument below for changing the sort order.
6669
6670 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6671 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6672 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6673 be handled.
6674 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6675 added to the list.
6676 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6677 to the list.
6678 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6679 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6680 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6681 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6682 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6683< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6684 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006685< *E857*
6686 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006687 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6688 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6689
6690 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6691 Valid values are:
6692 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6693 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6694 each character, technically, using
6695 strcmp()) (default)
6696 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6697 using strcasecmp())
6698 "collate" sort using the collation order
6699 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6700 (technically using strcoll())
6701 Other values are silently ignored.
6702
6703 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6704 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6705 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6706< If you want to get a directory tree: >
6707 function! s:tree(dir)
6708 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
6709 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006710 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006711 endfunction
6712 echo s:tree(".")
6713<
6714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6715 GetDirName()->readdir()
6716<
6717readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
6718 Extended version of |readdir()|.
6719 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
6720 information in {directory}.
6721 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
6722 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
6723 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
6724 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
6725 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
6726 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
6727 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
6728 argument, see |readdir()|.
6729
6730 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
6731 following items:
6732 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
6733 name Name of the entry.
6734 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
6735 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
6736 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
6737 type Type of the entry.
6738 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
6739 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6740 Other symlink "link"
6741 On MS-Windows:
6742 Normal file "file"
6743 Directory "dir"
6744 Junction "junction"
6745 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
6746 Other symlink "link"
6747 Other reparse point "reparse"
6748 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
6749 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
6750 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
6751 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
6752 itself because of performance reasons.
6753
6754 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6755 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6756 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6757 be handled.
6758 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6759 added to the list.
6760 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6761 to the list.
6762 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6763 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
6764 of the entry.
6765 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
6766 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6767 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
6768<
6769 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
6770 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
6771 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
6772
6773<
6774 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6775 GetDirName()->readdirex()
6776<
6777
6778 *readfile()*
6779readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
6780 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
6781 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
6782 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
6783 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
6784 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
6785 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
6786 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
6787 added.
6788 - No CR characters are removed.
6789 Otherwise:
6790 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
6791 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
6792 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
6793 removed from the text.
6794 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
6795 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
6796 lines of a file: >
6797 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
6798 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
6799 :endfor
6800< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
6801 are returned, or as many as there are.
6802 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
6803 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
6804 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
6805 file into a buffer if you need to.
6806 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
6807 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
6808 unmodified.
6809 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
6810 the result is an empty list.
6811 Also see |writefile()|.
6812
6813 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6814 GetFileName()->readfile()
6815
6816reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
6817 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
6818 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
6819 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00006820 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006821
6822 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
6823 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
6824 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
6825 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
6826
6827 Examples: >
6828 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
6829 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
6830 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
6831 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
6832<
6833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6834 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
6835
6836
6837reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
6838 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
6839 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
6840 See |@|.
6841
6842reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
6843 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
6844 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
6845
6846reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) *reltime()*
6847 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
6848 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
6849 list<any> can be used.
6850 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
6851 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float.
6852
6853 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time.
6854 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
6855 specified in the argument.
6856 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
6857 and {end}.
6858
6859 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
6860 reltime(). If there is an error zero is returned in legacy
6861 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6862
6863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6864 GetStart()->reltime()
6865<
6866 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6867
6868reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
6869 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
6870 Example: >
6871 let start = reltime()
6872 call MyFunction()
6873 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
6874< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
6875 Also see |profiling|.
6876 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
6877 script an error is given.
6878
6879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6880 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
6881
6882< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6883
6884reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
6885 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
6886 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
6887 microseconds. Example: >
6888 let start = reltime()
6889 call MyFunction()
6890 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
6891< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
6892 The accuracy depends on the system.
6893 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
6894 can use split() to remove it. >
6895 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
6896< Also see |profiling|.
6897 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
6898 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
6899
6900 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6901 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
6902
6903< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
6904
6905 *remote_expr()* *E449*
6906remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006907 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6908 string, also see |{server}|.
6909
6910 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
6911 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
6912 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
6913 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
6914 "\n").
6915
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006916 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
6917 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
6918 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006919
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006920 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
6921 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006922
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006923 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
6924 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6925 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6926 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
6927 and the result will be the empty string.
6928
6929 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
6930 independent of a function currently being active. Except
6931 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
6932 arguments can be evaluated.
6933
6934 Examples: >
6935 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
6936 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
6937<
6938 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6939 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
6940
6941remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
6942 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006943 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006944 This works like: >
6945 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
6946< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
6947 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
6948 to bring itself to the foreground.
6949 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
6950 like foreground() does.
6951 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6952
6953 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6954 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
6955
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006956< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006957 Win32 console version}
6958
6959
6960remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
6961 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
6962 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
6963 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
6964 name of a variable.
6965 Returns zero if none are available.
6966 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
6967 See also |clientserver|.
6968 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6969 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6970 Examples: >
6971 :let repl = ""
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006972 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006973
6974< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6975 ServerId()->remote_peek()
6976
6977remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
6978 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
6979 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
6980 reply is available.
6981 See also |clientserver|.
6982 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6983 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
6984 Example: >
6985 :echo remote_read(id)
6986
6987< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6988 ServerId()->remote_read()
6989<
6990 *remote_send()* *E241*
6991remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00006992 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
6993 string, also see |{server}|.
6994
6995 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
6996 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
6997 |:map|.
6998
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006999 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7000 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7001 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007002
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007003 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7004 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7005 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7006
7007 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7008 up the display.
7009 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007010 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007011 \ remote_read(serverid)
7012
7013 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7014 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007015 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007016 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7017<
7018 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7019 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7020<
7021 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7022remote_startserver({name})
7023 Become the server {name}. This fails if already running as a
7024 server, when |v:servername| is not empty.
7025
7026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7027 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7028
7029< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7030
7031remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) *remove()*
7032 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7033 return the item.
7034 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7035 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7036 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7037 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7038 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
7039 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007040 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007041 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7042<
7043 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7044
7045 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7046 mylist->remove(idx)
7047
7048remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}])
7049 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7050 return the byte.
7051 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7052 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7053 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7054 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
7055 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007056 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007057 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7058
7059remove({dict}, {key})
7060 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7061 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007062 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007063< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
7064
7065rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7066 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7067 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7068 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7069 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7070 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7071 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7072
7073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7074 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7075
7076repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7077 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7078 result. Example: >
7079 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7080< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
7081 When {expr} is a |List| the result is {expr} concatenated
7082 {count} times. Example: >
7083 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7084< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7085
7086 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7087 mylist->repeat(count)
7088
7089resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7090 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7091 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7092 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7093 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7094 removed, return {filename}.
7095 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7096 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7097 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7098 stopped after 100 iterations.
7099 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7100 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7101 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7102 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7103 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7104
7105 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7106 GetName()->resolve()
7107
7108reverse({object}) *reverse()*
7109 Reverse the order of items in {object} in-place.
7110 {object} can be a |List| or a |Blob|.
