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Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002
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4 VIM REFERENCE MANUAL by Bram Moolenaar
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7Builtin functions *builtin-functions*
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Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01009Note: Expression evaluation can be disabled at compile time, the builtin
10functions are not available then. See |+eval| and |no-eval-feature|.
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12For functions grouped by what they are used for see |function-list|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000013
141. Overview |builtin-function-list|
152. Details |builtin-function-details|
163. Feature list |feature-list|
174. Matching a pattern in a String |string-match|
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19==============================================================================
201. Overview *builtin-function-list*
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22Use CTRL-] on the function name to jump to the full explanation.
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24USAGE RESULT DESCRIPTION ~
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26abs({expr}) Float or Number absolute value of {expr}
27acos({expr}) Float arc cosine of {expr}
28add({object}, {item}) List/Blob append {item} to {object}
29and({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise AND
30append({lnum}, {text}) Number append {text} below line {lnum}
31appendbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
32 Number append {text} below line {lnum}
33 in buffer {expr}
34argc([{winid}]) Number number of files in the argument list
35argidx() Number current index in the argument list
36arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) Number argument list id
37argv({nr} [, {winid}]) String {nr} entry of the argument list
38argv([-1, {winid}]) List the argument list
39asin({expr}) Float arc sine of {expr}
40assert_beeps({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} causes a beep
41assert_equal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
42 Number assert {exp} is equal to {act}
43assert_equalfile({fname-one}, {fname-two} [, {msg}])
44 Number assert file contents are equal
45assert_exception({error} [, {msg}])
46 Number assert {error} is in v:exception
47assert_fails({cmd} [, {error} [, {msg} [, {lnum} [, {context}]]]])
48 Number assert {cmd} fails
49assert_false({actual} [, {msg}])
50 Number assert {actual} is false
51assert_inrange({lower}, {upper}, {actual} [, {msg}])
52 Number assert {actual} is inside the range
53assert_match({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
54 Number assert {pat} matches {text}
55assert_nobeep({cmd}) Number assert {cmd} does not cause a beep
56assert_notequal({exp}, {act} [, {msg}])
57 Number assert {exp} is not equal {act}
58assert_notmatch({pat}, {text} [, {msg}])
59 Number assert {pat} not matches {text}
60assert_report({msg}) Number report a test failure
61assert_true({actual} [, {msg}]) Number assert {actual} is true
62atan({expr}) Float arc tangent of {expr}
63atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) Float arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +010064autocmd_add({acmds}) Bool add a list of autocmds and groups
65autocmd_delete({acmds}) Bool delete a list of autocmds and groups
66autocmd_get([{opts}]) List return a list of autocmds
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000067balloon_gettext() String current text in the balloon
68balloon_show({expr}) none show {expr} inside the balloon
69balloon_split({msg}) List split {msg} as used for a balloon
70blob2list({blob}) List convert {blob} into a list of numbers
71browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
72 String put up a file requester
73browsedir({title}, {initdir}) String put up a directory requester
74bufadd({name}) Number add a buffer to the buffer list
75bufexists({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} exists
76buflisted({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is listed
77bufload({buf}) Number load buffer {buf} if not loaded yet
78bufloaded({buf}) Number |TRUE| if buffer {buf} is loaded
79bufname([{buf}]) String Name of the buffer {buf}
80bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]]) Number Number of the buffer {buf}
81bufwinid({buf}) Number window ID of buffer {buf}
82bufwinnr({buf}) Number window number of buffer {buf}
83byte2line({byte}) Number line number at byte count {byte}
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010084byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
85 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
86byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}])
87 Number byte index of {nr}'th char in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000088call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}])
89 any call {func} with arguments {arglist}
90ceil({expr}) Float round {expr} up
91ch_canread({handle}) Number check if there is something to read
92ch_close({handle}) none close {handle}
93ch_close_in({handle}) none close in part of {handle}
94ch_evalexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
95 any evaluate {expr} on JSON {handle}
96ch_evalraw({handle}, {string} [, {options}])
97 any evaluate {string} on raw {handle}
98ch_getbufnr({handle}, {what}) Number get buffer number for {handle}/{what}
99ch_getjob({channel}) Job get the Job of {channel}
100ch_info({handle}) String info about channel {handle}
101ch_log({msg} [, {handle}]) none write {msg} in the channel log file
102ch_logfile({fname} [, {mode}]) none start logging channel activity
103ch_open({address} [, {options}])
104 Channel open a channel to {address}
105ch_read({handle} [, {options}]) String read from {handle}
106ch_readblob({handle} [, {options}])
107 Blob read Blob from {handle}
108ch_readraw({handle} [, {options}])
109 String read raw from {handle}
110ch_sendexpr({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
111 any send {expr} over JSON {handle}
112ch_sendraw({handle}, {expr} [, {options}])
113 any send {expr} over raw {handle}
114ch_setoptions({handle}, {options})
115 none set options for {handle}
116ch_status({handle} [, {options}])
117 String status of channel {handle}
118changenr() Number current change number
119char2nr({expr} [, {utf8}]) Number ASCII/UTF-8 value of first char in {expr}
120charclass({string}) Number character class of {string}
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000121charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column number of cursor or mark
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100122charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000123 Number char index of byte {idx} in {string}
124chdir({dir}) String change current working directory
125cindent({lnum}) Number C indent for line {lnum}
126clearmatches([{win}]) none clear all matches
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +0000127col({expr} [, {winid}]) Number column byte index of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000128complete({startcol}, {matches}) none set Insert mode completion
129complete_add({expr}) Number add completion match
130complete_check() Number check for key typed during completion
131complete_info([{what}]) Dict get current completion information
132confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
133 Number number of choice picked by user
134copy({expr}) any make a shallow copy of {expr}
135cos({expr}) Float cosine of {expr}
136cosh({expr}) Float hyperbolic cosine of {expr}
137count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]])
138 Number count how many {expr} are in {comp}
139cscope_connection([{num}, {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
140 Number checks existence of cscope connection
141cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}])
142 Number move cursor to {lnum}, {col}, {off}
143cursor({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
144debugbreak({pid}) Number interrupt process being debugged
145deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) any make a full copy of {expr}
146delete({fname} [, {flags}]) Number delete the file or directory {fname}
147deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}])
148 Number delete lines from buffer {buf}
149did_filetype() Number |TRUE| if FileType autocmd event used
150diff_filler({lnum}) Number diff filler lines about {lnum}
151diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) Number diff highlighting at {lnum}/{col}
152digraph_get({chars}) String get the |digraph| of {chars}
153digraph_getlist([{listall}]) List get all |digraph|s
154digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) Boolean register |digraph|
155digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) Boolean register multiple |digraph|s
156echoraw({expr}) none output {expr} as-is
157empty({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is empty
158environ() Dict return environment variables
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +0100159err_teapot() Number produce error 418
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000160escape({string}, {chars}) String escape {chars} in {string} with '\'
161eval({string}) any evaluate {string} into its value
162eventhandler() Number |TRUE| if inside an event handler
163executable({expr}) Number 1 if executable {expr} exists
164execute({command}) String execute {command} and get the output
165exepath({expr}) String full path of the command {expr}
166exists({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists
167exists_compiled({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} exists at compile time
168exp({expr}) Float exponential of {expr}
169expand({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]])
170 any expand special keywords in {expr}
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +0100171expandcmd({string} [, {options}])
172 String expand {string} like with `:edit`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000173extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
174 List/Dict insert items of {expr2} into {expr1}
175extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}])
176 List/Dict like |extend()| but creates a new
177 List or Dictionary
178feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) Number add key sequence to typeahead buffer
179filereadable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a readable file
180filewritable({file}) Number |TRUE| if {file} is a writable file
181filter({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
182 remove items from {expr1} where
183 {expr2} is 0
184finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
185 String find directory {name} in {path}
186findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]])
187 String find file {name} in {path}
188flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) List flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels
189flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}])
190 List flatten a copy of {list}
191float2nr({expr}) Number convert Float {expr} to a Number
192floor({expr}) Float round {expr} down
193fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) Float remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}
194fnameescape({fname}) String escape special characters in {fname}
195fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) String modify file name
196foldclosed({lnum}) Number first line of fold at {lnum} if closed
197foldclosedend({lnum}) Number last line of fold at {lnum} if closed
198foldlevel({lnum}) Number fold level at {lnum}
199foldtext() String line displayed for closed fold
200foldtextresult({lnum}) String text for closed fold at {lnum}
201foreground() Number bring the Vim window to the foreground
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +0100202fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) String get full command from {name}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000203funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
204 Funcref reference to function {name}
205function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
206 Funcref named reference to function {name}
207garbagecollect([{atexit}]) none free memory, breaking cyclic references
208get({list}, {idx} [, {def}]) any get item {idx} from {list} or {def}
209get({dict}, {key} [, {def}]) any get item {key} from {dict} or {def}
210get({func}, {what}) any get property of funcref/partial {func}
211getbufinfo([{buf}]) List information about buffers
212getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
213 List lines {lnum} to {end} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +0000214getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum}) String line {lnum} of buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000215getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}])
216 any variable {varname} in buffer {buf}
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +0000217getcellwidths() List get character cell width overrides
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000218getchangelist([{buf}]) List list of change list items
219getchar([expr]) Number or String
220 get one character from the user
221getcharmod() Number modifiers for the last typed character
222getcharpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
223getcharsearch() Dict last character search
224getcharstr([expr]) String get one character from the user
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100225getcmdcompltype() String return the type of the current
226 command-line completion
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000227getcmdline() String return the current command-line
228getcmdpos() Number return cursor position in command-line
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +0100229getcmdscreenpos() Number return cursor screen position in
230 command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000231getcmdtype() String return current command-line type
232getcmdwintype() String return current command-line window type
233getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}])
234 List list of cmdline completion matches
235getcurpos([{winnr}]) List position of the cursor
236getcursorcharpos([{winnr}]) List character position of the cursor
237getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) String get the current working directory
238getenv({name}) String return environment variable
239getfontname([{name}]) String name of font being used
240getfperm({fname}) String file permissions of file {fname}
241getfsize({fname}) Number size in bytes of file {fname}
242getftime({fname}) Number last modification time of file
243getftype({fname}) String description of type of file {fname}
244getimstatus() Number |TRUE| if the IME status is active
245getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
246 List list of jump list items
247getline({lnum}) String line {lnum} of current buffer
248getline({lnum}, {end}) List lines {lnum} to {end} of current buffer
249getloclist({nr}) List list of location list items
250getloclist({nr}, {what}) Dict get specific location list properties
251getmarklist([{buf}]) List list of global/local marks
252getmatches([{win}]) List list of current matches
253getmousepos() Dict last known mouse position
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +0000254getmouseshape() String current mouse shape name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000255getpid() Number process ID of Vim
256getpos({expr}) List position of cursor, mark, etc.
257getqflist() List list of quickfix items
258getqflist({what}) Dict get specific quickfix list properties
259getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]])
260 String or List contents of a register
261getreginfo([{regname}]) Dict information about a register
262getregtype([{regname}]) String type of a register
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +0100263getscriptinfo([{opts}]) List list of sourced scripts
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000264gettabinfo([{expr}]) List list of tab pages
265gettabvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
266 any variable {varname} in tab {nr} or {def}
267gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {name} [, {def}])
268 any {name} in {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}
269gettagstack([{nr}]) Dict get the tag stack of window {nr}
270gettext({text}) String lookup translation of {text}
271getwininfo([{winid}]) List list of info about each window
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000272getwinpos([{timeout}]) List X and Y coord in pixels of Vim window
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000273getwinposx() Number X coord in pixels of the Vim window
274getwinposy() Number Y coord in pixels of the Vim window
275getwinvar({nr}, {varname} [, {def}])
276 any variable {varname} in window {nr}
277glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
278 any expand file wildcards in {expr}
279glob2regpat({expr}) String convert a glob pat into a search pat
280globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
281 String do glob({expr}) for all dirs in {path}
282has({feature} [, {check}]) Number |TRUE| if feature {feature} supported
283has_key({dict}, {key}) Number |TRUE| if {dict} has entry {key}
284haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
285 Number |TRUE| if the window executed |:lcd|
286 or |:tcd|
287hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
288 Number |TRUE| if mapping to {what} exists
289histadd({history}, {item}) Number add an item to a history
290histdel({history} [, {item}]) Number remove an item from a history
291histget({history} [, {index}]) String get the item {index} from a history
292histnr({history}) Number highest index of a history
293hlID({name}) Number syntax ID of highlight group {name}
294hlexists({name}) Number |TRUE| if highlight group {name} exists
295hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) List get highlight group attributes
296hlset({list}) Number set highlight group attributes
297hostname() String name of the machine Vim is running on
298iconv({expr}, {from}, {to}) String convert encoding of {expr}
299indent({lnum}) Number indent of line {lnum}
300index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]])
301 Number index in {object} where {expr} appears
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +0100302indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]])
303 Number index in {object} where {expr} is true
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000304input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]])
305 String get input from the user
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +0100306inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000307 String like input() but in a GUI dialog
308inputlist({textlist}) Number let the user pick from a choice list
309inputrestore() Number restore typeahead
310inputsave() Number save and clear typeahead
311inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) String like input() but hiding the text
312insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) List insert {item} in {object} [before {idx}]
313interrupt() none interrupt script execution
314invert({expr}) Number bitwise invert
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +0100315isabsolutepath({path}) Number |TRUE| if {path} is an absolute path
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000316isdirectory({directory}) Number |TRUE| if {directory} is a directory
317isinf({expr}) Number determine if {expr} is infinity value
318 (positive or negative)
319islocked({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is locked
320isnan({expr}) Number |TRUE| if {expr} is NaN
321items({dict}) List key-value pairs in {dict}
322job_getchannel({job}) Channel get the channel handle for {job}
323job_info([{job}]) Dict get information about {job}
324job_setoptions({job}, {options}) none set options for {job}
325job_start({command} [, {options}])
326 Job start a job
327job_status({job}) String get the status of {job}
328job_stop({job} [, {how}]) Number stop {job}
329join({list} [, {sep}]) String join {list} items into one String
330js_decode({string}) any decode JS style JSON
331js_encode({expr}) String encode JS style JSON
332json_decode({string}) any decode JSON
333json_encode({expr}) String encode JSON
334keys({dict}) List keys in {dict}
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +0100335keytrans({string}) String translate internal keycodes to a form
336 that can be used by |:map|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000337len({expr}) Number the length of {expr}
338libcall({lib}, {func}, {arg}) String call {func} in library {lib} with {arg}
339libcallnr({lib}, {func}, {arg}) Number idem, but return a Number
340line({expr} [, {winid}]) Number line nr of cursor, last line or mark
341line2byte({lnum}) Number byte count of line {lnum}
342lispindent({lnum}) Number Lisp indent for line {lnum}
343list2blob({list}) Blob turn {list} of numbers into a Blob
344list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) String turn {list} of numbers into a String
345listener_add({callback} [, {buf}])
346 Number add a callback to listen to changes
347listener_flush([{buf}]) none invoke listener callbacks
348listener_remove({id}) none remove a listener callback
349localtime() Number current time
350log({expr}) Float natural logarithm (base e) of {expr}
351log10({expr}) Float logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10
352luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) any evaluate |Lua| expression
353map({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
354 change each item in {expr1} to {expr2}
355maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]])
356 String or Dict
357 rhs of mapping {name} in mode {mode}
358mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]])
359 String check for mappings matching {name}
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +0100360maplist([{abbr}]) List list of all mappings, a dict for each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000361mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) List/Dict/Blob/String
362 like |map()| but creates a new List or
363 Dictionary
364mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) none restore mapping from |maparg()| result
365match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
366 Number position where {pat} matches in {expr}
367matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
368 Number highlight {pattern} with {group}
369matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
370 Number highlight positions with {group}
371matcharg({nr}) List arguments of |:match|
372matchdelete({id} [, {win}]) Number delete match identified by {id}
373matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
374 Number position where {pat} ends in {expr}
375matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
376 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
377matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}])
378 List fuzzy match {str} in {list}
379matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
380 List match and submatches of {pat} in {expr}
381matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
382 String {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
383matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]])
384 List {count}'th match of {pat} in {expr}
385max({expr}) Number maximum value of items in {expr}
386menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) Dict get menu item information
387min({expr}) Number minimum value of items in {expr}
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +0000388mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000389 Number create directory {name}
390mode([expr]) String current editing mode
391mzeval({expr}) any evaluate |MzScheme| expression
392nextnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line >= {lnum}
393nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) String single char with ASCII/UTF-8 value {expr}
394or({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise OR
395pathshorten({expr} [, {len}]) String shorten directory names in a path
396perleval({expr}) any evaluate |Perl| expression
397popup_atcursor({what}, {options}) Number create popup window near the cursor
398popup_beval({what}, {options}) Number create popup window for 'ballooneval'
399popup_clear() none close all popup windows
400popup_close({id} [, {result}]) none close popup window {id}
401popup_create({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window
402popup_dialog({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a dialog
403popup_filter_menu({id}, {key}) Number filter for a menu popup window
404popup_filter_yesno({id}, {key}) Number filter for a dialog popup window
Bram Moolenaarbdc09a12022-10-07 14:31:45 +0100405popup_findecho() Number get window ID of popup for `:echowin`
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000406popup_findinfo() Number get window ID of info popup window
407popup_findpreview() Number get window ID of preview popup window
408popup_getoptions({id}) Dict get options of popup window {id}
409popup_getpos({id}) Dict get position of popup window {id}
410popup_hide({id}) none hide popup menu {id}
411popup_list() List get a list of window IDs of all popups
412popup_locate({row}, {col}) Number get window ID of popup at position
413popup_menu({what}, {options}) Number create a popup window used as a menu
414popup_move({id}, {options}) none set position of popup window {id}
415popup_notification({what}, {options})
416 Number create a notification popup window
417popup_setoptions({id}, {options})
418 none set options for popup window {id}
419popup_settext({id}, {text}) none set the text of popup window {id}
420popup_show({id}) none unhide popup window {id}
421pow({x}, {y}) Float {x} to the power of {y}
422prevnonblank({lnum}) Number line nr of non-blank line <= {lnum}
423printf({fmt}, {expr1}...) String format text
424prompt_getprompt({buf}) String get prompt text
425prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) none set prompt callback function
426prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt interrupt function
427prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) none set prompt text
428prop_add({lnum}, {col}, {props}) none add one text property
429prop_add_list({props}, [[{lnum}, {col}, {end-lnum}, {end-col}], ...])
430 none add multiple text properties
431prop_clear({lnum} [, {lnum-end} [, {props}]])
432 none remove all text properties
433prop_find({props} [, {direction}])
434 Dict search for a text property
435prop_list({lnum} [, {props}]) List text properties in {lnum}
436prop_remove({props} [, {lnum} [, {lnum-end}]])
437 Number remove a text property
438prop_type_add({name}, {props}) none define a new property type
439prop_type_change({name}, {props})
440 none change an existing property type
441prop_type_delete({name} [, {props}])
442 none delete a property type
443prop_type_get({name} [, {props}])
444 Dict get property type values
445prop_type_list([{props}]) List get list of property types
446pum_getpos() Dict position and size of pum if visible
447pumvisible() Number whether popup menu is visible
448py3eval({expr}) any evaluate |python3| expression
449pyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Python| expression
450pyxeval({expr}) any evaluate |python_x| expression
451rand([{expr}]) Number get pseudo-random number
452range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]])
453 List items from {expr} to {max}
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +0100454readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]])
455 Blob read a |Blob| from {fname}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000456readdir({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
457 List file names in {dir} selected by {expr}
458readdirex({dir} [, {expr} [, {dict}]])
459 List file info in {dir} selected by {expr}
460readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
461 List get list of lines from file {fname}
462reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}])
463 any reduce {object} using {func}
464reg_executing() String get the executing register name
465reg_recording() String get the recording register name
466reltime([{start} [, {end}]]) List get time value
467reltimefloat({time}) Float turn the time value into a Float
468reltimestr({time}) String turn time value into a String
469remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
470 String send expression
471remote_foreground({server}) Number bring Vim server to the foreground
472remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}])
473 Number check for reply string
474remote_read({serverid} [, {timeout}])
475 String read reply string
476remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
477 String send key sequence
478remote_startserver({name}) none become server {name}
479remove({list}, {idx} [, {end}]) any/List
480 remove items {idx}-{end} from {list}
481remove({blob}, {idx} [, {end}]) Number/Blob
482 remove bytes {idx}-{end} from {blob}
483remove({dict}, {key}) any remove entry {key} from {dict}
484rename({from}, {to}) Number rename (move) file from {from} to {to}
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +0100485repeat({expr}, {count}) List/Blob/String
486 repeat {expr} {count} times
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000487resolve({filename}) String get filename a shortcut points to
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +0100488reverse({obj}) List/Blob/String
489 reverse {obj}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000490round({expr}) Float round off {expr}
491rubyeval({expr}) any evaluate |Ruby| expression
492screenattr({row}, {col}) Number attribute at screen position
493screenchar({row}, {col}) Number character at screen position
494screenchars({row}, {col}) List List of characters at screen position
495screencol() Number current cursor column
496screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) Dict screen row and col of a text character
497screenrow() Number current cursor row
498screenstring({row}, {col}) String characters at screen position
499search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
500 Number search for {pattern}
501searchcount([{options}]) Dict get or update search stats
502searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
503 Number search for variable declaration
504searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
505 Number search for other end of start/end pair
506searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip} [...]]])
507 List search for other end of start/end pair
508searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
509 List search for {pattern}
510server2client({clientid}, {string})
511 Number send reply string
512serverlist() String get a list of available servers
513setbufline({expr}, {lnum}, {text})
514 Number set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer
515 {expr}
516setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val})
517 none set {varname} in buffer {buf} to {val}
518setcellwidths({list}) none set character cell width overrides
519setcharpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
520setcharsearch({dict}) Dict set character search from {dict}
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +0100521setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) Number set command-line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000522setcmdpos({pos}) Number set cursor position in command-line
523setcursorcharpos({list}) Number move cursor to position in {list}
524setenv({name}, {val}) none set environment variable
525setfperm({fname}, {mode}) Number set {fname} file permissions to {mode}
526setline({lnum}, {line}) Number set line {lnum} to {line}
527setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action}])
528 Number modify location list using {list}
529setloclist({nr}, {list}, {action}, {what})
530 Number modify specific location list props
531setmatches({list} [, {win}]) Number restore a list of matches
532setpos({expr}, {list}) Number set the {expr} position to {list}
533setqflist({list} [, {action}]) Number modify quickfix list using {list}
534setqflist({list}, {action}, {what})
535 Number modify specific quickfix list props
536setreg({n}, {v} [, {opt}]) Number set register to value and type
537settabvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in tab page {nr} to {val}
538settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val})
539 none set {varname} in window {winnr} in tab
540 page {tabnr} to {val}
541settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}])
542 Number modify tag stack using {dict}
543setwinvar({nr}, {varname}, {val}) none set {varname} in window {nr} to {val}
544sha256({string}) String SHA256 checksum of {string}
545shellescape({string} [, {special}])
546 String escape {string} for use as shell
547 command argument
548shiftwidth([{col}]) Number effective value of 'shiftwidth'
549sign_define({name} [, {dict}]) Number define or update a sign
550sign_define({list}) List define or update a list of signs
551sign_getdefined([{name}]) List get a list of defined signs
552sign_getplaced([{buf} [, {dict}]])
553 List get a list of placed signs
554sign_jump({id}, {group}, {buf})
555 Number jump to a sign
556sign_place({id}, {group}, {name}, {buf} [, {dict}])
557 Number place a sign
558sign_placelist({list}) List place a list of signs
559sign_undefine([{name}]) Number undefine a sign
560sign_undefine({list}) List undefine a list of signs
561sign_unplace({group} [, {dict}])
562 Number unplace a sign
563sign_unplacelist({list}) List unplace a list of signs
564simplify({filename}) String simplify filename as much as possible
565sin({expr}) Float sine of {expr}
566sinh({expr}) Float hyperbolic sine of {expr}
567slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) String, List or Blob
568 slice of a String, List or Blob
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +0000569sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]])
570 List sort {list}, compare with {how}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000571sound_clear() none stop playing all sounds
572sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
573 Number play an event sound
574sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
575 Number play sound file {path}
576sound_stop({id}) none stop playing sound {id}
577soundfold({word}) String sound-fold {word}
578spellbadword() String badly spelled word at cursor
579spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
580 List spelling suggestions
581split({expr} [, {pat} [, {keepempty}]])
582 List make |List| from {pat} separated {expr}
583sqrt({expr}) Float square root of {expr}
584srand([{expr}]) List get seed for |rand()|
585state([{what}]) String current state of Vim
586str2float({expr} [, {quoted}]) Float convert String to Float
587str2list({expr} [, {utf8}]) List convert each character of {expr} to
588 ASCII/UTF-8 value
589str2nr({expr} [, {base} [, {quoted}]])
590 Number convert String to Number
591strcharlen({expr}) Number character length of the String {expr}
592strcharpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]])
593 String {len} characters of {str} at
594 character {start}
595strchars({expr} [, {skipcc}]) Number character count of the String {expr}
596strdisplaywidth({expr} [, {col}]) Number display length of the String {expr}
597strftime({format} [, {time}]) String format time with a specified format
598strgetchar({str}, {index}) Number get char {index} from {str}
599stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
600 Number index of {needle} in {haystack}
601string({expr}) String String representation of {expr} value
602strlen({expr}) Number length of the String {expr}
603strpart({str}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]])
604 String {len} bytes/chars of {str} at
605 byte {start}
606strptime({format}, {timestring})
607 Number Convert {timestring} to unix timestamp
608strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}])
609 Number last index of {needle} in {haystack}
610strtrans({expr}) String translate string to make it printable
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100611strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}])
612 Number number of UTF-16 code units in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000613strwidth({expr}) Number display cell length of the String {expr}
614submatch({nr} [, {list}]) String or List
615 specific match in ":s" or substitute()
616substitute({expr}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags})
617 String all {pat} in {expr} replaced with {sub}
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +0000618swapfilelist() List swap files found in 'directory'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000619swapinfo({fname}) Dict information about swap file {fname}
620swapname({buf}) String swap file of buffer {buf}
621synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) Number syntax ID at {lnum} and {col}
622synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}])
623 String attribute {what} of syntax ID {synID}
624synIDtrans({synID}) Number translated syntax ID of {synID}
625synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) List info about concealing
626synstack({lnum}, {col}) List stack of syntax IDs at {lnum} and {col}
627system({expr} [, {input}]) String output of shell command/filter {expr}
628systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) List output of shell command/filter {expr}
629tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) List list of buffer numbers in tab page
630tabpagenr([{arg}]) Number number of current or last tab page
631tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) Number number of current window in tab page
632tagfiles() List tags files used
633taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) List list of tags matching {expr}
634tan({expr}) Float tangent of {expr}
635tanh({expr}) Float hyperbolic tangent of {expr}
636tempname() String name for a temporary file
637term_dumpdiff({filename}, {filename} [, {options}])
638 Number display difference between two dumps
639term_dumpload({filename} [, {options}])
640 Number displaying a screen dump
641term_dumpwrite({buf}, {filename} [, {options}])
642 none dump terminal window contents
643term_getaltscreen({buf}) Number get the alternate screen flag
644term_getansicolors({buf}) List get ANSI palette in GUI color mode
645term_getattr({attr}, {what}) Number get the value of attribute {what}
646term_getcursor({buf}) List get the cursor position of a terminal
647term_getjob({buf}) Job get the job associated with a terminal
648term_getline({buf}, {row}) String get a line of text from a terminal
649term_getscrolled({buf}) Number get the scroll count of a terminal
650term_getsize({buf}) List get the size of a terminal
651term_getstatus({buf}) String get the status of a terminal
652term_gettitle({buf}) String get the title of a terminal
653term_gettty({buf}, [{input}]) String get the tty name of a terminal
654term_list() List get the list of terminal buffers
655term_scrape({buf}, {row}) List get row of a terminal screen
656term_sendkeys({buf}, {keys}) none send keystrokes to a terminal
657term_setansicolors({buf}, {colors})
658 none set ANSI palette in GUI color mode
659term_setapi({buf}, {expr}) none set |terminal-api| function name prefix
660term_setkill({buf}, {how}) none set signal to stop job in terminal
661term_setrestore({buf}, {command}) none set command to restore terminal
662term_setsize({buf}, {rows}, {cols})
663 none set the size of a terminal
664term_start({cmd} [, {options}]) Number open a terminal window and run a job
665term_wait({buf} [, {time}]) Number wait for screen to be updated
666terminalprops() Dict properties of the terminal
667test_alloc_fail({id}, {countdown}, {repeat})
668 none make memory allocation fail
669test_autochdir() none enable 'autochdir' during startup
670test_feedinput({string}) none add key sequence to input buffer
671test_garbagecollect_now() none free memory right now for testing
672test_garbagecollect_soon() none free memory soon for testing
673test_getvalue({string}) any get value of an internal variable
Yegappan Lakshmanan06011e12022-01-30 12:37:29 +0000674test_gui_event({event}, {args}) bool generate a GUI event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000675test_ignore_error({expr}) none ignore a specific error
Christopher Plewright20b795e2022-12-20 20:01:58 +0000676test_mswin_event({event}, {args})
677 bool generate MS-Windows event for testing
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000678test_null_blob() Blob null value for testing
679test_null_channel() Channel null value for testing
680test_null_dict() Dict null value for testing
681test_null_function() Funcref null value for testing
682test_null_job() Job null value for testing
683test_null_list() List null value for testing
684test_null_partial() Funcref null value for testing
685test_null_string() String null value for testing
686test_option_not_set({name}) none reset flag indicating option was set
687test_override({expr}, {val}) none test with Vim internal overrides
688test_refcount({expr}) Number get the reference count of {expr}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000689test_setmouse({row}, {col}) none set the mouse position for testing
690test_settime({expr}) none set current time for testing
691test_srand_seed([seed]) none set seed for testing srand()
692test_unknown() any unknown value for testing
693test_void() any void value for testing
694timer_info([{id}]) List information about timers
695timer_pause({id}, {pause}) none pause or unpause a timer
696timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
697 Number create a timer
698timer_stop({timer}) none stop a timer
699timer_stopall() none stop all timers
700tolower({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to lowercase
701toupper({expr}) String the String {expr} switched to uppercase
702tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) String translate chars of {src} in {fromstr}
703 to chars in {tostr}
704trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]])
705 String trim characters in {mask} from {text}
706trunc({expr}) Float truncate Float {expr}
707type({expr}) Number type of value {expr}
708typename({expr}) String representation of the type of {expr}
709undofile({name}) String undo file name for {name}
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -0500710undotree([{buf}]) List undo file tree for buffer {buf}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000711uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]])
712 List remove adjacent duplicates from a list
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +0100713utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
714 Number UTF-16 index of byte {idx} in {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000715values({dict}) List values in {dict}
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100716virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) Number or List
717 screen column of cursor or mark
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +0100718virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col})
719 Number byte index of a character on screen
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000720visualmode([expr]) String last visual mode used
721wildmenumode() Number whether 'wildmenu' mode is active
722win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}])
723 String execute {command} in window {id}
724win_findbuf({bufnr}) List find windows containing {bufnr}
725win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) Number get window ID for {win} in {tab}
726win_gettype([{nr}]) String type of window {nr}
727win_gotoid({expr}) Number go to window with ID {expr}
728win_id2tabwin({expr}) List get tab and window nr from window ID
729win_id2win({expr}) Number get window nr from window ID
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +0000730win_move_separator({nr}) Number move window vertical separator
731win_move_statusline({nr}) Number move window status line
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000732win_screenpos({nr}) List get screen position of window {nr}
733win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}])
734 Number move window {nr} to split of {target}
735winbufnr({nr}) Number buffer number of window {nr}
736wincol() Number window column of the cursor
737windowsversion() String MS-Windows OS version
738winheight({nr}) Number height of window {nr}
739winlayout([{tabnr}]) List layout of windows in tab {tabnr}
740winline() Number window line of the cursor
741winnr([{expr}]) Number number of current window
742winrestcmd() String returns command to restore window sizes
743winrestview({dict}) none restore view of current window
744winsaveview() Dict save view of current window
745winwidth({nr}) Number width of window {nr}
746wordcount() Dict get byte/char/word statistics
747writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
748 Number write |Blob| or |List| of lines to file
749xor({expr}, {expr}) Number bitwise XOR
750
751==============================================================================
7522. Details *builtin-function-details*
753
754Not all functions are here, some have been moved to a help file covering the
755specific functionality.
756
757abs({expr}) *abs()*
758 Return the absolute value of {expr}. When {expr} evaluates to
759 a |Float| abs() returns a |Float|. When {expr} can be
760 converted to a |Number| abs() returns a |Number|. Otherwise
761 abs() gives an error message and returns -1.
762 Examples: >
763 echo abs(1.456)
764< 1.456 >
765 echo abs(-5.456)
766< 5.456 >
767 echo abs(-4)
768< 4
769
770 Can also be used as a |method|: >
771 Compute()->abs()
772
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000773
774acos({expr}) *acos()*
775 Return the arc cosine of {expr} measured in radians, as a
776 |Float| in the range of [0, pi].
777 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100778 [-1, 1]. Otherwise acos() returns "nan".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000779 Examples: >
780 :echo acos(0)
781< 1.570796 >
782 :echo acos(-0.5)
783< 2.094395
784
785 Can also be used as a |method|: >
786 Compute()->acos()
787
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000788
789add({object}, {expr}) *add()*
790 Append the item {expr} to |List| or |Blob| {object}. Returns
791 the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
792 :let alist = add([1, 2, 3], item)
793 :call add(mylist, "woodstock")
794< Note that when {expr} is a |List| it is appended as a single
795 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
796 When {object} is a |Blob| then {expr} must be a number.
797 Use |insert()| to add an item at another position.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100798 Returns 1 if {object} is not a |List| or a |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000799
800 Can also be used as a |method|: >
801 mylist->add(val1)->add(val2)
802
803
804and({expr}, {expr}) *and()*
805 Bitwise AND on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
806 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100807 Also see `or()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000808 Example: >
809 :let flag = and(bits, 0x80)
810< Can also be used as a |method|: >
811 :let flag = bits->and(0x80)
812
813
814append({lnum}, {text}) *append()*
815 When {text} is a |List|: Append each item of the |List| as a
816 text line below line {lnum} in the current buffer.
817 Otherwise append {text} as one text line below line {lnum} in
818 the current buffer.
819 Any type of item is accepted and converted to a String.
820 {lnum} can be zero to insert a line before the first one.
821 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
822 Returns 1 for failure ({lnum} out of range or out of memory),
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000823 0 for success. When {text} is an empty list zero is returned,
824 no matter the value of {lnum}.
825 In |Vim9| script an invalid argument or negative number
826 results in an error. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000827 :let failed = append(line('$'), "# THE END")
828 :let failed = append(0, ["Chapter 1", "the beginning"])
829
830< Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
831 passed as the second argument: >
832 mylist->append(lnum)
833
834
835appendbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *appendbufline()*
836 Like |append()| but append the text in buffer {buf}.
837
838 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
839 |bufload()| if needed.
840
841 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|.
842
Bram Moolenaar8b6256f2021-12-28 11:24:49 +0000843 {lnum} is the line number to append below. Note that using
844 |line()| would use the current buffer, not the one appending
845 to. Use "$" to append at the end of the buffer. Other string
846 values are not supported.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000847
848 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
849 In |Vim9| script an error is given for an invalid {lnum}.
850
851 If {buf} is not a valid buffer or {lnum} is not valid, an
852 error message is given. Example: >
853 :let failed = appendbufline(13, 0, "# THE START")
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +0000854< However, when {text} is an empty list then no error is given
855 for an invalid {lnum}, since {lnum} isn't actually used.
856
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000857 Can also be used as a |method| after a List, the base is
858 passed as the second argument: >
859 mylist->appendbufline(buf, lnum)
860
861
862argc([{winid}]) *argc()*
863 The result is the number of files in the argument list. See
864 |arglist|.
865 If {winid} is not supplied, the argument list of the current
866 window is used.
867 If {winid} is -1, the global argument list is used.
868 Otherwise {winid} specifies the window of which the argument
869 list is used: either the window number or the window ID.
870 Returns -1 if the {winid} argument is invalid.
871
872 *argidx()*
873argidx() The result is the current index in the argument list. 0 is
874 the first file. argc() - 1 is the last one. See |arglist|.
875
876 *arglistid()*
877arglistid([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
878 Return the argument list ID. This is a number which
879 identifies the argument list being used. Zero is used for the
880 global argument list. See |arglist|.
881 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid.
882
883 Without arguments use the current window.
884 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
885 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
886 page.
887 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
888
889 *argv()*
890argv([{nr} [, {winid}]])
891 The result is the {nr}th file in the argument list. See
892 |arglist|. "argv(0)" is the first one. Example: >
893 :let i = 0
894 :while i < argc()
895 : let f = escape(fnameescape(argv(i)), '.')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +0000896 : exe 'amenu Arg.' .. f .. ' :e ' .. f .. '<CR>'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000897 : let i = i + 1
898 :endwhile
899< Without the {nr} argument, or when {nr} is -1, a |List| with
900 the whole |arglist| is returned.
901
902 The {winid} argument specifies the window ID, see |argc()|.
903 For the Vim command line arguments see |v:argv|.
904
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100905 Returns an empty string if {nr}th argument is not present in
906 the argument list. Returns an empty List if the {winid}
907 argument is invalid.
908
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000909asin({expr}) *asin()*
910 Return the arc sine of {expr} measured in radians, as a |Float|
911 in the range of [-pi/2, pi/2].
912 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
913 [-1, 1].
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100914 Returns "nan" if {expr} is outside the range [-1, 1]. Returns
915 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000916 Examples: >
917 :echo asin(0.8)
918< 0.927295 >
919 :echo asin(-0.5)
920< -0.523599
921
922 Can also be used as a |method|: >
923 Compute()->asin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000924
925
926assert_ functions are documented here: |assert-functions-details|
927
928
929
930atan({expr}) *atan()*
931 Return the principal value of the arc tangent of {expr}, in
932 the range [-pi/2, +pi/2] radians, as a |Float|.
933 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100934 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000935 Examples: >
936 :echo atan(100)
937< 1.560797 >
938 :echo atan(-4.01)
939< -1.326405
940
941 Can also be used as a |method|: >
942 Compute()->atan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000943
944
945atan2({expr1}, {expr2}) *atan2()*
946 Return the arc tangent of {expr1} / {expr2}, measured in
947 radians, as a |Float| in the range [-pi, pi].
948 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +0100949 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
950 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000951 Examples: >
952 :echo atan2(-1, 1)
953< -0.785398 >
954 :echo atan2(1, -1)
955< 2.356194
956
957 Can also be used as a |method|: >
958 Compute()->atan2(1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +0000959
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100960
961autocmd_add({acmds}) *autocmd_add()*
962 Adds a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
963
964 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
965 the following optional items:
966 bufnr buffer number to add a buffer-local autocmd.
967 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
968 item is ignored.
969 cmd Ex command to execute for this autocmd event
970 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100971 This can be either a String with a single
972 event name or a List of event names.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100973 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
974 If this group doesn't exist then it is
975 created. If not specified or empty, then the
976 default group is used.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100977 nested boolean flag, set to v:true to add a nested
978 autocmd. Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100979 once boolean flag, set to v:true to add an autocmd
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100980 which executes only once. Refer to
981 |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100982 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
983 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
Yegappan Lakshmanane0ff3a72022-05-27 18:05:33 +0100984 present, then this item is ignored. This can
985 be a String with a single pattern or a List of
986 patterns.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +0100987 replace boolean flag, set to v:true to remove all the
988 commands associated with the specified autocmd
989 event and group and add the {cmd}. This is
990 useful to avoid adding the same command
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +0100991 multiple times for an autocmd event in a group.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +0100992
993 Returns v:true on success and v:false on failure.
994 Examples: >
995 " Create a buffer-local autocmd for buffer 5
996 let acmd = {}
997 let acmd.group = 'MyGroup'
998 let acmd.event = 'BufEnter'
999 let acmd.bufnr = 5
1000 let acmd.cmd = 'call BufEnterFunc()'
1001 call autocmd_add([acmd])
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00001002<
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001003 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1004 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_add()
1005<
1006autocmd_delete({acmds}) *autocmd_delete()*
1007 Deletes a List of autocmds and autocmd groups.
1008
1009 The {acmds} argument is a List where each item is a Dict with
1010 the following optional items:
1011 bufnr buffer number to delete a buffer-local autocmd.
1012 If this item is specified, then the "pattern"
1013 item is ignored.
1014 cmd Ex command for this autocmd event
1015 event autocmd event name. Refer to |autocmd-events|.
1016 If '*' then all the autocmd events in this
1017 group are deleted.
1018 group autocmd group name. Refer to |autocmd-groups|.
1019 If not specified or empty, then the default
1020 group is used.
1021 nested set to v:true for a nested autocmd.
1022 Refer to |autocmd-nested|.
1023 once set to v:true for an autocmd which executes
1024 only once. Refer to |autocmd-once|.
1025 pattern autocmd pattern string. Refer to
1026 |autocmd-patterns|. If "bufnr" item is
1027 present, then this item is ignored.
1028
1029 If only {group} is specified in a {acmds} entry and {event},
1030 {pattern} and {cmd} are not specified, then that autocmd group
1031 is deleted.
1032
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001033 Returns |v:true| on success and |v:false| on failure.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001034 Examples: >
1035 " :autocmd! BufLeave *.vim
1036 let acmd = #{event: 'BufLeave', pattern: '*.vim'}
1037 call autocmd_delete([acmd]})
1038 " :autocmd! MyGroup1 BufLeave
1039 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup1', event: 'BufLeave'}
1040 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1041 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 BufEnter *.c
1042 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: 'BufEnter',
1043 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1044 " :autocmd! MyGroup2 * *.c
1045 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup2', event: '*',
1046 \ pattern: '*.c'}
1047 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1048 " :autocmd! MyGroup3
1049 let acmd = #{group: 'MyGroup3'}
1050 call autocmd_delete([acmd])
1051<
1052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1053 GetAutocmdList()->autocmd_delete()
1054
1055autocmd_get([{opts}]) *autocmd_get()*
1056 Returns a |List| of autocmds. If {opts} is not supplied, then
1057 returns the autocmds for all the events in all the groups.
1058
1059 The optional {opts} Dict argument supports the following
1060 items:
1061 group Autocmd group name. If specified, returns only
1062 the autocmds defined in this group. If the
1063 specified group doesn't exist, results in an
1064 error message. If set to an empty string,
1065 then the default autocmd group is used.
1066 event Autocmd event name. If specified, returns only
1067 the autocmds defined for this event. If set
1068 to "*", then returns autocmds for all the
1069 events. If the specified event doesn't exist,
1070 results in an error message.
1071 pattern Autocmd pattern. If specified, returns only
1072 the autocmds defined for this pattern.
1073 A combination of the above three times can be supplied in
1074 {opts}.
1075
1076 Each Dict in the returned List contains the following items:
1077 bufnr For buffer-local autocmds, buffer number where
1078 the autocmd is defined.
1079 cmd Command executed for this autocmd.
1080 event Autocmd event name.
1081 group Autocmd group name.
Yegappan Lakshmanan971f6822022-05-24 11:40:11 +01001082 nested Boolean flag, set to v:true for a nested
1083 autocmd. See |autocmd-nested|.
1084 once Boolean flag, set to v:true, if the autocmd
1085 will be executed only once. See |autocmd-once|.
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001086 pattern Autocmd pattern. For a buffer-local
1087 autocmd, this will be of the form "<buffer=n>".
1088 If there are multiple commands for an autocmd event in a
1089 group, then separate items are returned for each command.
1090
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001091 Returns an empty List if an autocmd with the specified group
1092 or event or pattern is not found.
1093
Yegappan Lakshmanan1755a912022-05-19 10:31:47 +01001094 Examples: >
1095 " :autocmd MyGroup
1096 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'Mygroup'})
1097 " :autocmd G BufUnload
1098 echo autocmd_get(#{group: 'G', event: 'BufUnload'})
1099 " :autocmd G * *.ts
1100 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: '*', pattern: '*.ts'}
1101 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1102 " :autocmd Syntax
1103 echo autocmd_get(#{event: 'Syntax'})
1104 " :autocmd G BufEnter *.ts
1105 let acmd = #{group: 'G', event: 'BufEnter',
1106 \ pattern: '*.ts'}
1107 echo autocmd_get(acmd)
1108<
1109 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1110 Getopts()->autocmd_get()
1111<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001112balloon_gettext() *balloon_gettext()*
1113 Return the current text in the balloon. Only for the string,
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001114 not used for the List. Returns an empty string if balloon
1115 is not present.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001116
1117balloon_show({expr}) *balloon_show()*
1118 Show {expr} inside the balloon. For the GUI {expr} is used as
1119 a string. For a terminal {expr} can be a list, which contains
1120 the lines of the balloon. If {expr} is not a list it will be
1121 split with |balloon_split()|.
1122 If {expr} is an empty string any existing balloon is removed.
1123
1124 Example: >
1125 func GetBalloonContent()
1126 " ... initiate getting the content
1127 return ''
1128 endfunc
1129 set balloonexpr=GetBalloonContent()
1130
1131 func BalloonCallback(result)
1132 call balloon_show(a:result)
1133 endfunc
1134< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1135 GetText()->balloon_show()
1136<
1137 The intended use is that fetching the content of the balloon
1138 is initiated from 'balloonexpr'. It will invoke an
1139 asynchronous method, in which a callback invokes
1140 balloon_show(). The 'balloonexpr' itself can return an
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001141 empty string or a placeholder, e.g. "loading...".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001142
Bram Moolenaar069a7d52022-06-27 22:16:08 +01001143 When showing a balloon is not possible then nothing happens,
1144 no error message is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001145 {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval| or
1146 |+balloon_eval_term| feature}
1147
1148balloon_split({msg}) *balloon_split()*
1149 Split String {msg} into lines to be displayed in a balloon.
1150 The splits are made for the current window size and optimize
1151 to show debugger output.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001152 Returns a |List| with the split lines. Returns an empty List
1153 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001154 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1155 GetText()->balloon_split()->balloon_show()
1156
1157< {only available when compiled with the |+balloon_eval_term|
1158 feature}
1159
1160blob2list({blob}) *blob2list()*
1161 Return a List containing the number value of each byte in Blob
1162 {blob}. Examples: >
1163 blob2list(0z0102.0304) returns [1, 2, 3, 4]
1164 blob2list(0z) returns []
1165< Returns an empty List on error. |list2blob()| does the
1166 opposite.
1167
1168 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1169 GetBlob()->blob2list()
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01001170<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001171 *browse()*
1172browse({save}, {title}, {initdir}, {default})
1173 Put up a file requester. This only works when "has("browse")"
1174 returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1175 The input fields are:
1176 {save} when |TRUE|, select file to write
1177 {title} title for the requester
1178 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1179 {default} default file name
1180 An empty string is returned when the "Cancel" button is hit,
1181 something went wrong, or browsing is not possible.
1182
1183 *browsedir()*
1184browsedir({title}, {initdir})
1185 Put up a directory requester. This only works when
1186 "has("browse")" returns |TRUE| (only in some GUI versions).
1187 On systems where a directory browser is not supported a file
1188 browser is used. In that case: select a file in the directory
1189 to be used.
1190 The input fields are:
1191 {title} title for the requester
1192 {initdir} directory to start browsing in
1193 When the "Cancel" button is hit, something went wrong, or
1194 browsing is not possible, an empty string is returned.
1195
1196bufadd({name}) *bufadd()*
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001197 Add a buffer to the buffer list with name {name} (must be a
1198 String).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001199 If a buffer for file {name} already exists, return that buffer
1200 number. Otherwise return the buffer number of the newly
1201 created buffer. When {name} is an empty string then a new
1202 buffer is always created.
1203 The buffer will not have 'buflisted' set and not be loaded
1204 yet. To add some text to the buffer use this: >
1205 let bufnr = bufadd('someName')
1206 call bufload(bufnr)
1207 call setbufline(bufnr, 1, ['some', 'text'])
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001208< Returns 0 on error.
1209 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001210 let bufnr = 'somename'->bufadd()
1211
1212bufexists({buf}) *bufexists()*
1213 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1214 {buf} exists.
1215 If the {buf} argument is a number, buffer numbers are used.
1216 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1217
1218 If the {buf} argument is a string it must match a buffer name
1219 exactly. The name can be:
1220 - Relative to the current directory.
1221 - A full path.
1222 - The name of a buffer with 'buftype' set to "nofile".
1223 - A URL name.
1224 Unlisted buffers will be found.
1225 Note that help files are listed by their short name in the
1226 output of |:buffers|, but bufexists() requires using their
1227 long name to be able to find them.
1228 bufexists() may report a buffer exists, but to use the name
1229 with a |:buffer| command you may need to use |expand()|. Esp
1230 for MS-Windows 8.3 names in the form "c:\DOCUME~1"
1231 Use "bufexists(0)" to test for the existence of an alternate
1232 file name.
1233
1234 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1235 let exists = 'somename'->bufexists()
1236<
1237 Obsolete name: buffer_exists(). *buffer_exists()*
1238
1239buflisted({buf}) *buflisted()*
1240 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1241 {buf} exists and is listed (has the 'buflisted' option set).
1242 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1243
1244 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1245 let listed = 'somename'->buflisted()
1246
1247bufload({buf}) *bufload()*
1248 Ensure the buffer {buf} is loaded. When the buffer name
1249 refers to an existing file then the file is read. Otherwise
1250 the buffer will be empty. If the buffer was already loaded
Bram Moolenaar2eddbac2022-08-25 12:45:21 +01001251 then there is no change. If the buffer is not related to a
Daniel Steinbergc2bd2052023-08-09 12:10:59 -04001252 file then no file is read (e.g., when 'buftype' is "nofile").
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001253 If there is an existing swap file for the file of the buffer,
1254 there will be no dialog, the buffer will be loaded anyway.
1255 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1256
1257 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1258 eval 'somename'->bufload()
1259
1260bufloaded({buf}) *bufloaded()*
1261 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if a buffer called
1262 {buf} exists and is loaded (shown in a window or hidden).
1263 The {buf} argument is used like with |bufexists()|.
1264
1265 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1266 let loaded = 'somename'->bufloaded()
1267
1268bufname([{buf}]) *bufname()*
1269 The result is the name of a buffer. Mostly as it is displayed
1270 by the `:ls` command, but not using special names such as
1271 "[No Name]".
1272 If {buf} is omitted the current buffer is used.
1273 If {buf} is a Number, that buffer number's name is given.
1274 Number zero is the alternate buffer for the current window.
1275 If {buf} is a String, it is used as a |file-pattern| to match
1276 with the buffer names. This is always done like 'magic' is
1277 set and 'cpoptions' is empty. When there is more than one
1278 match an empty string is returned.
1279 "" or "%" can be used for the current buffer, "#" for the
1280 alternate buffer.
1281 A full match is preferred, otherwise a match at the start, end
1282 or middle of the buffer name is accepted. If you only want a
1283 full match then put "^" at the start and "$" at the end of the
1284 pattern.
1285 Listed buffers are found first. If there is a single match
1286 with a listed buffer, that one is returned. Next unlisted
1287 buffers are searched for.
1288 If the {buf} is a String, but you want to use it as a buffer
1289 number, force it to be a Number by adding zero to it: >
1290 :echo bufname("3" + 0)
1291< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1292 echo bufnr->bufname()
1293
1294< If the buffer doesn't exist, or doesn't have a name, an empty
1295 string is returned. >
1296 bufname("#") alternate buffer name
1297 bufname(3) name of buffer 3
1298 bufname("%") name of current buffer
1299 bufname("file2") name of buffer where "file2" matches.
1300< *buffer_name()*
1301 Obsolete name: buffer_name().
1302
1303 *bufnr()*
1304bufnr([{buf} [, {create}]])
1305 The result is the number of a buffer, as it is displayed by
1306 the `:ls` command. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
1307 above.
1308
1309 If the buffer doesn't exist, -1 is returned. Or, if the
1310 {create} argument is present and TRUE, a new, unlisted,
1311 buffer is created and its number is returned. Example: >
1312 let newbuf = bufnr('Scratch001', 1)
1313< Using an empty name uses the current buffer. To create a new
1314 buffer with an empty name use |bufadd()|.
1315
1316 bufnr("$") is the last buffer: >
1317 :let last_buffer = bufnr("$")
1318< The result is a Number, which is the highest buffer number
1319 of existing buffers. Note that not all buffers with a smaller
1320 number necessarily exist, because ":bwipeout" may have removed
1321 them. Use bufexists() to test for the existence of a buffer.
1322
1323 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1324 echo bufref->bufnr()
1325<
1326 Obsolete name: buffer_number(). *buffer_number()*
1327 *last_buffer_nr()*
1328 Obsolete name for bufnr("$"): last_buffer_nr().
1329
1330bufwinid({buf}) *bufwinid()*
1331 The result is a Number, which is the |window-ID| of the first
1332 window associated with buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
1333 see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or
1334 there is no such window, -1 is returned. Example: >
1335
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001336 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinid(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001337<
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001338 Only deals with the current tab page. See |win_findbuf()| for
1339 finding more.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001340
1341 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1342 FindBuffer()->bufwinid()
1343
1344bufwinnr({buf}) *bufwinnr()*
1345 Like |bufwinid()| but return the window number instead of the
1346 |window-ID|.
1347 If buffer {buf} doesn't exist or there is no such window, -1
1348 is returned. Example: >
1349
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001350 echo "A window containing buffer 1 is " .. (bufwinnr(1))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001351
1352< The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
1353 |:wincmd|.
1354
1355 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1356 FindBuffer()->bufwinnr()
1357
1358byte2line({byte}) *byte2line()*
1359 Return the line number that contains the character at byte
1360 count {byte} in the current buffer. This includes the
1361 end-of-line character, depending on the 'fileformat' option
1362 for the current buffer. The first character has byte count
1363 one.
1364 Also see |line2byte()|, |go| and |:goto|.
1365
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001366 Returns -1 if the {byte} value is invalid.
1367
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001368 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1369 GetOffset()->byte2line()
1370
1371< {not available when compiled without the |+byte_offset|
1372 feature}
1373
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001374byteidx({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidx()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001375 Return byte index of the {nr}'th character in the String
1376 {expr}. Use zero for the first character, it then returns
1377 zero.
1378 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1379 equal to {nr}.
1380 Composing characters are not counted separately, their byte
1381 length is added to the preceding base character. See
1382 |byteidxcomp()| below for counting composing characters
1383 separately.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001384 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {nr} is used as the UTF-16
1385 index in the String {expr} instead of as the character index.
1386 The UTF-16 index is the index in the string when it is encoded
1387 with 16-bit words. If the specified UTF-16 index is in the
1388 middle of a character (e.g. in a 4-byte character), then the
1389 byte index of the first byte in the character is returned.
1390 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001391 Example : >
1392 echo matchstr(str, ".", byteidx(str, 3))
1393< will display the fourth character. Another way to do the
1394 same: >
1395 let s = strpart(str, byteidx(str, 3))
1396 echo strpart(s, 0, byteidx(s, 1))
1397< Also see |strgetchar()| and |strcharpart()|.
1398
1399 If there are less than {nr} characters -1 is returned.
1400 If there are exactly {nr} characters the length of the string
1401 in bytes is returned.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001402 See |charidx()| and |utf16idx()| for getting the character and
1403 UTF-16 index respectively from the byte index.
1404 Examples: >
1405 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2) returns 5
1406 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 2, 1) returns 1
1407 echo byteidx('a😊😊', 3, 1) returns 5
1408<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1410 GetName()->byteidx(idx)
1411
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001412byteidxcomp({expr}, {nr} [, {utf16}]) *byteidxcomp()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001413 Like byteidx(), except that a composing character is counted
1414 as a separate character. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001415 let s = 'e' .. nr2char(0x301)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001416 echo byteidx(s, 1)
1417 echo byteidxcomp(s, 1)
1418 echo byteidxcomp(s, 2)
1419< The first and third echo result in 3 ('e' plus composing
1420 character is 3 bytes), the second echo results in 1 ('e' is
1421 one byte).
1422 Only works differently from byteidx() when 'encoding' is set
1423 to a Unicode encoding.
1424
1425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1426 GetName()->byteidxcomp(idx)
1427
1428call({func}, {arglist} [, {dict}]) *call()* *E699*
1429 Call function {func} with the items in |List| {arglist} as
1430 arguments.
1431 {func} can either be a |Funcref| or the name of a function.
1432 a:firstline and a:lastline are set to the cursor line.
1433 Returns the return value of the called function.
1434 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
1435 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
1436
1437 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1438 GetFunc()->call([arg, arg], dict)
1439
1440ceil({expr}) *ceil()*
1441 Return the smallest integral value greater than or equal to
1442 {expr} as a |Float| (round up).
1443 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
1444 Examples: >
1445 echo ceil(1.456)
1446< 2.0 >
1447 echo ceil(-5.456)
1448< -5.0 >
1449 echo ceil(4.0)
1450< 4.0
1451
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001452 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
1453
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001454 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1455 Compute()->ceil()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001456
1457
1458ch_ functions are documented here: |channel-functions-details|
1459
1460
1461changenr() *changenr()*
1462 Return the number of the most recent change. This is the same
1463 number as what is displayed with |:undolist| and can be used
1464 with the |:undo| command.
1465 When a change was made it is the number of that change. After
1466 redo it is the number of the redone change. After undo it is
1467 one less than the number of the undone change.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001468 Returns 0 if the undo list is empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001469
1470char2nr({string} [, {utf8}]) *char2nr()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001471 Return Number value of the first char in {string}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001472 Examples: >
1473 char2nr(" ") returns 32
1474 char2nr("ABC") returns 65
1475< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
1476 Example for "utf-8": >
1477 char2nr("á") returns 225
1478 char2nr("á"[0]) returns 195
1479< When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat as UTF-8 characters.
1480 A combining character is a separate character.
1481 |nr2char()| does the opposite.
1482 To turn a string into a list of character numbers: >
1483 let str = "ABC"
1484 let list = map(split(str, '\zs'), {_, val -> char2nr(val)})
1485< Result: [65, 66, 67]
1486
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001487 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
1488
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001489 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1490 GetChar()->char2nr()
1491
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001492charclass({string}) *charclass()*
1493 Return the character class of the first character in {string}.
1494 The character class is one of:
1495 0 blank
1496 1 punctuation
1497 2 word character
1498 3 emoji
1499 other specific Unicode class
1500 The class is used in patterns and word motions.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001501 Returns 0 if {string} is not a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001502
1503
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001504charcol({expr} [, {winid}]) *charcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001505 Same as |col()| but returns the character index of the column
1506 position given with {expr} instead of the byte position.
1507
1508 Example:
1509 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
1510 charcol('.') returns 3
1511 col('.') returns 7
1512
1513< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1514 GetPos()->col()
1515<
1516 *charidx()*
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001517charidx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {utf16}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001518 Return the character index of the byte at {idx} in {string}.
1519 The index of the first character is zero.
1520 If there are no multibyte characters the returned value is
1521 equal to {idx}.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001522
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001523 When {countcc} is omitted or |FALSE|, then composing characters
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001524 are not counted separately, their byte length is added to the
1525 preceding base character.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001526 When {countcc} is |TRUE|, then composing characters are
1527 counted as separate characters.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001528
1529 When {utf16} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the UTF-16
1530 index in the String {expr} instead of as the byte index.
1531
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +01001532 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
1533 than {idx} bytes. If there are exactly {idx} bytes the length
1534 of the string in characters is returned.
1535
1536 An error is given and -1 is returned if the first argument is
1537 not a string, the second argument is not a number or when the
1538 third argument is present and is not zero or one.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001539
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001540 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001541 from the character index and |utf16idx()| for getting the
1542 UTF-16 index from the character index.
1543 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001544 Examples: >
1545 echo charidx('áb́ć', 3) returns 1
1546 echo charidx('áb́ć', 6, 1) returns 4
1547 echo charidx('áb́ć', 16) returns -1
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01001548 echo charidx('a😊😊', 4, 0, 1) returns 2
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001549<
1550 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1551 GetName()->charidx(idx)
1552
1553chdir({dir}) *chdir()*
1554 Change the current working directory to {dir}. The scope of
1555 the directory change depends on the directory of the current
1556 window:
1557 - If the current window has a window-local directory
1558 (|:lcd|), then changes the window local directory.
1559 - Otherwise, if the current tabpage has a local
1560 directory (|:tcd|) then changes the tabpage local
1561 directory.
1562 - Otherwise, changes the global directory.
1563 {dir} must be a String.
1564 If successful, returns the previous working directory. Pass
1565 this to another chdir() to restore the directory.
1566 On failure, returns an empty string.
1567
1568 Example: >
1569 let save_dir = chdir(newdir)
1570 if save_dir != ""
1571 " ... do some work
1572 call chdir(save_dir)
1573 endif
1574
1575< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1576 GetDir()->chdir()
1577<
1578cindent({lnum}) *cindent()*
1579 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the C
1580 indenting rules, as with 'cindent'.
1581 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
1582 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01001583 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001584 See |C-indenting|.
1585
1586 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1587 GetLnum()->cindent()
1588
1589clearmatches([{win}]) *clearmatches()*
1590 Clears all matches previously defined for the current window
1591 by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
1592 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
1593 window ID instead of the current window.
1594
1595 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1596 GetWin()->clearmatches()
1597<
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001598col({expr} [, {winid}]) *col()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001599 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the column
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001600 position given with {expr}. The accepted positions are:
1601 . the cursor position
1602 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
1603 number of bytes in the cursor line plus one)
1604 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
1605 returned)
1606 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
1607 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
1608 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
1609 that it's updated right away.
1610 Additionally {expr} can be [lnum, col]: a |List| with the line
1611 and column number. Most useful when the column is "$", to get
1612 the last column of a specific line. When "lnum" or "col" is
1613 out of range then col() returns zero.
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001614 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
1615 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001616 To get the line number use |line()|. To get both use
1617 |getpos()|.
1618 For the screen column position use |virtcol()|. For the
1619 character position use |charcol()|.
1620 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
1621 Examples: >
1622 col(".") column of cursor
1623 col("$") length of cursor line plus one
1624 col("'t") column of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00001625 col("'" .. markname) column of mark markname
Yegappan Lakshmanan4c8d2f02022-11-12 16:07:47 +00001626< The first column is 1. Returns 0 if {expr} is invalid or when
1627 the window with ID {winid} is not found.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001628 For an uppercase mark the column may actually be in another
1629 buffer.
1630 For the cursor position, when 'virtualedit' is active, the
1631 column is one higher if the cursor is after the end of the
Bram Moolenaar6ebe4f92022-10-28 20:47:54 +01001632 line. Also, when using a <Cmd> mapping the cursor isn't
1633 moved, this can be used to obtain the column in Insert mode: >
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00001634 :imap <F2> <Cmd>echowin col(".")<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001635
1636< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1637 GetPos()->col()
1638<
1639
1640complete({startcol}, {matches}) *complete()* *E785*
1641 Set the matches for Insert mode completion.
1642 Can only be used in Insert mode. You need to use a mapping
1643 with CTRL-R = (see |i_CTRL-R|). It does not work after CTRL-O
1644 or with an expression mapping.
1645 {startcol} is the byte offset in the line where the completed
1646 text start. The text up to the cursor is the original text
1647 that will be replaced by the matches. Use col('.') for an
1648 empty string. "col('.') - 1" will replace one character by a
1649 match.
1650 {matches} must be a |List|. Each |List| item is one match.
1651 See |complete-items| for the kind of items that are possible.
1652 "longest" in 'completeopt' is ignored.
1653 Note that the after calling this function you need to avoid
1654 inserting anything that would cause completion to stop.
1655 The match can be selected with CTRL-N and CTRL-P as usual with
1656 Insert mode completion. The popup menu will appear if
1657 specified, see |ins-completion-menu|.
1658 Example: >
1659 inoremap <F5> <C-R>=ListMonths()<CR>
1660
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001661 func ListMonths()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001662 call complete(col('.'), ['January', 'February', 'March',
1663 \ 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September',
1664 \ 'October', 'November', 'December'])
1665 return ''
1666 endfunc
1667< This isn't very useful, but it shows how it works. Note that
1668 an empty string is returned to avoid a zero being inserted.
1669
1670 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
1671 second argument: >
1672 GetMatches()->complete(col('.'))
1673
1674complete_add({expr}) *complete_add()*
1675 Add {expr} to the list of matches. Only to be used by the
1676 function specified with the 'completefunc' option.
1677 Returns 0 for failure (empty string or out of memory),
1678 1 when the match was added, 2 when the match was already in
1679 the list.
1680 See |complete-functions| for an explanation of {expr}. It is
1681 the same as one item in the list that 'omnifunc' would return.
1682
1683 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1684 GetMoreMatches()->complete_add()
1685
1686complete_check() *complete_check()*
1687 Check for a key typed while looking for completion matches.
1688 This is to be used when looking for matches takes some time.
1689 Returns |TRUE| when searching for matches is to be aborted,
1690 zero otherwise.
1691 Only to be used by the function specified with the
1692 'completefunc' option.
1693
1694
1695complete_info([{what}]) *complete_info()*
1696 Returns a |Dictionary| with information about Insert mode
1697 completion. See |ins-completion|.
1698 The items are:
1699 mode Current completion mode name string.
1700 See |complete_info_mode| for the values.
1701 pum_visible |TRUE| if popup menu is visible.
1702 See |pumvisible()|.
1703 items List of completion matches. Each item is a
1704 dictionary containing the entries "word",
1705 "abbr", "menu", "kind", "info" and "user_data".
1706 See |complete-items|.
1707 selected Selected item index. First index is zero.
1708 Index is -1 if no item is selected (showing
1709 typed text only, or the last completion after
1710 no item is selected when using the <Up> or
1711 <Down> keys)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01001712 inserted Inserted string. [NOT IMPLEMENTED YET]
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001713
1714 *complete_info_mode*
1715 mode values are:
1716 "" Not in completion mode
1717 "keyword" Keyword completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-N|
1718 "ctrl_x" Just pressed CTRL-X |i_CTRL-X|
1719 "scroll" Scrolling with |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-E| or
1720 |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-Y|
1721 "whole_line" Whole lines |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-L|
1722 "files" File names |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-F|
1723 "tags" Tags |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-]|
1724 "path_defines" Definition completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-D|
1725 "path_patterns" Include completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-I|
1726 "dictionary" Dictionary |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-K|
1727 "thesaurus" Thesaurus |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-T|
1728 "cmdline" Vim Command line |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-V|
1729 "function" User defined completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-U|
1730 "omni" Omni completion |i_CTRL-X_CTRL-O|
1731 "spell" Spelling suggestions |i_CTRL-X_s|
1732 "eval" |complete()| completion
1733 "unknown" Other internal modes
1734
1735 If the optional {what} list argument is supplied, then only
1736 the items listed in {what} are returned. Unsupported items in
1737 {what} are silently ignored.
1738
1739 To get the position and size of the popup menu, see
1740 |pum_getpos()|. It's also available in |v:event| during the
1741 |CompleteChanged| event.
1742
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001743 Returns an empty |Dictionary| on error.
1744
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001745 Examples: >
1746 " Get all items
1747 call complete_info()
1748 " Get only 'mode'
1749 call complete_info(['mode'])
1750 " Get only 'mode' and 'pum_visible'
1751 call complete_info(['mode', 'pum_visible'])
1752
1753< Can also be used as a |method|: >
1754 GetItems()->complete_info()
1755<
1756 *confirm()*
1757confirm({msg} [, {choices} [, {default} [, {type}]]])
1758 confirm() offers the user a dialog, from which a choice can be
1759 made. It returns the number of the choice. For the first
1760 choice this is 1.
1761 Note: confirm() is only supported when compiled with dialog
1762 support, see |+dialog_con| and |+dialog_gui|.
1763
1764 {msg} is displayed in a |dialog| with {choices} as the
1765 alternatives. When {choices} is missing or empty, "&OK" is
1766 used (and translated).
1767 {msg} is a String, use '\n' to include a newline. Only on
1768 some systems the string is wrapped when it doesn't fit.
1769
1770 {choices} is a String, with the individual choices separated
1771 by '\n', e.g. >
1772 confirm("Save changes?", "&Yes\n&No\n&Cancel")
1773< The letter after the '&' is the shortcut key for that choice.
1774 Thus you can type 'c' to select "Cancel". The shortcut does
1775 not need to be the first letter: >
1776 confirm("file has been modified", "&Save\nSave &All")
1777< For the console, the first letter of each choice is used as
1778 the default shortcut key. Case is ignored.
1779
1780 The optional {default} argument is the number of the choice
1781 that is made if the user hits <CR>. Use 1 to make the first
1782 choice the default one. Use 0 to not set a default. If
1783 {default} is omitted, 1 is used.
1784
1785 The optional {type} String argument gives the type of dialog.
1786 This is only used for the icon of the GTK, Mac, Motif and
1787 Win32 GUI. It can be one of these values: "Error",
1788 "Question", "Info", "Warning" or "Generic". Only the first
1789 character is relevant. When {type} is omitted, "Generic" is
1790 used.
1791
1792 If the user aborts the dialog by pressing <Esc>, CTRL-C,
1793 or another valid interrupt key, confirm() returns 0.
1794
1795 An example: >
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001796 let choice = confirm("What do you want?",
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001797 \ "&Apples\n&Oranges\n&Bananas", 2)
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001798 if choice == 0
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001799 echo "make up your mind!"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001800 elseif choice == 3
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001801 echo "tasteful"
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001802 else
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01001803 echo "I prefer bananas myself."
Bram Moolenaar46eea442022-03-30 10:51:39 +01001804 endif
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001805< In a GUI dialog, buttons are used. The layout of the buttons
1806 depends on the 'v' flag in 'guioptions'. If it is included,
1807 the buttons are always put vertically. Otherwise, confirm()
1808 tries to put the buttons in one horizontal line. If they
1809 don't fit, a vertical layout is used anyway. For some systems
1810 the horizontal layout is always used.
1811
1812 Can also be used as a |method|in: >
1813 BuildMessage()->confirm("&Yes\n&No")
1814<
1815 *copy()*
1816copy({expr}) Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1817 different from using {expr} directly.
1818 When {expr} is a |List| a shallow copy is created. This means
1819 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1820 copy, and vice versa. But the items are identical, thus
1821 changing an item changes the contents of both |Lists|.
1822 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1823 Also see |deepcopy()|.
1824 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1825 mylist->copy()
1826
1827cos({expr}) *cos()*
1828 Return the cosine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
1829 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001830 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001831 Examples: >
1832 :echo cos(100)
1833< 0.862319 >
1834 :echo cos(-4.01)
1835< -0.646043
1836
1837 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1838 Compute()->cos()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001839
1840
1841cosh({expr}) *cosh()*
1842 Return the hyperbolic cosine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
1843 [1, inf].
1844 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001845 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001846 Examples: >
1847 :echo cosh(0.5)
1848< 1.127626 >
1849 :echo cosh(-0.5)
1850< -1.127626
1851
1852 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1853 Compute()->cosh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001854
1855
1856count({comp}, {expr} [, {ic} [, {start}]]) *count()*
1857 Return the number of times an item with value {expr} appears
1858 in |String|, |List| or |Dictionary| {comp}.
1859
1860 If {start} is given then start with the item with this index.
1861 {start} can only be used with a |List|.
1862
1863 When {ic} is given and it's |TRUE| then case is ignored.
1864
1865 When {comp} is a string then the number of not overlapping
1866 occurrences of {expr} is returned. Zero is returned when
1867 {expr} is an empty string.
1868
1869 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1870 mylist->count(val)
1871<
1872 *cscope_connection()*
1873cscope_connection([{num} , {dbpath} [, {prepend}]])
1874 Checks for the existence of a |cscope| connection. If no
1875 parameters are specified, then the function returns:
1876 0, if cscope was not available (not compiled in), or
1877 if there are no cscope connections;
1878 1, if there is at least one cscope connection.
1879
1880 If parameters are specified, then the value of {num}
1881 determines how existence of a cscope connection is checked:
1882
1883 {num} Description of existence check
1884 ----- ------------------------------
1885 0 Same as no parameters (e.g., "cscope_connection()").
1886 1 Ignore {prepend}, and use partial string matches for
1887 {dbpath}.
1888 2 Ignore {prepend}, and use exact string matches for
1889 {dbpath}.
1890 3 Use {prepend}, use partial string matches for both
1891 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1892 4 Use {prepend}, use exact string matches for both
1893 {dbpath} and {prepend}.
1894
1895 Note: All string comparisons are case sensitive!
1896
1897 Examples. Suppose we had the following (from ":cs show"): >
1898
1899 # pid database name prepend path
1900 0 27664 cscope.out /usr/local
1901<
1902 Invocation Return Val ~
1903 ---------- ---------- >
1904 cscope_connection() 1
1905 cscope_connection(1, "out") 1
1906 cscope_connection(2, "out") 0
1907 cscope_connection(3, "out") 0
1908 cscope_connection(3, "out", "local") 1
1909 cscope_connection(4, "out") 0
1910 cscope_connection(4, "out", "local") 0
1911 cscope_connection(4, "cscope.out", "/usr/local") 1
1912<
1913cursor({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *cursor()*
1914cursor({list})
1915 Positions the cursor at the column (byte count) {col} in the
1916 line {lnum}. The first column is one.
1917
1918 When there is one argument {list} this is used as a |List|
1919 with two, three or four item:
1920 [{lnum}, {col}]
1921 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}]
1922 [{lnum}, {col}, {off}, {curswant}]
1923 This is like the return value of |getpos()| or |getcurpos()|,
1924 but without the first item.
1925
Bram Moolenaar10e8ff92023-06-10 21:40:39 +01001926 To position the cursor using {col} as the character count, use
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001927 |setcursorcharpos()|.
1928
1929 Does not change the jumplist.
Bram Moolenaar7c6cd442022-10-11 21:54:04 +01001930 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|, except that if {lnum} is
1931 zero, the cursor will stay in the current line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001932 If {lnum} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
1933 the cursor will be positioned at the last line in the buffer.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001934 If {col} is greater than the number of bytes in the line,
1935 the cursor will be positioned at the last character in the
1936 line.
1937 If {col} is zero, the cursor will stay in the current column.
1938 If {curswant} is given it is used to set the preferred column
1939 for vertical movement. Otherwise {col} is used.
1940
1941 When 'virtualedit' is used {off} specifies the offset in
1942 screen columns from the start of the character. E.g., a
1943 position within a <Tab> or after the last character.
1944 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
1945
1946 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1947 GetCursorPos()->cursor()
1948
1949debugbreak({pid}) *debugbreak()*
1950 Specifically used to interrupt a program being debugged. It
1951 will cause process {pid} to get a SIGTRAP. Behavior for other
1952 processes is undefined. See |terminal-debugger|.
1953 {only available on MS-Windows}
1954
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01001955 Returns |TRUE| if successfully interrupted the program.
1956 Otherwise returns |FALSE|.
1957
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1959 GetPid()->debugbreak()
1960
1961deepcopy({expr} [, {noref}]) *deepcopy()* *E698*
1962 Make a copy of {expr}. For Numbers and Strings this isn't
1963 different from using {expr} directly.
1964 When {expr} is a |List| a full copy is created. This means
1965 that the original |List| can be changed without changing the
1966 copy, and vice versa. When an item is a |List| or
1967 |Dictionary|, a copy for it is made, recursively. Thus
1968 changing an item in the copy does not change the contents of
1969 the original |List|.
1970 A |Dictionary| is copied in a similar way as a |List|.
1971
1972 When {noref} is omitted or zero a contained |List| or
1973 |Dictionary| is only copied once. All references point to
1974 this single copy. With {noref} set to 1 every occurrence of a
1975 |List| or |Dictionary| results in a new copy. This also means
1976 that a cyclic reference causes deepcopy() to fail.
1977 *E724*
1978 Nesting is possible up to 100 levels. When there is an item
1979 that refers back to a higher level making a deep copy with
1980 {noref} set to 1 will fail.
1981 Also see |copy()|.
1982
1983 Can also be used as a |method|: >
1984 GetObject()->deepcopy()
1985
1986delete({fname} [, {flags}]) *delete()*
1987 Without {flags} or with {flags} empty: Deletes the file by the
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01001988 name {fname}.
1989
1990 This also works when {fname} is a symbolic link. The symbolic
1991 link itself is deleted, not what it points to.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00001992
1993 When {flags} is "d": Deletes the directory by the name
1994 {fname}. This fails when directory {fname} is not empty.
1995
1996 When {flags} is "rf": Deletes the directory by the name
1997 {fname} and everything in it, recursively. BE CAREFUL!
1998 Note: on MS-Windows it is not possible to delete a directory
1999 that is being used.
2000
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002001 The result is a Number, which is 0/false if the delete
2002 operation was successful and -1/true when the deletion failed
2003 or partly failed.
2004
2005 Use |remove()| to delete an item from a |List|.
2006 To delete a line from the buffer use |:delete| or
2007 |deletebufline()|.
2008
2009 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2010 GetName()->delete()
2011
2012deletebufline({buf}, {first} [, {last}]) *deletebufline()*
2013 Delete lines {first} to {last} (inclusive) from buffer {buf}.
2014 If {last} is omitted then delete line {first} only.
2015 On success 0 is returned, on failure 1 is returned.
2016
2017 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
2018 |bufload()| if needed.
2019
2020 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
2021
2022 {first} and {last} are used like with |getline()|. Note that
2023 when using |line()| this refers to the current buffer. Use "$"
2024 to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
2025
2026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2027 GetBuffer()->deletebufline(1)
2028<
2029 *did_filetype()*
2030did_filetype() Returns |TRUE| when autocommands are being executed and the
2031 FileType event has been triggered at least once. Can be used
2032 to avoid triggering the FileType event again in the scripts
2033 that detect the file type. |FileType|
2034 Returns |FALSE| when `:setf FALLBACK` was used.
2035 When editing another file, the counter is reset, thus this
2036 really checks if the FileType event has been triggered for the
2037 current buffer. This allows an autocommand that starts
2038 editing another buffer to set 'filetype' and load a syntax
2039 file.
2040
2041diff_filler({lnum}) *diff_filler()*
2042 Returns the number of filler lines above line {lnum}.
2043 These are the lines that were inserted at this point in
2044 another diff'ed window. These filler lines are shown in the
2045 display but don't exist in the buffer.
2046 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2047 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2048 Returns 0 if the current window is not in diff mode.
2049
2050 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2051 GetLnum()->diff_filler()
2052
2053diff_hlID({lnum}, {col}) *diff_hlID()*
2054 Returns the highlight ID for diff mode at line {lnum} column
2055 {col} (byte index). When the current line does not have a
2056 diff change zero is returned.
2057 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2058 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2059 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
2060 line.
2061 The highlight ID can be used with |synIDattr()| to obtain
2062 syntax information about the highlighting.
2063
2064 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2065 GetLnum()->diff_hlID(col)
2066<
2067
2068digraph_get({chars}) *digraph_get()* *E1214*
2069 Return the digraph of {chars}. This should be a string with
2070 exactly two characters. If {chars} are not just two
2071 characters, or the digraph of {chars} does not exist, an error
2072 is given and an empty string is returned.
2073
2074 The character will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2075 when needed. This does require the conversion to be
2076 available, it might fail.
2077
2078 Also see |digraph_getlist()|.
2079
2080 Examples: >
2081 " Get a built-in digraph
2082 :echo digraph_get('00') " Returns '∞'
2083
2084 " Get a user-defined digraph
2085 :call digraph_set('aa', 'あ')
2086 :echo digraph_get('aa') " Returns 'あ'
2087<
2088 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2089 GetChars()->digraph_get()
2090<
2091 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2092 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2093 display an error message.
2094
2095
2096digraph_getlist([{listall}]) *digraph_getlist()*
2097 Return a list of digraphs. If the {listall} argument is given
2098 and it is TRUE, return all digraphs, including the default
2099 digraphs. Otherwise, return only user-defined digraphs.
2100
2101 The characters will be converted from Unicode to 'encoding'
2102 when needed. This does require the conservation to be
2103 available, it might fail.
2104
2105 Also see |digraph_get()|.
2106
2107 Examples: >
2108 " Get user-defined digraphs
2109 :echo digraph_getlist()
2110
2111 " Get all the digraphs, including default digraphs
2112 :echo digraph_getlist(1)
2113<
2114 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2115 GetNumber()->digraph_getlist()
2116<
2117 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2118 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2119 display an error message.
2120
2121
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002122digraph_set({chars}, {digraph}) *digraph_set()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002123 Add digraph {chars} to the list. {chars} must be a string
2124 with two characters. {digraph} is a string with one UTF-8
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002125 encoded character. *E1215*
2126 Be careful, composing characters are NOT ignored. This
2127 function is similar to |:digraphs| command, but useful to add
2128 digraphs start with a white space.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002129
2130 The function result is v:true if |digraph| is registered. If
2131 this fails an error message is given and v:false is returned.
2132
2133 If you want to define multiple digraphs at once, you can use
2134 |digraph_setlist()|.
2135
2136 Example: >
2137 call digraph_set(' ', 'あ')
2138<
2139 Can be used as a |method|: >
2140 GetString()->digraph_set('あ')
2141<
2142 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2143 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2144 display an error message.
2145
2146
2147digraph_setlist({digraphlist}) *digraph_setlist()*
2148 Similar to |digraph_set()| but this function can add multiple
2149 digraphs at once. {digraphlist} is a list composed of lists,
2150 where each list contains two strings with {chars} and
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002151 {digraph} as in |digraph_set()|. *E1216*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002152 Example: >
2153 call digraph_setlist([['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']])
2154<
2155 It is similar to the following: >
2156 for [chars, digraph] in [['aa', 'あ'], ['ii', 'い']]
2157 call digraph_set(chars, digraph)
2158 endfor
2159< Except that the function returns after the first error,
2160 following digraphs will not be added.
2161
2162 Can be used as a |method|: >
2163 GetList()->digraph_setlist()
2164<
2165 This function works only when compiled with the |+digraphs|
2166 feature. If this feature is disabled, this function will
2167 display an error message.
2168
2169
2170echoraw({string}) *echoraw()*
2171 Output {string} as-is, including unprintable characters.
2172 This can be used to output a terminal code. For example, to
2173 disable modifyOtherKeys: >
2174 call echoraw(&t_TE)
2175< and to enable it again: >
2176 call echoraw(&t_TI)
2177< Use with care, you can mess up the terminal this way.
2178
2179
2180empty({expr}) *empty()*
2181 Return the Number 1 if {expr} is empty, zero otherwise.
2182 - A |List| or |Dictionary| is empty when it does not have any
2183 items.
2184 - A |String| is empty when its length is zero.
2185 - A |Number| and |Float| are empty when their value is zero.
2186 - |v:false|, |v:none| and |v:null| are empty, |v:true| is not.
2187 - A |Job| is empty when it failed to start.
2188 - A |Channel| is empty when it is closed.
2189 - A |Blob| is empty when its length is zero.
2190
2191 For a long |List| this is much faster than comparing the
2192 length with zero.