7111 Returns {object}.
7112 If you want an object to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
7113 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7114< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7115 mylist->reverse()
7116
7117round({expr}) *round()*
7118 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7119 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7120 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7121 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
7122 Examples: >
7123 echo round(0.456)
7124< 0.0 >
7125 echo round(4.5)
7126< 5.0 >
7127 echo round(-4.5)
7128< -5.0
7129
7130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7131 Compute()->round()
7132<
7133 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
7134
7135rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7136 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7137 converted to Vim data structures.
7138 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7139 are copied though).
7140 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7141 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7142 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7143 "Object#to_s" method.
7144 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7145 to {expr}.
7146
7147 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7148 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7149
7150< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7151
7152screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7153 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7154 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7155 attribute at other positions.
7156
7157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7158 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7159
7160screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7161 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7162 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7163 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7164 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7165 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7166 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7167 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7168 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7169
7170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7171 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7172
7173screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7174 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7175 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7176 composing characters on top of the base character.
7177 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7178 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7179
7180 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7181 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7182
7183screencol() *screencol()*
7184 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7185 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7186 This function is mainly used for testing.
7187
7188 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7189 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7190 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7191 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7192 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007193 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007194 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7195 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7196<
7197screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7198 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7199 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7200 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7201 The Dict has these members:
7202 row screen row
7203 col first screen column
7204 endcol last screen column
7205 curscol cursor screen column
7206 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7207 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7208 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7209 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7210 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7211 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7212 width character it would be the same as "col".
7213 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7214 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7215 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7216 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007217 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7218 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007219
7220 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7221 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7222
7223screenrow() *screenrow()*
7224 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7225 cursor. The top line has number one.
7226 This function is mainly used for testing.
7227 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7228
7229 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7230
7231screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7232 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7233 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7234 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7235 characters.
7236 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7237 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7238
7239 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7240 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7241<
7242 *search()*
7243search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7244 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7245 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7246
7247 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7248 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7249 move. No error message is given.
7250
7251 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7252 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7253 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7254 'e' move to the End of the match
7255 'n' do Not move the cursor
7256 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7257 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7258 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7259 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7260 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7261 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7262
7263 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7264 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7265 flag.
7266
7267 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7268
7269 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7270 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7271 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7272 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
7273 search starts one column further. This matters for
7274 overlapping matches.
7275 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7276 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7277 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7278 file).
7279
7280 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7281 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7282 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7283 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7284 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7285< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7286 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7287 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
7288
7289 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7290 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7291 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7292 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7293 giving the argument.
7294 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7295
7296 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7297 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7298 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7299 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7300 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7301 function reference or a lambda.
7302 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7303 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7304 and -1 returned.
7305 *search()-sub-match*
7306 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7307 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7308 whole pattern did match.
7309 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7310
7311 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7312 flag is used.
7313
7314 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7315 :let n = 1
7316 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007317 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007318 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7319 : " first search to find match at start of file
7320 : normal G$
7321 : let flags = "w"
7322 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7323 : s/foo/bar/g
7324 : let flags = "W"
7325 : endwhile
7326 : update " write the file if modified
7327 : let n = n + 1
7328 :endwhile
7329<
7330 Example for using some flags: >
7331 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7332< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7333 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7334 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7335 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7336 line:
7337 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7338 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7339 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7340 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7341 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7342
7343 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7344 GetPattern()->search()
7345
7346searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7347 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7348 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7349 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7350
7351 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7352 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7353
7354 key type meaning ~
7355 current |Number| current position of match;
7356 0 if the cursor position is
7357 before the first match
7358 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7359 "pos", otherwise 0
7360 total |Number| total count of matches found
7361 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7362 1: recomputing was timed out
7363 2: max count exceeded
7364
7365 For {options} see further down.
7366
7367 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7368 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7369 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7370 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7371 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7372
7373 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7374 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7375
7376 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7377 " to 1)
7378 let result = searchcount()
7379<
7380 The function is useful to add the count to |statusline|: >
7381 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7382 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7383 if empty(result)
7384 return ''
7385 endif
7386 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7387 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7388 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7389 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7390 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7391 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7392 \ result.current, result.total)
7393 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7394 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7395 \ result.current, result.total)
7396 endif
7397 endif
7398 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7399 \ result.current, result.total)
7400 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007401 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007402
7403 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7404 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007405 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007406 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7407<
7408 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7409 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7410
7411 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7412 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7413 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7414 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7415 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7416 call searchcount(#{
7417 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7418 redrawstatus
7419 endif
7420 endfunction
7421<
7422 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7423 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7424
7425 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7426 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7427 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7428
7429 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7430 " search again
7431 call searchcount()
7432<
7433 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7434 key type meaning ~
7435 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7436 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7437 otherwise returns the last
7438 computed result (when |n| or
7439 |N| was used when "S" is not
7440 in 'shortmess', or this
7441 function was called).
7442 (default: |TRUE|)
7443 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7444 and different with |@/|.
7445 this works as same as the
7446 below command is executed
7447 before calling this function >
7448 let @/ = pattern
7449< (default: |@/|)
7450 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7451 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7452 for recomputing the result
7453 (default: 0)
7454 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7455 limit. max count of matched
7456 text while recomputing the
7457 result. if search exceeded
7458 total count, "total" value
7459 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7460 (default: 99)
7461 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7462 when recomputing the result.
7463 this changes "current" result
7464 value. see |cursor()|,
7465 |getpos()|
7466 (default: cursor's position)
7467
7468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7469 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7470<
7471searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7472 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7473
7474 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7475 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7476 first match in the function.
7477
7478 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7479 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7480 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7481
7482 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7483 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7484 Example: >
7485 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7486 echo getline('.')
7487 endif
7488<
7489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7490 GetName()->searchdecl()
7491<
7492 *searchpair()*
7493searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7494 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7495 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7496 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7497 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7498 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7499 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7500 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7501 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7502 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7503 given.
7504
7505 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7506 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7507 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7508 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7509 typical use is: >
7510 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7511< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7512
7513 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7514 |search()|. Additionally:
7515 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7516 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7517 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7518 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7519 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7520 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7521
7522 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7523 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7524 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7525 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7526 or a string.
7527 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7528 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7529 and -1 returned.
7530 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7531 Anything else makes the function fail.
7532 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7533 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7534
7535 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7536
7537 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7538 patterns are used like it's on.
7539
7540 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7541 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7542 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7543 if 1
7544 if 2
7545 endif 2
7546 endif 1
7547< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7548 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7549 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7550 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7551 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7552 "endif 2".
7553 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7554 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7555 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7556 the matching start.
7557
7558 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7559
7560 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7561 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7562
7563< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7564 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7565 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7566 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7567 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7568 match.
7569 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7570
7571 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7572
7573< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7574 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7575 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7576
7577 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7578 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7579<
7580 *searchpairpos()*
7581searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7582 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7583 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7584 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7585 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7586 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7587 returns [0, 0]. >
7588
7589 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7590<
7591 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7592
7593 *searchpos()*
7594searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7595 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7596 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7597 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7598 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7599 returns [0, 0].
7600 Example: >
7601 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7602
7603< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7604 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7605 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7606< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7607 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7608
7609 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7610 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7611
7612server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7613 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7614 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7615 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7616 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7617 Note:
7618 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7619 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7620 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7621 See also |clientserver|.
7622 Example: >
7623 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7624
7625< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7626 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7627<
7628serverlist() *serverlist()*
7629 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7630 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7631 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7632 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7633 Example: >
7634 :echo serverlist()
7635<
7636setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7637 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7638 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7639
7640 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7641 |bufload()| if needed.
7642
7643 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7644 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7645
7646 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a list of strings
7647 to set multiple lines. If the list extends below the last
7648 line then those lines are added.
7649
7650 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7651
7652 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7653 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7654 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7655 added below the last line.
7656
7657 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7658 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7659 error is given.
7660 On success 0 is returned.
7661
7662 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7663 third argument: >
7664 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7665
7666setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7667 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7668 {val}.
7669 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7670 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7671 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7672 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7673 The {varname} argument is a string.
7674 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7675 Examples: >
7676 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7677 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7678< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7679
7680 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7681 third argument: >
7682 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
7683
7684
7685setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
7686 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
7687 tells Vim how wide characters are, counted in screen cells.
7688 This overrides 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
7689 setcellwidths([[0xad, 0xad, 1],
7690 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2]])
7691
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007692< *E1109* *E1110* *E1111* *E1112* *E1113* *E1114*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007693 The {list} argument is a list of lists with each three
7694 numbers. These three numbers are [low, high, width]. "low"
7695 and "high" can be the same, in which case this refers to one
7696 character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from "low"
7697 to "high" (inclusive). "width" is either 1 or 2, indicating
7698 the character width in screen cells.
7699 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
7700 range overlaps with another.
7701 Only characters with value 0x100 and higher can be used.
7702
7703 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
7704 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
7705
7706 To clear the overrides pass an empty list: >
7707 setcellwidths([]);
7708< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
7709 the effect for known emoji characters.
7710
7711setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
7712 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
7713 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7714
7715 Example:
7716 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
7717 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7718< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
7719 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
7720< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
7721
7722 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7723 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
7724
7725setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
7726 Set the current character search information to {dict},
7727 which contains one or more of the following entries:
7728
7729 char character which will be used for a subsequent
7730 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
7731 character search
7732 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
7733 0 for backward
7734 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
7735 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
7736 character search
7737
7738 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
7739 from a script: >
7740 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
7741 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
7742 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
7743< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
7744
7745 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7746 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
7747
7748setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
7749 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
7750 {pos}. The first position is 1.
7751 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
7752 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
7753 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
7754 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
7755 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
7756 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
7757 before inserting the resulting text.
7758 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
7759 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
7760 Returns FALSE when successful, TRUE when not editing the
7761 command line.
7762
7763 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7764 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
7765
7766setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
7767setcursorcharpos({list})
7768 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
7769 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
7770
7771 Example:
7772 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
7773 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
7774< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
7775 call cursor(4, 3)
7776< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
7777
7778 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7779 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
7780
7781
7782setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
7783 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
7784 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
7785
7786< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
7787 See also |expr-env|.
7788
7789 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7790 second argument: >
7791 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
7792
7793setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
7794 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
7795 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
7796 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
7797 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
7798 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
7799 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
7800 characters are not supported.
7801
7802 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
7803 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
7804 would do the same thing.
7805
7806 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
7807
7808 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7809 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
7810<
7811 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
7812
7813
7814setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
7815 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
7816 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
7817 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7818
7819 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
7820 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7821 added below the last line.
7822 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
7823 converted to a String.
7824
7825 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
7826 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
7827 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
7828
7829 Example: >
7830 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
7831
7832< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
7833 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
7834 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
7835< This is equivalent to: >
7836 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
7837 : call setline(n, l)
7838 :endfor
7839
7840< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
7841
7842 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7843 second argument: >
7844 GetText()->setline(lnum)
7845
7846setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
7847 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
7848 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
7849 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
7850
7851 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
7852 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
7853 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
7854 Also see |location-list|.
7855
7856 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
7857
7858 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7859 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
7860 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
7861
7862 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7863 second argument: >
7864 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
7865
7866setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
7867 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
7868 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
7869 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
7870 example for |getmatches()|.
7871 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
7872 window ID instead of the current window.
7873
7874 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7875 GetMatches()->setmatches()
7876<
7877 *setpos()*
7878setpos({expr}, {list})
7879 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
7880 . the cursor
7881 'x mark x
7882
7883 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
7884 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
7885 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
7886
7887 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
7888 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
7889 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
7890 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
7891 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
7892 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
7893 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
7894 Does not change the jumplist.
7895
7896 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
7897 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
7898 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
7899 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
7900
7901 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
7902 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
7903 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
7904 character.
7905
7906 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
7907 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
7908 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
7909 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
7910 mark position it is not used.
7911
7912 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
7913 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
7914 before '>.
7915
7916 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
7917 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
7918
7919 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
7920
7921 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
7922 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
7923 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
7924 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
7925 |winrestview()|.
7926
7927 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7928 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
7929
7930setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
7931 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
7932
7933 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
7934 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
7935 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
7936 {what}.
7937 *setqflist-what*
7938 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
7939 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
7940 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
7941 entries:
7942
7943 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
7944 buffer
7945 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
7946 present or it is invalid.
7947 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
7948 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
7949 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007950 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007951 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
7952 col column number
7953 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
7954 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00007955 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007956 nr error number
7957 text description of the error
7958 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
7959 valid recognized error message
7960
7961 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
7962 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
7963 locate a matching error line.
7964 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
7965 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
7966 item will not be handled as an error line.
7967 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
7968 be used.
7969 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
7970 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
7971 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
7972 cleared.
7973 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
7974 |getqflist()| returns.
7975
7976 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
7977 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
7978 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
7979 new list is created.
7980
7981 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
7982 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
7983 clear the list: >
7984 :call setqflist([], 'r')
7985<
7986 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
7987 freed.
7988
7989 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
7990 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
7991 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
7992 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
7993 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
7994
7995 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
7996 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
7997 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
7998 "lines". If this is not present, then the
7999 'errorformat' option value is used.
8000 See |quickfix-parse|
8001 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8002 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8003 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8004 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8005 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8006 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8007 argument.
8008 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8009 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8010 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8011 See |quickfix-parse|
8012 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8013 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8014 the last quickfix list.
8015 quickfixtextfunc
8016 function to get the text to display in the
8017 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8018 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8019 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8020 of how to write the function and an example.
8021 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8022 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8023 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8024 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8025 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8026 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8027 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8028 specify the list.
8029
8030 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8031 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8032 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8033 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8034<
8035 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8036
8037 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8038 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8039 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8040
8041 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8042 second argument: >
8043 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8044<
8045 *setreg()*
8046setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8047 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8048 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8049 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8050 {regname} must be one character.