2193
2194 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2195 mylist->empty()
2196
2197environ() *environ()*
2198 Return all of environment variables as dictionary. You can
2199 check if an environment variable exists like this: >
2200 :echo has_key(environ(), 'HOME')
2201< Note that the variable name may be CamelCase; to ignore case
2202 use this: >
2203 :echo index(keys(environ()), 'HOME', 0, 1) != -1
2204
Bram Moolenaar416bd912023-07-07 23:19:18 +01002205
2206err_teapot([{expr}]) *err_teapot()*
2207 Produce an error with number 418, needed for implementation of
2208 RFC 2325.
2209 If {expr} is present and it is TRUE error 503 is given,
2210 indicating that coffee is temporarily not available.
2211 If {expr} is present it must be a String.
2212
2213
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002214escape({string}, {chars}) *escape()*
2215 Escape the characters in {chars} that occur in {string} with a
2216 backslash. Example: >
2217 :echo escape('c:\program files\vim', ' \')
2218< results in: >
2219 c:\\program\ files\\vim
2220< Also see |shellescape()| and |fnameescape()|.
2221
2222 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2223 GetText()->escape(' \')
2224<
2225 *eval()*
2226eval({string}) Evaluate {string} and return the result. Especially useful to
2227 turn the result of |string()| back into the original value.
2228 This works for Numbers, Floats, Strings, Blobs and composites
2229 of them. Also works for |Funcref|s that refer to existing
2230 functions.
2231
2232 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2233 argv->join()->eval()
2234
2235eventhandler() *eventhandler()*
2236 Returns 1 when inside an event handler. That is that Vim got
2237 interrupted while waiting for the user to type a character,
2238 e.g., when dropping a file on Vim. This means interactive
2239 commands cannot be used. Otherwise zero is returned.
2240
2241executable({expr}) *executable()*
2242 This function checks if an executable with the name {expr}
2243 exists. {expr} must be the name of the program without any
2244 arguments.
2245 executable() uses the value of $PATH and/or the normal
2246 searchpath for programs. *PATHEXT*
2247 On MS-Windows the ".exe", ".bat", etc. can optionally be
2248 included. Then the extensions in $PATHEXT are tried. Thus if
2249 "foo.exe" does not exist, "foo.exe.bat" can be found. If
2250 $PATHEXT is not set then ".com;.exe;.bat;.cmd" is used. A dot
2251 by itself can be used in $PATHEXT to try using the name
2252 without an extension. When 'shell' looks like a Unix shell,
2253 then the name is also tried without adding an extension.
2254 On MS-Windows it only checks if the file exists and is not a
2255 directory, not if it's really executable.
2256 On MS-Windows an executable in the same directory as Vim is
Yasuhiro Matsumoto05cf63e2022-05-03 11:02:28 +01002257 normally found. Since this directory is added to $PATH it
2258 should also work to execute it |win32-PATH|. This can be
2259 disabled by setting the $NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath
2260 environment variable. *NoDefaultCurrentDirectoryInExePath*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002261 The result is a Number:
2262 1 exists
2263 0 does not exist
2264 -1 not implemented on this system
2265 |exepath()| can be used to get the full path of an executable.
2266
2267 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2268 GetCommand()->executable()
2269
2270execute({command} [, {silent}]) *execute()*
2271 Execute an Ex command or commands and return the output as a
2272 string.
2273 {command} can be a string or a List. In case of a List the
2274 lines are executed one by one.
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002275 This is more or less equivalent to: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002276 redir => var
2277 {command}
2278 redir END
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01002279< Except that line continuation in {command} is not recognized.
2280
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002281 The optional {silent} argument can have these values:
2282 "" no `:silent` used
2283 "silent" `:silent` used
2284 "silent!" `:silent!` used
2285 The default is "silent". Note that with "silent!", unlike
2286 `:redir`, error messages are dropped. When using an external
2287 command the screen may be messed up, use `system()` instead.
2288 *E930*
2289 It is not possible to use `:redir` anywhere in {command}.
2290
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01002291 To get a list of lines use `split()` on the result: >
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002292 execute('args')->split("\n")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002293
2294< To execute a command in another window than the current one
2295 use `win_execute()`.
2296
2297 When used recursively the output of the recursive call is not
2298 included in the output of the higher level call.
2299
2300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2301 GetCommand()->execute()
2302
2303exepath({expr}) *exepath()*
2304 If {expr} is an executable and is either an absolute path, a
2305 relative path or found in $PATH, return the full path.
2306 Note that the current directory is used when {expr} starts
2307 with "./", which may be a problem for Vim: >
2308 echo exepath(v:progpath)
2309< If {expr} cannot be found in $PATH or is not executable then
2310 an empty string is returned.
2311
2312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2313 GetCommand()->exepath()
2314<
2315 *exists()*
2316exists({expr}) The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| if {expr} is defined,
2317 zero otherwise.
2318
2319 Note: In a compiled |:def| function the evaluation is done at
2320 runtime. Use `exists_compiled()` to evaluate the expression
2321 at compile time.
2322
2323 For checking for a supported feature use |has()|.
2324 For checking if a file exists use |filereadable()|.
2325
2326 The {expr} argument is a string, which contains one of these:
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002327 varname internal variable (see
2328 dict.key |internal-variables|). Also works
2329 list[i] for |curly-braces-names|, |Dictionary|
2330 import.Func entries, |List| items, imported
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002331 items, etc.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002332 Does not work for local variables in a
2333 compiled `:def` function.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002334 Also works for a function in |Vim9|
2335 script, since it can be used as a
2336 function reference.
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00002337 Beware that evaluating an index may
2338 cause an error message for an invalid
2339 expression. E.g.: >
2340 :let l = [1, 2, 3]
2341 :echo exists("l[5]")
2342< 0 >
2343 :echo exists("l[xx]")
2344< E121: Undefined variable: xx
2345 0
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002346 &option-name Vim option (only checks if it exists,
2347 not if it really works)
2348 +option-name Vim option that works.
2349 $ENVNAME environment variable (could also be
2350 done by comparing with an empty
2351 string)
2352 *funcname built-in function (see |functions|)
2353 or user defined function (see
2354 |user-functions|) that is implemented.
2355 Also works for a variable that is a
2356 Funcref.
2357 ?funcname built-in function that could be
2358 implemented; to be used to check if
2359 "funcname" is valid
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002360 :cmdname Ex command: built-in command, user
2361 command or command modifier |:command|.
2362 Returns:
2363 1 for match with start of a command
2364 2 full match with a command
2365 3 matches several user commands
2366 To check for a supported command
2367 always check the return value to be 2.
2368 :2match The |:2match| command.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01002369 :3match The |:3match| command (but you
2370 probably should not use it, it is
2371 reserved for internal usage)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002372 #event autocommand defined for this event
2373 #event#pattern autocommand defined for this event and
2374 pattern (the pattern is taken
2375 literally and compared to the
2376 autocommand patterns character by
2377 character)
2378 #group autocommand group exists
2379 #group#event autocommand defined for this group and
2380 event.
2381 #group#event#pattern
2382 autocommand defined for this group,
2383 event and pattern.
2384 ##event autocommand for this event is
2385 supported.
2386
2387 Examples: >
2388 exists("&shortname")
2389 exists("$HOSTNAME")
2390 exists("*strftime")
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00002391 exists("*s:MyFunc") " only for legacy script
2392 exists("*MyFunc")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002393 exists("bufcount")
2394 exists(":Make")
2395 exists("#CursorHold")
2396 exists("#BufReadPre#*.gz")
2397 exists("#filetypeindent")
2398 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType")
2399 exists("#filetypeindent#FileType#*")
2400 exists("##ColorScheme")
2401< There must be no space between the symbol (&/$/*/#) and the
2402 name.
2403 There must be no extra characters after the name, although in
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01002404 a few cases this is ignored. That may become stricter in the
2405 future, thus don't count on it!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002406 Working example: >
2407 exists(":make")
2408< NOT working example: >
2409 exists(":make install")
2410
2411< Note that the argument must be a string, not the name of the
2412 variable itself. For example: >
2413 exists(bufcount)
2414< This doesn't check for existence of the "bufcount" variable,
2415 but gets the value of "bufcount", and checks if that exists.
2416
2417 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2418 Varname()->exists()
2419<
2420
2421exists_compiled({expr}) *exists_compiled()*
2422 Like `exists()` but evaluated at compile time. This is useful
2423 to skip a block where a function is used that would otherwise
2424 give an error: >
2425 if exists_compiled('*ThatFunction')
2426 ThatFunction('works')
2427 endif
2428< If `exists()` were used then a compilation error would be
2429 given if ThatFunction() is not defined.
2430
2431 {expr} must be a literal string. *E1232*
2432 Can only be used in a |:def| function. *E1233*
2433 This does not work to check for arguments or local variables.
2434
2435
2436exp({expr}) *exp()*
2437 Return the exponential of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
2438 [0, inf].
2439 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002440 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002441 Examples: >
2442 :echo exp(2)
2443< 7.389056 >
2444 :echo exp(-1)
2445< 0.367879
2446
2447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2448 Compute()->exp()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002449
2450
2451expand({string} [, {nosuf} [, {list}]]) *expand()*
2452 Expand wildcards and the following special keywords in
2453 {string}. 'wildignorecase' applies.
2454
2455 If {list} is given and it is |TRUE|, a List will be returned.
2456 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
2457 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters. [Note: in
2458 version 5.0 a space was used, which caused problems when a
2459 file name contains a space]
2460
2461 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty string. A name
2462 for a non-existing file is not included, unless {string} does
2463 not start with '%', '#' or '<', see below.
2464
2465 When {string} starts with '%', '#' or '<', the expansion is
2466 done like for the |cmdline-special| variables with their
2467 associated modifiers. Here is a short overview:
2468
2469 % current file name
2470 # alternate file name
2471 #n alternate file name n
2472 <cfile> file name under the cursor
2473 <afile> autocmd file name
2474 <abuf> autocmd buffer number (as a String!)
2475 <amatch> autocmd matched name
2476 <cexpr> C expression under the cursor
2477 <sfile> sourced script file or function name
2478 <slnum> sourced script line number or function
2479 line number
2480 <sflnum> script file line number, also when in
2481 a function
2482 <SID> "<SNR>123_" where "123" is the
2483 current script ID |<SID>|
Bram Moolenaar75ab5902022-04-18 15:36:40 +01002484 <script> sourced script file, or script file
2485 where the current function was defined
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002486 <stack> call stack
2487 <cword> word under the cursor
2488 <cWORD> WORD under the cursor
2489 <client> the {clientid} of the last received
2490 message |server2client()|
2491 Modifiers:
2492 :p expand to full path
2493 :h head (last path component removed)
2494 :t tail (last path component only)
2495 :r root (one extension removed)
2496 :e extension only
2497
2498 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002499 :let &tags = expand("%:p:h") .. "/tags"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002500< Note that when expanding a string that starts with '%', '#' or
2501 '<', any following text is ignored. This does NOT work: >
2502 :let doesntwork = expand("%:h.bak")
2503< Use this: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002504 :let doeswork = expand("%:h") .. ".bak"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002505< Also note that expanding "<cfile>" and others only returns the
2506 referenced file name without further expansion. If "<cfile>"
2507 is "~/.cshrc", you need to do another expand() to have the
2508 "~/" expanded into the path of the home directory: >
2509 :echo expand(expand("<cfile>"))
2510<
2511 There cannot be white space between the variables and the
2512 following modifier. The |fnamemodify()| function can be used
2513 to modify normal file names.
2514
2515 When using '%' or '#', and the current or alternate file name
2516 is not defined, an empty string is used. Using "%:p" in a
2517 buffer with no name, results in the current directory, with a
2518 '/' added.
Bram Moolenaar57544522022-04-12 12:54:11 +01002519 When 'verbose' is set then expanding '%', '#' and <> items
2520 will result in an error message if the argument cannot be
2521 expanded.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002522
2523 When {string} does not start with '%', '#' or '<', it is
2524 expanded like a file name is expanded on the command line.
2525 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' are used, unless the optional
2526 {nosuf} argument is given and it is |TRUE|.
2527 Names for non-existing files are included. The "**" item can
2528 be used to search in a directory tree. For example, to find
2529 all "README" files in the current directory and below: >
2530 :echo expand("**/README")
2531<
2532 expand() can also be used to expand variables and environment
2533 variables that are only known in a shell. But this can be
2534 slow, because a shell may be used to do the expansion. See
2535 |expr-env-expand|.
2536 The expanded variable is still handled like a list of file
2537 names. When an environment variable cannot be expanded, it is
2538 left unchanged. Thus ":echo expand('$FOOBAR')" results in
2539 "$FOOBAR".
2540
2541 See |glob()| for finding existing files. See |system()| for
2542 getting the raw output of an external command.
2543
2544 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2545 Getpattern()->expand()
2546
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002547expandcmd({string} [, {options}]) *expandcmd()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002548 Expand special items in String {string} like what is done for
2549 an Ex command such as `:edit`. This expands special keywords,
2550 like with |expand()|, and environment variables, anywhere in
2551 {string}. "~user" and "~/path" are only expanded at the
2552 start.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002553
2554 The following items are supported in the {options} Dict
2555 argument:
2556 errmsg If set to TRUE, error messages are displayed
2557 if an error is encountered during expansion.
2558 By default, error messages are not displayed.
2559
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002560 Returns the expanded string. If an error is encountered
2561 during expansion, the unmodified {string} is returned.
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002562
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002563 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002564 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o')
Yegappan Lakshmanan2b74b682022-04-03 21:30:32 +01002565 make /path/runtime/doc/builtin.o
2566 :echo expandcmd('make %<.o', {'errmsg': v:true})
2567<
Yegappan Lakshmanan5018a832022-04-02 21:12:21 +01002568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002569 GetCommand()->expandcmd()
2570<
2571extend({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extend()*
2572 {expr1} and {expr2} must be both |Lists| or both
2573 |Dictionaries|.
2574
2575 If they are |Lists|: Append {expr2} to {expr1}.
2576 If {expr3} is given insert the items of {expr2} before the
2577 item with index {expr3} in {expr1}. When {expr3} is zero
2578 insert before the first item. When {expr3} is equal to
2579 len({expr1}) then {expr2} is appended.
2580 Examples: >
2581 :echo sort(extend(mylist, [7, 5]))
2582 :call extend(mylist, [2, 3], 1)
2583< When {expr1} is the same List as {expr2} then the number of
2584 items copied is equal to the original length of the List.
2585 E.g., when {expr3} is 1 you get N new copies of the first item
2586 (where N is the original length of the List).
2587 Use |add()| to concatenate one item to a list. To concatenate
2588 two lists into a new list use the + operator: >
2589 :let newlist = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5]
2590<
2591 If they are |Dictionaries|:
2592 Add all entries from {expr2} to {expr1}.
2593 If a key exists in both {expr1} and {expr2} then {expr3} is
2594 used to decide what to do:
2595 {expr3} = "keep": keep the value of {expr1}
2596 {expr3} = "force": use the value of {expr2}
2597 {expr3} = "error": give an error message *E737*
2598 When {expr3} is omitted then "force" is assumed.
2599
2600 {expr1} is changed when {expr2} is not empty. If necessary
2601 make a copy of {expr1} first.
2602 {expr2} remains unchanged.
2603 When {expr1} is locked and {expr2} is not empty the operation
2604 fails.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002605 Returns {expr1}. Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002606
2607 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2608 mylist->extend(otherlist)
2609
2610
2611extendnew({expr1}, {expr2} [, {expr3}]) *extendnew()*
2612 Like |extend()| but instead of adding items to {expr1} a new
2613 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00002614 unchanged.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002615
2616
2617feedkeys({string} [, {mode}]) *feedkeys()*
2618 Characters in {string} are queued for processing as if they
2619 come from a mapping or were typed by the user.
2620
2621 By default the string is added to the end of the typeahead
2622 buffer, thus if a mapping is still being executed the
2623 characters come after them. Use the 'i' flag to insert before
2624 other characters, they will be executed next, before any
2625 characters from a mapping.
2626
2627 The function does not wait for processing of keys contained in
2628 {string}.
2629
2630 To include special keys into {string}, use double-quotes
2631 and "\..." notation |expr-quote|. For example,
2632 feedkeys("\<CR>") simulates pressing of the <Enter> key. But
2633 feedkeys('\<CR>') pushes 5 characters.
2634 A special code that might be useful is <Ignore>, it exits the
2635 wait for a character without doing anything. *<Ignore>*
2636
2637 {mode} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
2638 'm' Remap keys. This is default. If {mode} is absent,
2639 keys are remapped.
2640 'n' Do not remap keys.
2641 't' Handle keys as if typed; otherwise they are handled as
2642 if coming from a mapping. This matters for undo,
2643 opening folds, etc.
2644 'L' Lowlevel input. Only works for Unix or when using the
2645 GUI. Keys are used as if they were coming from the
2646 terminal. Other flags are not used. *E980*
2647 When a CTRL-C interrupts and 't' is included it sets
2648 the internal "got_int" flag.
2649 'i' Insert the string instead of appending (see above).
2650 'x' Execute commands until typeahead is empty. This is
2651 similar to using ":normal!". You can call feedkeys()
2652 several times without 'x' and then one time with 'x'
2653 (possibly with an empty {string}) to execute all the
2654 typeahead. Note that when Vim ends in Insert mode it
2655 will behave as if <Esc> is typed, to avoid getting
2656 stuck, waiting for a character to be typed before the
2657 script continues.
2658 Note that if you manage to call feedkeys() while
2659 executing commands, thus calling it recursively, then
2660 all typeahead will be consumed by the last call.
Bram Moolenaara9725222022-01-16 13:30:33 +00002661 'c' Remove any script context when executing, so that
2662 legacy script syntax applies, "s:var" does not work,
Bram Moolenaard899e512022-05-07 21:54:03 +01002663 etc. Note that if the string being fed sets a script
Bram Moolenaarce001a32022-04-27 15:25:03 +01002664 context this still applies.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002665 '!' When used with 'x' will not end Insert mode. Can be
2666 used in a test when a timer is set to exit Insert mode
2667 a little later. Useful for testing CursorHoldI.
2668
2669 Return value is always 0.
2670
2671 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2672 GetInput()->feedkeys()
2673
2674filereadable({file}) *filereadable()*
2675 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a file with the
2676 name {file} exists, and can be read. If {file} doesn't exist,
2677 or is a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {file} is any
2678 expression, which is used as a String.
2679 If you don't care about the file being readable you can use
2680 |glob()|.
2681 {file} is used as-is, you may want to expand wildcards first: >
2682 echo filereadable('~/.vimrc')
2683 0
2684 echo filereadable(expand('~/.vimrc'))
2685 1
2686
2687< Can also be used as a |method|: >
2688 GetName()->filereadable()
2689< *file_readable()*
2690 Obsolete name: file_readable().
2691
2692
2693filewritable({file}) *filewritable()*
2694 The result is a Number, which is 1 when a file with the
2695 name {file} exists, and can be written. If {file} doesn't
2696 exist, or is not writable, the result is 0. If {file} is a
2697 directory, and we can write to it, the result is 2.
2698
2699 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2700 GetName()->filewritable()
2701
2702
2703filter({expr1}, {expr2}) *filter()*
2704 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
2705 For each item in {expr1} evaluate {expr2} and when the result
2706 is zero or false remove the item from the |List| or
2707 |Dictionary|. Similarly for each byte in a |Blob| and each
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002708 character in a |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002709
2710 {expr2} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
2711
2712 If {expr2} is a |string|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
2713 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
2714 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
2715 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
2716 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
2717 current character.
2718 Examples: >
2719 call filter(mylist, 'v:val !~ "OLD"')
2720< Removes the items where "OLD" appears. >
2721 call filter(mydict, 'v:key >= 8')
2722< Removes the items with a key below 8. >
2723 call filter(var, 0)
2724< Removes all the items, thus clears the |List| or |Dictionary|.
2725
2726 Note that {expr2} is the result of expression and is then
2727 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
2728 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes.
2729
2730 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
2731 1. the key or the index of the current item.
2732 2. the value of the current item.
2733 The function must return |TRUE| if the item should be kept.
2734 Example that keeps the odd items of a list: >
2735 func Odd(idx, val)
2736 return a:idx % 2 == 1
2737 endfunc
2738 call filter(mylist, function('Odd'))
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00002739< It is shorter when using a |lambda|. In |Vim9| syntax: >
2740 call filter(myList, (idx, val) => idx * val <= 42)
2741< In legacy script syntax: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002742 call filter(myList, {idx, val -> idx * val <= 42})
2743< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
2744 call filter(myList, {idx -> idx % 2 == 1})
2745<
2746 In |Vim9| script the result must be true, false, zero or one.
2747 Other values will result in a type error.
2748
2749 For a |List| and a |Dictionary| the operation is done
2750 in-place. If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy
2751 first: >
2752 :let l = filter(copy(mylist), 'v:val =~ "KEEP"')
2753
2754< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00002755 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002756 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
2757 further items in {expr1} are processed.
2758 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
2759 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
2760
2761 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2762 mylist->filter(expr2)
2763
2764finddir({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *finddir()*
2765 Find directory {name} in {path}. Supports both downwards and
2766 upwards recursive directory searches. See |file-searching|
2767 for the syntax of {path}.
2768
2769 Returns the path of the first found match. When the found
2770 directory is below the current directory a relative path is
2771 returned. Otherwise a full path is returned.
2772 If {path} is omitted or empty then 'path' is used.
2773
2774 If the optional {count} is given, find {count}'s occurrence of
2775 {name} in {path} instead of the first one.
2776 When {count} is negative return all the matches in a |List|.
2777
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002778 Returns an empty string if the directory is not found.
2779
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002780 This is quite similar to the ex-command `:find`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002781
2782 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2783 GetName()->finddir()
2784
2785findfile({name} [, {path} [, {count}]]) *findfile()*
2786 Just like |finddir()|, but find a file instead of a directory.
2787 Uses 'suffixesadd'.
2788 Example: >
2789 :echo findfile("tags.vim", ".;")
2790< Searches from the directory of the current file upwards until
2791 it finds the file "tags.vim".
2792
2793 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2794 GetName()->findfile()
2795
2796flatten({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flatten()*
2797 Flatten {list} up to {maxdepth} levels. Without {maxdepth}
2798 the result is a |List| without nesting, as if {maxdepth} is
2799 a very large number.
2800 The {list} is changed in place, use |flattennew()| if you do
2801 not want that.
2802 In Vim9 script flatten() cannot be used, you must always use
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00002803 |flattennew()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002804 *E900*
2805 {maxdepth} means how deep in nested lists changes are made.
2806 {list} is not modified when {maxdepth} is 0.
2807 {maxdepth} must be positive number.
2808
2809 If there is an error the number zero is returned.
2810
2811 Example: >
2812 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5])
2813< [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] >
2814 :echo flatten([1, [2, [3, 4]], 5], 1)
2815< [1, 2, [3, 4], 5]
2816
2817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2818 mylist->flatten()
2819<
2820flattennew({list} [, {maxdepth}]) *flattennew()*
2821 Like |flatten()| but first make a copy of {list}.
2822
2823
2824float2nr({expr}) *float2nr()*
2825 Convert {expr} to a Number by omitting the part after the
2826 decimal point.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +00002827 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002828 Returns 0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002829 When the value of {expr} is out of range for a |Number| the
2830 result is truncated to 0x7fffffff or -0x7fffffff (or when
2831 64-bit Number support is enabled, 0x7fffffffffffffff or
2832 -0x7fffffffffffffff). NaN results in -0x80000000 (or when
2833 64-bit Number support is enabled, -0x8000000000000000).
2834 Examples: >
2835 echo float2nr(3.95)
2836< 3 >
2837 echo float2nr(-23.45)
2838< -23 >
2839 echo float2nr(1.0e100)
2840< 2147483647 (or 9223372036854775807) >
2841 echo float2nr(-1.0e150)
2842< -2147483647 (or -9223372036854775807) >
2843 echo float2nr(1.0e-100)
2844< 0
2845
2846 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2847 Compute()->float2nr()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002848
2849
2850floor({expr}) *floor()*
2851 Return the largest integral value less than or equal to
2852 {expr} as a |Float| (round down).
2853 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002854 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002855 Examples: >
2856 echo floor(1.856)
2857< 1.0 >
2858 echo floor(-5.456)
2859< -6.0 >
2860 echo floor(4.0)
2861< 4.0
2862
2863 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2864 Compute()->floor()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002865
2866
2867fmod({expr1}, {expr2}) *fmod()*
2868 Return the remainder of {expr1} / {expr2}, even if the
2869 division is not representable. Returns {expr1} - i * {expr2}
2870 for some integer i such that if {expr2} is non-zero, the
2871 result has the same sign as {expr1} and magnitude less than
2872 the magnitude of {expr2}. If {expr2} is zero, the value
2873 returned is zero. The value returned is a |Float|.
2874 {expr1} and {expr2} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002875 Returns 0.0 if {expr1} or {expr2} is not a |Float| or a
2876 |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002877 Examples: >
2878 :echo fmod(12.33, 1.22)
2879< 0.13 >
2880 :echo fmod(-12.33, 1.22)
2881< -0.13
2882
2883 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2884 Compute()->fmod(1.22)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002885
2886
2887fnameescape({string}) *fnameescape()*
2888 Escape {string} for use as file name command argument. All
2889 characters that have a special meaning, such as '%' and '|'
2890 are escaped with a backslash.
2891 For most systems the characters escaped are
2892 " \t\n*?[{`$\\%#'\"|!<". For systems where a backslash
2893 appears in a filename, it depends on the value of 'isfname'.
2894 A leading '+' and '>' is also escaped (special after |:edit|
2895 and |:write|). And a "-" by itself (special after |:cd|).
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002896 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002897 Example: >
2898 :let fname = '+some str%nge|name'
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00002899 :exe "edit " .. fnameescape(fname)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002900< results in executing: >
2901 edit \+some\ str\%nge\|name
2902<
2903 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2904 GetName()->fnameescape()
2905
2906fnamemodify({fname}, {mods}) *fnamemodify()*
2907 Modify file name {fname} according to {mods}. {mods} is a
2908 string of characters like it is used for file names on the
2909 command line. See |filename-modifiers|.
2910 Example: >
2911 :echo fnamemodify("main.c", ":p:h")
2912< results in: >
Bram Moolenaard799daa2022-06-20 11:17:32 +01002913 /home/user/vim/vim/src
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002914< If {mods} is empty or an unsupported modifier is used then
2915 {fname} is returned.
Bram Moolenaar5ed11532022-07-06 13:18:11 +01002916 When {fname} is empty then with {mods} ":h" returns ".", so
2917 that `:cd` can be used with it. This is different from
2918 expand('%:h') without a buffer name, which returns an empty
2919 string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002920 Note: Environment variables don't work in {fname}, use
2921 |expand()| first then.
2922
2923 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2924 GetName()->fnamemodify(':p:h')
2925
2926foldclosed({lnum}) *foldclosed()*
2927 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2928 fold, the result is the number of the first line in that fold.
2929 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2930 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2931 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2932
2933 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2934 GetLnum()->foldclosed()
2935
2936foldclosedend({lnum}) *foldclosedend()*
2937 The result is a Number. If the line {lnum} is in a closed
2938 fold, the result is the number of the last line in that fold.
2939 If the line {lnum} is not in a closed fold, -1 is returned.
2940 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2941 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2942
2943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2944 GetLnum()->foldclosedend()
2945
2946foldlevel({lnum}) *foldlevel()*
2947 The result is a Number, which is the foldlevel of line {lnum}
2948 in the current buffer. For nested folds the deepest level is
2949 returned. If there is no fold at line {lnum}, zero is
2950 returned. It doesn't matter if the folds are open or closed.
2951 When used while updating folds (from 'foldexpr') -1 is
2952 returned for lines where folds are still to be updated and the
2953 foldlevel is unknown. As a special case the level of the
2954 previous line is usually available.
2955 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2956 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2957
2958 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2959 GetLnum()->foldlevel()
2960<
2961 *foldtext()*
2962foldtext() Returns a String, to be displayed for a closed fold. This is
2963 the default function used for the 'foldtext' option and should
2964 only be called from evaluating 'foldtext'. It uses the
2965 |v:foldstart|, |v:foldend| and |v:folddashes| variables.
2966 The returned string looks like this: >
2967 +-- 45 lines: abcdef
2968< The number of leading dashes depends on the foldlevel. The
2969 "45" is the number of lines in the fold. "abcdef" is the text
2970 in the first non-blank line of the fold. Leading white space,
2971 "//" or "/*" and the text from the 'foldmarker' and
2972 'commentstring' options is removed.
2973 When used to draw the actual foldtext, the rest of the line
2974 will be filled with the fold char from the 'fillchars'
2975 setting.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01002976 Returns an empty string when there is no fold.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00002977 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2978
2979foldtextresult({lnum}) *foldtextresult()*
2980 Returns the text that is displayed for the closed fold at line
2981 {lnum}. Evaluates 'foldtext' in the appropriate context.
2982 When there is no closed fold at {lnum} an empty string is
2983 returned.
2984 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|. Thus "." is the current
2985 line, "'m" mark m, etc.
2986 Useful when exporting folded text, e.g., to HTML.
2987 {not available when compiled without the |+folding| feature}
2988
2989
2990 Can also be used as a |method|: >
2991 GetLnum()->foldtextresult()
2992<
2993 *foreground()*
2994foreground() Move the Vim window to the foreground. Useful when sent from
2995 a client to a Vim server. |remote_send()|
2996 On Win32 systems this might not work, the OS does not always
2997 allow a window to bring itself to the foreground. Use
2998 |remote_foreground()| instead.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01002999 {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003000 Win32 console version}
3001
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003002fullcommand({name} [, {vim9}]) *fullcommand()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003003 Get the full command name from a short abbreviated command
3004 name; see |20.2| for details on command abbreviations.
3005
3006 The string argument {name} may start with a `:` and can
3007 include a [range], these are skipped and not returned.
Bram Moolenaaraa534142022-09-15 21:46:02 +01003008 Returns an empty string if a command doesn't exist, if it's
3009 ambiguous (for user-defined commands) or cannot be shortened
3010 this way. |vim9-no-shorten|
3011
3012 Without the {vim9} argument uses the current script version.
3013 If {vim9} is present and FALSE then legacy script rules are
3014 used. When {vim9} is present and TRUE then Vim9 rules are
3015 used, e.g. "en" is not a short form of "endif".
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003016
3017 For example `fullcommand('s')`, `fullcommand('sub')`,
3018 `fullcommand(':%substitute')` all return "substitute".
3019
3020 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3021 GetName()->fullcommand()
3022<
3023 *funcref()*
3024funcref({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3025 Just like |function()|, but the returned Funcref will lookup
3026 the function by reference, not by name. This matters when the
3027 function {name} is redefined later.
3028
3029 Unlike |function()|, {name} must be an existing user function.
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00003030 It only works for an autoloaded function if it has already
3031 been loaded (to avoid mistakenly loading the autoload script
3032 when only intending to use the function name, use |function()|
3033 instead). {name} cannot be a builtin function.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003034 Returns 0 on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003035
3036 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3037 GetFuncname()->funcref([arg])
3038<
Dominique Pellee764d1b2023-03-12 21:20:59 +00003039 *function()* *partial* *E700* *E923*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003040function({name} [, {arglist}] [, {dict}])
3041 Return a |Funcref| variable that refers to function {name}.
3042 {name} can be the name of a user defined function or an
3043 internal function.
3044
3045 {name} can also be a Funcref or a partial. When it is a
3046 partial the dict stored in it will be used and the {dict}
3047 argument is not allowed. E.g.: >
3048 let FuncWithArg = function(dict.Func, [arg])
3049 let Broken = function(dict.Func, [arg], dict)
3050<
3051 When using the Funcref the function will be found by {name},
3052 also when it was redefined later. Use |funcref()| to keep the
3053 same function.
3054
3055 When {arglist} or {dict} is present this creates a partial.
3056 That means the argument list and/or the dictionary is stored in
3057 the Funcref and will be used when the Funcref is called.
3058
3059 The arguments are passed to the function in front of other
3060 arguments, but after any argument from |method|. Example: >
3061 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
3062 ...
3063 let Partial = function('Callback', ['one', 'two'])
3064 ...
3065 call Partial('name')
3066< Invokes the function as with: >
3067 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3068
3069< With a |method|: >
3070 func Callback(one, two, three)
3071 ...
3072 let Partial = function('Callback', ['two'])
3073 ...
3074 eval 'one'->Partial('three')
3075< Invokes the function as with: >
3076 call Callback('one', 'two', 'three')
3077
3078< The function() call can be nested to add more arguments to the
3079 Funcref. The extra arguments are appended to the list of
3080 arguments. Example: >
3081 func Callback(arg1, arg2, name)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003082 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003083 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'])
3084 let Func2 = function(Func, ['two'])
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003085 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003086 call Func2('name')
3087< Invokes the function as with: >
3088 call Callback('one', 'two', 'name')
3089
3090< The Dictionary is only useful when calling a "dict" function.
3091 In that case the {dict} is passed in as "self". Example: >
3092 function Callback() dict
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003093 echo "called for " .. self.name
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003094 endfunction
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003095 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003096 let context = {"name": "example"}
3097 let Func = function('Callback', context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003098 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003099 call Func() " will echo: called for example
3100< The use of function() is not needed when there are no extra
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003101 arguments, these two are equivalent, if Callback() is defined
3102 as context.Callback(): >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003103 let Func = function('Callback', context)
3104 let Func = context.Callback
3105
3106< The argument list and the Dictionary can be combined: >
3107 function Callback(arg1, count) dict
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003108 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003109 let context = {"name": "example"}
3110 let Func = function('Callback', ['one'], context)
Bram Moolenaar0daafaa2022-09-04 17:45:43 +01003111 "...
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003112 call Func(500)
3113< Invokes the function as with: >
3114 call context.Callback('one', 500)
3115<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003116 Returns 0 on error.
3117
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3119 GetFuncname()->function([arg])
3120
3121
3122garbagecollect([{atexit}]) *garbagecollect()*
3123 Cleanup unused |Lists|, |Dictionaries|, |Channels| and |Jobs|
3124 that have circular references.
3125
3126 There is hardly ever a need to invoke this function, as it is
3127 automatically done when Vim runs out of memory or is waiting
3128 for the user to press a key after 'updatetime'. Items without
3129 circular references are always freed when they become unused.
3130 This is useful if you have deleted a very big |List| and/or
3131 |Dictionary| with circular references in a script that runs
3132 for a long time.
3133
3134 When the optional {atexit} argument is one, garbage
3135 collection will also be done when exiting Vim, if it wasn't
3136 done before. This is useful when checking for memory leaks.
3137
3138 The garbage collection is not done immediately but only when
3139 it's safe to perform. This is when waiting for the user to
3140 type a character. To force garbage collection immediately use
3141 |test_garbagecollect_now()|.
3142
3143get({list}, {idx} [, {default}]) *get()*
3144 Get item {idx} from |List| {list}. When this item is not
3145 available return {default}. Return zero when {default} is
3146 omitted.
3147 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3148 mylist->get(idx)
3149get({blob}, {idx} [, {default}])
3150 Get byte {idx} from |Blob| {blob}. When this byte is not
3151 available return {default}. Return -1 when {default} is
3152 omitted.
3153 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3154 myblob->get(idx)
3155get({dict}, {key} [, {default}])
3156 Get item with key {key} from |Dictionary| {dict}. When this
3157 item is not available return {default}. Return zero when
3158 {default} is omitted. Useful example: >
3159 let val = get(g:, 'var_name', 'default')
3160< This gets the value of g:var_name if it exists, and uses
3161 'default' when it does not exist.
3162 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3163 mydict->get(key)
3164get({func}, {what})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00003165 Get item {what} from Funcref {func}. Possible values for
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003166 {what} are:
3167 "name" The function name
3168 "func" The function
3169 "dict" The dictionary
3170 "args" The list with arguments
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003171 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003172 Preferably used as a |method|: >
3173 myfunc->get(what)
3174<
3175 *getbufinfo()*
3176getbufinfo([{buf}])
3177getbufinfo([{dict}])
3178 Get information about buffers as a List of Dictionaries.
3179
3180 Without an argument information about all the buffers is
3181 returned.
3182
3183 When the argument is a |Dictionary| only the buffers matching
3184 the specified criteria are returned. The following keys can
3185 be specified in {dict}:
3186 buflisted include only listed buffers.
3187 bufloaded include only loaded buffers.
3188 bufmodified include only modified buffers.
3189
3190 Otherwise, {buf} specifies a particular buffer to return
3191 information for. For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()|
3192 above. If the buffer is found the returned List has one item.
3193 Otherwise the result is an empty list.
3194
3195 Each returned List item is a dictionary with the following
3196 entries:
3197 bufnr Buffer number.
3198 changed TRUE if the buffer is modified.
3199 changedtick Number of changes made to the buffer.
3200 hidden TRUE if the buffer is hidden.
3201 lastused Timestamp in seconds, like
3202 |localtime()|, when the buffer was
3203 last used.
3204 {only with the |+viminfo| feature}
3205 listed TRUE if the buffer is listed.
3206 lnum Line number used for the buffer when
3207 opened in the current window.
3208 Only valid if the buffer has been
3209 displayed in the window in the past.
3210 If you want the line number of the
3211 last known cursor position in a given
3212 window, use |line()|: >
3213 :echo line('.', {winid})
3214<
3215 linecount Number of lines in the buffer (only
3216 valid when loaded)
3217 loaded TRUE if the buffer is loaded.
3218 name Full path to the file in the buffer.
3219 signs List of signs placed in the buffer.
3220 Each list item is a dictionary with
3221 the following fields:
3222 id sign identifier
3223 lnum line number
3224 name sign name
3225 variables A reference to the dictionary with
3226 buffer-local variables.
3227 windows List of |window-ID|s that display this
3228 buffer
3229 popups List of popup |window-ID|s that
3230 display this buffer
3231
3232 Examples: >
3233 for buf in getbufinfo()
3234 echo buf.name
3235 endfor
3236 for buf in getbufinfo({'buflisted':1})
3237 if buf.changed
3238 ....
3239 endif
3240 endfor
3241<
3242 To get buffer-local options use: >
3243 getbufvar({bufnr}, '&option_name')
3244<
3245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3246 GetBufnr()->getbufinfo()
3247<
3248
3249 *getbufline()*
3250getbufline({buf}, {lnum} [, {end}])
3251 Return a |List| with the lines starting from {lnum} to {end}
3252 (inclusive) in the buffer {buf}. If {end} is omitted, a
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003253 |List| with only the line {lnum} is returned. See
3254 `getbufoneline()` for only getting the line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003255
3256 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3257
3258 For {lnum} and {end} "$" can be used for the last line of the
3259 buffer. Otherwise a number must be used.
3260
3261 When {lnum} is smaller than 1 or bigger than the number of
3262 lines in the buffer, an empty |List| is returned.
3263
3264 When {end} is greater than the number of lines in the buffer,
3265 it is treated as {end} is set to the number of lines in the
3266 buffer. When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is
3267 returned.
3268
3269 This function works only for loaded buffers. For unloaded and
3270 non-existing buffers, an empty |List| is returned.
3271
3272 Example: >
3273 :let lines = getbufline(bufnr("myfile"), 1, "$")
3274
3275< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3276 GetBufnr()->getbufline(lnum)
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003277<
3278 *getbufoneline()*
3279getbufoneline({buf}, {lnum})
3280 Just like `getbufline()` but only get one line and return it
3281 as a string.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003282
3283getbufvar({buf}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getbufvar()*
3284 The result is the value of option or local buffer variable
3285 {varname} in buffer {buf}. Note that the name without "b:"
3286 must be used.
3287 The {varname} argument is a string.
3288 When {varname} is empty returns a |Dictionary| with all the
3289 buffer-local variables.
3290 When {varname} is equal to "&" returns a |Dictionary| with all
3291 the buffer-local options.
3292 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" returns the value of
3293 a buffer-local option.
3294 This also works for a global or buffer-local option, but it
3295 doesn't work for a global variable, window-local variable or
3296 window-local option.
3297 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
3298 When the buffer or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
3299 string is returned, there is no error message.
3300 Examples: >
3301 :let bufmodified = getbufvar(1, "&mod")
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003302 :echo "todo myvar = " .. getbufvar("todo", "myvar")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003303
3304< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3305 GetBufnr()->getbufvar(varname)
3306<
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +00003307getcellwidths() *getcellwidths()*
3308 Returns a |List| of cell widths of character ranges overridden
3309 by |setcellwidths()|. The format is equal to the argument of
3310 |setcellwidths()|. If no character ranges have their cell
3311 widths overridden, an empty List is returned.
3312
3313
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003314getchangelist([{buf}]) *getchangelist()*
3315 Returns the |changelist| for the buffer {buf}. For the use
3316 of {buf}, see |bufname()| above. If buffer {buf} doesn't
3317 exist, an empty list is returned.
3318
3319 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the change
3320 locations and the current position in the list. Each
3321 entry in the change list is a dictionary with the following
3322 entries:
3323 col column number
3324 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3325 lnum line number
3326 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, then the current
3327 position refers to the position in the list. For other
3328 buffers, it is set to the length of the list.
3329
3330 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3331 GetBufnr()->getchangelist()
3332
3333getchar([expr]) *getchar()*
3334 Get a single character from the user or input stream.
3335 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3336 If [expr] is 0, only get a character when one is available.
3337 Return zero otherwise.
3338 If [expr] is 1, only check if a character is available, it is
3339 not consumed. Return zero if no character available.
3340 If you prefer always getting a string use |getcharstr()|.
3341
3342 Without [expr] and when [expr] is 0 a whole character or
3343 special key is returned. If it is a single character, the
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01003344 result is a Number. Use |nr2char()| to convert it to a String.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003345 Otherwise a String is returned with the encoded character.