8051
8052 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8053 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8054 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8055 then the value is appended.
8056
8057 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8058 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8059 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8060 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8061 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8062 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8063 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8064 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8065
8066 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8067 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8068 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8069 mode is never selected automatically.
8070 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8071
8072 *E883*
8073 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8074 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8075 items act like empty strings.
8076
8077 Examples: >
8078 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8079 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8080 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8081 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8082
8083< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8084 register: >
8085 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8086 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8087< or: >
8088 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8089 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8090 ....
8091 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8092< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8093 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8094 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8095 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8096
8097 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8098 nothing: >
8099 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8100
8101< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8102 second argument: >
8103 GetText()->setreg('a')
8104
8105settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8106 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8107 |t:var|
8108 The {varname} argument is a string.
8109 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8110 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8111 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8112 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8113 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8114
8115 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8116 third argument: >
8117 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8118
8119settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8120 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8121 {val}.
8122 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8123 use |setwinvar()|.
8124 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8125 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8126 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8127 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8128 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8129 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8130 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8131 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8132 Examples: >
8133 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8134 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8135< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8136
8137 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8138 fourth argument: >
8139 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8140
8141settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8142 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8143 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8144
8145 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8146 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8147 stack.
8148 *E962*
8149 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8150 argument:
8151 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8152 stack is replaced.
8153 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8154 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8155 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8156 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8157 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8158
8159 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8160 stack after the modification.
8161
8162 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8163
8164 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8165 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8166 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8167
8168< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8169 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8170 " do something else
8171 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8172 unlet stack
8173<
8174 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8175 second argument: >
8176 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8177
8178setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8179 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8180 Examples: >
8181 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8182 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8183
8184< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8185 third argument: >
8186 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8187
8188sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8189 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8190 checksum of {string}.
8191
8192 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8193 GetText()->sha256()
8194
8195< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8196
8197shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8198 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8199 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008200 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008201 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8202 quotes.
8203 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8204 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8205 {string}.
8206 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8207 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8208
8209 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8210 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8211 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8212 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8213 command.
8214
8215 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8216 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8217 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8218 even when inside single quotes.
8219
8220 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8221 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8222 escaped a second time.
8223
8224 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8225 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8226 character inside single quotes.
8227
8228 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008229 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008230< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8231 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008232 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008233< See also |::S|.
8234
8235 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8236 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8237
8238shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8239 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8240 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8241 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8242 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8243 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8244
8245 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8246 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8247 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8248 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8249
8250 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8251 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8252
8253sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8254
8255
8256simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8257 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8258 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8259 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8260 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8261 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8262 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8263 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8264 standard).
8265 Example: >
8266 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8267< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8268 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8269 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8270 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8271 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8272
8273 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8274 GetName()->simplify()
8275
8276sin({expr}) *sin()*
8277 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8278 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8279 Examples: >
8280 :echo sin(100)
8281< -0.506366 >
8282 :echo sin(-4.01)
8283< 0.763301
8284
8285 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8286 Compute()->sin()
8287<
8288 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8289
8290
8291sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8292 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8293 [-inf, inf].
8294 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
8295 Examples: >
8296 :echo sinh(0.5)
8297< 0.521095 >
8298 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8299< -1.026517
8300
8301 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8302 Compute()->sinh()
8303<
8304 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8305
8306
8307slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8308 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8309 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8310 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8311 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8312 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8313 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
8314
8315 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8316 GetList()->slice(offset)
8317
8318
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008319sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008320 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8321
8322 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8323 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8324
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008325< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008326 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8327 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8328 current buffer use |:sort|.
8329
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008330 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8331 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8332 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008333
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008334 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008335 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8336 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8337 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8338 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8339 case. Example: >
8340 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8341 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8342 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8343< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8344>
8345 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8346 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8347 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8348< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8349 This does not work properly on Mac.
8350
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008351 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008352 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
8353 strtod() function to parse numbers, Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8354 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0).
8355
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008356 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008357 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8358 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8359
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008360 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008361 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8362
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008363 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008364 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8365 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8366 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8367 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8368
8369 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8370 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8371
8372 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8373 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8374 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8375 same order as they were originally.
8376
8377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8378 mylist->sort()
8379
8380< Also see |uniq()|.
8381
8382 Example: >
8383 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8384 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8385 endfunc
8386 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8387< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8388 ignores overflow: >
8389 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8390 return a:i1 - a:i2
8391 endfunc
8392< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8393 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8394<
8395sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8396 Stop playing all sounds.
8397
8398 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8399 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8400
8401 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8402
8403 *sound_playevent()*
8404sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8405 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8406 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8407 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8408 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8409 call sound_playevent('bell')
8410< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8411 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8412 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
8413
8414 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8415 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8416 argument is the status:
8417 0 sound was played to the end
8418 1 sound was interrupted
8419 2 error occurred after sound started
8420 Example: >
8421 func Callback(id, status)
8422 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8423 endfunc
8424 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8425
8426< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8427
8428 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8429 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8430
8431 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8432 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8433
8434< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8435
8436 *sound_playfile()*
8437sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8438 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8439 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8440 with this command: >
8441 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8442
8443< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8444 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8445
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008446< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008447
8448
8449sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8450 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8451 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8452
8453 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8454 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8455
8456 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8457 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8458
8459 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8460 soundid->sound_stop()
8461
8462< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8463
8464 *soundfold()*
8465soundfold({word})
8466 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8467 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8468 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8469 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8470 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8471 the method can be quite slow.
8472
8473 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8474 GetWord()->soundfold()
8475<
8476 *spellbadword()*
8477spellbadword([{sentence}])
8478 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8479 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8480 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8481 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8482
8483 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8484 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8485 result is an empty string.
8486
8487 The return value is a list with two items:
8488 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8489 - The type of the spelling error:
8490 "bad" spelling mistake
8491 "rare" rare word
8492 "local" word only valid in another region
8493 "caps" word should start with Capital
8494 Example: >
8495 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8496< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8497
8498 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8499 of 'spelllang' are used.
8500
8501 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8502 GetText()->spellbadword()
8503<
8504 *spellsuggest()*
8505spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8506 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8507 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8508 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8509
8510 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8511 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8512 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8513
8514 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8515 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8516 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8517 replace a line.
8518
8519 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8520 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8521 although it may appear capitalized.
8522
8523 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8524 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8525
8526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8527 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8528
8529split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8530 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8531 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8532 item.
8533 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8534 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8535 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8536 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8537 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8538 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8539 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8540 Example: >
8541 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8542< To split a string in individual characters: >
8543 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8544< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8545 the end of the pattern: >
8546 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8547< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8548 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8549 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8550< The opposite function is |join()|.
8551
8552 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8553 GetString()->split()
8554
8555sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8556 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8557 |Float|.
8558 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
8559 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number).
8560 Examples: >
8561 :echo sqrt(100)
8562< 10.0 >
8563 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8564< nan
8565 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8566
8567 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8568 Compute()->sqrt()
8569<
8570 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8571
8572
8573srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8574 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8575 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8576 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8577 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8578 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8579 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8580 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8581
8582 Examples: >
8583 :let seed = srand()
8584 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8585 :echo rand(seed)
8586
8587state([{what}]) *state()*
8588 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8589 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8590 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8591 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8592 Yes: then do it right away.
8593 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8594 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8595 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8596 messages and callbacks).
8597 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8598 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8599 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8600 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8601 Also see |mode()|.
8602
8603 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8604 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8605 if state('s') == ''
8606 " screen has not scrolled
8607<
8608 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8609 something is busy:
8610 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8611 stuffed command
8612 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8613 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8614 x executing an autocommand
8615 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8616 ch_readraw() when reading json
8617 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8618 |f| or a count
8619 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8620 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8621 s screen has scrolled for messages
8622
8623str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8624 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8625 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8626 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8627 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8628 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8629 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8630 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8631 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8632 thousand.
8633 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8634 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8635 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8636 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8637 |substitute()|: >
8638 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8639<
8640 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8641 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
8642<
8643 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
8644
8645str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8646 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8647 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8648 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8649 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8650< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8651
8652 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8653 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8654 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8655 properly: >
8656 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
8657
8658< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8659 GetString()->str2list()
8660
8661
8662str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
8663 Convert string {string} to a number.
8664 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
8665 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8666 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
8667
8668 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
8669 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
8670 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
8671 let nr = str2nr('0123')
8672<
8673 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
8674 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
8675 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
8676 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
8677 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8678
8679 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8680 GetText()->str2nr()
8681
8682
8683strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
8684 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8685 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
8686 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
8687 composing characters separately.
8688
8689 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8690
8691 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8692 GetText()->strcharlen()
8693
8694
8695strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
8696 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
8697 of byte index and length.
8698 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8699 counted separately.
8700 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
8701 similar to |slice()|.
8702 When a character index is used where a character does not
8703 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
8704 example: >
8705 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
8706< results in 'a'.
8707
8708 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8709 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
8710
8711
8712strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
8713 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
8714 in String {string}.
8715 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
8716 counted separately.
8717 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
8718 |strcharlen()| always does this.
8719
8720 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8721
8722 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
8723 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
8724 if has("patch-7.4.755")
8725 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8726 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
8727 endfunction
8728 else
8729 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
8730 if a:skipcc
8731 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
8732 else
8733 return strchars(a:str)
8734 endif
8735 endfunction
8736 endif
8737<
8738 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8739 GetText()->strchars()
8740
8741strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
8742 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8743 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
8744 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
8745 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
8746 matters for Tab characters.
8747 The option settings of the current window are used. This
8748 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
8749 'tabstop' and 'display'.
8750 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8751 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8752 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
8753
8754 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8755 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
8756
8757strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
8758 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
8759 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
8760 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
8761 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
8762 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
8763 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
8764 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
8765 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
8766 Examples: >
8767 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
8768 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
8769 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
8770 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
8771 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
8772 Show mod time of file.c.
8773< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8774 :if exists("*strftime")
8775
8776< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8777 GetFormat()->strftime()
8778
8779strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008780 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
8781 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
8782 index. Composing characters are considered separate
8783 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
8784 String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008785 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
8786
8787 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8788 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
8789
8790stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
8791 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8792 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
8793 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
8794 This can be used to find a second match: >
8795 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
8796 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
8797< The search is done case-sensitive.
8798 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8799 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8800 See also |strridx()|.
8801 Examples: >
8802 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
8803 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
8804 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
8805< *strstr()* *strchr()*
8806 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
8807 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
8808
8809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8810 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
8811<
8812 *string()*
8813string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
8814 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
8815 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
8816 {expr} type result ~
8817 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
8818 Number 123
8819 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
8820 Funcref function('name')
8821 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
8822 List [item, item]
8823 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
8824
8825 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
8826 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
8827 will then fail.
8828
8829 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8830 mylist->string()
8831
8832< Also see |strtrans()|.
8833
8834
8835strlen({string}) *strlen()*
8836 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
8837 {string} in bytes.
8838 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
8839 For other types an error is given.
8840 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
8841 |strchars()|.
8842 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
8843
8844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8845 GetString()->strlen()
8846
8847strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
8848 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
8849 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
8850 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
8851 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
8852 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
8853 following composing characters).
8854 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
8855 |strcharpart()|.
8856
8857 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
8858 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
8859 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
8860 end of the {src}. >
8861 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
8862 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
8863 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
8864 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
8865
8866< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
8867 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
8868 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
8869<
8870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8871 GetText()->strpart(5)
8872
8873strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
8874 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
8875 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
8876 the format specified in {format}.
8877
8878 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
8879 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
8880 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
8881 matters.
8882
8883 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
8884 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
8885 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
8886 result.
8887
8888 See also |strftime()|.
8889 Examples: >
8890 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
8891< 862156163 >
8892 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
8893< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
8894 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
8895< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
8896
8897 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8898 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
8899<
8900 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
8901 :if exists("*strptime")
8902
8903strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
8904 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
8905 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
8906 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
8907 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
8908 match: >
8909 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
8910 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
8911< The search is done case-sensitive.
8912 For pattern searches use |match()|.
8913 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
8914 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
8915 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
8916 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
8917< *strrchr()*
8918 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
8919 function strrchr().
8920
8921 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8922 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
8923
8924strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
8925 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
8926 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
8927 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
8928 echo strtrans(@a)
8929< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
8930 starting a new line.
8931
8932 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8933 GetString()->strtrans()
8934
8935strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
8936 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
8937 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
8938 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
8939 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
8940 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
8941 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
8942
8943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8944 GetString()->strwidth()
8945
8946submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
8947 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
8948 substitute() function.
8949 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
8950 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
8951 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
8952 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
8953 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
8954
8955 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
8956 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
8957 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
8958 text.
8959 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
8960 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
8961 items, since there are no real line breaks.
8962
8963 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
8964 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
8965
8966 Examples: >
8967 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
8968 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
8969< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
8970 A line break is included as a newline character.
8971
8972 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8973 GetNr()->submatch()
8974
8975substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
8976 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
8977 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
8978 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
8979 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
8980
8981 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
8982 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
8983 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
8984 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
8985 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
8986 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
8987 used.
8988
8989 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
8990 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
8991 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
8992 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
8993
8994 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
8995 unmodified.
8996
8997 Example: >
8998 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
8999< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9000 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9001< results in "TESTING".
9002
9003 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9004 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9005 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009006 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009007
9008< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9009 optional argument. Example: >
9010 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9011< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9012 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9013 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009014 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009015
9016< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9017 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9018
9019swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9020 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9021 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9022 version Vim version
9023 user user name
9024 host host name
9025 fname original file name
9026 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9027 file
9028 mtime last modification time in seconds
9029 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9030 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9031 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9032 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9033 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9034 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9035 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9036 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9037
9038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9040
9041swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9042 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9043 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9044 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9045 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9046 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9047
9048 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9049 GetBufname()->swapname()
9050
9051synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9052 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9053 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9054 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9055 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9056
9057 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9058 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9059 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9060 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9061 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9062
9063 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9064 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9065 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9066 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9067 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9068 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9069 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9070
9071 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9072 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9073<
9074
9075synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9076 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9077 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9078 about a syntax item.