3346 For a special key it's a String with a sequence of bytes
3347 starting with 0x80 (decimal: 128). This is the same value as
3348 the String "\<Key>", e.g., "\<Left>". The returned value is
3349 also a String when a modifier (shift, control, alt) was used
3350 that is not included in the character.
3351
3352 When [expr] is 0 and Esc is typed, there will be a short delay
3353 while Vim waits to see if this is the start of an escape
3354 sequence.
3355
3356 When [expr] is 1 only the first byte is returned. For a
3357 one-byte character it is the character itself as a number.
3358 Use nr2char() to convert it to a String.
3359
3360 Use getcharmod() to obtain any additional modifiers.
3361
3362 When the user clicks a mouse button, the mouse event will be
3363 returned. The position can then be found in |v:mouse_col|,
3364 |v:mouse_lnum|, |v:mouse_winid| and |v:mouse_win|.
3365 |getmousepos()| can also be used. Mouse move events will be
3366 ignored.
3367 This example positions the mouse as it would normally happen: >
3368 let c = getchar()
3369 if c == "\<LeftMouse>" && v:mouse_win > 0
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003370 exe v:mouse_win .. "wincmd w"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003371 exe v:mouse_lnum
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00003372 exe "normal " .. v:mouse_col .. "|"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003373 endif
3374<
3375 When using bracketed paste only the first character is
3376 returned, the rest of the pasted text is dropped.
3377 |xterm-bracketed-paste|.
3378
3379 There is no prompt, you will somehow have to make clear to the
3380 user that a character has to be typed. The screen is not
3381 redrawn, e.g. when resizing the window. When using a popup
3382 window it should work better with a |popup-filter|.
3383
3384 There is no mapping for the character.
3385 Key codes are replaced, thus when the user presses the <Del>
3386 key you get the code for the <Del> key, not the raw character
3387 sequence. Examples: >
3388 getchar() == "\<Del>"
3389 getchar() == "\<S-Left>"
3390< This example redefines "f" to ignore case: >
3391 :nmap f :call FindChar()<CR>
3392 :function FindChar()
3393 : let c = nr2char(getchar())
3394 : while col('.') < col('$') - 1
3395 : normal l
3396 : if getline('.')[col('.') - 1] ==? c
3397 : break
3398 : endif
3399 : endwhile
3400 :endfunction
3401<
3402 You may also receive synthetic characters, such as
3403 |<CursorHold>|. Often you will want to ignore this and get
3404 another character: >
3405 :function GetKey()
3406 : let c = getchar()
3407 : while c == "\<CursorHold>"
3408 : let c = getchar()
3409 : endwhile
3410 : return c
3411 :endfunction
3412
3413getcharmod() *getcharmod()*
3414 The result is a Number which is the state of the modifiers for
3415 the last obtained character with getchar() or in another way.
3416 These values are added together:
3417 2 shift
3418 4 control
3419 8 alt (meta)
3420 16 meta (when it's different from ALT)
3421 32 mouse double click
3422 64 mouse triple click
3423 96 mouse quadruple click (== 32 + 64)
3424 128 command (Macintosh only)
3425 Only the modifiers that have not been included in the
3426 character itself are obtained. Thus Shift-a results in "A"
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003427 without a modifier. Returns 0 if no modifiers are used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003428
3429 *getcharpos()*
3430getcharpos({expr})
3431 Get the position for String {expr}. Same as |getpos()| but the
3432 column number in the returned List is a character index
3433 instead of a byte index.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003434 If |getpos()| returns a very large column number, equal to
3435 |v:maxcol|, then getcharpos() will return the character index
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003436 of the last character.
3437
3438 Example:
3439 With the cursor on '세' in line 5 with text "여보세요": >
3440 getcharpos('.') returns [0, 5, 3, 0]
3441 getpos('.') returns [0, 5, 7, 0]
3442<
3443 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3444 GetMark()->getcharpos()
3445
3446getcharsearch() *getcharsearch()*
3447 Return the current character search information as a {dict}
3448 with the following entries:
3449
3450 char character previously used for a character
3451 search (|t|, |f|, |T|, or |F|); empty string
3452 if no character search has been performed
3453 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
3454 0 for backward
3455 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
3456 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
3457 character search
3458
3459 This can be useful to always have |;| and |,| search
3460 forward/backward regardless of the direction of the previous
3461 character search: >
3462 :nnoremap <expr> ; getcharsearch().forward ? ';' : ','
3463 :nnoremap <expr> , getcharsearch().forward ? ',' : ';'
3464< Also see |setcharsearch()|.
3465
3466
3467getcharstr([expr]) *getcharstr()*
3468 Get a single character from the user or input stream as a
3469 string.
3470 If [expr] is omitted, wait until a character is available.
3471 If [expr] is 0 or false, only get a character when one is
3472 available. Return an empty string otherwise.
3473 If [expr] is 1 or true, only check if a character is
3474 available, it is not consumed. Return an empty string
3475 if no character is available.
3476 Otherwise this works like |getchar()|, except that a number
3477 result is converted to a string.
3478
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003479getcmdcompltype() *getcmdcompltype()*
3480 Return the type of the current command-line completion.
3481 Only works when the command line is being edited, thus
3482 requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=|.
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01003483 See |:command-completion| for the return string.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003484 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3485 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003486 Returns an empty string when completion is not defined.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003487
3488getcmdline() *getcmdline()*
3489 Return the current command-line. Only works when the command
3490 line is being edited, thus requires use of |c_CTRL-\_e| or
3491 |c_CTRL-R_=|.
3492 Example: >
3493 :cmap <F7> <C-\>eescape(getcmdline(), ' \')<CR>
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003494< Also see |getcmdtype()|, |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and
3495 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003496 Returns an empty string when entering a password or using
3497 |inputsecret()|.
3498
3499getcmdpos() *getcmdpos()*
3500 Return the position of the cursor in the command line as a
3501 byte count. The first column is 1.
3502 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3503 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3504 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003505 Also see |getcmdtype()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3506 |setcmdline()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003507
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003508getcmdscreenpos() *getcmdscreenpos()*
3509 Return the screen position of the cursor in the command line
3510 as a byte count. The first column is 1.
3511 Instead of |getcmdpos()|, it adds the prompt position.
3512 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3513 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3514 Returns 0 otherwise.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01003515 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()|, |getcmdline()| and
3516 |setcmdline()|.
Shougo Matsushita79d599b2022-05-07 12:48:29 +01003517
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003518getcmdtype() *getcmdtype()*
3519 Return the current command-line type. Possible return values
3520 are:
3521 : normal Ex command
3522 > debug mode command |debug-mode|
3523 / forward search command
3524 ? backward search command
3525 @ |input()| command
3526 - |:insert| or |:append| command
3527 = |i_CTRL-R_=|
3528 Only works when editing the command line, thus requires use of
3529 |c_CTRL-\_e| or |c_CTRL-R_=| or an expression mapping.
3530 Returns an empty string otherwise.
3531 Also see |getcmdpos()|, |setcmdpos()| and |getcmdline()|.
3532
3533getcmdwintype() *getcmdwintype()*
3534 Return the current |command-line-window| type. Possible return
3535 values are the same as |getcmdtype()|. Returns an empty string
3536 when not in the command-line window.
3537
3538getcompletion({pat}, {type} [, {filtered}]) *getcompletion()*
3539 Return a list of command-line completion matches. The String
3540 {type} argument specifies what for. The following completion
3541 types are supported:
3542
3543 arglist file names in argument list
3544 augroup autocmd groups
3545 buffer buffer names
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003546 behave |:behave| suboptions
3547 breakpoint |:breakadd| and |:breakdel| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003548 color color schemes
3549 command Ex command
3550 cmdline |cmdline-completion| result
3551 compiler compilers
3552 cscope |:cscope| suboptions
3553 diff_buffer |:diffget| and |:diffput| completion
3554 dir directory names
3555 environment environment variable names
3556 event autocommand events
3557 expression Vim expression
3558 file file and directory names
3559 file_in_path file and directory names in |'path'|
3560 filetype filetype names |'filetype'|
3561 function function name
3562 help help subjects
3563 highlight highlight groups
Bram Moolenaar6e2e2cc2022-03-14 19:24:46 +00003564 history |:history| suboptions
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003565 locale locale names (as output of locale -a)
3566 mapclear buffer argument
3567 mapping mapping name
3568 menu menus
3569 messages |:messages| suboptions
3570 option options
3571 packadd optional package |pack-add| names
zeertzjq5c8771b2023-01-24 12:34:03 +00003572 runtime |:runtime| completion
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003573 scriptnames sourced script names |:scriptnames|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003574 shellcmd Shell command
3575 sign |:sign| suboptions
3576 syntax syntax file names |'syntax'|
3577 syntime |:syntime| suboptions
3578 tag tags
3579 tag_listfiles tags, file names
3580 user user names
3581 var user variables
3582
3583 If {pat} is an empty string, then all the matches are
3584 returned. Otherwise only items matching {pat} are returned.
3585 See |wildcards| for the use of special characters in {pat}.
3586
3587 If the optional {filtered} flag is set to 1, then 'wildignore'
3588 is applied to filter the results. Otherwise all the matches
3589 are returned. The 'wildignorecase' option always applies.
3590
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003591 If the 'wildoptions' option contains 'fuzzy', then fuzzy
3592 matching is used to get the completion matches. Otherwise
Yegappan Lakshmanan454ce672022-03-24 11:22:13 +00003593 regular expression matching is used. Thus this function
3594 follows the user preference, what happens on the command line.
3595 If you do not want this you can make 'wildoptions' empty
3596 before calling getcompletion() and restore it afterwards.
Yegappan Lakshmanane7dd0fa2022-03-22 16:06:31 +00003597
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003598 If {type} is "cmdline", then the |cmdline-completion| result is
3599 returned. For example, to complete the possible values after
3600 a ":call" command: >
3601 echo getcompletion('call ', 'cmdline')
3602<
3603 If there are no matches, an empty list is returned. An
3604 invalid value for {type} produces an error.
3605
3606 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3607 GetPattern()->getcompletion('color')
3608<
3609 *getcurpos()*
3610getcurpos([{winid}])
3611 Get the position of the cursor. This is like getpos('.'), but
3612 includes an extra "curswant" item in the list:
3613 [0, lnum, col, off, curswant] ~
3614 The "curswant" number is the preferred column when moving the
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003615 cursor vertically. After |$| command it will be a very large
3616 number equal to |v:maxcol|. Also see |getcursorcharpos()| and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003617 |getpos()|.
3618 The first "bufnum" item is always zero. The byte position of
3619 the cursor is returned in 'col'. To get the character
3620 position, use |getcursorcharpos()|.
3621
3622 The optional {winid} argument can specify the window. It can
3623 be the window number or the |window-ID|. The last known
3624 cursor position is returned, this may be invalid for the
3625 current value of the buffer if it is not the current window.
3626 If {winid} is invalid a list with zeroes is returned.
3627
3628 This can be used to save and restore the cursor position: >
3629 let save_cursor = getcurpos()
3630 MoveTheCursorAround
3631 call setpos('.', save_cursor)
3632< Note that this only works within the window. See
3633 |winrestview()| for restoring more state.
3634
3635 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3636 GetWinid()->getcurpos()
3637<
3638 *getcursorcharpos()*
3639getcursorcharpos([{winid}])
3640 Same as |getcurpos()| but the column number in the returned
3641 List is a character index instead of a byte index.
3642
3643 Example:
3644 With the cursor on '보' in line 3 with text "여보세요": >
3645 getcursorcharpos() returns [0, 3, 2, 0, 3]
3646 getcurpos() returns [0, 3, 4, 0, 3]
3647<
3648 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3649 GetWinid()->getcursorcharpos()
3650
3651< *getcwd()*
3652getcwd([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]])
3653 The result is a String, which is the name of the current
3654 working directory. 'autochdir' is ignored.
3655
3656 With {winnr} return the local current directory of this window
3657 in the current tab page. {winnr} can be the window number or
3658 the |window-ID|.
3659 If {winnr} is -1 return the name of the global working
3660 directory. See also |haslocaldir()|.
3661
3662 With {winnr} and {tabnr} return the local current directory of
3663 the window in the specified tab page. If {winnr} is -1 return
3664 the working directory of the tabpage.
3665 If {winnr} is zero use the current window, if {tabnr} is zero
3666 use the current tabpage.
3667 Without any arguments, return the actual working directory of
3668 the current window.
3669 Return an empty string if the arguments are invalid.
3670
3671 Examples: >
3672 " Get the working directory of the current window
3673 :echo getcwd()
3674 :echo getcwd(0)
3675 :echo getcwd(0, 0)
3676 " Get the working directory of window 3 in tabpage 2
3677 :echo getcwd(3, 2)
3678 " Get the global working directory
3679 :echo getcwd(-1)
3680 " Get the working directory of tabpage 3
3681 :echo getcwd(-1, 3)
3682 " Get the working directory of current tabpage
3683 :echo getcwd(-1, 0)
3684
3685< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3686 GetWinnr()->getcwd()
3687
3688getenv({name}) *getenv()*
3689 Return the value of environment variable {name}. The {name}
3690 argument is a string, without a leading '$'. Example: >
3691 myHome = getenv('HOME')
3692
3693< When the variable does not exist |v:null| is returned. That
3694 is different from a variable set to an empty string, although
3695 some systems interpret the empty value as the variable being
3696 deleted. See also |expr-env|.
3697
3698 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3699 GetVarname()->getenv()
3700
3701getfontname([{name}]) *getfontname()*
3702 Without an argument returns the name of the normal font being
3703 used. Like what is used for the Normal highlight group
3704 |hl-Normal|.
3705 With an argument a check is done whether String {name} is a
3706 valid font name. If not then an empty string is returned.
3707 Otherwise the actual font name is returned, or {name} if the
3708 GUI does not support obtaining the real name.
3709 Only works when the GUI is running, thus not in your vimrc or
3710 gvimrc file. Use the |GUIEnter| autocommand to use this
3711 function just after the GUI has started.
3712 Note that the GTK GUI accepts any font name, thus checking for
3713 a valid name does not work.
3714
3715getfperm({fname}) *getfperm()*
3716 The result is a String, which is the read, write, and execute
3717 permissions of the given file {fname}.
3718 If {fname} does not exist or its directory cannot be read, an
3719 empty string is returned.
3720 The result is of the form "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of
3721 "rwx" flags represent, in turn, the permissions of the owner
3722 of the file, the group the file belongs to, and other users.
3723 If a user does not have a given permission the flag for this
3724 is replaced with the string "-". Examples: >
3725 :echo getfperm("/etc/passwd")
3726 :echo getfperm(expand("~/.vimrc"))
3727< This will hopefully (from a security point of view) display
3728 the string "rw-r--r--" or even "rw-------".
3729
3730 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3731 GetFilename()->getfperm()
3732<
3733 For setting permissions use |setfperm()|.
3734
3735getfsize({fname}) *getfsize()*
3736 The result is a Number, which is the size in bytes of the
3737 given file {fname}.
3738 If {fname} is a directory, 0 is returned.
3739 If the file {fname} can't be found, -1 is returned.
3740 If the size of {fname} is too big to fit in a Number then -2
3741 is returned.
3742
3743 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3744 GetFilename()->getfsize()
3745
3746getftime({fname}) *getftime()*
3747 The result is a Number, which is the last modification time of
3748 the given file {fname}. The value is measured as seconds
3749 since 1st Jan 1970, and may be passed to strftime(). See also
3750 |localtime()| and |strftime()|.
3751 If the file {fname} can't be found -1 is returned.
3752
3753 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3754 GetFilename()->getftime()
3755
3756getftype({fname}) *getftype()*
3757 The result is a String, which is a description of the kind of
3758 file of the given file {fname}.
3759 If {fname} does not exist an empty string is returned.
3760 Here is a table over different kinds of files and their
3761 results:
3762 Normal file "file"
3763 Directory "dir"
3764 Symbolic link "link"
3765 Block device "bdev"
3766 Character device "cdev"
3767 Socket "socket"
3768 FIFO "fifo"
3769 All other "other"
3770 Example: >
3771 getftype("/home")
3772< Note that a type such as "link" will only be returned on
3773 systems that support it. On some systems only "dir" and
3774 "file" are returned. On MS-Windows a symbolic link to a
3775 directory returns "dir" instead of "link".
3776
3777 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3778 GetFilename()->getftype()
3779
3780getimstatus() *getimstatus()*
3781 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when the IME status is
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003782 active and |FALSE| otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003783 See 'imstatusfunc'.
3784
3785getjumplist([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *getjumplist()*
3786 Returns the |jumplist| for the specified window.
3787
3788 Without arguments use the current window.
3789 With {winnr} only use this window in the current tab page.
3790 {winnr} can also be a |window-ID|.
3791 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003792 page. If {winnr} or {tabnr} is invalid, an empty list is
3793 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003794
3795 The returned list contains two entries: a list with the jump
3796 locations and the last used jump position number in the list.
3797 Each entry in the jump location list is a dictionary with
3798 the following entries:
3799 bufnr buffer number
3800 col column number
3801 coladd column offset for 'virtualedit'
3802 filename filename if available
3803 lnum line number
3804
3805 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3806 GetWinnr()->getjumplist()
3807
3808< *getline()*
3809getline({lnum} [, {end}])
3810 Without {end} the result is a String, which is line {lnum}
3811 from the current buffer. Example: >
3812 getline(1)
3813< When {lnum} is a String that doesn't start with a
3814 digit, |line()| is called to translate the String into a Number.
3815 To get the line under the cursor: >
3816 getline(".")
3817< When {lnum} is a number smaller than 1 or bigger than the
3818 number of lines in the buffer, an empty string is returned.
3819
3820 When {end} is given the result is a |List| where each item is
3821 a line from the current buffer in the range {lnum} to {end},
3822 including line {end}.
3823 {end} is used in the same way as {lnum}.
3824 Non-existing lines are silently omitted.
3825 When {end} is before {lnum} an empty |List| is returned.
3826 Example: >
3827 :let start = line('.')
3828 :let end = search("^$") - 1
3829 :let lines = getline(start, end)
3830
3831< Can also be used as a |method|: >
3832 ComputeLnum()->getline()
3833
Bram Moolenaarce30ccc2022-11-21 19:57:04 +00003834< To get lines from another buffer see |getbufline()| and
3835 |getbufoneline()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003836
3837getloclist({nr} [, {what}]) *getloclist()*
3838 Returns a |List| with all the entries in the location list for
3839 window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
3840 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
3841
3842 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
3843 returned. For an invalid window number {nr}, an empty list is
3844 returned. Otherwise, same as |getqflist()|.
3845
3846 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
3847 returns the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. Refer to
3848 |getqflist()| for the supported items in {what}.
3849
3850 In addition to the items supported by |getqflist()| in {what},
3851 the following item is supported by |getloclist()|:
3852
3853 filewinid id of the window used to display files
3854 from the location list. This field is
3855 applicable only when called from a
3856 location list window. See
3857 |location-list-file-window| for more
3858 details.
3859
3860 Returns a |Dictionary| with default values if there is no
3861 location list for the window {nr}.
3862 Returns an empty Dictionary if window {nr} does not exist.
3863
3864 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
3865 :echo getloclist(3, {'all': 0})
3866 :echo getloclist(5, {'filewinid': 0})
3867
3868
3869getmarklist([{buf}]) *getmarklist()*
3870 Without the {buf} argument returns a |List| with information
3871 about all the global marks. |mark|
3872
3873 If the optional {buf} argument is specified, returns the
3874 local marks defined in buffer {buf}. For the use of {buf},
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003875 see |bufname()|. If {buf} is invalid, an empty list is
3876 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003877
3878 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following:
3879 mark name of the mark prefixed by "'"
3880 pos a |List| with the position of the mark:
3881 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3882 Refer to |getpos()| for more information.
3883 file file name
3884
3885 Refer to |getpos()| for getting information about a specific
3886 mark.
3887
3888 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3889 GetBufnr()->getmarklist()
3890
3891getmatches([{win}]) *getmatches()*
3892 Returns a |List| with all matches previously defined for the
3893 current window by |matchadd()| and the |:match| commands.
3894 |getmatches()| is useful in combination with |setmatches()|,
3895 as |setmatches()| can restore a list of matches saved by
3896 |getmatches()|.
3897 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003898 window ID instead of the current window. If {win} is invalid,
3899 an empty list is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003900 Example: >
3901 :echo getmatches()
3902< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3903 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3904 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3905 :let m = getmatches()
3906 :call clearmatches()
3907 :echo getmatches()
3908< [] >
3909 :call setmatches(m)
3910 :echo getmatches()
3911< [{'group': 'MyGroup1', 'pattern': 'TODO',
3912 'priority': 10, 'id': 1}, {'group': 'MyGroup2',
3913 'pattern': 'FIXME', 'priority': 10, 'id': 2}] >
3914 :unlet m
3915<
3916getmousepos() *getmousepos()*
3917 Returns a |Dictionary| with the last known position of the
3918 mouse. This can be used in a mapping for a mouse click or in
3919 a filter of a popup window. The items are:
3920 screenrow screen row
3921 screencol screen column
3922 winid Window ID of the click
3923 winrow row inside "winid"
3924 wincol column inside "winid"
3925 line text line inside "winid"
3926 column text column inside "winid"
3927 All numbers are 1-based.
3928
3929 If not over a window, e.g. when in the command line, then only
3930 "screenrow" and "screencol" are valid, the others are zero.
3931
3932 When on the status line below a window or the vertical
3933 separator right of a window, the "line" and "column" values
3934 are zero.
3935
3936 When the position is after the text then "column" is the
3937 length of the text in bytes plus one.
3938
3939 If the mouse is over a popup window then that window is used.
3940
3941 When using |getchar()| the Vim variables |v:mouse_lnum|,
3942 |v:mouse_col| and |v:mouse_winid| also provide these values.
3943
Bram Moolenaar24dc19c2022-11-14 19:49:15 +00003944getmouseshape() *getmouseshape()*
3945 Returns the name of the currently showing mouse pointer.
3946 When the |+mouseshape| feature is not supported or the shape
3947 is unknown an empty string is returned.
3948 This function is mainly intended for testing.
3949
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003950 *getpid()*
3951getpid() Return a Number which is the process ID of the Vim process.
3952 On Unix and MS-Windows this is a unique number, until Vim
3953 exits.
3954
3955 *getpos()*
3956getpos({expr}) Get the position for String {expr}. For possible values of
3957 {expr} see |line()|. For getting the cursor position see
3958 |getcurpos()|.
3959 The result is a |List| with four numbers:
3960 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
3961 "bufnum" is zero, unless a mark like '0 or 'A is used, then it
3962 is the buffer number of the mark.
3963 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
3964 column is 1.
3965 The "off" number is zero, unless 'virtualedit' is used. Then
3966 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
3967 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
3968 character.
3969 Note that for '< and '> Visual mode matters: when it is "V"
3970 (visual line mode) the column of '< is zero and the column of
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003971 '> is a large number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003972 The column number in the returned List is the byte position
3973 within the line. To get the character position in the line,
3974 use |getcharpos()|.
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +00003975 A very large column number equal to |v:maxcol| can be returned,
3976 in which case it means "after the end of the line".
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01003977 If {expr} is invalid, returns a list with all zeros.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00003978 This can be used to save and restore the position of a mark: >
3979 let save_a_mark = getpos("'a")
3980 ...
3981 call setpos("'a", save_a_mark)
3982< Also see |getcharpos()|, |getcurpos()| and |setpos()|.
3983
3984 Can also be used as a |method|: >
3985 GetMark()->getpos()
3986
3987getqflist([{what}]) *getqflist()*
3988 Returns a |List| with all the current quickfix errors. Each
3989 list item is a dictionary with these entries:
3990 bufnr number of buffer that has the file name, use
3991 bufname() to get the name
3992 module module name
3993 lnum line number in the buffer (first line is 1)
3994 end_lnum
3995 end of line number if the item is multiline
3996 col column number (first column is 1)
3997 end_col end of column number if the item has range
3998 vcol |TRUE|: "col" is visual column
3999 |FALSE|: "col" is byte index
4000 nr error number
4001 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
4002 text description of the error
4003 type type of the error, 'E', '1', etc.
4004 valid |TRUE|: recognized error message
4005
4006 When there is no error list or it's empty, an empty list is
4007 returned. Quickfix list entries with a non-existing buffer
4008 number are returned with "bufnr" set to zero (Note: some
4009 functions accept buffer number zero for the alternate buffer,
4010 you may need to explicitly check for zero).
4011
4012 Useful application: Find pattern matches in multiple files and
4013 do something with them: >
4014 :vimgrep /theword/jg *.c
4015 :for d in getqflist()
4016 : echo bufname(d.bufnr) ':' d.lnum '=' d.text
4017 :endfor
4018<
4019 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
4020 returns only the items listed in {what} as a dictionary. The
4021 following string items are supported in {what}:
4022 changedtick get the total number of changes made
4023 to the list |quickfix-changedtick|
4024 context get the |quickfix-context|
4025 efm errorformat to use when parsing "lines". If
4026 not present, then the 'errorformat' option
4027 value is used.
4028 id get information for the quickfix list with
4029 |quickfix-ID|; zero means the id for the
4030 current list or the list specified by "nr"
4031 idx get information for the quickfix entry at this
4032 index in the list specified by 'id' or 'nr'.
4033 If set to zero, then uses the current entry.
4034 See |quickfix-index|
4035 items quickfix list entries
4036 lines parse a list of lines using 'efm' and return
4037 the resulting entries. Only a |List| type is
4038 accepted. The current quickfix list is not
4039 modified. See |quickfix-parse|.
4040 nr get information for this quickfix list; zero
4041 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
4042 the last quickfix list
4043 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4044 window. Returns 0 if the quickfix buffer is
4045 not present. See |quickfix-buffer|.
4046 size number of entries in the quickfix list
4047 title get the list title |quickfix-title|
4048 winid get the quickfix |window-ID|
4049 all all of the above quickfix properties
4050 Non-string items in {what} are ignored. To get the value of a
4051 particular item, set it to zero.
4052 If "nr" is not present then the current quickfix list is used.
4053 If both "nr" and a non-zero "id" are specified, then the list
4054 specified by "id" is used.
4055 To get the number of lists in the quickfix stack, set "nr" to
4056 "$" in {what}. The "nr" value in the returned dictionary
4057 contains the quickfix stack size.
4058 When "lines" is specified, all the other items except "efm"
4059 are ignored. The returned dictionary contains the entry
4060 "items" with the list of entries.
4061
4062 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4063 changedtick total number of changes made to the
4064 list |quickfix-changedtick|
4065 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
4066 If not present, set to "".
4067 id quickfix list ID |quickfix-ID|. If not
4068 present, set to 0.
4069 idx index of the quickfix entry in the list. If not
4070 present, set to 0.
4071 items quickfix list entries. If not present, set to
4072 an empty list.
4073 nr quickfix list number. If not present, set to 0
4074 qfbufnr number of the buffer displayed in the quickfix
4075 window. If not present, set to 0.
4076 size number of entries in the quickfix list. If not
4077 present, set to 0.
4078 title quickfix list title text. If not present, set
4079 to "".
4080 winid quickfix |window-ID|. If not present, set to 0
4081
4082 Examples (See also |getqflist-examples|): >
4083 :echo getqflist({'all': 1})
4084 :echo getqflist({'nr': 2, 'title': 1})
4085 :echo getqflist({'lines' : ["F1:10:L10"]})
4086<
4087getreg([{regname} [, 1 [, {list}]]]) *getreg()*
4088 The result is a String, which is the contents of register
4089 {regname}. Example: >
4090 :let cliptext = getreg('*')
4091< When register {regname} was not set the result is an empty
4092 string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00004093 The {regname} argument must be a string. *E1162*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004094
4095 getreg('=') returns the last evaluated value of the expression
4096 register. (For use in maps.)
4097 getreg('=', 1) returns the expression itself, so that it can
4098 be restored with |setreg()|. For other registers the extra
4099 argument is ignored, thus you can always give it.
4100
4101 If {list} is present and |TRUE|, the result type is changed
4102 to |List|. Each list item is one text line. Use it if you care
4103 about zero bytes possibly present inside register: without
4104 third argument both NLs and zero bytes are represented as NLs
4105 (see |NL-used-for-Nul|).
4106 When the register was not set an empty list is returned.
4107
4108 If {regname} is "", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4109 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4110 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4111
4112 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4113 GetRegname()->getreg()
4114
4115getreginfo([{regname}]) *getreginfo()*
4116 Returns detailed information about register {regname} as a
4117 Dictionary with the following entries:
4118 regcontents List of lines contained in register
4119 {regname}, like
4120 |getreg|({regname}, 1, 1).
4121 regtype the type of register {regname}, as in
4122 |getregtype()|.
4123 isunnamed Boolean flag, v:true if this register
4124 is currently pointed to by the unnamed
4125 register.
4126 points_to for the unnamed register, gives the
4127 single letter name of the register
4128 currently pointed to (see |quotequote|).
4129 For example, after deleting a line
4130 with `dd`, this field will be "1",
4131 which is the register that got the
4132 deleted text.
4133
4134 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is invalid
4135 or not set, an empty Dictionary will be returned.
4136 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
4137 If {regname} is not specified, |v:register| is used.
4138 The returned Dictionary can be passed to |setreg()|.
4139 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4140
4141 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4142 GetRegname()->getreginfo()
4143
4144getregtype([{regname}]) *getregtype()*
4145 The result is a String, which is type of register {regname}.
4146 The value will be one of:
4147 "v" for |characterwise| text
4148 "V" for |linewise| text
4149 "<CTRL-V>{width}" for |blockwise-visual| text
4150 "" for an empty or unknown register
4151 <CTRL-V> is one character with value 0x16.
4152 The {regname} argument is a string. If {regname} is "", the
4153 unnamed register '"' is used. If {regname} is not specified,
4154 |v:register| is used.
4155 In |Vim9-script| {regname} must be one character.
4156
4157 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4158 GetRegname()->getregtype()
4159
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004160getscriptinfo([{opts}]) *getscriptinfo()*
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004161 Returns a |List| with information about all the sourced Vim
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004162 scripts in the order they were sourced, like what
4163 `:scriptnames` shows.
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004164
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004165 The optional Dict argument {opts} supports the following
4166 optional items:
4167 name Script name match pattern. If specified,
4168 and "sid" is not specified, information about
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01004169 scripts with a name that match the pattern
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004170 "name" are returned.
4171 sid Script ID |<SID>|. If specified, only
4172 information about the script with ID "sid" is
4173 returned and "name" is ignored.
4174
Yegappan Lakshmananf768c3d2022-08-22 13:15:13 +01004175 Each item in the returned List is a |Dict| with the following
4176 items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004177 autoload Set to TRUE for a script that was used with
Bram Moolenaar753885b2022-08-24 16:30:36 +01004178 `import autoload` but was not actually sourced
4179 yet (see |import-autoload|).
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004180 functions List of script-local function names defined in
4181 the script. Present only when a particular
4182 script is specified using the "sid" item in
4183 {opts}.
4184 name Vim script file name.
4185 sid Script ID |<SID>|.
4186 sourced Script ID of the actually sourced script that
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01004187 this script name links to, if any, otherwise
4188 zero
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004189 variables A dictionary with the script-local variables.
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00004190 Present only when a particular script is
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004191 specified using the "sid" item in {opts}.
4192 Note that this is a copy, the value of
4193 script-local variables cannot be changed using
4194 this dictionary.
4195 version Vimscript version (|scriptversion|)
Yegappan Lakshmanan520f6ef2022-08-25 17:40:40 +01004196
Yegappan Lakshmanan2f892d82022-08-28 18:52:10 +01004197 Examples: >
4198 :echo getscriptinfo({'name': 'myscript'})
4199 :echo getscriptinfo({'sid': 15}).variables
4200<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004201gettabinfo([{tabnr}]) *gettabinfo()*
4202 If {tabnr} is not specified, then information about all the
4203 tab pages is returned as a |List|. Each List item is a
4204 |Dictionary|. Otherwise, {tabnr} specifies the tab page
4205 number and information about that one is returned. If the tab
4206 page does not exist an empty List is returned.
4207
4208 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4209 tabnr tab page number.
4210 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4211 tabpage-local variables
4212 windows List of |window-ID|s in the tab page.
4213
4214 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4215 GetTabnr()->gettabinfo()
4216
4217gettabvar({tabnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabvar()*
4218 Get the value of a tab-local variable {varname} in tab page
4219 {tabnr}. |t:var|
4220 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
4221 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4222 dictionary with all tab-local variables is returned.
4223 Note that the name without "t:" must be used.
4224 When the tab or variable doesn't exist {def} or an empty
4225 string is returned, there is no error message.
4226
4227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4228 GetTabnr()->gettabvar(varname)
4229
4230gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *gettabwinvar()*
4231 Get the value of window-local variable {varname} in window
4232 {winnr} in tab page {tabnr}.
4233 The {varname} argument is a string. When {varname} is empty a
4234 dictionary with all window-local variables is returned.
4235 When {varname} is equal to "&" get the values of all
4236 window-local options in a |Dictionary|.
4237 Otherwise, when {varname} starts with "&" get the value of a
4238 window-local option.
4239 Note that {varname} must be the name without "w:".
4240 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
4241 use |getwinvar()|.
4242 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4243 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
4244 This also works for a global option, buffer-local option and
4245 window-local option, but it doesn't work for a global variable
4246 or buffer-local variable.
4247 When the tab, window or variable doesn't exist {def} or an
4248 empty string is returned, there is no error message.
4249 Examples: >
4250 :let list_is_on = gettabwinvar(1, 2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004251 :echo "myvar = " .. gettabwinvar(3, 1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004252<
4253 To obtain all window-local variables use: >
4254 gettabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, '&')
4255
4256< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4257 GetTabnr()->gettabwinvar(winnr, varname)
4258
4259gettagstack([{winnr}]) *gettagstack()*
4260 The result is a Dict, which is the tag stack of window {winnr}.
4261 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4262 When {winnr} is not specified, the current window is used.
4263 When window {winnr} doesn't exist, an empty Dict is returned.
4264
4265 The returned dictionary contains the following entries:
4266 curidx Current index in the stack. When at
4267 top of the stack, set to (length + 1).
4268 Index of bottom of the stack is 1.
4269 items List of items in the stack. Each item
4270 is a dictionary containing the
4271 entries described below.
4272 length Number of entries in the stack.
4273
4274 Each item in the stack is a dictionary with the following
4275 entries:
4276 bufnr buffer number of the current jump
4277 from cursor position before the tag jump.
4278 See |getpos()| for the format of the
4279 returned list.
4280 matchnr current matching tag number. Used when
4281 multiple matching tags are found for a
4282 name.
4283 tagname name of the tag
4284
4285 See |tagstack| for more information about the tag stack.
4286
4287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4288 GetWinnr()->gettagstack()
4289
4290
4291gettext({text}) *gettext()*
4292 Translate String {text} if possible.
4293 This is mainly for use in the distributed Vim scripts. When
4294 generating message translations the {text} is extracted by
4295 xgettext, the translator can add the translated message in the
4296 .po file and Vim will lookup the translation when gettext() is
4297 called.
4298 For {text} double quoted strings are preferred, because
4299 xgettext does not understand escaping in single quoted
4300 strings.
4301
4302
4303getwininfo([{winid}]) *getwininfo()*
4304 Returns information about windows as a |List| with Dictionaries.
4305
4306 If {winid} is given Information about the window with that ID
4307 is returned, as a |List| with one item. If the window does not
4308 exist the result is an empty list.
4309
4310 Without {winid} information about all the windows in all the
4311 tab pages is returned.
4312
4313 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with the following entries:
4314 botline last complete displayed buffer line
4315 bufnr number of buffer in the window
4316 height window height (excluding winbar)
4317 loclist 1 if showing a location list
4318 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4319 quickfix 1 if quickfix or location list window
4320 {only with the +quickfix feature}
4321 terminal 1 if a terminal window
4322 {only with the +terminal feature}
4323 tabnr tab page number
4324 topline first displayed buffer line
4325 variables a reference to the dictionary with
4326 window-local variables
4327 width window width
4328 winbar 1 if the window has a toolbar, 0
4329 otherwise
4330 wincol leftmost screen column of the window;
4331 "col" from |win_screenpos()|
4332 textoff number of columns occupied by any
4333 'foldcolumn', 'signcolumn' and line
4334 number in front of the text
4335 winid |window-ID|
4336 winnr window number
4337 winrow topmost screen line of the window;
4338 "row" from |win_screenpos()|
4339
4340 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4341 GetWinnr()->getwininfo()
4342
4343getwinpos([{timeout}]) *getwinpos()*
4344 The result is a |List| with two numbers, the result of
4345 |getwinposx()| and |getwinposy()| combined:
4346 [x-pos, y-pos]
4347 {timeout} can be used to specify how long to wait in msec for
4348 a response from the terminal. When omitted 100 msec is used.
4349 Use a longer time for a remote terminal.
4350 When using a value less than 10 and no response is received
4351 within that time, a previously reported position is returned,
4352 if available. This can be used to poll for the position and
4353 do some work in the meantime: >
4354 while 1
4355 let res = getwinpos(1)
4356 if res[0] >= 0
4357 break
4358 endif
4359 " Do some work here
4360 endwhile
4361<
4362
4363 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4364 GetTimeout()->getwinpos()
4365<
4366 *getwinposx()*
4367getwinposx() The result is a Number, which is the X coordinate in pixels of
4368 the left hand side of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an
4369 xterm (uses a timeout of 100 msec).
4370 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4371 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4372
4373 *getwinposy()*
4374getwinposy() The result is a Number, which is the Y coordinate in pixels of
4375 the top of the GUI Vim window. Also works for an xterm (uses
4376 a timeout of 100 msec).
4377 The result will be -1 if the information is not available.
4378 The value can be used with `:winpos`.
4379
4380getwinvar({winnr}, {varname} [, {def}]) *getwinvar()*
4381 Like |gettabwinvar()| for the current tabpage.
4382 Examples: >
4383 :let list_is_on = getwinvar(2, '&list')
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004384 :echo "myvar = " .. getwinvar(1, 'myvar')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004385
4386< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4387 GetWinnr()->getwinvar(varname)
4388<
4389glob({expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]]) *glob()*
4390 Expand the file wildcards in {expr}. See |wildcards| for the
4391 use of special characters.
4392
4393 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4394 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4395 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4396 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4397 'wildignorecase' always applies.
4398
4399 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4400 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is,
4401 you also get filenames containing newlines correctly.
4402 Otherwise the result is a String and when there are several
4403 matches, they are separated by <NL> characters.
4404
4405 If the expansion fails, the result is an empty String or List.
4406
4407 You can also use |readdir()| if you need to do complicated
4408 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
4409
4410 A name for a non-existing file is not included. A symbolic
4411 link is only included if it points to an existing file.
4412 However, when the {alllinks} argument is present and it is
4413 |TRUE| then all symbolic links are included.
4414
4415 For most systems backticks can be used to get files names from
4416 any external command. Example: >
4417 :let tagfiles = glob("`find . -name tags -print`")
4418 :let &tags = substitute(tagfiles, "\n", ",", "g")
4419< The result of the program inside the backticks should be one
4420 item per line. Spaces inside an item are allowed.
4421
4422 See |expand()| for expanding special Vim variables. See
4423 |system()| for getting the raw output of an external command.
4424
4425 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4426 GetExpr()->glob()
4427
4428glob2regpat({string}) *glob2regpat()*
4429 Convert a file pattern, as used by glob(), into a search
4430 pattern. The result can be used to match with a string that
4431 is a file name. E.g. >
4432 if filename =~ glob2regpat('Make*.mak')
4433< This is equivalent to: >
4434 if filename =~ '^Make.*\.mak$'
4435< When {string} is an empty string the result is "^$", match an
4436 empty string.
4437 Note that the result depends on the system. On MS-Windows
4438 a backslash usually means a path separator.
4439
4440 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4441 GetExpr()->glob2regpat()
4442< *globpath()*
4443globpath({path}, {expr} [, {nosuf} [, {list} [, {alllinks}]]])
4444 Perform glob() for String {expr} on all directories in {path}
4445 and concatenate the results. Example: >
4446 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim")
4447<
4448 {path} is a comma-separated list of directory names. Each
4449 directory name is prepended to {expr} and expanded like with
4450 |glob()|. A path separator is inserted when needed.
4451 To add a comma inside a directory name escape it with a
4452 backslash. Note that on MS-Windows a directory may have a
4453 trailing backslash, remove it if you put a comma after it.
4454 If the expansion fails for one of the directories, there is no
4455 error message.
4456
4457 Unless the optional {nosuf} argument is given and is |TRUE|,
4458 the 'suffixes' and 'wildignore' options apply: Names matching
4459 one of the patterns in 'wildignore' will be skipped and
4460 'suffixes' affect the ordering of matches.
4461
4462 When {list} is present and it is |TRUE| the result is a |List|
4463 with all matching files. The advantage of using a List is, you
4464 also get filenames containing newlines correctly. Otherwise
4465 the result is a String and when there are several matches,
4466 they are separated by <NL> characters. Example: >
4467 :echo globpath(&rtp, "syntax/c.vim", 0, 1)
4468<
4469 {alllinks} is used as with |glob()|.
4470
4471 The "**" item can be used to search in a directory tree.
4472 For example, to find all "README.txt" files in the directories
4473 in 'runtimepath' and below: >
4474 :echo globpath(&rtp, "**/README.txt")
4475< Upwards search and limiting the depth of "**" is not
4476 supported, thus using 'path' will not always work properly.
4477
4478 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4479 second argument: >
4480 GetExpr()->globpath(&rtp)
4481<
4482 *has()*
4483has({feature} [, {check}])
4484 When {check} is omitted or is zero: The result is a Number,
4485 which is 1 if the feature {feature} is supported, zero
4486 otherwise. The {feature} argument is a string, case is
4487 ignored. See |feature-list| below.