9079 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9080 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9081 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9082 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9083 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9084 {what} result
9085 "name" the name of the syntax item
9086 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9087 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9088 term: empty string)
9089 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9090 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9091 |highlight-font|
9092 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9093 |highlight-guisp|
9094 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9095 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9096 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9097 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9098 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9099 "bold" "1" if bold
9100 "italic" "1" if italic
9101 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9102 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9103 "standout" "1" if standout
9104 "underline" "1" if underlined
9105 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9106 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
9107
9108 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9109 cursor): >
9110 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9111<
9112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9113 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9114
9115
9116synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9117 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9118 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9119 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9120 ":highlight link" are followed.
9121
9122 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9123 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9124
9125synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9126 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9127 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9128 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9129 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9130 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9131 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9132 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9133 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9134 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9135 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9136 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9137 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9138 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9139 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9140 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9141 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9142 call returns ~
9143 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9144 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9145 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9146 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9147 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9148 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9149
9150
9151synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9152 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9153 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9154 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9155 like what |synID()| returns.
9156 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9157 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9158 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9159 transparent item.
9160 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9161 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9162 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9163 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9164 endfor
9165< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
9166 nothing is returned. The position just after the last
9167 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9168 valid positions.
9169
9170system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9171 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9172 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9173
9174 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9175 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9176 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9177 separators yourself.
9178 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9179 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9180 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9181 list items converted to NULs).
9182 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9183 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9184 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9185 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9186
9187 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9188
9189 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9190 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9191 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9192 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9193 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9194<
9195 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9196 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9197 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9198 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9199 cause trouble.
9200 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9201
9202 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009203 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9204 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009205
9206< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9207 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9208 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9209 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9210 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9211
9212 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9213 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9214 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9215 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9216 concatenated commands.
9217
9218 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9219 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9220
9221 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9222 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9223
9224 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9225 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9226 when using a security agent application.
9227 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9228 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9229
9230 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9231 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9232
9233
9234systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9235 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9236 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9237 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9238 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9239 result ends in a NL.
9240 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9241
9242 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9243 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9244 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9245<
9246 Returns an empty string on error.
9247
9248 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9249 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9250
9251
9252tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9253 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9254 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9255 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9256 omitted the current tab page is used.
9257 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9258 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9259 let buflist = []
9260 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9261 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9262 endfor
9263< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9264
9265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9266 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9267
9268tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9269 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9270 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9271
9272 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9273 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9274 count).
9275 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9276 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9277 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9278 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9279
9280
9281tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9282 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9283 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9284 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9285 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9286 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9287 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9288 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9289 Useful examples: >
9290 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9291 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9292< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9293
9294 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9295 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9296<
9297 *tagfiles()*
9298tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9299 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9300
9301
9302taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9303 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9304
9305 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9306 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9307 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9308
9309 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9310 entries:
9311 name Name of the tag.
9312 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9313 defined. It is either relative to the
9314 current directory or a full path.
9315 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9316 the file.
9317 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9318 entry depends on the language specific
9319 kind values. Only available when
9320 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009321 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009322 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9323 |static-tag| for more information.
9324 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9325 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9326 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9327 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9328 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9329 contained in.
9330
9331 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9332 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9333
9334 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9335
9336 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9337 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9338 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9339 search regular expression pattern.
9340
9341 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9342 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9343 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9344
9345 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9346 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9347
9348tan({expr}) *tan()*
9349 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9350 in the range [-inf, inf].
9351 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9352 Examples: >
9353 :echo tan(10)
9354< 0.648361 >
9355 :echo tan(-4.01)
9356< -1.181502
9357
9358 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9359 Compute()->tan()
9360<
9361 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9362
9363
9364tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9365 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9366 range [-1, 1].
9367 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9368 Examples: >
9369 :echo tanh(0.5)
9370< 0.462117 >
9371 :echo tanh(-1)
9372< -0.761594
9373
9374 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9375 Compute()->tanh()
9376<
9377 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9378
9379
9380tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9381 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9382 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9383 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9384 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009385 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009386< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9387 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9388 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9389 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9390
9391
9392term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9393
9394
9395terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9396 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9397 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9398 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9399 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9400 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9401 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9402 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9403 mouse mouse type supported
9404
9405 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9406
9407 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9408 an empty dictionary.
9409
9410 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9411 current cursor style.
9412 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9413 request the cursor blink status.
9414 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9415 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9416 and |t_RC| on startup.
9417
9418 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9419 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9420
9421 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9422
9423 Also see:
9424 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9425 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9426 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9427
9428
9429test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9430
9431
9432 *timer_info()*
9433timer_info([{id}])
9434 Return a list with information about timers.
9435 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9436 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9437 returned.
9438 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9439
9440 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9441 these items:
9442 "id" the timer ID
9443 "time" time the timer was started with
9444 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9445 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9446 -1 means forever
9447 "callback" the callback
9448 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9449
9450 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9451 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9452
9453< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9454
9455timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9456 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9457 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9458 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9459 has passed.
9460
9461 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9462 for a short time.
9463
9464 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9465 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9466 See |non-zero-arg|.
9467
9468 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9469 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9470
9471< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9472
9473 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9474timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9475 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9476
9477 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9478 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9479 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
9480
9481 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9482 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9483 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9484 waiting for input.
9485 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9486 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9487
9488 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9489 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9490 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9491 the callback will be called once.
9492 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9493 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9494 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9495 messages.
9496
9497 Example: >
9498 func MyHandler(timer)
9499 echo 'Handler called'
9500 endfunc
9501 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9502 \ {'repeat': 3})
9503< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9504 intervals.
9505
9506 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9507 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9508
9509< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9510 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9511
9512timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9513 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9514 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9515 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9516
9517 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9518 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9519
9520< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9521
9522timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9523 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9524 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9525 timers there is no error.
9526
9527 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9528
9529tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9530 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9531 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
9532 the string).
9533
9534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9535 GetText()->tolower()
9536
9537toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9538 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9539 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
9540 the string).
9541
9542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9543 GetText()->toupper()
9544
9545tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9546 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9547 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9548 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9549 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9550 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9551 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9552
9553 Examples: >
9554 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9555< returns "Hello THere" >
9556 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9557< returns "{blob}"
9558
9559 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9560 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9561
9562trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9563 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9564 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9565
9566 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9567 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9568 space character 0xa0.
9569
9570 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9571 characters:
9572 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9573 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9574 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9575 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9576
9577 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
9578
9579 Examples: >
9580 echo trim(" some text ")
9581< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009582 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009583< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9584 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9585< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9586 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9587< returns " vim"
9588
9589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9590 GetText()->trim()
9591
9592trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
9593 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
9594 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
9595 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
9596 Examples: >
9597 echo trunc(1.456)
9598< 1.0 >
9599 echo trunc(-5.456)
9600< -5.0 >
9601 echo trunc(4.0)
9602< 4.0
9603
9604 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9605 Compute()->trunc()
9606<
9607 {only available when compiled with the |+float| feature}
9608
9609 *type()*
9610type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
9611 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
9612 v:t_ variable that has the value:
9613 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
9614 String: 1 |v:t_string|
9615 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
9616 List: 3 |v:t_list|
9617 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
9618 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
9619 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
9620 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
9621 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
9622 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
9623 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
9624 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
9625 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
9626 :if type(myvar) == type("")
9627 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
9628 :if type(myvar) == type([])
9629 :if type(myvar) == type({})
9630 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
9631 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
9632 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
9633< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
9634 :if exists('v:t_number')
9635
9636< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9637 mylist->type()
9638
9639
9640typename({expr}) *typename()*
9641 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
9642 Example: >
9643 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
9644 list<number>
9645
9646
9647undofile({name}) *undofile()*
9648 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
9649 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
9650 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
9651 the undo file exists.
9652 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
9653 is used internally.
9654 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
9655 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
9656 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
9657 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
9658 returns an empty string.
9659
9660 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9661 GetFilename()->undofile()
9662
9663undotree() *undotree()*
9664 Return the current state of the undo tree in a dictionary with
9665 the following items:
9666 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
9667 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
9668 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
9669 when some changes were undone.
9670 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
9671 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
9672 something readable.
9673 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
9674 write yet.
9675 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
9676 tree.
9677 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
9678 This happens when waiting from input from the
9679 user. See |undo-blocks|.
9680 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
9681 undo blocks.
9682
9683 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
9684 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
9685 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
9686 |:undolist|.
9687 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
9688 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
9689 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9690 that was added. This marks the last change
9691 and where further changes will be added.
9692 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
9693 that was undone. This marks the current
9694 position in the undo tree, the block that will
9695 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
9696 undone after the last change this item will
9697 not appear anywhere.
9698 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
9699 write. The number is the write count. The
9700 first write has number 1, the last one the
9701 "save_last" mentioned above.
9702 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
9703 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
9704 item.
9705
9706uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
9707 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
9708 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
9709 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
9710 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
9711< The default compare function uses the string representation of
9712 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
9713
9714 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9715 mylist->uniq()
9716
9717values({dict}) *values()*
9718 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
9719 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
9720
9721 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9722 mydict->values()
9723
9724virtcol({expr}) *virtcol()*
9725 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
9726 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
9727 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
9728 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
9729 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
9730 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
9731 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
9732 For the byte position use |col()|.
9733 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
9734 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off], where
9735 "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
9736 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
9737 character. When "off" is omitted zero is used.
9738 When Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
9739 beyond the end of the line can be returned. |'virtualedit'|
9740 The accepted positions are:
9741 . the cursor position
9742 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
9743 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
9744 plus one)
9745 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
9746 returned)
9747 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
9748 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
9749 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
9750 that it's updated right away.
9751 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
9752 Examples: >
9753 virtcol(".") with text "foo^Lbar", with cursor on the "^L", returns 5
9754 virtcol("$") with text "foo^Lbar", returns 9
9755 virtcol("'t") with text " there", with 't at 'h', returns 6
9756< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
9757 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
9758 all lines: >
9759 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
9760
9761< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9762 GetPos()->virtcol()
9763
9764
9765visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
9766 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
9767 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
9768 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
9769 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
9770 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
9771 respectively.
9772 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009773 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009774< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
9775 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
9776 Visual mode that was used.
9777 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
9778 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
9779 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
9780 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
9781 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
9782
9783wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
9784 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
9785 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
9786 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
9787 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
9788
9789 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
9790 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
9791<
9792 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
9793
9794win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
9795 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
9796 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
9797 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
9798 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
9799 have unexpected side effects. Use |:noautocmd| if needed.
9800 Example: >
9801 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
9802< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
9803 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009804 *E994*
9805 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
9806 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
9807 an empty string is returned.
9808
9809 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
9810 second argument: >
9811 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
9812
9813win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
9814 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
9815 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
9816
9817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9818 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
9819
9820win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
9821 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
9822 When {win} is missing use the current window.
9823 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
9824 number 1.
9825 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
9826 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
9827 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
9828
9829 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9830 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
9831
9832
9833win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
9834 Return the type of the window:
9835 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
9836 used to execute autocommands.
9837 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
9838 (empty) normal window
9839 "loclist" |location-list-window|
9840 "popup" popup window |popup|
9841 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
9842 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
9843 "unknown" window {nr} not found
9844
9845 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
9846 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
9847 |window-ID|.
9848
9849 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
9850 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
9851 returns "popup".
9852
9853 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9854 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
9855<
9856win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
9857 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
9858 tabpage.
9859 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
9860
9861 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9862 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
9863
9864win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
9865 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
9866 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
9867 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
9868
9869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9870 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
9871
9872win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
9873 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
9874 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
9875
9876 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9877 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
9878
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +00009879win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
9880 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
9881 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
9882 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
9883 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
9884 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
9885 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
9886 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
9887 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
9888 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
9889 FALSE otherwise.
9890
9891 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9892 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
9893
9894win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
9895 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
9896 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
9897 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
9898 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
9899 line will change the height of the window and the height of
9900 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
9901 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
9902 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
9903 be found and FALSE otherwise.
9904
9905 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9906 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
9907
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009908win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
9909 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
9910 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
9911 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
9912 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
9913 for the current window.
9914 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
9915 tabpage.
9916
9917 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9918 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
9919<
9920win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
9921 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
9922 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
9923 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
9924 then closing {nr}.
9925
9926 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
9927 Both must be in the current tab page.
9928
9929 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
9930
9931 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
9932 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
9933 like with |:vsplit|.
9934 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
9935 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
9936 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
9937 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
9938 'splitright' are used.
9939
9940 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9941 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
9942<
9943
9944 *winbufnr()*
9945winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
9946 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
9947 the |window-ID|.
9948 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
9949 window is returned.
9950 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9951 Example: >
9952 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
9953<
9954 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9955 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
9956<
9957 *wincol()*
9958wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
9959 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
9960 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
9961
9962 *windowsversion()*
9963windowsversion()
9964 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
9965 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
9966 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
9967 an empty string.
9968
9969winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
9970 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
9971 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
9972 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
9973 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
9974 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
9975 This excludes any window toolbar line.
9976 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009977 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009978
9979< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9980 GetWinid()->winheight()
9981<
9982winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
9983 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
9984 in a tabpage.
9985
9986 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
9987 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
9988 returns an empty list.