4488
4489 When {check} is present and not zero: The result is a Number,
4490 which is 1 if the feature {feature} could ever be supported,
4491 zero otherwise. This is useful to check for a typo in
4492 {feature} and to detect dead code. Keep in mind that an older
4493 Vim version will not know about a feature added later and
4494 features that have been abandoned will not be known by the
4495 current Vim version.
4496
4497 Also see |exists()| and |exists_compiled()|.
4498
4499 Note that to skip code that has a syntax error when the
4500 feature is not available, Vim may skip the rest of the line
4501 and miss a following `endif`. Therefore put the `endif` on a
4502 separate line: >
4503 if has('feature')
4504 let x = this->breaks->without->the->feature
4505 endif
4506< If the `endif` would be moved to the second line as "| endif" it
4507 would not be found.
4508
4509
4510has_key({dict}, {key}) *has_key()*
4511 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if |Dictionary| {dict}
Bram Moolenaare8008642022-08-19 17:15:35 +01004512 has an entry with key {key}. FALSE otherwise.
4513 The {key} argument is a string. In |Vim9| script a number is
4514 also accepted (and converted to a string) but no other types.
4515 In legacy script the usual automatic conversion to string is
4516 done.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004517
4518 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4519 mydict->has_key(key)
4520
4521haslocaldir([{winnr} [, {tabnr}]]) *haslocaldir()*
4522 The result is a Number:
4523 1 when the window has set a local directory via |:lcd|
4524 2 when the tab-page has set a local directory via |:tcd|
4525 0 otherwise.
4526
4527 Without arguments use the current window.
4528 With {winnr} use this window in the current tab page.
4529 With {winnr} and {tabnr} use the window in the specified tab
4530 page.
4531 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
4532 If {winnr} is -1 it is ignored and only the tabpage is used.
4533 Return 0 if the arguments are invalid.
4534 Examples: >
4535 if haslocaldir() == 1
4536 " window local directory case
4537 elseif haslocaldir() == 2
4538 " tab-local directory case
4539 else
4540 " global directory case
4541 endif
4542
4543 " current window
4544 :echo haslocaldir()
4545 :echo haslocaldir(0)
4546 :echo haslocaldir(0, 0)
4547 " window n in current tab page
4548 :echo haslocaldir(n)
4549 :echo haslocaldir(n, 0)
4550 " window n in tab page m
4551 :echo haslocaldir(n, m)
4552 " tab page m
4553 :echo haslocaldir(-1, m)
4554<
4555 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4556 GetWinnr()->haslocaldir()
4557
4558hasmapto({what} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *hasmapto()*
4559 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if there is a mapping
4560 that contains {what} in somewhere in the rhs (what it is
4561 mapped to) and this mapping exists in one of the modes
4562 indicated by {mode}.
4563 The arguments {what} and {mode} are strings.
4564 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
4565 instead of mappings. Don't forget to specify Insert and/or
4566 Command-line mode.
4567 Both the global mappings and the mappings local to the current
4568 buffer are checked for a match.
4569 If no matching mapping is found FALSE is returned.
4570 The following characters are recognized in {mode}:
4571 n Normal mode
4572 v Visual and Select mode
4573 x Visual mode
4574 s Select mode
4575 o Operator-pending mode
4576 i Insert mode
4577 l Language-Argument ("r", "f", "t", etc.)
4578 c Command-line mode
4579 When {mode} is omitted, "nvo" is used.
4580
4581 This function is useful to check if a mapping already exists
4582 to a function in a Vim script. Example: >
4583 :if !hasmapto('\ABCdoit')
4584 : map <Leader>d \ABCdoit
4585 :endif
4586< This installs the mapping to "\ABCdoit" only if there isn't
4587 already a mapping to "\ABCdoit".
4588
4589 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4590 GetRHS()->hasmapto()
4591
4592histadd({history}, {item}) *histadd()*
4593 Add the String {item} to the history {history} which can be
4594 one of: *hist-names*
4595 "cmd" or ":" command line history
4596 "search" or "/" search pattern history
4597 "expr" or "=" typed expression history
4598 "input" or "@" input line history
4599 "debug" or ">" debug command history
4600 empty the current or last used history
4601 The {history} string does not need to be the whole name, one
4602 character is sufficient.
4603 If {item} does already exist in the history, it will be
4604 shifted to become the newest entry.
4605 The result is a Number: TRUE if the operation was successful,
4606 otherwise FALSE is returned.
4607
4608 Example: >
4609 :call histadd("input", strftime("%Y %b %d"))
4610 :let date=input("Enter date: ")
4611< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
4612
4613 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
4614 second argument: >
4615 GetHistory()->histadd('search')
4616
4617histdel({history} [, {item}]) *histdel()*
4618 Clear {history}, i.e. delete all its entries. See |hist-names|
4619 for the possible values of {history}.
4620
4621 If the parameter {item} evaluates to a String, it is used as a
4622 regular expression. All entries matching that expression will
4623 be removed from the history (if there are any).
4624 Upper/lowercase must match, unless "\c" is used |/\c|.
4625 If {item} evaluates to a Number, it will be interpreted as
4626 an index, see |:history-indexing|. The respective entry will
4627 be removed if it exists.
4628
4629 The result is TRUE for a successful operation, otherwise FALSE
4630 is returned.
4631
4632 Examples:
4633 Clear expression register history: >
4634 :call histdel("expr")
4635<
4636 Remove all entries starting with "*" from the search history: >
4637 :call histdel("/", '^\*')
4638<
4639 The following three are equivalent: >
4640 :call histdel("search", histnr("search"))
4641 :call histdel("search", -1)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004642 :call histdel("search", '^' .. histget("search", -1) .. '$')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004643<
4644 To delete the last search pattern and use the last-but-one for
4645 the "n" command and 'hlsearch': >
4646 :call histdel("search", -1)
4647 :let @/ = histget("search", -1)
4648<
4649 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4650 GetHistory()->histdel()
4651
4652histget({history} [, {index}]) *histget()*
4653 The result is a String, the entry with Number {index} from
4654 {history}. See |hist-names| for the possible values of
4655 {history}, and |:history-indexing| for {index}. If there is
4656 no such entry, an empty String is returned. When {index} is
4657 omitted, the most recent item from the history is used.
4658
4659 Examples:
4660 Redo the second last search from history. >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004661 :execute '/' .. histget("search", -2)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004662
4663< Define an Ex command ":H {num}" that supports re-execution of
4664 the {num}th entry from the output of |:history|. >
4665 :command -nargs=1 H execute histget("cmd", 0+<args>)
4666<
4667 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4668 GetHistory()->histget()
4669
4670histnr({history}) *histnr()*
4671 The result is the Number of the current entry in {history}.
4672 See |hist-names| for the possible values of {history}.
4673 If an error occurred, -1 is returned.
4674
4675 Example: >
4676 :let inp_index = histnr("expr")
4677
4678< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4679 GetHistory()->histnr()
4680<
4681hlexists({name}) *hlexists()*
4682 The result is a Number, which is TRUE if a highlight group
4683 called {name} exists. This is when the group has been
4684 defined in some way. Not necessarily when highlighting has
4685 been defined for it, it may also have been used for a syntax
4686 item.
4687 *highlight_exists()*
4688 Obsolete name: highlight_exists().
4689
4690 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4691 GetName()->hlexists()
4692<
4693hlget([{name} [, {resolve}]]) *hlget()*
4694 Returns a List of all the highlight group attributes. If the
4695 optional {name} is specified, then returns a List with only
4696 the attributes of the specified highlight group. Returns an
4697 empty List if the highlight group {name} is not present.
4698
4699 If the optional {resolve} argument is set to v:true and the
4700 highlight group {name} is linked to another group, then the
4701 link is resolved recursively and the attributes of the
4702 resolved highlight group are returned.
4703
4704 Each entry in the returned List is a Dictionary with the
4705 following items:
4706 cleared boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4707 group attributes are cleared or not yet
4708 specified. See |highlight-clear|.
4709 cterm cterm attributes. See |highlight-cterm|.
4710 ctermbg cterm background color.
4711 See |highlight-ctermbg|.
4712 ctermfg cterm foreground color.
4713 See |highlight-ctermfg|.
4714 ctermul cterm underline color. See |highlight-ctermul|.
4715 default boolean flag, set to v:true if the highlight
4716 group link is a default link. See
4717 |highlight-default|.
4718 font highlight group font. See |highlight-font|.
4719 gui gui attributes. See |highlight-gui|.
4720 guibg gui background color. See |highlight-guibg|.
4721 guifg gui foreground color. See |highlight-guifg|.
4722 guisp gui special color. See |highlight-guisp|.
4723 id highlight group ID.
4724 linksto linked highlight group name.
4725 See |:highlight-link|.
4726 name highlight group name. See |group-name|.
4727 start start terminal keycode. See |highlight-start|.
4728 stop stop terminal keycode. See |highlight-stop|.
4729 term term attributes. See |highlight-term|.
4730
4731 The 'term', 'cterm' and 'gui' items in the above Dictionary
4732 have a dictionary value with the following optional boolean
4733 items: 'bold', 'standout', 'underline', 'undercurl', 'italic',
4734 'reverse', 'inverse' and 'strikethrough'.
4735
4736 Example(s): >
4737 :echo hlget()
4738 :echo hlget('ModeMsg')
4739 :echo hlget('Number', v:true)
4740<
4741 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4742 GetName()->hlget()
4743<
4744hlset({list}) *hlset()*
4745 Creates or modifies the attributes of a List of highlight
4746 groups. Each item in {list} is a dictionary containing the
4747 attributes of a highlight group. See |hlget()| for the list of
4748 supported items in this dictionary.
4749
4750 In addition to the items described in |hlget()|, the following
4751 additional items are supported in the dictionary:
4752
4753 force boolean flag to force the creation of
4754 a link for an existing highlight group
4755 with attributes.
4756
4757 The highlight group is identified using the 'name' item and
4758 the 'id' item (if supplied) is ignored. If a highlight group
4759 with a specified name doesn't exist, then it is created.
4760 Otherwise the attributes of an existing highlight group are
4761 modified.
4762
4763 If an empty dictionary value is used for the 'term' or 'cterm'
4764 or 'gui' entries, then the corresponding attributes are
4765 cleared. If the 'cleared' item is set to v:true, then all the
4766 attributes of the highlight group are cleared.
4767
4768 The 'linksto' item can be used to link a highlight group to
4769 another highlight group. See |:highlight-link|.
4770
4771 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
4772
4773 Example(s): >
4774 " add bold attribute to the Visual highlight group
4775 :call hlset([#{name: 'Visual',
4776 \ term: #{reverse: 1 , bold: 1}}])
4777 :call hlset([#{name: 'Type', guifg: 'DarkGreen'}])
4778 :let l = hlget()
4779 :call hlset(l)
4780 " clear the Search highlight group
4781 :call hlset([#{name: 'Search', cleared: v:true}])
4782 " clear the 'term' attributes for a highlight group
4783 :call hlset([#{name: 'Title', term: {}}])
4784 " create the MyHlg group linking it to DiffAdd
4785 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'DiffAdd'}])
4786 " remove the MyHlg group link
4787 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', linksto: 'NONE'}])
4788 " clear the attributes and a link
4789 :call hlset([#{name: 'MyHlg', cleared: v:true,
4790 \ linksto: 'NONE'}])
4791<
4792 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4793 GetAttrList()->hlset()
4794<
4795 *hlID()*
4796hlID({name}) The result is a Number, which is the ID of the highlight group
4797 with name {name}. When the highlight group doesn't exist,
4798 zero is returned.
4799 This can be used to retrieve information about the highlight
4800 group. For example, to get the background color of the
4801 "Comment" group: >
4802 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(hlID("Comment")), "bg")
4803< *highlightID()*
4804 Obsolete name: highlightID().
4805
4806 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4807 GetName()->hlID()
4808
4809hostname() *hostname()*
4810 The result is a String, which is the name of the machine on
4811 which Vim is currently running. Machine names greater than
4812 256 characters long are truncated.
4813
4814iconv({string}, {from}, {to}) *iconv()*
4815 The result is a String, which is the text {string} converted
4816 from encoding {from} to encoding {to}.
4817 When the conversion completely fails an empty string is
4818 returned. When some characters could not be converted they
4819 are replaced with "?".
4820 The encoding names are whatever the iconv() library function
4821 can accept, see ":!man 3 iconv".
4822 Most conversions require Vim to be compiled with the |+iconv|
4823 feature. Otherwise only UTF-8 to latin1 conversion and back
4824 can be done.
4825 This can be used to display messages with special characters,
4826 no matter what 'encoding' is set to. Write the message in
4827 UTF-8 and use: >
4828 echo iconv(utf8_str, "utf-8", &enc)
4829< Note that Vim uses UTF-8 for all Unicode encodings, conversion
4830 from/to UCS-2 is automatically changed to use UTF-8. You
4831 cannot use UCS-2 in a string anyway, because of the NUL bytes.
4832
4833 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4834 GetText()->iconv('latin1', 'utf-8')
4835<
4836 *indent()*
4837indent({lnum}) The result is a Number, which is indent of line {lnum} in the
4838 current buffer. The indent is counted in spaces, the value
4839 of 'tabstop' is relevant. {lnum} is used just like in
4840 |getline()|.
4841 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
4842 error is given.
4843
4844 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4845 GetLnum()->indent()
4846
4847index({object}, {expr} [, {start} [, {ic}]]) *index()*
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004848 Find {expr} in {object} and return its index. See
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004849 |indexof()| for using a lambda to select the item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004850
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004851 If {object} is a |List| return the lowest index where the item
4852 has a value equal to {expr}. There is no automatic
4853 conversion, so the String "4" is different from the Number 4.
4854 And the number 4 is different from the Float 4.0. The value
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004855 of 'ignorecase' is not used here, case matters as indicated by
4856 the {ic} argument.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004857
4858 If {object} is |Blob| return the lowest index where the byte
4859 value is equal to {expr}.
4860
4861 If {start} is given then start looking at the item with index
4862 {start} (may be negative for an item relative to the end).
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004863
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004864 When {ic} is given and it is |TRUE|, ignore case. Otherwise
4865 case must match.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004866
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004867 -1 is returned when {expr} is not found in {object}.
4868 Example: >
4869 :let idx = index(words, "the")
4870 :if index(numbers, 123) >= 0
4871
4872< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4873 GetObject()->index(what)
4874
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004875indexof({object}, {expr} [, {opts}]) *indexof()*
4876 Returns the index of an item in {object} where {expr} is
4877 v:true. {object} must be a |List| or a |Blob|.
4878
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004879 If {object} is a |List|, evaluate {expr} for each item in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004880 List until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4881 this item.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004882
4883 If {object} is a |Blob| evaluate {expr} for each byte in the
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004884 Blob until the expression is v:true and return the index of
4885 this byte.
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004886
4887 {expr} must be a |string| or |Funcref|.
4888
4889 If {expr} is a |string|: If {object} is a |List|, inside
4890 {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current List item and
4891 |v:val| has the value of the item. If {object} is a |Blob|,
4892 inside {expr} |v:key| has the index of the current byte and
4893 |v:val| has the byte value.
4894
4895 If {expr} is a |Funcref| it must take two arguments:
4896 1. the key or the index of the current item.
4897 2. the value of the current item.
4898 The function must return |TRUE| if the item is found and the
4899 search should stop.
4900
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004901 The optional argument {opts} is a Dict and supports the
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004902 following items:
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004903 startidx start evaluating {expr} at the item with this
4904 index; may be negative for an item relative to
4905 the end
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004906 Returns -1 when {expr} evaluates to v:false for all the items.
4907 Example: >
Yegappan Lakshmanan3fbf6cd2022-08-13 21:35:13 +01004908 :let l = [#{n: 10}, #{n: 20}, #{n: 30}]
4909 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20")
4910 :echo indexof(l, {i, v -> v.n == 30})
4911 :echo indexof(l, "v:val.n == 20", #{startidx: 1})
Yegappan Lakshmananb2186552022-08-13 13:09:20 +01004912
4913< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4914 mylist->indexof(expr)
4915
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004916input({prompt} [, {text} [, {completion}]]) *input()*
4917 The result is a String, which is whatever the user typed on
4918 the command-line. The {prompt} argument is either a prompt
4919 string, or a blank string (for no prompt). A '\n' can be used
4920 in the prompt to start a new line.
4921 The highlighting set with |:echohl| is used for the prompt.
4922 The input is entered just like a command-line, with the same
4923 editing commands and mappings. There is a separate history
4924 for lines typed for input().
4925 Example: >
4926 :if input("Coffee or beer? ") == "beer"
4927 : echo "Cheers!"
4928 :endif
4929<
4930 If the optional {text} argument is present and not empty, this
4931 is used for the default reply, as if the user typed this.
4932 Example: >
4933 :let color = input("Color? ", "white")
4934
4935< The optional {completion} argument specifies the type of
4936 completion supported for the input. Without it completion is
4937 not performed. The supported completion types are the same as
4938 that can be supplied to a user-defined command using the
4939 "-complete=" argument. Refer to |:command-completion| for
4940 more information. Example: >
4941 let fname = input("File: ", "", "file")
4942<
4943 NOTE: This function must not be used in a startup file, for
4944 the versions that only run in GUI mode (e.g., the Win32 GUI).
4945 Note: When input() is called from within a mapping it will
4946 consume remaining characters from that mapping, because a
4947 mapping is handled like the characters were typed.
4948 Use |inputsave()| before input() and |inputrestore()|
4949 after input() to avoid that. Another solution is to avoid
4950 that further characters follow in the mapping, e.g., by using
4951 |:execute| or |:normal|.
4952
4953 Example with a mapping: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00004954 :nmap \x :call GetFoo()<CR>:exe "/" .. Foo<CR>
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00004955 :function GetFoo()
4956 : call inputsave()
4957 : let g:Foo = input("enter search pattern: ")
4958 : call inputrestore()
4959 :endfunction
4960
4961< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4962 GetPrompt()->input()
4963
4964inputdialog({prompt} [, {text} [, {cancelreturn}]]) *inputdialog()*
4965 Like |input()|, but when the GUI is running and text dialogs
4966 are supported, a dialog window pops up to input the text.
4967 Example: >
4968 :let n = inputdialog("value for shiftwidth", shiftwidth())
4969 :if n != ""
4970 : let &sw = n
4971 :endif
4972< When the dialog is cancelled {cancelreturn} is returned. When
4973 omitted an empty string is returned.
4974 Hitting <Enter> works like pressing the OK button. Hitting
4975 <Esc> works like pressing the Cancel button.
4976 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
4977
4978 Can also be used as a |method|: >
4979 GetPrompt()->inputdialog()
4980
4981inputlist({textlist}) *inputlist()*
4982 {textlist} must be a |List| of strings. This |List| is
4983 displayed, one string per line. The user will be prompted to
4984 enter a number, which is returned.
4985 The user can also select an item by clicking on it with the
4986 mouse, if the mouse is enabled in the command line ('mouse' is
4987 "a" or includes "c"). For the first string 0 is returned.
4988 When clicking above the first item a negative number is
4989 returned. When clicking on the prompt one more than the
4990 length of {textlist} is returned.
4991 Make sure {textlist} has less than 'lines' entries, otherwise
4992 it won't work. It's a good idea to put the entry number at
4993 the start of the string. And put a prompt in the first item.
4994 Example: >
4995 let color = inputlist(['Select color:', '1. red',
4996 \ '2. green', '3. blue'])
4997
4998< Can also be used as a |method|: >
4999 GetChoices()->inputlist()
5000
5001inputrestore() *inputrestore()*
5002 Restore typeahead that was saved with a previous |inputsave()|.
5003 Should be called the same number of times inputsave() is
5004 called. Calling it more often is harmless though.
5005 Returns TRUE when there is nothing to restore, FALSE otherwise.
5006
5007inputsave() *inputsave()*
5008 Preserve typeahead (also from mappings) and clear it, so that
5009 a following prompt gets input from the user. Should be
5010 followed by a matching inputrestore() after the prompt. Can
5011 be used several times, in which case there must be just as
5012 many inputrestore() calls.
5013 Returns TRUE when out of memory, FALSE otherwise.
5014
5015inputsecret({prompt} [, {text}]) *inputsecret()*
5016 This function acts much like the |input()| function with but
5017 two exceptions:
5018 a) the user's response will be displayed as a sequence of
5019 asterisks ("*") thereby keeping the entry secret, and
5020 b) the user's response will not be recorded on the input
5021 |history| stack.
5022 The result is a String, which is whatever the user actually
5023 typed on the command-line in response to the issued prompt.
5024 NOTE: Command-line completion is not supported.
5025
5026 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5027 GetPrompt()->inputsecret()
5028
5029insert({object}, {item} [, {idx}]) *insert()*
5030 When {object} is a |List| or a |Blob| insert {item} at the start
5031 of it.
5032
5033 If {idx} is specified insert {item} before the item with index
5034 {idx}. If {idx} is zero it goes before the first item, just
5035 like omitting {idx}. A negative {idx} is also possible, see
5036 |list-index|. -1 inserts just before the last item.
5037
5038 Returns the resulting |List| or |Blob|. Examples: >
5039 :let mylist = insert([2, 3, 5], 1)
5040 :call insert(mylist, 4, -1)
5041 :call insert(mylist, 6, len(mylist))
5042< The last example can be done simpler with |add()|.
5043 Note that when {item} is a |List| it is inserted as a single
5044 item. Use |extend()| to concatenate |Lists|.
5045
5046 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5047 mylist->insert(item)
5048
5049interrupt() *interrupt()*
5050 Interrupt script execution. It works more or less like the
5051 user typing CTRL-C, most commands won't execute and control
5052 returns to the user. This is useful to abort execution
5053 from lower down, e.g. in an autocommand. Example: >
5054 :function s:check_typoname(file)
5055 : if fnamemodify(a:file, ':t') == '['
5056 : echomsg 'Maybe typo'
5057 : call interrupt()
5058 : endif
5059 :endfunction
5060 :au BufWritePre * call s:check_typoname(expand('<amatch>'))
5061
5062invert({expr}) *invert()*
5063 Bitwise invert. The argument is converted to a number. A
5064 List, Dict or Float argument causes an error. Example: >
5065 :let bits = invert(bits)
5066< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5067 :let bits = bits->invert()
5068
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005069isabsolutepath({path}) *isabsolutepath()*
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005070 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {path} is an
5071 absolute path.
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005072 On Unix, a path is considered absolute when it starts with '/'.
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005073 On MS-Windows, it is considered absolute when it starts with an
5074 optional drive prefix and is followed by a '\' or '/'. UNC paths
5075 are always absolute.
5076 Example: >
5077 echo isabsolutepath('/usr/share/') " 1
5078 echo isabsolutepath('./foobar') " 0
5079 echo isabsolutepath('C:\Windows') " 1
5080 echo isabsolutepath('foobar') " 0
5081 echo isabsolutepath('\\remote\file') " 1
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +01005082<
LemonBoydca1d402022-04-28 15:26:33 +01005083 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5084 GetName()->isabsolutepath()
5085
5086
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005087isdirectory({directory}) *isdirectory()*
5088 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when a directory
5089 with the name {directory} exists. If {directory} doesn't
5090 exist, or isn't a directory, the result is |FALSE|. {directory}
5091 is any expression, which is used as a String.
5092
5093 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5094 GetName()->isdirectory()
5095
5096isinf({expr}) *isinf()*
5097 Return 1 if {expr} is a positive infinity, or -1 a negative
5098 infinity, otherwise 0. >
5099 :echo isinf(1.0 / 0.0)
5100< 1 >
5101 :echo isinf(-1.0 / 0.0)
5102< -1
5103
5104 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5105 Compute()->isinf()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005106
5107islocked({expr}) *islocked()* *E786*
5108 The result is a Number, which is |TRUE| when {expr} is the
5109 name of a locked variable.
5110 The string argument {expr} must be the name of a variable,
5111 |List| item or |Dictionary| entry, not the variable itself!
5112 Example: >
5113 :let alist = [0, ['a', 'b'], 2, 3]
5114 :lockvar 1 alist
5115 :echo islocked('alist') " 1
5116 :echo islocked('alist[1]') " 0
5117
Bram Moolenaar9da17d72022-02-09 21:50:44 +00005118< When {expr} is a variable that does not exist -1 is returned.
5119 If {expr} uses a range, list or dict index that is out of
5120 range or does not exist you get an error message. Use
5121 |exists()| to check for existence.
5122 In Vim9 script it does not work for local function variables.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005123
5124 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5125 GetName()->islocked()
5126
5127isnan({expr}) *isnan()*
5128 Return |TRUE| if {expr} is a float with value NaN. >
5129 echo isnan(0.0 / 0.0)
5130< 1
5131
5132 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5133 Compute()->isnan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005134
5135items({dict}) *items()*
5136 Return a |List| with all the key-value pairs of {dict}. Each
5137 |List| item is a list with two items: the key of a {dict}
5138 entry and the value of this entry. The |List| is in arbitrary
5139 order. Also see |keys()| and |values()|.
5140 Example: >
5141 for [key, value] in items(mydict)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005142 echo key .. ': ' .. value
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005143 endfor
5144
5145< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5146 mydict->items()
5147
5148job_ functions are documented here: |job-functions-details|
5149
5150
5151join({list} [, {sep}]) *join()*
5152 Join the items in {list} together into one String.
5153 When {sep} is specified it is put in between the items. If
5154 {sep} is omitted a single space is used.
5155 Note that {sep} is not added at the end. You might want to
5156 add it there too: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005157 let lines = join(mylist, "\n") .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005158< String items are used as-is. |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are
5159 converted into a string like with |string()|.
5160 The opposite function is |split()|.
5161
5162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5163 mylist->join()
5164
5165js_decode({string}) *js_decode()*
5166 This is similar to |json_decode()| with these differences:
5167 - Object key names do not have to be in quotes.
5168 - Strings can be in single quotes.
5169 - Empty items in an array (between two commas) are allowed and
5170 result in v:none items.
5171
5172 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5173 ReadObject()->js_decode()
5174
5175js_encode({expr}) *js_encode()*
5176 This is similar to |json_encode()| with these differences:
5177 - Object key names are not in quotes.
5178 - v:none items in an array result in an empty item between
5179 commas.
5180 For example, the Vim object:
5181 [1,v:none,{"one":1},v:none] ~
5182 Will be encoded as:
5183 [1,,{one:1},,] ~
5184 While json_encode() would produce:
5185 [1,null,{"one":1},null] ~
5186 This encoding is valid for JavaScript. It is more efficient
5187 than JSON, especially when using an array with optional items.
5188
5189 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5190 GetObject()->js_encode()
5191
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005192json_decode({string}) *json_decode()* *E491*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005193 This parses a JSON formatted string and returns the equivalent
5194 in Vim values. See |json_encode()| for the relation between
5195 JSON and Vim values.
5196 The decoding is permissive:
5197 - A trailing comma in an array and object is ignored, e.g.
5198 "[1, 2, ]" is the same as "[1, 2]".
5199 - Integer keys are accepted in objects, e.g. {1:2} is the
5200 same as {"1":2}.
5201 - More floating point numbers are recognized, e.g. "1." for
5202 "1.0", or "001.2" for "1.2". Special floating point values
5203 "Infinity", "-Infinity" and "NaN" (capitalization ignored)
5204 are accepted.
5205 - Leading zeroes in integer numbers are ignored, e.g. "012"
5206 for "12" or "-012" for "-12".
5207 - Capitalization is ignored in literal names null, true or
5208 false, e.g. "NULL" for "null", "True" for "true".
5209 - Control characters U+0000 through U+001F which are not
5210 escaped in strings are accepted, e.g. " " (tab
5211 character in string) for "\t".
5212 - An empty JSON expression or made of only spaces is accepted
5213 and results in v:none.
5214 - Backslash in an invalid 2-character sequence escape is
5215 ignored, e.g. "\a" is decoded as "a".
5216 - A correct surrogate pair in JSON strings should normally be
5217 a 12 character sequence such as "\uD834\uDD1E", but
5218 json_decode() silently accepts truncated surrogate pairs
5219 such as "\uD834" or "\uD834\u"
5220 *E938*
5221 A duplicate key in an object, valid in rfc7159, is not
5222 accepted by json_decode() as the result must be a valid Vim
5223 type, e.g. this fails: {"a":"b", "a":"c"}
5224
5225 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5226 ReadObject()->json_decode()
5227
5228json_encode({expr}) *json_encode()*
5229 Encode {expr} as JSON and return this as a string.
5230 The encoding is specified in:
5231 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7159.html
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005232 Vim values are converted as follows: *E1161*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005233 |Number| decimal number
5234 |Float| floating point number
5235 Float nan "NaN"
5236 Float inf "Infinity"
5237 Float -inf "-Infinity"
5238 |String| in double quotes (possibly null)
5239 |Funcref| not possible, error
5240 |List| as an array (possibly null); when
5241 used recursively: []
5242 |Dict| as an object (possibly null); when
5243 used recursively: {}
5244 |Blob| as an array of the individual bytes
5245 v:false "false"
5246 v:true "true"
5247 v:none "null"
5248 v:null "null"
5249 Note that NaN and Infinity are passed on as values. This is
5250 missing in the JSON standard, but several implementations do
5251 allow it. If not then you will get an error.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01005252 If a string contains an illegal character then the replacement
5253 character 0xfffd is used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005254
5255 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5256 GetObject()->json_encode()
5257
5258keys({dict}) *keys()*
5259 Return a |List| with all the keys of {dict}. The |List| is in
5260 arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |values()|.
5261
5262 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5263 mydict->keys()
5264
zeertzjqcdc83932022-09-12 13:38:41 +01005265keytrans({string}) *keytrans()*
5266 Turn the internal byte representation of keys into a form that
5267 can be used for |:map|. E.g. >
5268 :let xx = "\<C-Home>"
5269 :echo keytrans(xx)
5270< <C-Home>
5271
5272 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5273 "\<C-Home>"->keytrans()
5274
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005275< *len()* *E701*
5276len({expr}) The result is a Number, which is the length of the argument.
5277 When {expr} is a String or a Number the length in bytes is
5278 used, as with |strlen()|.
5279 When {expr} is a |List| the number of items in the |List| is
5280 returned.
5281 When {expr} is a |Blob| the number of bytes is returned.
5282 When {expr} is a |Dictionary| the number of entries in the
5283 |Dictionary| is returned.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005284 Otherwise an error is given and returns zero.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005285
5286 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5287 mylist->len()
5288
5289< *libcall()* *E364* *E368*
5290libcall({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5291 Call function {funcname} in the run-time library {libname}
5292 with single argument {argument}.
5293 This is useful to call functions in a library that you
5294 especially made to be used with Vim. Since only one argument
5295 is possible, calling standard library functions is rather
5296 limited.
5297 The result is the String returned by the function. If the
5298 function returns NULL, this will appear as an empty string ""
5299 to Vim.
5300 If the function returns a number, use libcallnr()!
5301 If {argument} is a number, it is passed to the function as an
5302 int; if {argument} is a string, it is passed as a
5303 null-terminated string.
5304 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
5305
5306 libcall() allows you to write your own 'plug-in' extensions to
5307 Vim without having to recompile the program. It is NOT a
5308 means to call system functions! If you try to do so Vim will
5309 very probably crash.
5310
5311 For Win32, the functions you write must be placed in a DLL
5312 and use the normal C calling convention (NOT Pascal which is
5313 used in Windows System DLLs). The function must take exactly
5314 one parameter, either a character pointer or a long integer,
5315 and must return a character pointer or NULL. The character
5316 pointer returned must point to memory that will remain valid
5317 after the function has returned (e.g. in static data in the
5318 DLL). If it points to allocated memory, that memory will
5319 leak away. Using a static buffer in the function should work,
5320 it's then freed when the DLL is unloaded.
5321
5322 WARNING: If the function returns a non-valid pointer, Vim may
5323 crash! This also happens if the function returns a number,
5324 because Vim thinks it's a pointer.
5325 For Win32 systems, {libname} should be the filename of the DLL
5326 without the ".DLL" suffix. A full path is only required if
5327 the DLL is not in the usual places.
5328 For Unix: When compiling your own plugins, remember that the
5329 object code must be compiled as position-independent ('PIC').
5330 {only in Win32 and some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5331 feature is present}
5332 Examples: >
5333 :echo libcall("libc.so", "getenv", "HOME")
5334
5335< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5336 third argument: >
5337 GetValue()->libcall("libc.so", "getenv")
5338<
5339 *libcallnr()*
5340libcallnr({libname}, {funcname}, {argument})
5341 Just like |libcall()|, but used for a function that returns an
5342 int instead of a string.
5343 {only in Win32 on some Unix versions, when the |+libcall|
5344 feature is present}
5345 Examples: >
5346 :echo libcallnr("/usr/lib/libc.so", "getpid", "")
5347 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "printf", "Hello World!\n")
5348 :call libcallnr("libc.so", "sleep", 10)
5349<
5350 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5351 third argument: >
5352 GetValue()->libcallnr("libc.so", "printf")
5353<
5354
5355line({expr} [, {winid}]) *line()*
5356 The result is a Number, which is the line number of the file
5357 position given with {expr}. The {expr} argument is a string.
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00005358 The accepted positions are: *E1209*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005359 . the cursor position
5360 $ the last line in the current buffer
5361 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
5362 returned)
5363 w0 first line visible in current window (one if the
5364 display isn't updated, e.g. in silent Ex mode)
5365 w$ last line visible in current window (this is one
5366 less than "w0" if no lines are visible)
5367 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
5368 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
5369 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
5370 that it's updated right away.
5371 Note that a mark in another file can be used. The line number
5372 then applies to another buffer.
5373 To get the column number use |col()|. To get both use
5374 |getpos()|.
5375 With the optional {winid} argument the values are obtained for
5376 that window instead of the current window.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005377 Returns 0 for invalid values of {expr} and {winid}.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005378 Examples: >
5379 line(".") line number of the cursor
5380 line(".", winid) idem, in window "winid"
5381 line("'t") line number of mark t
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005382 line("'" .. marker) line number of mark marker
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005383<
5384 To jump to the last known position when opening a file see
5385 |last-position-jump|.
5386
5387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5388 GetValue()->line()
5389
5390line2byte({lnum}) *line2byte()*
5391 Return the byte count from the start of the buffer for line
5392 {lnum}. This includes the end-of-line character, depending on
5393 the 'fileformat' option for the current buffer. The first
5394 line returns 1. 'encoding' matters, 'fileencoding' is ignored.
5395 This can also be used to get the byte count for the line just
5396 below the last line: >
5397 line2byte(line("$") + 1)
5398< This is the buffer size plus one. If 'fileencoding' is empty
5399 it is the file size plus one. {lnum} is used like with
5400 |getline()|. When {lnum} is invalid, or the |+byte_offset|
5401 feature has been disabled at compile time, -1 is returned.
5402 Also see |byte2line()|, |go| and |:goto|.
5403
5404 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5405 GetLnum()->line2byte()
5406
5407lispindent({lnum}) *lispindent()*
5408 Get the amount of indent for line {lnum} according the lisp
5409 indenting rules, as with 'lisp'.
5410 The indent is counted in spaces, the value of 'tabstop' is
5411 relevant. {lnum} is used just like in |getline()|.
Bram Moolenaar8e145b82022-05-21 20:17:31 +01005412 When {lnum} is invalid -1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005413 error is given.
5414
5415 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5416 GetLnum()->lispindent()
5417
5418list2blob({list}) *list2blob()*
5419 Return a Blob concatenating all the number values in {list}.
5420 Examples: >
5421 list2blob([1, 2, 3, 4]) returns 0z01020304
5422 list2blob([]) returns 0z
5423< Returns an empty Blob on error. If one of the numbers is
5424 negative or more than 255 error *E1239* is given.
5425
5426 |blob2list()| does the opposite.
5427
5428 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5429 GetList()->list2blob()
5430
5431list2str({list} [, {utf8}]) *list2str()*
5432 Convert each number in {list} to a character string can
5433 concatenate them all. Examples: >
5434 list2str([32]) returns " "
5435 list2str([65, 66, 67]) returns "ABC"
5436< The same can be done (slowly) with: >
5437 join(map(list, {nr, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
5438< |str2list()| does the opposite.
5439
5440 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
5441 When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
5442 With UTF-8 composing characters work as expected: >
5443 list2str([97, 769]) returns "á"
5444<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005445 Returns an empty string on error.
5446
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005447 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5448 GetList()->list2str()
5449
5450listener_add({callback} [, {buf}]) *listener_add()*
5451 Add a callback function that will be invoked when changes have
5452 been made to buffer {buf}.
5453 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5454 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5455 buffer is used.
5456 Returns a unique ID that can be passed to |listener_remove()|.
5457
5458 The {callback} is invoked with five arguments:
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005459 bufnr the buffer that was changed
5460 start first changed line number
5461 end first line number below the change
5462 added number of lines added, negative if lines were
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005463 deleted
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005464 changes a List of items with details about the changes
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005465
5466 Example: >
5467 func Listener(bufnr, start, end, added, changes)
5468 echo 'lines ' .. a:start .. ' until ' .. a:end .. ' changed'
5469 endfunc
5470 call listener_add('Listener', bufnr)
5471
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005472< The List cannot be changed. Each item in "changes" is a
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005473 dictionary with these entries:
5474 lnum the first line number of the change
5475 end the first line below the change
5476 added number of lines added; negative if lines were
5477 deleted
5478 col first column in "lnum" that was affected by
5479 the change; one if unknown or the whole line
5480 was affected; this is a byte index, first
5481 character has a value of one.
Bram Moolenaar3c053a12022-10-16 13:11:12 +01005482 When lines are inserted (not when a line is split, e.g. by
5483 typing CR in Insert mode) the values are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005484 lnum line above which the new line is added
5485 end equal to "lnum"
5486 added number of lines inserted
5487 col 1
5488 When lines are deleted the values are:
5489 lnum the first deleted line
5490 end the line below the first deleted line, before
5491 the deletion was done
5492 added negative, number of lines deleted
5493 col 1
5494 When lines are changed:
5495 lnum the first changed line
5496 end the line below the last changed line
5497 added 0
5498 col first column with a change or 1
5499
5500 The entries are in the order the changes were made, thus the
5501 most recent change is at the end. The line numbers are valid
5502 when the callback is invoked, but later changes may make them
5503 invalid, thus keeping a copy for later might not work.
5504
5505 The {callback} is invoked just before the screen is updated,
5506 when |listener_flush()| is called or when a change is being
5507 made that changes the line count in a way it causes a line
5508 number in the list of changes to become invalid.
5509
5510 The {callback} is invoked with the text locked, see
5511 |textlock|. If you do need to make changes to the buffer, use
5512 a timer to do this later |timer_start()|.
5513
5514 The {callback} is not invoked when the buffer is first loaded.
5515 Use the |BufReadPost| autocmd event to handle the initial text
5516 of a buffer.
5517 The {callback} is also not invoked when the buffer is
5518 unloaded, use the |BufUnload| autocmd event for that.
5519
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005520 Returns zero if {callback} or {buf} is invalid.
5521
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005522 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
5523 second argument: >
5524 GetBuffer()->listener_add(callback)
5525
5526listener_flush([{buf}]) *listener_flush()*
5527 Invoke listener callbacks for buffer {buf}. If there are no
5528 pending changes then no callbacks are invoked.
5529
5530 {buf} refers to a buffer name or number. For the accepted
5531 values, see |bufname()|. When {buf} is omitted the current
5532 buffer is used.
5533
5534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5535 GetBuffer()->listener_flush()
5536
5537listener_remove({id}) *listener_remove()*
5538 Remove a listener previously added with listener_add().
5539 Returns FALSE when {id} could not be found, TRUE when {id} was
5540 removed.
5541
5542 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5543 GetListenerId()->listener_remove()
5544
5545localtime() *localtime()*
5546 Return the current time, measured as seconds since 1st Jan
5547 1970. See also |strftime()|, |strptime()| and |getftime()|.
5548
5549
5550log({expr}) *log()*
5551 Return the natural logarithm (base e) of {expr} as a |Float|.
5552 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number| in the range
5553 (0, inf].
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005554 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005555 Examples: >
5556 :echo log(10)
5557< 2.302585 >
5558 :echo log(exp(5))
5559< 5.0
5560
5561 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5562 Compute()->log()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005563
5564
5565log10({expr}) *log10()*
5566 Return the logarithm of Float {expr} to base 10 as a |Float|.
5567 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005568 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005569 Examples: >
5570 :echo log10(1000)
5571< 3.0 >
5572 :echo log10(0.01)
5573< -2.0
5574
5575 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5576 Compute()->log10()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005577
5578luaeval({expr} [, {expr}]) *luaeval()*
5579 Evaluate Lua expression {expr} and return its result converted
5580 to Vim data structures. Second {expr} may hold additional
5581 argument accessible as _A inside first {expr}.
5582 Strings are returned as they are.
5583 Boolean objects are converted to numbers.
Bram Moolenaar73e28dc2022-09-17 21:08:33 +01005584 Numbers are converted to |Float| values.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005585 Dictionaries and lists obtained by vim.eval() are returned
5586 as-is.
5587 Other objects are returned as zero without any errors.
5588 See |lua-luaeval| for more details.
5589 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
5590 to {expr}.
5591
5592 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5593 GetExpr()->luaeval()
5594
5595< {only available when compiled with the |+lua| feature}
5596
5597map({expr1}, {expr2}) *map()*
5598 {expr1} must be a |List|, |String|, |Blob| or |Dictionary|.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00005599 When {expr1} is a |List| or |Dictionary|, replace each
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005600 item in {expr1} with the result of evaluating {expr2}.
5601 For a |Blob| each byte is replaced.
5602 For a |String|, each character, including composing
5603 characters, is replaced.
5604 If the item type changes you may want to use |mapnew()| to
5605 create a new List or Dictionary. This is required when using
5606 Vim9 script.
5607
5608 {expr2} must be a |String| or |Funcref|.
5609
5610 If {expr2} is a |String|, inside {expr2} |v:val| has the value
5611 of the current item. For a |Dictionary| |v:key| has the key
5612 of the current item and for a |List| |v:key| has the index of
5613 the current item. For a |Blob| |v:key| has the index of the
5614 current byte. For a |String| |v:key| has the index of the
5615 current character.
5616 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005617 :call map(mylist, '"> " .. v:val .. " <"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005618< This puts "> " before and " <" after each item in "mylist".
5619
5620 Note that {expr2} is the result of an expression and is then
5621 used as an expression again. Often it is good to use a
5622 |literal-string| to avoid having to double backslashes. You
5623 still have to double ' quotes
5624
5625 If {expr2} is a |Funcref| it is called with two arguments:
5626 1. The key or the index of the current item.
5627 2. the value of the current item.
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00005628 With a legacy script lambda you don't get an error if it only
5629 accepts one argument, but with a Vim9 lambda you get "E1106:
5630 One argument too many", the number of arguments must match.
5631
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005632 The function must return the new value of the item. Example
5633 that changes each value by "key-value": >
5634 func KeyValue(key, val)
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005635 return a:key .. '-' .. a:val
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005636 endfunc
5637 call map(myDict, function('KeyValue'))
5638< It is shorter when using a |lambda|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005639 call map(myDict, {key, val -> key .. '-' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005640< If you do not use "val" you can leave it out: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005641 call map(myDict, {key -> 'item: ' .. key})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005642< If you do not use "key" you can use a short name: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005643 call map(myDict, {_, val -> 'item: ' .. val})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005644<
5645 The operation is done in-place for a |List| and |Dictionary|.
5646 If you want it to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005647 :let tlist = map(copy(mylist), ' v:val .. "\t"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005648
5649< Returns {expr1}, the |List| or |Dictionary| that was filtered,
5650 or a new |Blob| or |String|.
5651 When an error is encountered while evaluating {expr2} no
5652 further items in {expr1} are processed.
5653 When {expr2} is a Funcref errors inside a function are ignored,
5654 unless it was defined with the "abort" flag.
5655
5656 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5657 mylist->map(expr2)
5658
5659
5660maparg({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr} [, {dict}]]]) *maparg()*
5661 When {dict} is omitted or zero: Return the rhs of mapping
5662 {name} in mode {mode}. The returned String has special
5663 characters translated like in the output of the ":map" command
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005664 listing. When {dict} is TRUE a dictionary is returned, see
5665 below. To get a list of all mappings see |maplist()|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005666
5667 When there is no mapping for {name}, an empty String is
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005668 returned if {dict} is FALSE, otherwise returns an empty Dict.
5669 When the mapping for {name} is empty, then "<Nop>" is
5670 returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005671
5672 The {name} can have special key names, like in the ":map"
5673 command.
5674
5675 {mode} can be one of these strings:
5676 "n" Normal
5677 "v" Visual (including Select)
5678 "o" Operator-pending
5679 "i" Insert
5680 "c" Cmd-line
5681 "s" Select
5682 "x" Visual
5683 "l" langmap |language-mapping|
5684 "t" Terminal-Job
5685 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5686 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
5687
5688 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5689 instead of mappings.
5690
5691 When {dict} is there and it is |TRUE| return a dictionary
5692 containing all the information of the mapping with the
Ernie Rael659c2402022-04-24 18:40:28 +01005693 following items: *mapping-dict*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005694 "lhs" The {lhs} of the mapping as it would be typed
5695 "lhsraw" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes
5696 "lhsrawalt" The {lhs} of the mapping as raw bytes, alternate
5697 form, only present when it differs from "lhsraw"
5698 "rhs" The {rhs} of the mapping as typed.
5699 "silent" 1 for a |:map-silent| mapping, else 0.
5700 "noremap" 1 if the {rhs} of the mapping is not remappable.
5701 "script" 1 if mapping was defined with <script>.
5702 "expr" 1 for an expression mapping (|:map-<expr>|).
5703 "buffer" 1 for a buffer local mapping (|:map-local|).
5704 "mode" Modes for which the mapping is defined. In
5705 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
5706 characters will be used:
5707 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
5708 "!" Insert and Commandline mode
5709 (|mapmode-ic|)
5710 "sid" The script local ID, used for <sid> mappings
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01005711 (|<SID>|). Negative for special contexts.
Bram Moolenaara9528b32022-01-18 20:51:35 +00005712 "scriptversion" The version of the script. 999999 for
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005713 |Vim9| script.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005714 "lnum" The line number in "sid", zero if unknown.
5715 "nowait" Do not wait for other, longer mappings.
5716 (|:map-<nowait>|).
Bram Moolenaar921bde82022-05-09 19:50:35 +01005717 "abbr" True if this is an abbreviation |abbreviations|.
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005718 "mode_bits" Vim's internal binary representation of "mode".
5719 |mapset()| ignores this; only "mode" is used.
5720 See |maplist()| for usage examples. The values
5721 are from src/vim.h and may change in the future.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005722
5723 The dictionary can be used to restore a mapping with
5724 |mapset()|.
5725
5726 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5727 then the global mappings.
5728 This function can be used to map a key even when it's already
5729 mapped, and have it do the original mapping too. Sketch: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00005730 exe 'nnoremap <Tab> ==' .. maparg('<Tab>', 'n')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005731
5732< Can also be used as a |method|: >
5733 GetKey()->maparg('n')
5734
5735mapcheck({name} [, {mode} [, {abbr}]]) *mapcheck()*
5736 Check if there is a mapping that matches with {name} in mode
5737 {mode}. See |maparg()| for {mode} and special names in
5738 {name}.
5739 When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use abbreviations
5740 instead of mappings.
5741 A match happens with a mapping that starts with {name} and
5742 with a mapping which is equal to the start of {name}.
5743
5744 matches mapping "a" "ab" "abc" ~
5745 mapcheck("a") yes yes yes
5746 mapcheck("abc") yes yes yes
5747 mapcheck("ax") yes no no
5748 mapcheck("b") no no no
5749
5750 The difference with maparg() is that mapcheck() finds a
5751 mapping that matches with {name}, while maparg() only finds a
5752 mapping for {name} exactly.
5753 When there is no mapping that starts with {name}, an empty
5754 String is returned. If there is one, the RHS of that mapping
5755 is returned. If there are several mappings that start with
5756 {name}, the RHS of one of them is returned. This will be
5757 "<Nop>" if the RHS is empty.
5758 The mappings local to the current buffer are checked first,
5759 then the global mappings.
5760 This function can be used to check if a mapping can be added
5761 without being ambiguous. Example: >
5762 :if mapcheck("_vv") == ""
5763 : map _vv :set guifont=7x13<CR>
5764 :endif
5765< This avoids adding the "_vv" mapping when there already is a
5766 mapping for "_v" or for "_vvv".
5767
5768 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5769 GetKey()->mapcheck('n')
5770
5771
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005772maplist([{abbr}]) *maplist()*
5773 Returns a |List| of all mappings. Each List item is a |Dict|,
5774 the same as what is returned by |maparg()|, see
5775 |mapping-dict|. When {abbr} is there and it is |TRUE| use
5776 abbreviations instead of mappings.
5777
5778 Example to show all mappings with 'MultiMatch' in rhs: >
5779 vim9script
5780 echo maplist()->filter(
5781 (_, m) => match(m.rhs, 'MultiMatch') >= 0)
Ernie Raeld8f5f762022-05-10 17:50:39 +01005782< It can be tricky to find mappings for particular |:map-modes|.
5783 |mapping-dict|'s "mode_bits" can simplify this. For example,
5784 the mode_bits for Normal, Insert or Command-line modes are
5785 0x19. To find all the mappings available in those modes you
5786 can do: >
5787 vim9script
5788 var saved_maps = []
5789 for m in maplist()
5790 if and(m.mode_bits, 0x19) != 0
5791 saved_maps->add(m)
5792 endif
5793 endfor
5794 echo saved_maps->mapnew((_, m) => m.lhs)
5795< The values of the mode_bits are defined in Vim's src/vim.h
5796 file and they can be discovered at runtime using
5797 |:map-commands| and "maplist()". Example: >
5798 vim9script
5799 omap xyzzy <Nop>
5800 var op_bit = maplist()->filter(
5801 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'xyzzy')[0].mode_bits
5802 ounmap xyzzy
5803 echo printf("Operator-pending mode bit: 0x%x", op_bit)
Ernie Rael09661202022-04-25 14:40:44 +01005804
5805
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005806mapnew({expr1}, {expr2}) *mapnew()*
5807 Like |map()| but instead of replacing items in {expr1} a new
5808 List or Dictionary is created and returned. {expr1} remains
5809 unchanged. Items can still be changed by {expr2}, if you
5810 don't want that use |deepcopy()| first.
5811
5812
5813mapset({mode}, {abbr}, {dict}) *mapset()*
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005814mapset({dict})
5815 Restore a mapping from a dictionary, possibly returned by
5816 |maparg()| or |maplist()|. A buffer mapping, when dict.buffer
5817 is true, is set on the current buffer; it is up to the caller
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01005818 to ensure that the intended buffer is the current buffer. This
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005819 feature allows copying mappings from one buffer to another.
5820 The dict.mode value may restore a single mapping that covers
5821 more than one mode, like with mode values of '!', ' ', 'nox',
5822 or 'v'. *E1276*
5823
5824 In the first form, {mode} and {abbr} should be the same as
5825 for the call to |maparg()|. *E460*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005826 {mode} is used to define the mode in which the mapping is set,
5827 not the "mode" entry in {dict}.
5828 Example for saving and restoring a mapping: >
5829 let save_map = maparg('K', 'n', 0, 1)
5830 nnoremap K somethingelse
5831 ...
5832 call mapset('n', 0, save_map)
5833< Note that if you are going to replace a map in several modes,
Ernie Rael51d04d12022-05-04 15:40:22 +01005834 e.g. with `:map!`, you need to save/restore the mapping for
5835 all of them, when they might differ.
5836
5837 In the second form, with {dict} as the only argument, mode
5838 and abbr are taken from the dict.
5839 Example: >
5840 vim9script
5841 var save_maps = maplist()->filter(
5842 (_, m) => m.lhs == 'K')
5843 nnoremap K somethingelse
5844 cnoremap K somethingelse2
5845 # ...
5846 unmap K
5847 for d in save_maps
5848 mapset(d)
5849 endfor
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005850
5851
5852match({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *match()*
5853 When {expr} is a |List| then this returns the index of the
5854 first item where {pat} matches. Each item is used as a
5855 String, |Lists| and |Dictionaries| are used as echoed.
5856
5857 Otherwise, {expr} is used as a String. The result is a
5858 Number, which gives the index (byte offset) in {expr} where
5859 {pat} matches.
5860
5861 A match at the first character or |List| item returns zero.
5862 If there is no match -1 is returned.
5863
5864 For getting submatches see |matchlist()|.
5865 Example: >
5866 :echo match("testing", "ing") " results in 4
5867 :echo match([1, 'x'], '\a') " results in 1
5868< See |string-match| for how {pat} is used.
5869 *strpbrk()*
5870 Vim doesn't have a strpbrk() function. But you can do: >
5871 :let sepidx = match(line, '[.,;: \t]')
5872< *strcasestr()*
5873 Vim doesn't have a strcasestr() function. But you can add
5874 "\c" to the pattern to ignore case: >
5875 :let idx = match(haystack, '\cneedle')
5876<
5877 If {start} is given, the search starts from byte index
5878 {start} in a String or item {start} in a |List|.
5879 The result, however, is still the index counted from the
5880 first character/item. Example: >
5881 :echo match("testing", "ing", 2)
5882< result is again "4". >
5883 :echo match("testing", "ing", 4)
5884< result is again "4". >
5885 :echo match("testing", "t", 2)
5886< result is "3".
5887 For a String, if {start} > 0 then it is like the string starts
5888 {start} bytes later, thus "^" will match at {start}. Except
5889 when {count} is given, then it's like matches before the
5890 {start} byte are ignored (this is a bit complicated to keep it
5891 backwards compatible).
5892 For a String, if {start} < 0, it will be set to 0. For a list
5893 the index is counted from the end.
5894 If {start} is out of range ({start} > strlen({expr}) for a
5895 String or {start} > len({expr}) for a |List|) -1 is returned.
5896
5897 When {count} is given use the {count}'th match. When a match
5898 is found in a String the search for the next one starts one
5899 character further. Thus this example results in 1: >
5900 echo match("testing", "..", 0, 2)
5901< In a |List| the search continues in the next item.
5902 Note that when {count} is added the way {start} works changes,
5903 see above.
5904
5905 See |pattern| for the patterns that are accepted.
5906 The 'ignorecase' option is used to set the ignore-caseness of
5907 the pattern. 'smartcase' is NOT used. The matching is always
5908 done like 'magic' is set and 'cpoptions' is empty.
5909 Note that a match at the start is preferred, thus when the
5910 pattern is using "*" (any number of matches) it tends to find
5911 zero matches at the start instead of a number of matches
5912 further down in the text.
5913
5914 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5915 GetText()->match('word')
5916 GetList()->match('word')
5917<
Bram Moolenaar2f0936c2022-01-08 21:51:59 +00005918 *matchadd()* *E290* *E798* *E799* *E801* *E957*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005919matchadd({group}, {pattern} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5920 Defines a pattern to be highlighted in the current window (a
5921 "match"). It will be highlighted with {group}. Returns an
5922 identification number (ID), which can be used to delete the
5923 match using |matchdelete()|. The ID is bound to the window.
5924 Matching is case sensitive and magic, unless case sensitivity
5925 or magicness are explicitly overridden in {pattern}. The
5926 'magic', 'smartcase' and 'ignorecase' options are not used.
5927 The "Conceal" value is special, it causes the match to be
5928 concealed.
5929
5930 The optional {priority} argument assigns a priority to the
5931 match. A match with a high priority will have its
5932 highlighting overrule that of a match with a lower priority.
5933 A priority is specified as an integer (negative numbers are no
5934 exception). If the {priority} argument is not specified, the
5935 default priority is 10. The priority of 'hlsearch' is zero,
5936 hence all matches with a priority greater than zero will
5937 overrule it. Syntax highlighting (see 'syntax') is a separate
5938 mechanism, and regardless of the chosen priority a match will
5939 always overrule syntax highlighting.
5940
5941 The optional {id} argument allows the request for a specific
5942 match ID. If a specified ID is already taken, an error
5943 message will appear and the match will not be added. An ID
5944 is specified as a positive integer (zero excluded). IDs 1, 2
5945 and 3 are reserved for |:match|, |:2match| and |:3match|,
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01005946 respectively. 3 is reserved for use by the |matchparen|
5947 plugin.
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01005948 If the {id} argument is not specified or -1, |matchadd()|
Bram Moolenaar9f573a82022-09-29 13:50:08 +01005949 automatically chooses a free ID, which is at least 1000.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005950
5951 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
5952 values. Currently this is used to specify a match specific
5953 conceal character that will be shown for |hl-Conceal|
5954 highlighted matches. The dict can have the following members:
5955
5956 conceal Special character to show instead of the
5957 match (only for |hl-Conceal| highlighted
5958 matches, see |:syn-cchar|)
5959 window Instead of the current window use the
5960 window with this number or window ID.
5961
5962 The number of matches is not limited, as it is the case with
5963 the |:match| commands.
5964
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01005965 Returns -1 on error.
5966
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00005967 Example: >
5968 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
5969 :let m = matchadd("MyGroup", "TODO")
5970< Deletion of the pattern: >
5971 :call matchdelete(m)
5972
5973< A list of matches defined by |matchadd()| and |:match| are
5974 available from |getmatches()|. All matches can be deleted in
5975 one operation by |clearmatches()|.
5976
5977 Can also be used as a |method|: >
5978 GetGroup()->matchadd('TODO')
5979<
5980 *matchaddpos()*
5981matchaddpos({group}, {pos} [, {priority} [, {id} [, {dict}]]])
5982 Same as |matchadd()|, but requires a list of positions {pos}
5983 instead of a pattern. This command is faster than |matchadd()|
5984 because it does not require to handle regular expressions and
5985 sets buffer line boundaries to redraw screen. It is supposed
5986 to be used when fast match additions and deletions are
5987 required, for example to highlight matching parentheses.
5988
5989 {pos} is a list of positions. Each position can be one of
5990 these:
5991 - A number. This whole line will be highlighted. The first
5992 line has number 1.
5993 - A list with one number, e.g., [23]. The whole line with this
5994 number will be highlighted.
5995 - A list with two numbers, e.g., [23, 11]. The first number is
5996 the line number, the second one is the column number (first
5997 column is 1, the value must correspond to the byte index as
5998 |col()| would return). The character at this position will
5999 be highlighted.
6000 - A list with three numbers, e.g., [23, 11, 3]. As above, but
6001 the third number gives the length of the highlight in bytes.
6002
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006003 Returns -1 on error.
6004
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006005 Example: >
6006 :highlight MyGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
6007 :let m = matchaddpos("MyGroup", [[23, 24], 34])
6008< Deletion of the pattern: >
6009 :call matchdelete(m)
6010
6011< Matches added by |matchaddpos()| are returned by
6012 |getmatches()|.
6013
6014 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6015 GetGroup()->matchaddpos([23, 11])
6016
6017matcharg({nr}) *matcharg()*
6018 Selects the {nr} match item, as set with a |:match|,
6019 |:2match| or |:3match| command.
6020 Return a |List| with two elements:
6021 The name of the highlight group used
6022 The pattern used.
6023 When {nr} is not 1, 2 or 3 returns an empty |List|.
6024 When there is no match item set returns ['', ''].
6025 This is useful to save and restore a |:match|.
6026 Highlighting matches using the |:match| commands are limited
6027 to three matches. |matchadd()| does not have this limitation.
6028
6029 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6030 GetMatch()->matcharg()
6031
6032matchdelete({id} [, {win}) *matchdelete()* *E802* *E803*
6033 Deletes a match with ID {id} previously defined by |matchadd()|
6034 or one of the |:match| commands. Returns 0 if successful,
6035 otherwise -1. See example for |matchadd()|. All matches can
6036 be deleted in one operation by |clearmatches()|.
6037 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
6038 window ID instead of the current window.
6039
6040 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6041 GetMatch()->matchdelete()
6042
6043matchend({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchend()*
6044 Same as |match()|, but return the index of first character
6045 after the match. Example: >
6046 :echo matchend("testing", "ing")
6047< results in "7".
6048 *strspn()* *strcspn()*
6049 Vim doesn't have a strspn() or strcspn() function, but you can
6050 do it with matchend(): >
6051 :let span = matchend(line, '[a-zA-Z]')
6052 :let span = matchend(line, '[^a-zA-Z]')
6053< Except that -1 is returned when there are no matches.
6054
6055 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6056 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 2)
6057< results in "7". >
6058 :echo matchend("testing", "ing", 5)
6059< result is "-1".
6060 When {expr} is a |List| the result is equal to |match()|.
6061
6062 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6063 GetText()->matchend('word')
6064
6065
6066matchfuzzy({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzy()*
6067 If {list} is a list of strings, then returns a |List| with all
6068 the strings in {list} that fuzzy match {str}. The strings in
6069 the returned list are sorted based on the matching score.
6070
6071 The optional {dict} argument always supports the following
6072 items:
zeertzjq9af2bc02022-05-11 14:15:37 +01006073 matchseq When this item is present return only matches
6074 that contain the characters in {str} in the
6075 given sequence.
Kazuyuki Miyagi47f1a552022-06-17 18:30:03 +01006076 limit Maximum number of matches in {list} to be
6077 returned. Zero means no limit.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006078
6079 If {list} is a list of dictionaries, then the optional {dict}
6080 argument supports the following additional items:
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006081 key Key of the item which is fuzzy matched against
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006082 {str}. The value of this item should be a
6083 string.
6084 text_cb |Funcref| that will be called for every item
6085 in {list} to get the text for fuzzy matching.
6086 This should accept a dictionary item as the
6087 argument and return the text for that item to
6088 use for fuzzy matching.
6089
6090 {str} is treated as a literal string and regular expression
6091 matching is NOT supported. The maximum supported {str} length
6092 is 256.
6093
6094 When {str} has multiple words each separated by white space,
6095 then the list of strings that have all the words is returned.
6096
6097 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then an
6098 empty list is returned. If length of {str} is greater than
6099 256, then returns an empty list.
6100
Yasuhiro Matsumoto9029a6e2022-04-16 12:35:35 +01006101 When {limit} is given, matchfuzzy() will find up to this
6102 number of matches in {list} and return them in sorted order.
6103
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00006104 Refer to |fuzzy-matching| for more information about fuzzy
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006105 matching strings.
6106
6107 Example: >
6108 :echo matchfuzzy(["clay", "crow"], "cay")
6109< results in ["clay"]. >
6110 :echo getbufinfo()->map({_, v -> v.name})->matchfuzzy("ndl")
6111< results in a list of buffer names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6112 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("ndl", {'key' : 'name'})
6113< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6114 names fuzzy matching "ndl". >
6115 :echo getbufinfo()->matchfuzzy("spl",
6116 \ {'text_cb' : {v -> v.name}})
6117< results in a list of buffer information dicts with buffer
6118 names fuzzy matching "spl". >
6119 :echo v:oldfiles->matchfuzzy("test")
6120< results in a list of file names fuzzy matching "test". >
6121 :let l = readfile("buffer.c")->matchfuzzy("str")
6122< results in a list of lines in "buffer.c" fuzzy matching "str". >
6123 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one')
6124< results in ['two one', 'one two']. >
6125 :echo ['one two', 'two one']->matchfuzzy('two one',
6126 \ {'matchseq': 1})
6127< results in ['two one'].
6128
6129matchfuzzypos({list}, {str} [, {dict}]) *matchfuzzypos()*
6130 Same as |matchfuzzy()|, but returns the list of matched
6131 strings, the list of character positions where characters
6132 in {str} matches and a list of matching scores. You can
6133 use |byteidx()| to convert a character position to a byte
6134 position.
6135
6136 If {str} matches multiple times in a string, then only the
6137 positions for the best match is returned.
6138
6139 If there are no matching strings or there is an error, then a
6140 list with three empty list items is returned.
6141
6142 Example: >
6143 :echo matchfuzzypos(['testing'], 'tsg')
6144< results in [['testing'], [[0, 2, 6]], [99]] >
6145 :echo matchfuzzypos(['clay', 'lacy'], 'la')
6146< results in [['lacy', 'clay'], [[0, 1], [1, 2]], [153, 133]] >
6147 :echo [{'text': 'hello', 'id' : 10}]->matchfuzzypos('ll', {'key' : 'text'})
6148< results in [[{'id': 10, 'text': 'hello'}], [[2, 3]], [127]]
6149
6150matchlist({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchlist()*
6151 Same as |match()|, but return a |List|. The first item in the
6152 list is the matched string, same as what matchstr() would
6153 return. Following items are submatches, like "\1", "\2", etc.
6154 in |:substitute|. When an optional submatch didn't match an
6155 empty string is used. Example: >
6156 echo matchlist('acd', '\(a\)\?\(b\)\?\(c\)\?\(.*\)')
6157< Results in: ['acd', 'a', '', 'c', 'd', '', '', '', '', '']
6158 When there is no match an empty list is returned.
6159
6160 You can pass in a List, but that is not very useful.
6161
6162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6163 GetText()->matchlist('word')
6164
6165matchstr({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstr()*
6166 Same as |match()|, but return the matched string. Example: >
6167 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing")
6168< results in "ing".
6169 When there is no match "" is returned.
6170 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6171 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 2)
6172< results in "ing". >
6173 :echo matchstr("testing", "ing", 5)
6174< result is "".
6175 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item is returned.
6176 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6177
6178 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6179 GetText()->matchstr('word')
6180
6181matchstrpos({expr}, {pat} [, {start} [, {count}]]) *matchstrpos()*
6182 Same as |matchstr()|, but return the matched string, the start
6183 position and the end position of the match. Example: >
6184 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing")
6185< results in ["ing", 4, 7].
6186 When there is no match ["", -1, -1] is returned.
6187 The {start}, if given, has the same meaning as for |match()|. >
6188 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 2)
6189< results in ["ing", 4, 7]. >
6190 :echo matchstrpos("testing", "ing", 5)
6191< result is ["", -1, -1].
6192 When {expr} is a |List| then the matching item, the index
6193 of first item where {pat} matches, the start position and the
6194 end position of the match are returned. >
6195 :echo matchstrpos([1, '__x'], '\a')
6196< result is ["x", 1, 2, 3].
6197 The type isn't changed, it's not necessarily a String.
6198
6199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6200 GetText()->matchstrpos('word')
6201<
6202
6203 *max()*
6204max({expr}) Return the maximum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6205 echo max([apples, pears, oranges])
6206
6207< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6208 it returns the maximum of all values in the Dictionary.
6209 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6210 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6211 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6212
6213 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6214 mylist->max()
6215
6216
6217menu_info({name} [, {mode}]) *menu_info()*
6218 Return information about the specified menu {name} in
6219 mode {mode}. The menu name should be specified without the
6220 shortcut character ('&'). If {name} is "", then the top-level
6221 menu names are returned.
6222
6223 {mode} can be one of these strings:
6224 "n" Normal
6225 "v" Visual (including Select)
6226 "o" Operator-pending
6227 "i" Insert
6228 "c" Cmd-line
6229 "s" Select
6230 "x" Visual
6231 "t" Terminal-Job
6232 "" Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6233 "!" Insert and Cmd-line
6234 When {mode} is omitted, the modes for "" are used.
6235
6236 Returns a |Dictionary| containing the following items:
6237 accel menu item accelerator text |menu-text|
6238 display display name (name without '&')
6239 enabled v:true if this menu item is enabled
6240 Refer to |:menu-enable|
6241 icon name of the icon file (for toolbar)
6242 |toolbar-icon|
6243 iconidx index of a built-in icon
6244 modes modes for which the menu is defined. In
6245 addition to the modes mentioned above, these
6246 characters will be used:
6247 " " Normal, Visual and Operator-pending
6248 name menu item name.
6249 noremenu v:true if the {rhs} of the menu item is not
6250 remappable else v:false.
6251 priority menu order priority |menu-priority|
6252 rhs right-hand-side of the menu item. The returned
6253 string has special characters translated like
6254 in the output of the ":menu" command listing.
6255 When the {rhs} of a menu item is empty, then
6256 "<Nop>" is returned.
6257 script v:true if script-local remapping of {rhs} is
6258 allowed else v:false. See |:menu-script|.
6259 shortcut shortcut key (character after '&' in
6260 the menu name) |menu-shortcut|
6261 silent v:true if the menu item is created
6262 with <silent> argument |:menu-silent|
6263 submenus |List| containing the names of
6264 all the submenus. Present only if the menu
6265 item has submenus.
6266
6267 Returns an empty dictionary if the menu item is not found.
6268
6269 Examples: >
6270 :echo menu_info('Edit.Cut')
6271 :echo menu_info('File.Save', 'n')
6272
6273 " Display the entire menu hierarchy in a buffer
6274 func ShowMenu(name, pfx)
6275 let m = menu_info(a:name)
6276 call append(line('$'), a:pfx .. m.display)
6277 for child in m->get('submenus', [])
6278 call ShowMenu(a:name .. '.' .. escape(child, '.'),
6279 \ a:pfx .. ' ')
6280 endfor
6281 endfunc
6282 new
6283 for topmenu in menu_info('').submenus
6284 call ShowMenu(topmenu, '')
6285 endfor
6286<
6287 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6288 GetMenuName()->menu_info('v')
6289
6290
6291< *min()*
6292min({expr}) Return the minimum value of all items in {expr}. Example: >
6293 echo min([apples, pears, oranges])
6294
6295< {expr} can be a |List| or a |Dictionary|. For a Dictionary,
6296 it returns the minimum of all values in the Dictionary.
6297 If {expr} is neither a List nor a Dictionary, or one of the
6298 items in {expr} cannot be used as a Number this results in
6299 an error. An empty |List| or |Dictionary| results in zero.
6300
6301 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6302 mylist->min()
6303
6304< *mkdir()* *E739*
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006305mkdir({name} [, {flags} [, {prot}]])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006306 Create directory {name}.
6307
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006308 When {flags} is present it must be a string. An empty string
6309 has no effect.
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006310
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006311 If {flags} contains "p" then intermediate directories are
6312 created as necessary.
6313
6314 If {flags} contains "D" then {name} is deleted at the end of
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006315 the current function, as with: >
6316 defer delete({name}, 'd')
6317<
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00006318 If {flags} contains "R" then {name} is deleted recursively at
Bram Moolenaar6f14da12022-09-07 21:30:44 +01006319 the end of the current function, as with: >
6320 defer delete({name}, 'rf')
6321< Note that when {name} has more than one part and "p" is used
6322 some directories may already exist. Only the first one that
6323 is created and what it contains is scheduled to be deleted.
6324 E.g. when using: >
6325 call mkdir('subdir/tmp/autoload', 'pR')
6326< and "subdir" already exists then "subdir/tmp" will be
6327 scheduled for deletion, like with: >
6328 defer delete('subdir/tmp', 'rf')
6329< Note that if scheduling the defer fails the directory is not
6330 deleted. This should only happen when out of memory.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006331
6332 If {prot} is given it is used to set the protection bits of
6333 the new directory. The default is 0o755 (rwxr-xr-x: r/w for
6334 the user, readable for others). Use 0o700 to make it
6335 unreadable for others. This is only used for the last part of
6336 {name}. Thus if you create /tmp/foo/bar then /tmp/foo will be
6337 created with 0o755.
6338 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006339 :call mkdir($HOME .. "/tmp/foo/bar", "p", 0o700)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006340
6341< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
6342
6343 There is no error if the directory already exists and the "p"
6344 flag is passed (since patch 8.0.1708). However, without the
6345 "p" option the call will fail.
6346
6347 The function result is a Number, which is TRUE if the call was
6348 successful or FALSE if the directory creation failed or partly
6349 failed.
6350
6351 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
6352 :if exists("*mkdir")
6353
6354< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6355 GetName()->mkdir()
6356<
6357 *mode()*
6358mode([expr]) Return a string that indicates the current mode.
6359 If [expr] is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
6360 a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then the full mode is
6361 returned, otherwise only the first letter is returned.
6362 Also see |state()|.
6363
6364 n Normal
6365 no Operator-pending
6366 nov Operator-pending (forced characterwise |o_v|)
6367 noV Operator-pending (forced linewise |o_V|)
6368 noCTRL-V Operator-pending (forced blockwise |o_CTRL-V|);
6369 CTRL-V is one character
6370 niI Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Insert-mode|
6371 niR Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Replace-mode|
6372 niV Normal using |i_CTRL-O| in |Virtual-Replace-mode|
6373 nt Terminal-Normal (insert goes to Terminal-Job mode)
6374 v Visual by character
6375 vs Visual by character using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6376 V Visual by line
6377 Vs Visual by line using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6378 CTRL-V Visual blockwise
6379 CTRL-Vs Visual blockwise using |v_CTRL-O| in Select mode
6380 s Select by character
6381 S Select by line
6382 CTRL-S Select blockwise
6383 i Insert
6384 ic Insert mode completion |compl-generic|
6385 ix Insert mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6386 R Replace |R|
6387 Rc Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6388 Rx Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6389 Rv Virtual Replace |gR|
6390 Rvc Virtual Replace mode completion |compl-generic|
6391 Rvx Virtual Replace mode |i_CTRL-X| completion
6392 c Command-line editing
6393 cv Vim Ex mode |gQ|
6394 ce Normal Ex mode |Q|
6395 r Hit-enter prompt
6396 rm The -- more -- prompt
6397 r? A |:confirm| query of some sort
6398 ! Shell or external command is executing
6399 t Terminal-Job mode: keys go to the job
6400
6401 This is useful in the 'statusline' option or when used
6402 with |remote_expr()| In most other places it always returns
6403 "c" or "n".
6404 Note that in the future more modes and more specific modes may
6405 be added. It's better not to compare the whole string but only
6406 the leading character(s).
6407 Also see |visualmode()|.
6408
6409 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6410 DoFull()->mode()
6411
6412mzeval({expr}) *mzeval()*
6413 Evaluate MzScheme expression {expr} and return its result
6414 converted to Vim data structures.
6415 Numbers and strings are returned as they are.
6416 Pairs (including lists and improper lists) and vectors are
6417 returned as Vim |Lists|.
6418 Hash tables are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with keys
6419 converted to strings.
6420 All other types are converted to string with display function.
6421 Examples: >
6422 :mz (define l (list 1 2 3))
6423 :mz (define h (make-hash)) (hash-set! h "list" l)
6424 :echo mzeval("l")
6425 :echo mzeval("h")
6426<
6427 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6428 to {expr}.
6429
6430 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6431 GetExpr()->mzeval()
6432<
6433 {only available when compiled with the |+mzscheme| feature}
6434
6435nextnonblank({lnum}) *nextnonblank()*
6436 Return the line number of the first line at or below {lnum}
6437 that is not blank. Example: >
6438 if getline(nextnonblank(1)) =~ "Java"
6439< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6440 below it, zero is returned.
6441 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6442 See also |prevnonblank()|.
6443
6444 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6445 GetLnum()->nextnonblank()
6446
6447nr2char({expr} [, {utf8}]) *nr2char()*
6448 Return a string with a single character, which has the number
6449 value {expr}. Examples: >
6450 nr2char(64) returns "@"
6451 nr2char(32) returns " "
6452< When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
6453 Example for "utf-8": >
6454 nr2char(300) returns I with bow character
6455< When {utf8} is TRUE, always return UTF-8 characters.
6456 Note that a NUL character in the file is specified with
6457 nr2char(10), because NULs are represented with newline
6458 characters. nr2char(0) is a real NUL and terminates the
6459 string, thus results in an empty string.
6460 To turn a list of character numbers into a string: >
6461 let list = [65, 66, 67]
6462 let str = join(map(list, {_, val -> nr2char(val)}), '')
6463< Result: "ABC"
6464
6465 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6466 GetNumber()->nr2char()
6467
6468or({expr}, {expr}) *or()*
6469 Bitwise OR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
6470 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006471 Also see `and()` and `xor()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006472 Example: >
6473 :let bits = or(bits, 0x80)
6474< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6475 :let bits = bits->or(0x80)
6476
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +01006477< Rationale: The reason this is a function and not using the "|"
6478 character like many languages, is that Vi has always used "|"
6479 to separate commands. In many places it would not be clear if
6480 "|" is an operator or a command separator.
6481
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006482
6483pathshorten({path} [, {len}]) *pathshorten()*
6484 Shorten directory names in the path {path} and return the
6485 result. The tail, the file name, is kept as-is. The other
6486 components in the path are reduced to {len} letters in length.
6487 If {len} is omitted or smaller than 1 then 1 is used (single
6488 letters). Leading '~' and '.' characters are kept. Examples: >
6489 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim')
6490< ~/.v/a/myfile.vim ~
6491>
6492 :echo pathshorten('~/.vim/autoload/myfile.vim', 2)
6493< ~/.vi/au/myfile.vim ~
6494 It doesn't matter if the path exists or not.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006495 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006496
6497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6498 GetDirectories()->pathshorten()
6499
6500perleval({expr}) *perleval()*
6501 Evaluate Perl expression {expr} in scalar context and return
6502 its result converted to Vim data structures. If value can't be
6503 converted, it is returned as a string Perl representation.
6504 Note: If you want an array or hash, {expr} must return a
6505 reference to it.
6506 Example: >
6507 :echo perleval('[1 .. 4]')
6508< [1, 2, 3, 4]
6509
6510 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6511 to {expr}.
6512
6513 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6514 GetExpr()->perleval()
6515
6516< {only available when compiled with the |+perl| feature}
6517
6518
6519popup_ functions are documented here: |popup-functions|
6520
6521
6522pow({x}, {y}) *pow()*
6523 Return the power of {x} to the exponent {y} as a |Float|.
6524 {x} and {y} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006525 Returns 0.0 if {x} or {y} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006526 Examples: >
6527 :echo pow(3, 3)
6528< 27.0 >
6529 :echo pow(2, 16)
6530< 65536.0 >
6531 :echo pow(32, 0.20)
6532< 2.0
6533
6534 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6535 Compute()->pow(3)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006536
6537prevnonblank({lnum}) *prevnonblank()*
6538 Return the line number of the first line at or above {lnum}
6539 that is not blank. Example: >
6540 let ind = indent(prevnonblank(v:lnum - 1))
6541< When {lnum} is invalid or there is no non-blank line at or
6542 above it, zero is returned.
6543 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
6544 Also see |nextnonblank()|.
6545
6546 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6547 GetLnum()->prevnonblank()
6548
6549printf({fmt}, {expr1} ...) *printf()*
6550 Return a String with {fmt}, where "%" items are replaced by
6551 the formatted form of their respective arguments. Example: >
6552 printf("%4d: E%d %.30s", lnum, errno, msg)
6553< May result in:
6554 " 99: E42 asdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfas" ~
6555
6556 When used as a |method| the base is passed as the second
6557 argument: >
6558 Compute()->printf("result: %d")
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006559<
6560 You can use `call()` to pass the items as a list.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006561
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01006562 Often used items are:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006563 %s string
6564 %6S string right-aligned in 6 display cells
6565 %6s string right-aligned in 6 bytes
6566 %.9s string truncated to 9 bytes
6567 %c single byte
6568 %d decimal number
6569 %5d decimal number padded with spaces to 5 characters
6570 %x hex number
6571 %04x hex number padded with zeros to at least 4 characters
6572 %X hex number using upper case letters
6573 %o octal number
6574 %08b binary number padded with zeros to at least 8 chars
6575 %f floating point number as 12.23, inf, -inf or nan
6576 %F floating point number as 12.23, INF, -INF or NAN
6577 %e floating point number as 1.23e3, inf, -inf or nan
6578 %E floating point number as 1.23E3, INF, -INF or NAN
6579 %g floating point number, as %f or %e depending on value
6580 %G floating point number, as %F or %E depending on value
6581 %% the % character itself
6582
6583 Conversion specifications start with '%' and end with the
6584 conversion type. All other characters are copied unchanged to
6585 the result.
6586
6587 The "%" starts a conversion specification. The following
6588 arguments appear in sequence:
6589
6590 % [flags] [field-width] [.precision] type
6591
6592 flags
6593 Zero or more of the following flags:
6594
6595 # The value should be converted to an "alternate
6596 form". For c, d, and s conversions, this option
6597 has no effect. For o conversions, the precision
6598 of the number is increased to force the first
6599 character of the output string to a zero (except
6600 if a zero value is printed with an explicit
6601 precision of zero).
6602 For b and B conversions, a non-zero result has
6603 the string "0b" (or "0B" for B conversions)
6604 prepended to it.
6605 For x and X conversions, a non-zero result has
6606 the string "0x" (or "0X" for X conversions)
6607 prepended to it.
6608
6609 0 (zero) Zero padding. For all conversions the converted
6610 value is padded on the left with zeros rather
6611 than blanks. If a precision is given with a
6612 numeric conversion (d, b, B, o, x, and X), the 0
6613 flag is ignored.
6614
6615 - A negative field width flag; the converted value
6616 is to be left adjusted on the field boundary.
6617 The converted value is padded on the right with
6618 blanks, rather than on the left with blanks or
6619 zeros. A - overrides a 0 if both are given.
6620
6621 ' ' (space) A blank should be left before a positive
6622 number produced by a signed conversion (d).
6623
6624 + A sign must always be placed before a number
6625 produced by a signed conversion. A + overrides
6626 a space if both are used.
6627
6628 field-width
6629 An optional decimal digit string specifying a minimum
6630 field width. If the converted value has fewer bytes
6631 than the field width, it will be padded with spaces on
6632 the left (or right, if the left-adjustment flag has
6633 been given) to fill out the field width. For the S
6634 conversion the count is in cells.
6635
6636 .precision
6637 An optional precision, in the form of a period '.'
6638 followed by an optional digit string. If the digit
6639 string is omitted, the precision is taken as zero.
6640 This gives the minimum number of digits to appear for
6641 d, o, x, and X conversions, the maximum number of
6642 bytes to be printed from a string for s conversions,
6643 or the maximum number of cells to be printed from a
6644 string for S conversions.
6645 For floating point it is the number of digits after
6646 the decimal point.
6647
6648 type
6649 A character that specifies the type of conversion to
6650 be applied, see below.
6651
6652 A field width or precision, or both, may be indicated by an
6653 asterisk '*' instead of a digit string. In this case, a
6654 Number argument supplies the field width or precision. A
6655 negative field width is treated as a left adjustment flag
6656 followed by a positive field width; a negative precision is
6657 treated as though it were missing. Example: >
6658 :echo printf("%d: %.*s", nr, width, line)
6659< This limits the length of the text used from "line" to
6660 "width" bytes.
6661
6662 The conversion specifiers and their meanings are:
6663
6664 *printf-d* *printf-b* *printf-B* *printf-o*
6665 *printf-x* *printf-X*
6666 dbBoxX The Number argument is converted to signed decimal
6667 (d), unsigned binary (b and B), unsigned octal (o), or
6668 unsigned hexadecimal (x and X) notation. The letters
6669 "abcdef" are used for x conversions; the letters
6670 "ABCDEF" are used for X conversions.
6671 The precision, if any, gives the minimum number of
6672 digits that must appear; if the converted value
6673 requires fewer digits, it is padded on the left with
6674 zeros.
6675 In no case does a non-existent or small field width
6676 cause truncation of a numeric field; if the result of
6677 a conversion is wider than the field width, the field
6678 is expanded to contain the conversion result.
6679 The 'h' modifier indicates the argument is 16 bits.
6680 The 'l' modifier indicates the argument is 32 bits.
6681 The 'L' modifier indicates the argument is 64 bits.
6682 Generally, these modifiers are not useful. They are
6683 ignored when type is known from the argument.
6684
6685 i alias for d
6686 D alias for ld
6687 U alias for lu
6688 O alias for lo
6689
6690 *printf-c*
6691 c The Number argument is converted to a byte, and the
6692 resulting character is written.
6693
6694 *printf-s*
6695 s The text of the String argument is used. If a
6696 precision is specified, no more bytes than the number
6697 specified are used.
6698 If the argument is not a String type, it is
6699 automatically converted to text with the same format
6700 as ":echo".
6701 *printf-S*
6702 S The text of the String argument is used. If a
6703 precision is specified, no more display cells than the
6704 number specified are used.
6705
6706 *printf-f* *E807*
6707 f F The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6708 form 123.456. The precision specifies the number of
6709 digits after the decimal point. When the precision is
6710 zero the decimal point is omitted. When the precision
6711 is not specified 6 is used. A really big number
6712 (out of range or dividing by zero) results in "inf"
6713 or "-inf" with %f (INF or -INF with %F).
6714 "0.0 / 0.0" results in "nan" with %f (NAN with %F).
6715 Example: >
6716 echo printf("%.2f", 12.115)
6717< 12.12
6718 Note that roundoff depends on the system libraries.
6719 Use |round()| when in doubt.
6720
6721 *printf-e* *printf-E*
6722 e E The Float argument is converted into a string of the
6723 form 1.234e+03 or 1.234E+03 when using 'E'. The
6724 precision specifies the number of digits after the
6725 decimal point, like with 'f'.
6726
6727 *printf-g* *printf-G*
6728 g G The Float argument is converted like with 'f' if the
6729 value is between 0.001 (inclusive) and 10000000.0
6730 (exclusive). Otherwise 'e' is used for 'g' and 'E'
6731 for 'G'. When no precision is specified superfluous
6732 zeroes and '+' signs are removed, except for the zero
6733 immediately after the decimal point. Thus 10000000.0
6734 results in 1.0e7.
6735
6736 *printf-%*
6737 % A '%' is written. No argument is converted. The
6738 complete conversion specification is "%%".
6739
6740 When a Number argument is expected a String argument is also
6741 accepted and automatically converted.
6742 When a Float or String argument is expected a Number argument
6743 is also accepted and automatically converted.
6744 Any other argument type results in an error message.
6745
6746 *E766* *E767*
6747 The number of {exprN} arguments must exactly match the number
6748 of "%" items. If there are not sufficient or too many
6749 arguments an error is given. Up to 18 arguments can be used.
6750
6751
6752prompt_getprompt({buf}) *prompt_getprompt()*
6753 Returns the effective prompt text for buffer {buf}. {buf} can
6754 be a buffer name or number. See |prompt-buffer|.
6755
6756 If the buffer doesn't exist or isn't a prompt buffer, an empty
6757 string is returned.
6758
6759 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6760 GetBuffer()->prompt_getprompt()
6761
6762< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6763
6764
6765prompt_setcallback({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setcallback()*
6766 Set prompt callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr}
6767 is an empty string the callback is removed. This has only
6768 effect if {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6769
6770 The callback is invoked when pressing Enter. The current
6771 buffer will always be the prompt buffer. A new line for a
6772 prompt is added before invoking the callback, thus the prompt
6773 for which the callback was invoked will be in the last but one
6774 line.
6775 If the callback wants to add text to the buffer, it must
6776 insert it above the last line, since that is where the current
6777 prompt is. This can also be done asynchronously.
6778 The callback is invoked with one argument, which is the text
6779 that was entered at the prompt. This can be an empty string
6780 if the user only typed Enter.
6781 Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006782 func s:TextEntered(text)
6783 if a:text == 'exit' || a:text == 'quit'
6784 stopinsert
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006785 " Reset 'modified' to allow the buffer to be closed.
6786 " We assume there is nothing useful to be saved.
6787 set nomodified
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006788 close
6789 else
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006790 " Do something useful with "a:text". In this example
6791 " we just repeat it.
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00006792 call append(line('$') - 1, 'Entered: "' .. a:text .. '"')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006793 endif
6794 endfunc
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +01006795 call prompt_setcallback(bufnr(), function('s:TextEntered'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006796
6797< Can also be used as a |method|: >
6798 GetBuffer()->prompt_setcallback(callback)
6799
6800< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6801
6802prompt_setinterrupt({buf}, {expr}) *prompt_setinterrupt()*
6803 Set a callback for buffer {buf} to {expr}. When {expr} is an
6804 empty string the callback is removed. This has only effect if
6805 {buf} has 'buftype' set to "prompt".
6806
6807 This callback will be invoked when pressing CTRL-C in Insert
6808 mode. Without setting a callback Vim will exit Insert mode,
6809 as in any buffer.
6810
6811 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6812 GetBuffer()->prompt_setinterrupt(callback)
6813
6814< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6815
6816prompt_setprompt({buf}, {text}) *prompt_setprompt()*
6817 Set prompt for buffer {buf} to {text}. You most likely want
6818 {text} to end in a space.
6819 The result is only visible if {buf} has 'buftype' set to
6820 "prompt". Example: >
6821 call prompt_setprompt(bufnr(), 'command: ')
6822<
6823 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6824 GetBuffer()->prompt_setprompt('command: ')
6825
6826< {only available when compiled with the |+channel| feature}
6827
6828prop_ functions are documented here: |text-prop-functions|
6829
6830pum_getpos() *pum_getpos()*
6831 If the popup menu (see |ins-completion-menu|) is not visible,
6832 returns an empty |Dictionary|, otherwise, returns a
6833 |Dictionary| with the following keys:
6834 height nr of items visible
6835 width screen cells
6836 row top screen row (0 first row)
6837 col leftmost screen column (0 first col)
6838 size total nr of items
6839 scrollbar |TRUE| if scrollbar is visible
6840
6841 The values are the same as in |v:event| during
6842 |CompleteChanged|.
6843
6844pumvisible() *pumvisible()*
6845 Returns non-zero when the popup menu is visible, zero
6846 otherwise. See |ins-completion-menu|.
6847 This can be used to avoid some things that would remove the
6848 popup menu.
6849
6850py3eval({expr}) *py3eval()*
6851 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6852 converted to Vim data structures.
6853 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6854 copied though, Unicode strings are additionally converted to
6855 'encoding').
6856 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6857 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type with
6858 keys converted to strings.
6859 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6860 to {expr}.
6861
6862 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6863 GetExpr()->py3eval()
6864
6865< {only available when compiled with the |+python3| feature}
6866
6867 *E858* *E859*
6868pyeval({expr}) *pyeval()*
6869 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6870 converted to Vim data structures.
6871 Numbers and strings are returned as they are (strings are
6872 copied though).
6873 Lists are represented as Vim |List| type.
6874 Dictionaries are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type,
6875 non-string keys result in error.
6876 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
6877 to {expr}.
6878
6879 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6880 GetExpr()->pyeval()
6881
6882< {only available when compiled with the |+python| feature}
6883
6884pyxeval({expr}) *pyxeval()*
6885 Evaluate Python expression {expr} and return its result
6886 converted to Vim data structures.
6887 Uses Python 2 or 3, see |python_x| and 'pyxversion'.
6888 See also: |pyeval()|, |py3eval()|
6889
6890 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6891 GetExpr()->pyxeval()
6892
6893< {only available when compiled with the |+python| or the
6894 |+python3| feature}
6895
6896rand([{expr}]) *rand()* *random*
6897 Return a pseudo-random Number generated with an xoshiro128**
6898 algorithm using seed {expr}. The returned number is 32 bits,
6899 also on 64 bits systems, for consistency.
6900 {expr} can be initialized by |srand()| and will be updated by
6901 rand(). If {expr} is omitted, an internal seed value is used
6902 and updated.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01006903 Returns -1 if {expr} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006904
6905 Examples: >
6906 :echo rand()
6907 :let seed = srand()
6908 :echo rand(seed)
6909 :echo rand(seed) % 16 " random number 0 - 15
6910<
6911
6912 *E726* *E727*
6913range({expr} [, {max} [, {stride}]]) *range()*
6914 Returns a |List| with Numbers:
6915 - If only {expr} is specified: [0, 1, ..., {expr} - 1]
6916 - If {max} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + 1, ..., {max}]
6917 - If {stride} is specified: [{expr}, {expr} + {stride}, ...,
6918 {max}] (increasing {expr} with {stride} each time, not
6919 producing a value past {max}).
6920 When the maximum is one before the start the result is an
6921 empty list. When the maximum is more than one before the
6922 start this is an error.
6923 Examples: >
6924 range(4) " [0, 1, 2, 3]
6925 range(2, 4) " [2, 3, 4]
6926 range(2, 9, 3) " [2, 5, 8]
6927 range(2, -2, -1) " [2, 1, 0, -1, -2]
6928 range(0) " []
6929 range(2, 0) " error!
6930<
6931 Can also be used as a |method|: >
6932 GetExpr()->range()
6933<
6934
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006935readblob({fname} [, {offset} [, {size}]]) *readblob()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006936 Read file {fname} in binary mode and return a |Blob|.
K.Takata11df3ae2022-10-19 14:02:40 +01006937 If {offset} is specified, read the file from the specified
6938 offset. If it is a negative value, it is used as an offset
6939 from the end of the file. E.g., to read the last 12 bytes: >
6940 readblob('file.bin', -12)
6941< If {size} is specified, only the specified size will be read.
6942 E.g. to read the first 100 bytes of a file: >
6943 readblob('file.bin', 0, 100)
6944< If {size} is -1 or omitted, the whole data starting from
6945 {offset} will be read.
K.Takata43625762022-10-20 13:28:51 +01006946 This can be also used to read the data from a character device
6947 on Unix when {size} is explicitly set. Only if the device
6948 supports seeking {offset} can be used. Otherwise it should be
6949 zero. E.g. to read 10 bytes from a serial console: >
6950 readblob('/dev/ttyS0', 0, 10)
6951< When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006952 the result is an empty |Blob|.
Bram Moolenaar5b2a3d72022-10-21 11:25:30 +01006953 When the offset is beyond the end of the file the result is an
6954 empty blob.
6955 When trying to read more bytes than are available the result
6956 is truncated.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006957 Also see |readfile()| and |writefile()|.
6958
6959
6960readdir({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdir()*
6961 Return a list with file and directory names in {directory}.
6962 You can also use |glob()| if you don't need to do complicated
6963 things, such as limiting the number of matches.
6964 The list will be sorted (case sensitive), see the {dict}
6965 argument below for changing the sort order.
6966
6967 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
6968 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
6969 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
6970 be handled.
6971 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
6972 added to the list.
6973 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
6974 to the list.
6975 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
6976 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to the entry name.
6977 When {expr} is a function the name is passed as the argument.
6978 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
6979 readdir(dirname, {n -> n =~ '.txt$'})
6980< To skip hidden and backup files: >
6981 readdir(dirname, {n -> n !~ '^\.\|\~$'})
Bram Moolenaar6f4754b2022-01-23 12:07:04 +00006982< *E857*
6983 The optional {dict} argument allows for further custom
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00006984 values. Currently this is used to specify if and how sorting
6985 should be performed. The dict can have the following members:
6986
6987 sort How to sort the result returned from the system.
6988 Valid values are:
6989 "none" do not sort (fastest method)
6990 "case" sort case sensitive (byte value of
6991 each character, technically, using
6992 strcmp()) (default)
6993 "icase" sort case insensitive (technically
6994 using strcasecmp())
6995 "collate" sort using the collation order
6996 of the "POSIX" or "C" |locale|
6997 (technically using strcoll())
6998 Other values are silently ignored.
6999
7000 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7001 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7002 readdir('.', '1', #{sort: 'none'})
7003< If you want to get a directory tree: >
7004 function! s:tree(dir)
7005 return {a:dir : map(readdir(a:dir),
7006 \ {_, x -> isdirectory(x) ?
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007007 \ {x : s:tree(a:dir .. '/' .. x)} : x})}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007008 endfunction
7009 echo s:tree(".")
7010<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007011 Returns an empty List on error.
7012
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007013 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7014 GetDirName()->readdir()
7015<
7016readdirex({directory} [, {expr} [, {dict}]]) *readdirex()*
7017 Extended version of |readdir()|.
7018 Return a list of Dictionaries with file and directory
7019 information in {directory}.
7020 This is useful if you want to get the attributes of file and
7021 directory at the same time as getting a list of a directory.
7022 This is much faster than calling |readdir()| then calling
7023 |getfperm()|, |getfsize()|, |getftime()| and |getftype()| for
7024 each file and directory especially on MS-Windows.
7025 The list will by default be sorted by name (case sensitive),
7026 the sorting can be changed by using the optional {dict}
7027 argument, see |readdir()|.
7028
7029 The Dictionary for file and directory information has the
7030 following items:
7031 group Group name of the entry. (Only on Unix)
7032 name Name of the entry.
7033 perm Permissions of the entry. See |getfperm()|.
7034 size Size of the entry. See |getfsize()|.
7035 time Timestamp of the entry. See |getftime()|.
7036 type Type of the entry.
7037 On Unix, almost same as |getftype()| except:
7038 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7039 Other symlink "link"
7040 On MS-Windows:
7041 Normal file "file"
7042 Directory "dir"
7043 Junction "junction"
7044 Symlink to a dir "linkd"
7045 Other symlink "link"
7046 Other reparse point "reparse"
7047 user User name of the entry's owner. (Only on Unix)
7048 On Unix, if the entry is a symlink, the Dictionary includes
7049 the information of the target (except the "type" item).
7050 On MS-Windows, it includes the information of the symlink
7051 itself because of performance reasons.
7052
7053 When {expr} is omitted all entries are included.
7054 When {expr} is given, it is evaluated to check what to do:
7055 If {expr} results in -1 then no further entries will
7056 be handled.
7057 If {expr} results in 0 then this entry will not be
7058 added to the list.
7059 If {expr} results in 1 then this entry will be added
7060 to the list.
7061 The entries "." and ".." are always excluded.
7062 Each time {expr} is evaluated |v:val| is set to a |Dictionary|
7063 of the entry.
7064 When {expr} is a function the entry is passed as the argument.
7065 For example, to get a list of files ending in ".txt": >
7066 readdirex(dirname, {e -> e.name =~ '.txt$'})
7067<
7068 For example, to get a list of all files in the current
7069 directory without sorting the individual entries: >
7070 readdirex(dirname, '1', #{sort: 'none'})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007071<
7072 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7073 GetDirName()->readdirex()
7074<
7075
7076 *readfile()*
7077readfile({fname} [, {type} [, {max}]])
7078 Read file {fname} and return a |List|, each line of the file
7079 as an item. Lines are broken at NL characters. Macintosh
7080 files separated with CR will result in a single long line
7081 (unless a NL appears somewhere).
7082 All NUL characters are replaced with a NL character.
7083 When {type} contains "b" binary mode is used:
7084 - When the last line ends in a NL an extra empty list item is
7085 added.
7086 - No CR characters are removed.
7087 Otherwise:
7088 - CR characters that appear before a NL are removed.
7089 - Whether the last line ends in a NL or not does not matter.
7090 - When 'encoding' is Unicode any UTF-8 byte order mark is
7091 removed from the text.
7092 When {max} is given this specifies the maximum number of lines
7093 to be read. Useful if you only want to check the first ten
7094 lines of a file: >
7095 :for line in readfile(fname, '', 10)
7096 : if line =~ 'Date' | echo line | endif
7097 :endfor
7098< When {max} is negative -{max} lines from the end of the file
7099 are returned, or as many as there are.
7100 When {max} is zero the result is an empty list.
7101 Note that without {max} the whole file is read into memory.
7102 Also note that there is no recognition of encoding. Read a
7103 file into a buffer if you need to.
7104 Deprecated (use |readblob()| instead): When {type} contains
7105 "B" a |Blob| is returned with the binary data of the file
7106 unmodified.
7107 When the file can't be opened an error message is given and
7108 the result is an empty list.
7109 Also see |writefile()|.
7110
7111 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7112 GetFileName()->readfile()
7113
7114reduce({object}, {func} [, {initial}]) *reduce()* *E998*
7115 {func} is called for every item in {object}, which can be a
7116 |String|, |List| or a |Blob|. {func} is called with two
7117 arguments: the result so far and current item. After
Bram Moolenaarf10911e2022-01-29 22:20:48 +00007118 processing all items the result is returned. *E1132*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007119
7120 {initial} is the initial result. When omitted, the first item
7121 in {object} is used and {func} is first called for the second
7122 item. If {initial} is not given and {object} is empty no
7123 result can be computed, an E998 error is given.
7124
7125 Examples: >
7126 echo reduce([1, 3, 5], { acc, val -> acc + val })
7127 echo reduce(['x', 'y'], { acc, val -> acc .. val }, 'a')
7128 echo reduce(0z1122, { acc, val -> 2 * acc + val })
7129 echo reduce('xyz', { acc, val -> acc .. ',' .. val })
7130<
7131 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7132 echo mylist->reduce({ acc, val -> acc + val }, 0)
7133
7134
7135reg_executing() *reg_executing()*
7136 Returns the single letter name of the register being executed.
7137 Returns an empty string when no register is being executed.
7138 See |@|.
7139
7140reg_recording() *reg_recording()*
7141 Returns the single letter name of the register being recorded.
7142 Returns an empty string when not recording. See |q|.
7143
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007144reltime()
7145reltime({start})
7146reltime({start}, {end}) *reltime()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007147 Return an item that represents a time value. The item is a
7148 list with items that depend on the system. In Vim 9 script
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +01007149 the type list<any> can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007150 The item can be passed to |reltimestr()| to convert it to a
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007151 string or |reltimefloat()| to convert to a Float. For
7152 example, to see the time spent in function Work(): >
7153 var startTime = reltime()
7154 Work()
7155 echo startTime->reltime()->reltimestr()
7156<
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007157 Without an argument reltime() returns the current time (the
Bram Moolenaareb490412022-06-28 13:44:46 +01007158 representation is system-dependent, it can not be used as the
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +01007159 wall-clock time, see |localtime()| for that).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007160 With one argument is returns the time passed since the time
7161 specified in the argument.
7162 With two arguments it returns the time passed between {start}
7163 and {end}.
7164
7165 The {start} and {end} arguments must be values returned by
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007166 reltime(). If there is an error an empty List is returned in
7167 legacy script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007168
7169 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7170 GetStart()->reltime()
7171<
7172 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7173
7174reltimefloat({time}) *reltimefloat()*
7175 Return a Float that represents the time value of {time}.
7176 Example: >
7177 let start = reltime()
7178 call MyFunction()
7179 let seconds = reltimefloat(reltime(start))
7180< See the note of reltimestr() about overhead.
7181 Also see |profiling|.
7182 If there is an error 0.0 is returned in legacy script, in Vim9
7183 script an error is given.
7184
7185 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7186 reltime(start)->reltimefloat()
7187
7188< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7189
7190reltimestr({time}) *reltimestr()*
7191 Return a String that represents the time value of {time}.
7192 This is the number of seconds, a dot and the number of
7193 microseconds. Example: >
7194 let start = reltime()
7195 call MyFunction()
7196 echo reltimestr(reltime(start))
7197< Note that overhead for the commands will be added to the time.
Ernie Rael076de792023-03-16 21:43:15 +00007198 The accuracy depends on the system. Use reltimefloat() for the
7199 greatest accuracy which is nanoseconds on some systems.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007200 Leading spaces are used to make the string align nicely. You
7201 can use split() to remove it. >
7202 echo split(reltimestr(reltime(start)))[0]
7203< Also see |profiling|.
7204 If there is an error an empty string is returned in legacy
7205 script, in Vim9 script an error is given.
7206
7207 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7208 reltime(start)->reltimestr()
7209
7210< {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7211
7212 *remote_expr()* *E449*
7213remote_expr({server}, {string} [, {idvar} [, {timeout}]])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007214 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7215 string, also see |{server}|.
7216
7217 The string is sent as an expression and the result is returned
7218 after evaluation. The result must be a String or a |List|. A
7219 |List| is turned into a String by joining the items with a
7220 line break in between (not at the end), like with join(expr,
7221 "\n").
7222
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007223 If {idvar} is present and not empty, it is taken as the name
7224 of a variable and a {serverid} for later use with
7225 |remote_read()| is stored there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007226
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007227 If {timeout} is given the read times out after this many
7228 seconds. Otherwise a timeout of 600 seconds is used.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007229
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007230 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7231 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7232 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7233 Note: Any errors will cause a local error message to be issued
7234 and the result will be the empty string.
7235
7236 Variables will be evaluated in the global namespace,
7237 independent of a function currently being active. Except
7238 when in debug mode, then local function variables and
7239 arguments can be evaluated.
7240
7241 Examples: >
7242 :echo remote_expr("gvim", "2+2")
7243 :echo remote_expr("gvim1", "b:current_syntax")
7244<
7245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7246 ServerName()->remote_expr(expr)
7247
7248remote_foreground({server}) *remote_foreground()*
7249 Move the Vim server with the name {server} to the foreground.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007250 The {server} argument is a string, also see |{server}|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007251 This works like: >
7252 remote_expr({server}, "foreground()")
7253< Except that on Win32 systems the client does the work, to work
7254 around the problem that the OS doesn't always allow the server
7255 to bring itself to the foreground.
7256 Note: This does not restore the window if it was minimized,
7257 like foreground() does.
7258 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7259
7260 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7261 ServerName()->remote_foreground()
7262
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +01007263< {only in the Win32, Motif and GTK GUI versions and the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007264 Win32 console version}
7265
7266
7267remote_peek({serverid} [, {retvar}]) *remote_peek()*
7268 Returns a positive number if there are available strings
7269 from {serverid}. Copies any reply string into the variable
7270 {retvar} if specified. {retvar} must be a string with the
7271 name of a variable.
7272 Returns zero if none are available.
7273 Returns -1 if something is wrong.
7274 See also |clientserver|.
7275 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7276 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7277 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007278 :let repl = ""
7279 :echo "PEEK: " .. remote_peek(id, "repl") .. ": " .. repl
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007280
7281< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7282 ServerId()->remote_peek()
7283
7284remote_read({serverid}, [{timeout}]) *remote_read()*
7285 Return the oldest available reply from {serverid} and consume
7286 it. Unless a {timeout} in seconds is given, it blocks until a
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007287 reply is available. Returns an empty string, if a reply is
7288 not available or on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007289 See also |clientserver|.
7290 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7291 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7292 Example: >
7293 :echo remote_read(id)
7294
7295< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7296 ServerId()->remote_read()
7297<
7298 *remote_send()* *E241*
7299remote_send({server}, {string} [, {idvar}])
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007300 Send the {string} to {server}. The {server} argument is a
7301 string, also see |{server}|.
7302
7303 The string is sent as input keys and the function returns
7304 immediately. At the Vim server the keys are not mapped
7305 |:map|.
7306
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007307 If {idvar} is present, it is taken as the name of a variable
7308 and a {serverid} for later use with remote_read() is stored
7309 there.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007310
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007311 See also |clientserver| |RemoteReply|.
7312 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7313 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7314
7315 Note: Any errors will be reported in the server and may mess
7316 up the display.
7317 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007318 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":DropAndReply " .. file, "serverid") ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007319 \ remote_read(serverid)
7320
7321 :autocmd NONE RemoteReply *
7322 \ echo remote_read(expand("<amatch>"))
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007323 :echo remote_send("gvim", ":sleep 10 | echo " ..
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007324 \ 'server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")<CR>')
7325<
7326 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7327 ServerName()->remote_send(keys)
7328<
7329 *remote_startserver()* *E941* *E942*
7330remote_startserver({name})
h-east17b69512023-05-01 22:36:56 +01007331 Become the server {name}. {name} must be a non-empty string.
7332 This fails if already running as a server, when |v:servername|
7333 is not empty.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007334
7335 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7336 ServerName()->remote_startserver()
7337
7338< {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7339
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007340remove({list}, {idx})
7341remove({list}, {idx}, {end}) *remove()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007342 Without {end}: Remove the item at {idx} from |List| {list} and
7343 return the item.
7344 With {end}: Remove items from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7345 return a |List| with these items. When {idx} points to the same
7346 item as {end} a list with one item is returned. When {end}
7347 points to an item before {idx} this is an error.
7348 See |list-index| for possible values of {idx} and {end}.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007349 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007350 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007351 :echo "last item: " .. remove(mylist, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007352 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7353<
7354 Use |delete()| to remove a file.
7355
7356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7357 mylist->remove(idx)
7358
Bram Moolenaarf269eab2022-10-03 18:04:35 +01007359remove({blob}, {idx})
7360remove({blob}, {idx}, {end})
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007361 Without {end}: Remove the byte at {idx} from |Blob| {blob} and
7362 return the byte.
7363 With {end}: Remove bytes from {idx} to {end} (inclusive) and
7364 return a |Blob| with these bytes. When {idx} points to the same
7365 byte as {end} a |Blob| with one byte is returned. When {end}
7366 points to a byte before {idx} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007367 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007368 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007369 :echo "last byte: " .. remove(myblob, -1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007370 :call remove(mylist, 0, 9)
7371
7372remove({dict}, {key})
7373 Remove the entry from {dict} with key {key} and return it.
7374 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007375 :echo "removed " .. remove(dict, "one")
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007376< If there is no {key} in {dict} this is an error.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007377 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007378
7379rename({from}, {to}) *rename()*
7380 Rename the file by the name {from} to the name {to}. This
7381 should also work to move files across file systems. The
7382 result is a Number, which is 0 if the file was renamed
7383 successfully, and non-zero when the renaming failed.
7384 NOTE: If {to} exists it is overwritten without warning.
7385 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
7386
7387 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7388 GetOldName()->rename(newname)
7389
7390repeat({expr}, {count}) *repeat()*
7391 Repeat {expr} {count} times and return the concatenated
7392 result. Example: >
7393 :let separator = repeat('-', 80)
7394< When {count} is zero or negative the result is empty.
Bakudankun375141e2022-09-09 18:46:47 +01007395 When {expr} is a |List| or a |Blob| the result is {expr}
7396 concatenated {count} times. Example: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007397 :let longlist = repeat(['a', 'b'], 3)
7398< Results in ['a', 'b', 'a', 'b', 'a', 'b'].
7399
7400 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7401 mylist->repeat(count)
7402
7403resolve({filename}) *resolve()* *E655*
7404 On MS-Windows, when {filename} is a shortcut (a .lnk file),
7405 returns the path the shortcut points to in a simplified form.
7406 When {filename} is a symbolic link or junction point, return
7407 the full path to the target. If the target of junction is
7408 removed, return {filename}.
7409 On Unix, repeat resolving symbolic links in all path
7410 components of {filename} and return the simplified result.
7411 To cope with link cycles, resolving of symbolic links is
7412 stopped after 100 iterations.
7413 On other systems, return the simplified {filename}.
7414 The simplification step is done as by |simplify()|.
7415 resolve() keeps a leading path component specifying the
7416 current directory (provided the result is still a relative
7417 path name) and also keeps a trailing path separator.
7418
7419 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7420 GetName()->resolve()
7421
7422reverse({object}) *reverse()*
Yegappan Lakshmanan03ff1c22023-05-06 14:08:21 +01007423 Reverse the order of items in {object}. {object} can be a
7424 |List|, a |Blob| or a |String|. For a List and a Blob the
7425 items are reversed in-place and {object} is returned.
7426 For a String a new String is returned.
7427 Returns zero if {object} is not a List, Blob or a String.
7428 If you want a List or Blob to remain unmodified make a copy
7429 first: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007430 :let revlist = reverse(copy(mylist))
7431< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7432 mylist->reverse()
7433
7434round({expr}) *round()*
7435 Round off {expr} to the nearest integral value and return it
7436 as a |Float|. If {expr} lies halfway between two integral
7437 values, then use the larger one (away from zero).
7438 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007439 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007440 Examples: >
7441 echo round(0.456)
7442< 0.0 >
7443 echo round(4.5)
7444< 5.0 >
7445 echo round(-4.5)
7446< -5.0
7447
7448 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7449 Compute()->round()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007450
7451rubyeval({expr}) *rubyeval()*
7452 Evaluate Ruby expression {expr} and return its result
7453 converted to Vim data structures.
7454 Numbers, floats and strings are returned as they are (strings
7455 are copied though).
7456 Arrays are represented as Vim |List| type.
7457 Hashes are represented as Vim |Dictionary| type.
7458 Other objects are represented as strings resulted from their
7459 "Object#to_s" method.
7460 Note that in a `:def` function local variables are not visible
7461 to {expr}.
7462
7463 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7464 GetRubyExpr()->rubyeval()
7465
7466< {only available when compiled with the |+ruby| feature}
7467
7468screenattr({row}, {col}) *screenattr()*
7469 Like |screenchar()|, but return the attribute. This is a rather
7470 arbitrary number that can only be used to compare to the
7471 attribute at other positions.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007472 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007473
7474 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7475 GetRow()->screenattr(col)
7476
7477screenchar({row}, {col}) *screenchar()*
7478 The result is a Number, which is the character at position
7479 [row, col] on the screen. This works for every possible
7480 screen position, also status lines, window separators and the
7481 command line. The top left position is row one, column one
7482 The character excludes composing characters. For double-byte
7483 encodings it may only be the first byte.
7484 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7485 Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
7486
7487 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7488 GetRow()->screenchar(col)
7489
7490screenchars({row}, {col}) *screenchars()*
7491 The result is a |List| of Numbers. The first number is the same
7492 as what |screenchar()| returns. Further numbers are
7493 composing characters on top of the base character.
7494 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7495 Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
7496
7497 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7498 GetRow()->screenchars(col)
7499
7500screencol() *screencol()*
7501 The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
7502 the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
7503 This function is mainly used for testing.
7504
7505 Note: Always returns the current screen column, thus if used
7506 in a command (e.g. ":echo screencol()") it will return the
7507 column inside the command line, which is 1 when the command is
7508 executed. To get the cursor position in the file use one of
7509 the following mappings: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007510 nnoremap <expr> GG ":echom " .. screencol() .. "\n"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007511 nnoremap <silent> GG :echom screencol()<CR>
7512 nnoremap GG <Cmd>echom screencol()<CR>
7513<
7514screenpos({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *screenpos()*
7515 The result is a Dict with the screen position of the text
7516 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and column
7517 {col}. {col} is a one-based byte index.
7518 The Dict has these members:
7519 row screen row
7520 col first screen column
7521 endcol last screen column
7522 curscol cursor screen column
7523 If the specified position is not visible, all values are zero.
7524 The "endcol" value differs from "col" when the character
7525 occupies more than one screen cell. E.g. for a Tab "col" can
7526 be 1 and "endcol" can be 8.
7527 The "curscol" value is where the cursor would be placed. For
7528 a Tab it would be the same as "endcol", while for a double
7529 width character it would be the same as "col".
7530 The |conceal| feature is ignored here, the column numbers are
7531 as if 'conceallevel' is zero. You can set the cursor to the
7532 right position and use |screencol()| to get the value with
7533 |conceal| taken into account.
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00007534 If the position is in a closed fold the screen position of the
7535 first character is returned, {col} is not used.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01007536 Returns an empty Dict if {winid} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007537
7538 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7539 GetWinid()->screenpos(lnum, col)
7540
7541screenrow() *screenrow()*
7542 The result is a Number, which is the current screen row of the
7543 cursor. The top line has number one.
7544 This function is mainly used for testing.
7545 Alternatively you can use |winline()|.
7546
7547 Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
7548
7549screenstring({row}, {col}) *screenstring()*
7550 The result is a String that contains the base character and
7551 any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
7552 This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
7553 characters.
7554 This is mainly to be used for testing.
7555 Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
7556
7557 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7558 GetRow()->screenstring(col)
7559<
7560 *search()*
7561search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7562 Search for regexp pattern {pattern}. The search starts at the
7563 cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
7564
7565 When a match has been found its line number is returned.
7566 If there is no match a 0 is returned and the cursor doesn't
7567 move. No error message is given.
7568
7569 {flags} is a String, which can contain these character flags:
7570 'b' search Backward instead of forward
7571 'c' accept a match at the Cursor position
7572 'e' move to the End of the match
7573 'n' do Not move the cursor
7574 'p' return number of matching sub-Pattern (see below)
7575 's' Set the ' mark at the previous location of the cursor
7576 'w' Wrap around the end of the file
7577 'W' don't Wrap around the end of the file
7578 'z' start searching at the cursor column instead of zero
7579 If neither 'w' or 'W' is given, the 'wrapscan' option applies.
7580
7581 If the 's' flag is supplied, the ' mark is set, only if the
7582 cursor is moved. The 's' flag cannot be combined with the 'n'
7583 flag.
7584
7585 'ignorecase', 'smartcase' and 'magic' are used.
7586
7587 When the 'z' flag is not given, forward searching always
7588 starts in column zero and then matches before the cursor are
7589 skipped. When the 'c' flag is present in 'cpo' the next
7590 search starts after the match. Without the 'c' flag the next
Bram Moolenaarfd999452022-08-24 18:30:14 +01007591 search starts one column after the start of the match. This
7592 matters for overlapping matches. See |cpo-c|. You can also
7593 insert "\ze" to change where the match ends, see |/\ze|.
7594
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007595 When searching backwards and the 'z' flag is given then the
7596 search starts in column zero, thus no match in the current
7597 line will be found (unless wrapping around the end of the
7598 file).
7599
7600 When the {stopline} argument is given then the search stops
7601 after searching this line. This is useful to restrict the
7602 search to a range of lines. Examples: >
7603 let match = search('(', 'b', line("w0"))
7604 let end = search('END', '', line("w$"))
7605< When {stopline} is used and it is not zero this also implies
7606 that the search does not wrap around the end of the file.
7607 A zero value is equal to not giving the argument.
Bram Moolenaar2ecbe532022-07-29 21:36:21 +01007608 *E1285* *E1286* *E1287* *E1288* *E1289*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007609 When the {timeout} argument is given the search stops when
7610 more than this many milliseconds have passed. Thus when
7611 {timeout} is 500 the search stops after half a second.
7612 The value must not be negative. A zero value is like not
7613 giving the argument.
7614 {only available when compiled with the |+reltime| feature}
7615
7616 If the {skip} expression is given it is evaluated with the
7617 cursor positioned on the start of a match. If it evaluates to
7618 non-zero this match is skipped. This can be used, for
7619 example, to skip a match in a comment or a string.
7620 {skip} can be a string, which is evaluated as an expression, a
7621 function reference or a lambda.
7622 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7623 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7624 and -1 returned.
7625 *search()-sub-match*
7626 With the 'p' flag the returned value is one more than the
7627 first sub-match in \(\). One if none of them matched but the
7628 whole pattern did match.
7629 To get the column number too use |searchpos()|.
7630
7631 The cursor will be positioned at the match, unless the 'n'
7632 flag is used.
7633
7634 Example (goes over all files in the argument list): >
7635 :let n = 1
7636 :while n <= argc() " loop over all files in arglist
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007637 : exe "argument " .. n
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007638 : " start at the last char in the file and wrap for the
7639 : " first search to find match at start of file
7640 : normal G$
7641 : let flags = "w"
7642 : while search("foo", flags) > 0
7643 : s/foo/bar/g
7644 : let flags = "W"
7645 : endwhile
7646 : update " write the file if modified
7647 : let n = n + 1
7648 :endwhile
7649<
7650 Example for using some flags: >
7651 :echo search('\<if\|\(else\)\|\(endif\)', 'ncpe')
7652< This will search for the keywords "if", "else", and "endif"
7653 under or after the cursor. Because of the 'p' flag, it
7654 returns 1, 2, or 3 depending on which keyword is found, or 0
7655 if the search fails. With the cursor on the first word of the
7656 line:
7657 if (foo == 0) | let foo = foo + 1 | endif ~
7658 the function returns 1. Without the 'c' flag, the function
7659 finds the "endif" and returns 3. The same thing happens
7660 without the 'e' flag if the cursor is on the "f" of "if".
7661 The 'n' flag tells the function not to move the cursor.
7662
7663 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7664 GetPattern()->search()
7665
7666searchcount([{options}]) *searchcount()*
7667 Get or update the last search count, like what is displayed
7668 without the "S" flag in 'shortmess'. This works even if
7669 'shortmess' does contain the "S" flag.
7670
7671 This returns a |Dictionary|. The dictionary is empty if the
7672 previous pattern was not set and "pattern" was not specified.
7673
7674 key type meaning ~
7675 current |Number| current position of match;
7676 0 if the cursor position is
7677 before the first match
7678 exact_match |Boolean| 1 if "current" is matched on
7679 "pos", otherwise 0
7680 total |Number| total count of matches found
7681 incomplete |Number| 0: search was fully completed
7682 1: recomputing was timed out
7683 2: max count exceeded
7684
7685 For {options} see further down.
7686
7687 To get the last search count when |n| or |N| was pressed, call
7688 this function with `recompute: 0` . This sometimes returns
7689 wrong information because |n| and |N|'s maximum count is 99.
7690 If it exceeded 99 the result must be max count + 1 (100). If
7691 you want to get correct information, specify `recompute: 1`: >
7692
7693 " result == maxcount + 1 (100) when many matches
7694 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7695
7696 " Below returns correct result (recompute defaults
7697 " to 1)
7698 let result = searchcount()
7699<
Bram Moolenaarb529cfb2022-07-25 15:42:07 +01007700 The function is useful to add the count to 'statusline': >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007701 function! LastSearchCount() abort
7702 let result = searchcount(#{recompute: 0})
7703 if empty(result)
7704 return ''
7705 endif
7706 if result.incomplete ==# 1 " timed out
7707 return printf(' /%s [?/??]', @/)
7708 elseif result.incomplete ==# 2 " max count exceeded
7709 if result.total > result.maxcount &&
7710 \ result.current > result.maxcount
7711 return printf(' /%s [>%d/>%d]', @/,
7712 \ result.current, result.total)
7713 elseif result.total > result.maxcount
7714 return printf(' /%s [%d/>%d]', @/,
7715 \ result.current, result.total)
7716 endif
7717 endif
7718 return printf(' /%s [%d/%d]', @/,
7719 \ result.current, result.total)
7720 endfunction
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007721 let &statusline ..= '%{LastSearchCount()}'
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007722
7723 " Or if you want to show the count only when
7724 " 'hlsearch' was on
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00007725 " let &statusline ..=
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007726 " \ '%{v:hlsearch ? LastSearchCount() : ""}'
7727<
7728 You can also update the search count, which can be useful in a
7729 |CursorMoved| or |CursorMovedI| autocommand: >
7730
7731 autocmd CursorMoved,CursorMovedI *
7732 \ let s:searchcount_timer = timer_start(
7733 \ 200, function('s:update_searchcount'))
7734 function! s:update_searchcount(timer) abort
7735 if a:timer ==# s:searchcount_timer
7736 call searchcount(#{
7737 \ recompute: 1, maxcount: 0, timeout: 100})
7738 redrawstatus
7739 endif
7740 endfunction
7741<
7742 This can also be used to count matched texts with specified
7743 pattern in the current buffer using "pattern": >
7744
7745 " Count '\<foo\>' in this buffer
7746 " (Note that it also updates search count)
7747 let result = searchcount(#{pattern: '\<foo\>'})
7748
7749 " To restore old search count by old pattern,
7750 " search again
7751 call searchcount()
7752<
7753 {options} must be a |Dictionary|. It can contain:
7754 key type meaning ~
7755 recompute |Boolean| if |TRUE|, recompute the count
7756 like |n| or |N| was executed.
7757 otherwise returns the last
7758 computed result (when |n| or
7759 |N| was used when "S" is not
7760 in 'shortmess', or this
7761 function was called).
7762 (default: |TRUE|)
7763 pattern |String| recompute if this was given
7764 and different with |@/|.
7765 this works as same as the
7766 below command is executed
7767 before calling this function >
7768 let @/ = pattern
7769< (default: |@/|)
7770 timeout |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7771 timeout. timeout milliseconds
7772 for recomputing the result
7773 (default: 0)
7774 maxcount |Number| 0 or negative number is no
7775 limit. max count of matched
7776 text while recomputing the
7777 result. if search exceeded
7778 total count, "total" value
7779 becomes `maxcount + 1`
7780 (default: 99)
7781 pos |List| `[lnum, col, off]` value
7782 when recomputing the result.
7783 this changes "current" result
7784 value. see |cursor()|,
7785 |getpos()|
7786 (default: cursor's position)
7787
7788 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7789 GetSearchOpts()->searchcount()
7790<
7791searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]]) *searchdecl()*
7792 Search for the declaration of {name}.
7793
7794 With a non-zero {global} argument it works like |gD|, find
7795 first match in the file. Otherwise it works like |gd|, find
7796 first match in the function.
7797
7798 With a non-zero {thisblock} argument matches in a {} block
7799 that ends before the cursor position are ignored. Avoids
7800 finding variable declarations only valid in another scope.
7801
7802 Moves the cursor to the found match.
7803 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
7804 Example: >
7805 if searchdecl('myvar') == 0
7806 echo getline('.')
7807 endif
7808<
7809 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7810 GetName()->searchdecl()
7811<
7812 *searchpair()*
7813searchpair({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7814 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7815 Search for the match of a nested start-end pair. This can be
7816 used to find the "endif" that matches an "if", while other
7817 if/endif pairs in between are ignored.
7818 The search starts at the cursor. The default is to search
7819 forward, include 'b' in {flags} to search backward.
7820 If a match is found, the cursor is positioned at it and the
7821 line number is returned. If no match is found 0 or -1 is
7822 returned and the cursor doesn't move. No error message is
7823 given.
7824
7825 {start}, {middle} and {end} are patterns, see |pattern|. They
7826 must not contain \( \) pairs. Use of \%( \) is allowed. When
7827 {middle} is not empty, it is found when searching from either
7828 direction, but only when not in a nested start-end pair. A
7829 typical use is: >
7830 searchpair('\<if\>', '\<else\>', '\<endif\>')
7831< By leaving {middle} empty the "else" is skipped.
7832
7833 {flags} 'b', 'c', 'n', 's', 'w' and 'W' are used like with
7834 |search()|. Additionally:
7835 'r' Repeat until no more matches found; will find the
7836 outer pair. Implies the 'W' flag.
7837 'm' Return number of matches instead of line number with
7838 the match; will be > 1 when 'r' is used.
7839 Note: it's nearly always a good idea to use the 'W' flag, to
7840 avoid wrapping around the end of the file.
7841
7842 When a match for {start}, {middle} or {end} is found, the
7843 {skip} expression is evaluated with the cursor positioned on
7844 the start of the match. It should return non-zero if this
7845 match is to be skipped. E.g., because it is inside a comment
7846 or a string.
7847 When {skip} is omitted or empty, every match is accepted.
7848 When evaluating {skip} causes an error the search is aborted
7849 and -1 returned.
7850 {skip} can be a string, a lambda, a funcref or a partial.
7851 Anything else makes the function fail.
7852 In a `:def` function when the {skip} argument is a string
7853 constant it is compiled into instructions.
7854
7855 For {stopline} and {timeout} see |search()|.
7856
7857 The value of 'ignorecase' is used. 'magic' is ignored, the
7858 patterns are used like it's on.
7859
7860 The search starts exactly at the cursor. A match with
7861 {start}, {middle} or {end} at the next character, in the
7862 direction of searching, is the first one found. Example: >
7863 if 1
7864 if 2
7865 endif 2
7866 endif 1
7867< When starting at the "if 2", with the cursor on the "i", and
7868 searching forwards, the "endif 2" is found. When starting on
7869 the character just before the "if 2", the "endif 1" will be
7870 found. That's because the "if 2" will be found first, and
7871 then this is considered to be a nested if/endif from "if 2" to
7872 "endif 2".
7873 When searching backwards and {end} is more than one character,
7874 it may be useful to put "\zs" at the end of the pattern, so
7875 that when the cursor is inside a match with the end it finds
7876 the matching start.
7877
7878 Example, to find the "endif" command in a Vim script: >
7879
7880 :echo searchpair('\<if\>', '\<el\%[seif]\>', '\<en\%[dif]\>', 'W',
7881 \ 'getline(".") =~ "^\\s*\""')
7882
7883< The cursor must be at or after the "if" for which a match is
7884 to be found. Note that single-quote strings are used to avoid
7885 having to double the backslashes. The skip expression only
7886 catches comments at the start of a line, not after a command.
7887 Also, a word "en" or "if" halfway a line is considered a
7888 match.
7889 Another example, to search for the matching "{" of a "}": >
7890
7891 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW')
7892
7893< This works when the cursor is at or before the "}" for which a
7894 match is to be found. To reject matches that syntax
7895 highlighting recognized as strings: >
7896
7897 :echo searchpair('{', '', '}', 'bW',
7898 \ 'synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 0), "name") =~? "string"')
7899<
7900 *searchpairpos()*
7901searchpairpos({start}, {middle}, {end} [, {flags} [, {skip}
7902 [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]]])
7903 Same as |searchpair()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7904 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7905 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7906 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7907 returns [0, 0]. >
7908
7909 :let [lnum,col] = searchpairpos('{', '', '}', 'n')
7910<
7911 See |match-parens| for a bigger and more useful example.
7912
7913 *searchpos()*
7914searchpos({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout} [, {skip}]]]])
7915 Same as |search()|, but returns a |List| with the line and
7916 column position of the match. The first element of the |List|
7917 is the line number and the second element is the byte index of
7918 the column position of the match. If no match is found,
7919 returns [0, 0].
7920 Example: >
7921 :let [lnum, col] = searchpos('mypattern', 'n')
7922
7923< When the 'p' flag is given then there is an extra item with
7924 the sub-pattern match number |search()-sub-match|. Example: >
7925 :let [lnum, col, submatch] = searchpos('\(\l\)\|\(\u\)', 'np')
7926< In this example "submatch" is 2 when a lowercase letter is
7927 found |/\l|, 3 when an uppercase letter is found |/\u|.
7928
7929 Can also be used as a |method|: >
7930 GetPattern()->searchpos()
7931
7932server2client({clientid}, {string}) *server2client()*
7933 Send a reply string to {clientid}. The most recent {clientid}
7934 that sent a string can be retrieved with expand("<client>").
7935 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7936 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
7937 Note:
7938 This id has to be stored before the next command can be
7939 received. I.e. before returning from the received command and
7940 before calling any commands that waits for input.
7941 See also |clientserver|.
7942 Example: >
7943 :echo server2client(expand("<client>"), "HELLO")
7944
7945< Can also be used as a |method|: >
7946 GetClientId()->server2client(string)
7947<
7948serverlist() *serverlist()*
7949 Return a list of available server names, one per line.
7950 When there are no servers or the information is not available
7951 an empty string is returned. See also |clientserver|.
7952 {only available when compiled with the |+clientserver| feature}
7953 Example: >
7954 :echo serverlist()
7955<
7956setbufline({buf}, {lnum}, {text}) *setbufline()*
7957 Set line {lnum} to {text} in buffer {buf}. This works like
7958 |setline()| for the specified buffer.
7959
7960 This function works only for loaded buffers. First call
7961 |bufload()| if needed.
7962
7963 To insert lines use |appendbufline()|.
7964 Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
7965
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00007966 {text} can be a string to set one line, or a List of strings
7967 to set multiple lines. If the List extends below the last
7968 line then those lines are added. If the List is empty then
7969 nothing is changed and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00007970
7971 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7972
7973 {lnum} is used like with |setline()|.
7974 Use "$" to refer to the last line in buffer {buf}.
7975 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
7976 added below the last line.
7977
7978 When {buf} is not a valid buffer, the buffer is not loaded or
7979 {lnum} is not valid then 1 is returned. In |Vim9| script an
7980 error is given.
7981 On success 0 is returned.
7982
7983 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
7984 third argument: >
7985 GetText()->setbufline(buf, lnum)
7986
7987setbufvar({buf}, {varname}, {val}) *setbufvar()*
7988 Set option or local variable {varname} in buffer {buf} to
7989 {val}.
7990 This also works for a global or local window option, but it
7991 doesn't work for a global or local window variable.
7992 For a local window option the global value is unchanged.
7993 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
7994 The {varname} argument is a string.
7995 Note that the variable name without "b:" must be used.
7996 Examples: >
7997 :call setbufvar(1, "&mod", 1)
7998 :call setbufvar("todo", "myvar", "foobar")
7999< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8000
8001 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8002 third argument: >
8003 GetValue()->setbufvar(buf, varname)
8004
8005
8006setcellwidths({list}) *setcellwidths()*
8007 Specify overrides for cell widths of character ranges. This
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008008 tells Vim how wide characters are when displayed in the
8009 terminal, counted in screen cells. The values override
8010 'ambiwidth'. Example: >
8011 call setcellwidths([
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008012 \ [0x111, 0x111, 1],
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008013 \ [0x2194, 0x2199, 2],
8014 \ ])
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008015
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008016< The {list} argument is a List of Lists with each three
8017 numbers: [{low}, {high}, {width}]. *E1109* *E1110*
8018 {low} and {high} can be the same, in which case this refers to
8019 one character. Otherwise it is the range of characters from
8020 {low} to {high} (inclusive). *E1111* *E1114*
K.Takata71933232023-01-20 16:00:55 +00008021 Only characters with value 0x80 and higher can be used.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008022
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008023 {width} must be either 1 or 2, indicating the character width
8024 in screen cells. *E1112*
8025 An error is given if the argument is invalid, also when a
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +00008026 range overlaps with another. *E1113*
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008027
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008028 If the new value causes 'fillchars' or 'listchars' to become
8029 invalid it is rejected and an error is given.
8030
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008031 To clear the overrides pass an empty {list}: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008032 setcellwidths([]);
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008033
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008034< You can use the script $VIMRUNTIME/tools/emoji_list.vim to see
Bram Moolenaarb59ae592022-11-23 23:46:31 +00008035 the effect for known emoji characters. Move the cursor
8036 through the text to check if the cell widths of your terminal
8037 match with what Vim knows about each emoji. If it doesn't
8038 look right you need to adjust the {list} argument.
8039
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008040
8041setcharpos({expr}, {list}) *setcharpos()*
8042 Same as |setpos()| but uses the specified column number as the
8043 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8044
8045 Example:
8046 With the text "여보세요" in line 8: >
8047 call setcharpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8048< positions the cursor on the fourth character '요'. >
8049 call setpos('.', [0, 8, 4, 0])
8050< positions the cursor on the second character '보'.
8051
8052 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8053 GetPosition()->setcharpos('.')
8054
8055setcharsearch({dict}) *setcharsearch()*
8056 Set the current character search information to {dict},
8057 which contains one or more of the following entries:
8058
8059 char character which will be used for a subsequent
8060 |,| or |;| command; an empty string clears the
8061 character search
8062 forward direction of character search; 1 for forward,
8063 0 for backward
8064 until type of character search; 1 for a |t| or |T|
8065 character search, 0 for an |f| or |F|
8066 character search
8067
8068 This can be useful to save/restore a user's character search
8069 from a script: >
8070 :let prevsearch = getcharsearch()
8071 :" Perform a command which clobbers user's search
8072 :call setcharsearch(prevsearch)
8073< Also see |getcharsearch()|.
8074
8075 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8076 SavedSearch()->setcharsearch()
8077
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008078setcmdline({str} [, {pos}]) *setcmdline()*
8079 Set the command line to {str} and set the cursor position to
8080 {pos}.
8081 If {pos} is omitted, the cursor is positioned after the text.
8082 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8083 line.
8084
8085 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8086 GetText()->setcmdline()
8087
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008088setcmdpos({pos}) *setcmdpos()*
8089 Set the cursor position in the command line to byte position
8090 {pos}. The first position is 1.
8091 Use |getcmdpos()| to obtain the current position.
8092 Only works while editing the command line, thus you must use
8093 |c_CTRL-\_e|, |c_CTRL-R_=| or |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '='. For
8094 |c_CTRL-\_e| and |c_CTRL-R_CTRL-R| with '=' the position is
8095 set after the command line is set to the expression. For
8096 |c_CTRL-R_=| it is set after evaluating the expression but
8097 before inserting the resulting text.
8098 When the number is too big the cursor is put at the end of the
8099 line. A number smaller than one has undefined results.
Shougo Matsushita07ea5f12022-08-27 12:22:25 +01008100 Returns 0 when successful, 1 when not editing the command
8101 line.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008102
8103 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8104 GetPos()->setcmdpos()
8105
8106setcursorcharpos({lnum}, {col} [, {off}]) *setcursorcharpos()*
8107setcursorcharpos({list})
8108 Same as |cursor()| but uses the specified column number as the
8109 character index instead of the byte index in the line.
8110
8111 Example:
8112 With the text "여보세요" in line 4: >
8113 call setcursorcharpos(4, 3)
8114< positions the cursor on the third character '세'. >
8115 call cursor(4, 3)
8116< positions the cursor on the first character '여'.
8117
8118 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8119 GetCursorPos()->setcursorcharpos()
8120
8121
8122setenv({name}, {val}) *setenv()*
8123 Set environment variable {name} to {val}. Example: >
8124 call setenv('HOME', '/home/myhome')
8125
8126< When {val} is |v:null| the environment variable is deleted.
8127 See also |expr-env|.
8128
8129 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8130 second argument: >
8131 GetPath()->setenv('PATH')
8132
8133setfperm({fname}, {mode}) *setfperm()* *chmod*
8134 Set the file permissions for {fname} to {mode}.
8135 {mode} must be a string with 9 characters. It is of the form
8136 "rwxrwxrwx", where each group of "rwx" flags represent, in
8137 turn, the permissions of the owner of the file, the group the
8138 file belongs to, and other users. A '-' character means the
8139 permission is off, any other character means on. Multi-byte
8140 characters are not supported.
8141
8142 For example "rw-r-----" means read-write for the user,
8143 readable by the group, not accessible by others. "xx-x-----"
8144 would do the same thing.
8145
8146 Returns non-zero for success, zero for failure.
8147
8148 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8149 GetFilename()->setfperm(mode)
8150<
8151 To read permissions see |getfperm()|.
8152
8153
8154setline({lnum}, {text}) *setline()*
8155 Set line {lnum} of the current buffer to {text}. To insert
8156 lines use |append()|. To set lines in another buffer use
8157 |setbufline()|. Any text properties in {lnum} are cleared.
8158
8159 {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
8160 When {lnum} is just below the last line the {text} will be
8161 added below the last line.
8162 {text} can be any type or a List of any type, each item is
Bram Moolenaarcd9c8d42022-11-05 23:46:43 +00008163 converted to a String. When {text} is an empty List then
8164 nothing is changed and FALSE is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008165
8166 If this succeeds, FALSE is returned. If this fails (most likely
8167 because {lnum} is invalid) TRUE is returned.
8168 In |Vim9| script an error is given if {lnum} is invalid.
8169
8170 Example: >
8171 :call setline(5, strftime("%c"))
8172
8173< When {text} is a |List| then line {lnum} and following lines
8174 will be set to the items in the list. Example: >
8175 :call setline(5, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
8176< This is equivalent to: >
8177 :for [n, l] in [[5, 'aaa'], [6, 'bbb'], [7, 'ccc']]
8178 : call setline(n, l)
8179 :endfor
8180
8181< Note: The '[ and '] marks are not set.
8182
8183 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8184 second argument: >
8185 GetText()->setline(lnum)
8186
8187setloclist({nr}, {list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setloclist()*
8188 Create or replace or add to the location list for window {nr}.
8189 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8190 When {nr} is zero the current window is used.
8191
8192 For a location list window, the displayed location list is
8193 modified. For an invalid window number {nr}, -1 is returned.
8194 Otherwise, same as |setqflist()|.
8195 Also see |location-list|.
8196
8197 For {action} see |setqflist-action|.
8198
8199 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8200 only the items listed in {what} are set. Refer to |setqflist()|
8201 for the list of supported keys in {what}.
8202
8203 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8204 second argument: >
8205 GetLoclist()->setloclist(winnr)
8206
8207setmatches({list} [, {win}]) *setmatches()*
8208 Restores a list of matches saved by |getmatches()| for the
8209 current window. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise -1. All
8210 current matches are cleared before the list is restored. See
8211 example for |getmatches()|.
8212 If {win} is specified, use the window with this number or
8213 window ID instead of the current window.
8214
8215 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8216 GetMatches()->setmatches()
8217<
8218 *setpos()*
8219setpos({expr}, {list})
8220 Set the position for String {expr}. Possible values:
8221 . the cursor
8222 'x mark x
8223
8224 {list} must be a |List| with four or five numbers:
8225 [bufnum, lnum, col, off]
8226 [bufnum, lnum, col, off, curswant]
8227
8228 "bufnum" is the buffer number. Zero can be used for the
8229 current buffer. When setting an uppercase mark "bufnum" is
8230 used for the mark position. For other marks it specifies the
8231 buffer to set the mark in. You can use the |bufnr()| function
8232 to turn a file name into a buffer number.
8233 For setting the cursor and the ' mark "bufnum" is ignored,
8234 since these are associated with a window, not a buffer.
8235 Does not change the jumplist.
8236
8237 "lnum" and "col" are the position in the buffer. The first
8238 column is 1. Use a zero "lnum" to delete a mark. If "col" is
8239 smaller than 1 then 1 is used. To use the character count
8240 instead of the byte count, use |setcharpos()|.
8241
8242 The "off" number is only used when 'virtualedit' is set. Then
8243 it is the offset in screen columns from the start of the
8244 character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the last
8245 character.
8246
8247 The "curswant" number is only used when setting the cursor
8248 position. It sets the preferred column for when moving the
8249 cursor vertically. When the "curswant" number is missing the
8250 preferred column is not set. When it is present and setting a
8251 mark position it is not used.
8252
8253 Note that for '< and '> changing the line number may result in
8254 the marks to be effectively be swapped, so that '< is always
8255 before '>.
8256
8257 Returns 0 when the position could be set, -1 otherwise.
8258 An error message is given if {expr} is invalid.
8259
8260 Also see |setcharpos()|, |getpos()| and |getcurpos()|.
8261
8262 This does not restore the preferred column for moving
8263 vertically; if you set the cursor position with this, |j| and
8264 |k| motions will jump to previous columns! Use |cursor()| to
8265 also set the preferred column. Also see the "curswant" key in
8266 |winrestview()|.
8267
8268 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8269 GetPosition()->setpos('.')
8270
8271setqflist({list} [, {action} [, {what}]]) *setqflist()*
8272 Create or replace or add to the quickfix list.
8273
8274 If the optional {what} dictionary argument is supplied, then
8275 only the items listed in {what} are set. The first {list}
8276 argument is ignored. See below for the supported items in
8277 {what}.
8278 *setqflist-what*
8279 When {what} is not present, the items in {list} are used. Each
8280 item must be a dictionary. Non-dictionary items in {list} are
8281 ignored. Each dictionary item can contain the following
8282 entries:
8283
8284 bufnr buffer number; must be the number of a valid
8285 buffer
8286 filename name of a file; only used when "bufnr" is not
8287 present or it is invalid.
8288 module name of a module; if given it will be used in
8289 quickfix error window instead of the filename.
8290 lnum line number in the file
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008291 end_lnum end of lines, if the item spans multiple lines
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008292 pattern search pattern used to locate the error
8293 col column number
8294 vcol when non-zero: "col" is visual column
8295 when zero: "col" is byte index
Bram Moolenaara2baa732022-02-04 16:09:54 +00008296 end_col end column, if the item spans multiple columns
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008297 nr error number
8298 text description of the error
8299 type single-character error type, 'E', 'W', etc.
8300 valid recognized error message
8301
8302 The "col", "vcol", "nr", "type" and "text" entries are
8303 optional. Either "lnum" or "pattern" entry can be used to
8304 locate a matching error line.
8305 If the "filename" and "bufnr" entries are not present or
8306 neither the "lnum" or "pattern" entries are present, then the
8307 item will not be handled as an error line.
8308 If both "pattern" and "lnum" are present then "pattern" will
8309 be used.
8310 If the "valid" entry is not supplied, then the valid flag is
8311 set when "bufnr" is a valid buffer or "filename" exists.
8312 If you supply an empty {list}, the quickfix list will be
8313 cleared.
8314 Note that the list is not exactly the same as what
8315 |getqflist()| returns.
8316
8317 {action} values: *setqflist-action* *E927*
8318 'a' The items from {list} are added to the existing
8319 quickfix list. If there is no existing list, then a
8320 new list is created.
8321
8322 'r' The items from the current quickfix list are replaced
8323 with the items from {list}. This can also be used to
8324 clear the list: >
8325 :call setqflist([], 'r')
8326<
8327 'f' All the quickfix lists in the quickfix stack are
8328 freed.
8329
8330 If {action} is not present or is set to ' ', then a new list
8331 is created. The new quickfix list is added after the current
8332 quickfix list in the stack and all the following lists are
8333 freed. To add a new quickfix list at the end of the stack,
8334 set "nr" in {what} to "$".
8335
8336 The following items can be specified in dictionary {what}:
8337 context quickfix list context. See |quickfix-context|
8338 efm errorformat to use when parsing text from
8339 "lines". If this is not present, then the
8340 'errorformat' option value is used.
8341 See |quickfix-parse|
8342 id quickfix list identifier |quickfix-ID|
8343 idx index of the current entry in the quickfix
8344 list specified by 'id' or 'nr'. If set to '$',
8345 then the last entry in the list is set as the
8346 current entry. See |quickfix-index|
8347 items list of quickfix entries. Same as the {list}
8348 argument.
8349 lines use 'errorformat' to parse a list of lines and
8350 add the resulting entries to the quickfix list
8351 {nr} or {id}. Only a |List| value is supported.
8352 See |quickfix-parse|
8353 nr list number in the quickfix stack; zero
8354 means the current quickfix list and "$" means
8355 the last quickfix list.
8356 quickfixtextfunc
8357 function to get the text to display in the
8358 quickfix window. The value can be the name of
8359 a function or a funcref or a lambda. Refer to
8360 |quickfix-window-function| for an explanation
8361 of how to write the function and an example.
8362 title quickfix list title text. See |quickfix-title|
8363 Unsupported keys in {what} are ignored.
8364 If the "nr" item is not present, then the current quickfix list
8365 is modified. When creating a new quickfix list, "nr" can be
8366 set to a value one greater than the quickfix stack size.
8367 When modifying a quickfix list, to guarantee that the correct
8368 list is modified, "id" should be used instead of "nr" to
8369 specify the list.
8370
8371 Examples (See also |setqflist-examples|): >
8372 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'title': 'My search'})
8373 :call setqflist([], 'r', {'nr': 2, 'title': 'Errors'})
8374 :call setqflist([], 'a', {'id':qfid, 'lines':["F1:10:L10"]})
8375<
8376 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8377
8378 This function can be used to create a quickfix list
8379 independent of the 'errorformat' setting. Use a command like
8380 `:cc 1` to jump to the first position.
8381
8382 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8383 second argument: >
8384 GetErrorlist()->setqflist()
8385<
8386 *setreg()*
8387setreg({regname}, {value} [, {options}])
8388 Set the register {regname} to {value}.
8389 If {regname} is "" or "@", the unnamed register '"' is used.
8390 The {regname} argument is a string. In |Vim9-script|
8391 {regname} must be one character.
8392
8393 {value} may be any value returned by |getreg()| or
8394 |getreginfo()|, including a |List| or |Dict|.
8395 If {options} contains "a" or {regname} is upper case,
8396 then the value is appended.
8397
8398 {options} can also contain a register type specification:
8399 "c" or "v" |characterwise| mode
8400 "l" or "V" |linewise| mode
8401 "b" or "<CTRL-V>" |blockwise-visual| mode
8402 If a number immediately follows "b" or "<CTRL-V>" then this is
8403 used as the width of the selection - if it is not specified
8404 then the width of the block is set to the number of characters
8405 in the longest line (counting a <Tab> as 1 character).
8406
8407 If {options} contains no register settings, then the default
8408 is to use character mode unless {value} ends in a <NL> for
8409 string {value} and linewise mode for list {value}. Blockwise
8410 mode is never selected automatically.
8411 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
8412
8413 *E883*
8414 Note: you may not use |List| containing more than one item to
8415 set search and expression registers. Lists containing no
8416 items act like empty strings.
8417
8418 Examples: >
8419 :call setreg(v:register, @*)
8420 :call setreg('*', @%, 'ac')
8421 :call setreg('a', "1\n2\n3", 'b5')
8422 :call setreg('"', { 'points_to': 'a'})
8423
8424< This example shows using the functions to save and restore a
8425 register: >
8426 :let var_a = getreginfo()
8427 :call setreg('a', var_a)
8428< or: >
8429 :let var_a = getreg('a', 1, 1)
8430 :let var_amode = getregtype('a')
8431 ....
8432 :call setreg('a', var_a, var_amode)
8433< Note: you may not reliably restore register value
8434 without using the third argument to |getreg()| as without it
8435 newlines are represented as newlines AND Nul bytes are
8436 represented as newlines as well, see |NL-used-for-Nul|.
8437
8438 You can also change the type of a register by appending
8439 nothing: >
8440 :call setreg('a', '', 'al')
8441
8442< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8443 second argument: >
8444 GetText()->setreg('a')
8445
8446settabvar({tabnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabvar()*
8447 Set tab-local variable {varname} to {val} in tab page {tabnr}.
8448 |t:var|
8449 The {varname} argument is a string.
8450 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8451 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype'.
8452 Note that the variable name without "t:" must be used.
8453 Tabs are numbered starting with one.
8454 This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8455
8456 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8457 third argument: >
8458 GetValue()->settabvar(tab, name)
8459
8460settabwinvar({tabnr}, {winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *settabwinvar()*
8461 Set option or local variable {varname} in window {winnr} to
8462 {val}.
8463 Tabs are numbered starting with one. For the current tabpage
8464 use |setwinvar()|.
8465 {winnr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8466 When {winnr} is zero the current window is used.
8467 Note that autocommands are blocked, side effects may not be
8468 triggered, e.g. when setting 'filetype' or 'syntax'.
8469 This also works for a global or local buffer option, but it
8470 doesn't work for a global or local buffer variable.
8471 For a local buffer option the global value is unchanged.
8472 Note that the variable name without "w:" must be used.
8473 Examples: >
8474 :call settabwinvar(1, 1, "&list", 0)
8475 :call settabwinvar(3, 2, "myvar", "foobar")
8476< This function is not available in the |sandbox|.
8477
8478 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8479 fourth argument: >
8480 GetValue()->settabwinvar(tab, winnr, name)
8481
8482settagstack({nr}, {dict} [, {action}]) *settagstack()*
8483 Modify the tag stack of the window {nr} using {dict}.
8484 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
8485
8486 For a list of supported items in {dict}, refer to
8487 |gettagstack()|. "curidx" takes effect before changing the tag
8488 stack.
8489 *E962*
8490 How the tag stack is modified depends on the {action}
8491 argument:
8492 - If {action} is not present or is set to 'r', then the tag
8493 stack is replaced.
8494 - If {action} is set to 'a', then new entries from {dict} are
8495 pushed (added) onto the tag stack.
8496 - If {action} is set to 't', then all the entries from the
8497 current entry in the tag stack or "curidx" in {dict} are
8498 removed and then new entries are pushed to the stack.
8499
8500 The current index is set to one after the length of the tag
8501 stack after the modification.
8502
8503 Returns zero for success, -1 for failure.
8504
8505 Examples (for more examples see |tagstack-examples|):
8506 Empty the tag stack of window 3: >
8507 call settagstack(3, {'items' : []})
8508
8509< Save and restore the tag stack: >
8510 let stack = gettagstack(1003)
8511 " do something else
8512 call settagstack(1003, stack)
8513 unlet stack
8514<
8515 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8516 second argument: >
8517 GetStack()->settagstack(winnr)
8518
8519setwinvar({winnr}, {varname}, {val}) *setwinvar()*
8520 Like |settabwinvar()| for the current tab page.
8521 Examples: >
8522 :call setwinvar(1, "&list", 0)
8523 :call setwinvar(2, "myvar", "foobar")
8524
8525< Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
8526 third argument: >
8527 GetValue()->setwinvar(winnr, name)
8528
8529sha256({string}) *sha256()*
8530 Returns a String with 64 hex characters, which is the SHA256
8531 checksum of {string}.
8532
8533 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8534 GetText()->sha256()
8535
8536< {only available when compiled with the |+cryptv| feature}
8537
8538shellescape({string} [, {special}]) *shellescape()*
8539 Escape {string} for use as a shell command argument.
8540 When the 'shell' contains powershell (MS-Windows) or pwsh
Bram Moolenaar944697a2022-02-20 19:48:20 +00008541 (MS-Windows, Linux, and macOS) then it will enclose {string}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008542 in single quotes and will double up all internal single
8543 quotes.
8544 On MS-Windows, when 'shellslash' is not set, it will enclose
8545 {string} in double quotes and double all double quotes within
8546 {string}.
8547 Otherwise it will enclose {string} in single quotes and
8548 replace all "'" with "'\''".
8549
8550 When the {special} argument is present and it's a non-zero
8551 Number or a non-empty String (|non-zero-arg|), then special
8552 items such as "!", "%", "#" and "<cword>" will be preceded by
8553 a backslash. This backslash will be removed again by the |:!|
8554 command.
8555
8556 The "!" character will be escaped (again with a |non-zero-arg|
8557 {special}) when 'shell' contains "csh" in the tail. That is
8558 because for csh and tcsh "!" is used for history replacement
8559 even when inside single quotes.
8560
8561 With a |non-zero-arg| {special} the <NL> character is also
8562 escaped. When 'shell' containing "csh" in the tail it's
8563 escaped a second time.
8564
8565 The "\" character will be escaped when 'shell' contains "fish"
8566 in the tail. That is because for fish "\" is used as an escape
8567 character inside single quotes.
8568
8569 Example of use with a |:!| command: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008570 :exe '!dir ' .. shellescape(expand('<cfile>'), 1)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008571< This results in a directory listing for the file under the
8572 cursor. Example of use with |system()|: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00008573 :call system("chmod +w -- " .. shellescape(expand("%")))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008574< See also |::S|.
8575
8576 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8577 GetCommand()->shellescape()
8578
8579shiftwidth([{col}]) *shiftwidth()*
8580 Returns the effective value of 'shiftwidth'. This is the
8581 'shiftwidth' value unless it is zero, in which case it is the
8582 'tabstop' value. This function was introduced with patch
8583 7.3.694 in 2012, everybody should have it by now (however it
8584 did not allow for the optional {col} argument until 8.1.542).
8585
8586 When there is one argument {col} this is used as column number
8587 for which to return the 'shiftwidth' value. This matters for the
8588 'vartabstop' feature. If the 'vartabstop' setting is enabled and
8589 no {col} argument is given, column 1 will be assumed.
8590
8591 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8592 GetColumn()->shiftwidth()
8593
8594sign_ functions are documented here: |sign-functions-details|
8595
8596
8597simplify({filename}) *simplify()*
8598 Simplify the file name as much as possible without changing
8599 the meaning. Shortcuts (on MS-Windows) or symbolic links (on
8600 Unix) are not resolved. If the first path component in
8601 {filename} designates the current directory, this will be
8602 valid for the result as well. A trailing path separator is
8603 not removed either. On Unix "//path" is unchanged, but
8604 "///path" is simplified to "/path" (this follows the Posix
8605 standard).
8606 Example: >
8607 simplify("./dir/.././/file/") == "./file/"
8608< Note: The combination "dir/.." is only removed if "dir" is
8609 a searchable directory or does not exist. On Unix, it is also
8610 removed when "dir" is a symbolic link within the same
8611 directory. In order to resolve all the involved symbolic
8612 links before simplifying the path name, use |resolve()|.
8613
8614 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8615 GetName()->simplify()
8616
8617sin({expr}) *sin()*
8618 Return the sine of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|.
8619 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008620 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008621 Examples: >
8622 :echo sin(100)
8623< -0.506366 >
8624 :echo sin(-4.01)
8625< 0.763301
8626
8627 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8628 Compute()->sin()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008629
8630
8631sinh({expr}) *sinh()*
8632 Return the hyperbolic sine of {expr} as a |Float| in the range
8633 [-inf, inf].
8634 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008635 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008636 Examples: >
8637 :echo sinh(0.5)
8638< 0.521095 >
8639 :echo sinh(-0.9)
8640< -1.026517
8641
8642 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8643 Compute()->sinh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008644
8645
8646slice({expr}, {start} [, {end}]) *slice()*
8647 Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
8648 used exclusive. And for a string the indexes are used as
8649 character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
8650 |vim9script|. Also, composing characters are not counted.
8651 When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
8652 When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008653 Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008654
8655 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8656 GetList()->slice(offset)
8657
8658
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008659sort({list} [, {how} [, {dict}]]) *sort()* *E702*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008660 Sort the items in {list} in-place. Returns {list}.
8661
8662 If you want a list to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
8663 :let sortedlist = sort(copy(mylist))
8664
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01008665< When {how} is omitted or is a string, then sort() uses the
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008666 string representation of each item to sort on. Numbers sort
8667 after Strings, |Lists| after Numbers. For sorting text in the
8668 current buffer use |:sort|.
8669
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008670 When {how} is given and it is 'i' then case is ignored.
8671 In legacy script, for backwards compatibility, the value one
8672 can be used to ignore case. Zero means to not ignore case.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008673
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008674 When {how} is given and it is 'l' then the current collation
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008675 locale is used for ordering. Implementation details: strcoll()
8676 is used to compare strings. See |:language| check or set the
8677 collation locale. |v:collate| can also be used to check the
8678 current locale. Sorting using the locale typically ignores
8679 case. Example: >
8680 " ö is sorted similarly to o with English locale.
8681 :language collate en_US.UTF8
8682 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8683< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'] ~
8684>
8685 " ö is sorted after z with Swedish locale.
8686 :language collate sv_SE.UTF8
8687 :echo sort(['n', 'o', 'O', 'ö', 'p', 'z'], 'l')
8688< ['n', 'o', 'O', 'p', 'z', 'ö'] ~
8689 This does not work properly on Mac.
8690
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008691 When {how} is given and it is 'n' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008692 sorted numerical (Implementation detail: this uses the
Bram Moolenaarbe19d782023-03-09 22:06:49 +00008693 strtod() function to parse numbers. Strings, Lists, Dicts and
8694 Funcrefs will be considered as being 0). Note that this won't
8695 sort a list of strings with numbers!
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008696
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008697 When {how} is given and it is 'N' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008698 sorted numerical. This is like 'n' but a string containing
8699 digits will be used as the number they represent.
8700
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008701 When {how} is given and it is 'f' then all items will be
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008702 sorted numerical. All values must be a Number or a Float.
8703
Bram Moolenaar2007dd42022-02-23 13:17:47 +00008704 When {how} is a |Funcref| or a function name, this function
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008705 is called to compare items. The function is invoked with two
8706 items as argument and must return zero if they are equal, 1 or
8707 bigger if the first one sorts after the second one, -1 or
8708 smaller if the first one sorts before the second one.
8709
8710 {dict} is for functions with the "dict" attribute. It will be
8711 used to set the local variable "self". |Dictionary-function|
8712
8713 The sort is stable, items which compare equal (as number or as
8714 string) will keep their relative position. E.g., when sorting
8715 on numbers, text strings will sort next to each other, in the
8716 same order as they were originally.
8717
8718 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8719 mylist->sort()
8720
8721< Also see |uniq()|.
8722
8723 Example: >
8724 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8725 return a:i1 == a:i2 ? 0 : a:i1 > a:i2 ? 1 : -1
8726 endfunc
8727 eval mylist->sort("MyCompare")
8728< A shorter compare version for this specific simple case, which
8729 ignores overflow: >
8730 func MyCompare(i1, i2)
8731 return a:i1 - a:i2
8732 endfunc
8733< For a simple expression you can use a lambda: >
8734 eval mylist->sort({i1, i2 -> i1 - i2})
8735<
8736sound_clear() *sound_clear()*
8737 Stop playing all sounds.
8738
8739 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8740 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8741
8742 {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8743
8744 *sound_playevent()*
8745sound_playevent({name} [, {callback}])
8746 Play a sound identified by {name}. Which event names are
8747 supported depends on the system. Often the XDG sound names
8748 are used. On Ubuntu they may be found in
8749 /usr/share/sounds/freedesktop/stereo. Example: >
8750 call sound_playevent('bell')
8751< On MS-Windows, {name} can be SystemAsterisk, SystemDefault,
8752 SystemExclamation, SystemExit, SystemHand, SystemQuestion,
8753 SystemStart, SystemWelcome, etc.
Yee Cheng Chin4314e4f2022-10-08 13:50:05 +01008754 On macOS, {name} refers to files located in
8755 /System/Library/Sounds (e.g. "Tink"). It will also work for
8756 custom installed sounds in folders like ~/Library/Sounds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008757
8758 When {callback} is specified it is invoked when the sound is
8759 finished. The first argument is the sound ID, the second
8760 argument is the status:
8761 0 sound was played to the end
8762 1 sound was interrupted
8763 2 error occurred after sound started
8764 Example: >
8765 func Callback(id, status)
8766 echomsg "sound " .. a:id .. " finished with " .. a:status
8767 endfunc
8768 call sound_playevent('bell', 'Callback')
8769
8770< MS-Windows: {callback} doesn't work for this function.
8771
8772 Returns the sound ID, which can be passed to `sound_stop()`.
8773 Returns zero if the sound could not be played.
8774
8775 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8776 GetSoundName()->sound_playevent()
8777
8778< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8779
8780 *sound_playfile()*
8781sound_playfile({path} [, {callback}])
8782 Like `sound_playevent()` but play sound file {path}. {path}
8783 must be a full path. On Ubuntu you may find files to play
8784 with this command: >
8785 :!find /usr/share/sounds -type f | grep -v index.theme
8786
8787< Can also be used as a |method|: >
8788 GetSoundPath()->sound_playfile()
8789
Bram Moolenaar1588bc82022-03-08 21:35:07 +00008790< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008791
8792
8793sound_stop({id}) *sound_stop()*
8794 Stop playing sound {id}. {id} must be previously returned by
8795 `sound_playevent()` or `sound_playfile()`.
8796
8797 On some Linux systems you may need the libcanberra-pulse
8798 package, otherwise sound may not stop.
8799
8800 On MS-Windows, this does not work for event sound started by
8801 `sound_playevent()`. To stop event sounds, use `sound_clear()`.
8802
8803 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8804 soundid->sound_stop()
8805
8806< {only available when compiled with the |+sound| feature}
8807
8808 *soundfold()*
8809soundfold({word})
8810 Return the sound-folded equivalent of {word}. Uses the first
8811 language in 'spelllang' for the current window that supports
8812 soundfolding. 'spell' must be set. When no sound folding is
8813 possible the {word} is returned unmodified.
8814 This can be used for making spelling suggestions. Note that
8815 the method can be quite slow.
8816
8817 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8818 GetWord()->soundfold()
8819<
8820 *spellbadword()*
8821spellbadword([{sentence}])
8822 Without argument: The result is the badly spelled word under
8823 or after the cursor. The cursor is moved to the start of the
8824 bad word. When no bad word is found in the cursor line the
8825 result is an empty string and the cursor doesn't move.
8826
8827 With argument: The result is the first word in {sentence} that
8828 is badly spelled. If there are no spelling mistakes the
8829 result is an empty string.
8830
8831 The return value is a list with two items:
8832 - The badly spelled word or an empty string.
8833 - The type of the spelling error:
8834 "bad" spelling mistake
8835 "rare" rare word
8836 "local" word only valid in another region
8837 "caps" word should start with Capital
8838 Example: >
8839 echo spellbadword("the quik brown fox")
8840< ['quik', 'bad'] ~
8841
8842 The spelling information for the current window and the value
8843 of 'spelllang' are used.
8844
8845 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8846 GetText()->spellbadword()
8847<
8848 *spellsuggest()*
8849spellsuggest({word} [, {max} [, {capital}]])
8850 Return a |List| with spelling suggestions to replace {word}.
8851 When {max} is given up to this number of suggestions are
8852 returned. Otherwise up to 25 suggestions are returned.
8853
8854 When the {capital} argument is given and it's non-zero only
8855 suggestions with a leading capital will be given. Use this
8856 after a match with 'spellcapcheck'.
8857
8858 {word} can be a badly spelled word followed by other text.
8859 This allows for joining two words that were split. The
8860 suggestions also include the following text, thus you can
8861 replace a line.
8862
8863 {word} may also be a good word. Similar words will then be
8864 returned. {word} itself is not included in the suggestions,
8865 although it may appear capitalized.
8866
8867 The spelling information for the current window is used. The
8868 values of 'spelllang' and 'spellsuggest' are used.
8869
8870 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8871 GetWord()->spellsuggest()
8872
8873split({string} [, {pattern} [, {keepempty}]]) *split()*
8874 Make a |List| out of {string}. When {pattern} is omitted or
8875 empty each white-separated sequence of characters becomes an
8876 item.
8877 Otherwise the string is split where {pattern} matches,
8878 removing the matched characters. 'ignorecase' is not used
8879 here, add \c to ignore case. |/\c|
8880 When the first or last item is empty it is omitted, unless the
8881 {keepempty} argument is given and it's non-zero.
8882 Other empty items are kept when {pattern} matches at least one
8883 character or when {keepempty} is non-zero.
8884 Example: >
8885 :let words = split(getline('.'), '\W\+')
8886< To split a string in individual characters: >
8887 :for c in split(mystring, '\zs')
8888< If you want to keep the separator you can also use '\zs' at
8889 the end of the pattern: >
8890 :echo split('abc:def:ghi', ':\zs')
8891< ['abc:', 'def:', 'ghi'] ~
8892 Splitting a table where the first element can be empty: >
8893 :let items = split(line, ':', 1)
8894< The opposite function is |join()|.
8895
8896 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8897 GetString()->split()
8898
8899sqrt({expr}) *sqrt()*
8900 Return the non-negative square root of Float {expr} as a
8901 |Float|.
8902 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|. When {expr}
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008903 is negative the result is NaN (Not a Number). Returns 0.0 if
8904 {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008905 Examples: >
8906 :echo sqrt(100)
8907< 10.0 >
8908 :echo sqrt(-4.01)
8909< nan
8910 "nan" may be different, it depends on system libraries.
8911
8912 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8913 Compute()->sqrt()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008914
8915
8916srand([{expr}]) *srand()*
8917 Initialize seed used by |rand()|:
8918 - If {expr} is not given, seed values are initialized by
8919 reading from /dev/urandom, if possible, or using time(NULL)
8920 a.k.a. epoch time otherwise; this only has second accuracy.
8921 - If {expr} is given it must be a Number. It is used to
8922 initialize the seed values. This is useful for testing or
8923 when a predictable sequence is intended.
8924
8925 Examples: >
8926 :let seed = srand()
8927 :let seed = srand(userinput)
8928 :echo rand(seed)
8929
8930state([{what}]) *state()*
8931 Return a string which contains characters indicating the
8932 current state. Mostly useful in callbacks that want to do
8933 work that may not always be safe. Roughly this works like:
8934 - callback uses state() to check if work is safe to do.
8935 Yes: then do it right away.
8936 No: add to work queue and add a |SafeState| and/or
8937 |SafeStateAgain| autocommand (|SafeState| triggers at
8938 toplevel, |SafeStateAgain| triggers after handling
8939 messages and callbacks).
8940 - When SafeState or SafeStateAgain is triggered and executes
8941 your autocommand, check with `state()` if the work can be
8942 done now, and if yes remove it from the queue and execute.
8943 Remove the autocommand if the queue is now empty.
8944 Also see |mode()|.
8945
8946 When {what} is given only characters in this string will be