9989
9990 For a leaf window, it returns:
9991 ['leaf', {winid}]
9992 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
9993 returns:
9994 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
9995 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
9996 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
9997
9998 Example: >
9999 " Only one window in the tab page
10000 :echo winlayout()
10001 ['leaf', 1000]
10002 " Two horizontally split windows
10003 :echo winlayout()
10004 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10005 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10006 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10007 " middle window
10008 :echo winlayout(2)
10009 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10010 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10011<
10012 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10013 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10014<
10015 *winline()*
10016winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10017 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10018 the window. The first line is one.
10019 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10020 first, this may cause a scroll.
10021
10022 *winnr()*
10023winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10024 window. The top window has number 1.
10025 Returns zero for a popup window.
10026
10027 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10028 $ the number of the last window (the window
10029 count).
10030 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10031 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10032 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10033 returned.
10034 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10035 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10036 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10037 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10038 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10039 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10040 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10041 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10042 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10043 |:wincmd|.
10044 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10045 Examples: >
10046 let window_count = winnr('$')
10047 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10048 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10049
10050< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10051 GetWinval()->winnr()
10052<
10053 *winrestcmd()*
10054winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10055 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10056 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10057 unchanged.
10058 Example: >
10059 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10060 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10061 :exe cmd
10062<
10063 *winrestview()*
10064winrestview({dict})
10065 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10066 the view of the current window.
10067 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10068 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10069 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10070 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10071<
10072 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10073 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10074 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10075 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10076
10077 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10078 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10079
10080 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10081 GetView()->winrestview()
10082<
10083 *winsaveview()*
10084winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10085 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10086 restore the view.
10087 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10088 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10089 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10090 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10091 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10092 The return value includes:
10093 lnum cursor line number
10094 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010095 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010096 returns)
10097 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010098 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10099 the first column is zero, as opposed
10100 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10101 |$| command it will be a very large
10102 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010103 topline first line in the window
10104 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10105 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10106 'wrap' is off
10107 skipcol columns skipped
10108 Note that no option values are saved.
10109
10110
10111winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10112 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10113 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10114 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10115 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10116 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10117 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010118 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010119 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10120 : 50 wincmd |
10121 :endif
10122< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10123 option.
10124
10125 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10126 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10127
10128
10129wordcount() *wordcount()*
10130 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10131 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10132 |g_CTRL-G|
10133 The return value includes:
10134 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10135 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10136 words Number of words in the buffer
10137 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10138 (not in Visual mode)
10139 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10140 (not in Visual mode)
10141 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10142 (not in Visual mode)
10143 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10144 (only in Visual mode)
10145 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10146 (only in Visual mode)
10147 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10148 (only in Visual mode)
10149
10150
10151 *writefile()*
10152writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10153 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10154 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10155 or Number.
10156 When {flags} contains "b" then binary mode is used: There will
10157 not be a NL after the last list item. An empty item at the
10158 end does cause the last line in the file to end in a NL.
10159
10160 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10161 unmodified.
10162
10163 When {flags} contains "a" then append mode is used, lines are
10164 appended to the file: >
10165 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10166 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10167<
10168 When {flags} contains "s" then fsync() is called after writing
10169 the file. This flushes the file to disk, if possible. This
10170 takes more time but avoids losing the file if the system
10171 crashes.
10172 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10173 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10174 When {flags} contains "S" then fsync() is not called, even
10175 when 'fsync' is set.
10176
10177 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10178 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10179 to writefile().
10180 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
10181 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10182 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10183 fails.
10184 Also see |readfile()|.
10185 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10186 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10187 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10188
10189< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10190 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10191
10192
10193xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10194 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10195 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
10196 Example: >
10197 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10198<
10199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10200 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10201<
10202
10203==============================================================================
102043. Feature list *feature-list*
10205
10206There are three types of features:
102071. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10208 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10209 :if has("cindent")
10210< *gui_running*
102112. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10212 Example: >
10213 :if has("gui_running")
10214< *has-patch*
102153. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10216 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10217 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10218 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10219< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10220 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10221 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10222 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10223 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10224 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10225
10226Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10227use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10228
10229
10230acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
10231all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled.
10232amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10233arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10234arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10235autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10236autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10237autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10238balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10239balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10240beos BeOS version of Vim.
10241browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10242 work.
10243browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10244bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
10245builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals.
10246byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10247channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10248cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support.
10249clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10250clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10251clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10252cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10253cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10254cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10255comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10256compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10257conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10258cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10259cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10260cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10261debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10262dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10263dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10264diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10265digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10266directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10267dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10268drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10269ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10270emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10271eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10272 true, of course!
10273ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10274extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10275 |'hlsearch'|
10276farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
10277file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>|
10278filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10279 read/write/filter commands
10280find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10281 |+find_in_path|.
10282float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10283fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10284 this is not present).
10285folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10286footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10287fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10288gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10289gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010290gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010291gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10292gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10293gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10294gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10295gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10296gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10297gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10298gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10299gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10300gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10301gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10302haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10303hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10304hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10305iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10306insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10307 Insert mode. (always true)
10308job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10309ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
10310jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support.
10311keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10312lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10313langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10314libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10315linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10316 'breakindent' support.
10317linux Linux version of Vim.
10318lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
10319listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10320 and the argument list |arglist|.
10321localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10322lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10323mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10324macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10325menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10326mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10327modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10328 (always true)
10329mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10330mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10331mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10332mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10333mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10334mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10335mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10336mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10337mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10338mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10339mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10340multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10341multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10342multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10343multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10344mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10345nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10346netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10347netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
10348num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support.
10349ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10350osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10351osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10352packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10353path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10354perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10355persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10356postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10357printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10358profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
10359python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10360python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10361python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10362python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10363python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10364python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10365pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10366qnx QNX version of Vim.
10367quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10368reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10369rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10370ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10371scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10372showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10373signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
10374smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support.
10375sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10376sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10377spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10378startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10379statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10380 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10381sun SunOS version of Vim.
10382sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10383syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10384syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10385 current buffer.
10386system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10387tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
10388 |tag-binary-search|.
10389tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10390 |tag-old-static|.
10391tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10392termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10393terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10394terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10395termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10396textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10397textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10398tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10399 or terminfo file.
10400timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10401title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
10402toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10403ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10404ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10405unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10406unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10407user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10408vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10409vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10410 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10411vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10412 (always true)
10413vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10414 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010415vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010416viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10417vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10418vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10419vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
10420virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10421visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10422visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10423 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10424vms VMS version of Vim.
10425vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10426vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10427 out if it works in the current console).
10428wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10429wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10430win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10431win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10432 64 bits)
10433win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10434win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10435win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10436winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10437windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10438 (always true)
10439writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10440xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10441xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10442xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10443xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10444 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10445xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10446xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10447xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10448xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10449 xterm screen.
10450x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10451
10452
10453==============================================================================
104544. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10455
10456This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10457|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10458pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10459same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10460When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10461pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10462>
10463 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10464 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10465 aa
10466 xx
10467 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10468 a
10469 x
10470
10471Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10472"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10473"\n".
10474
10475 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: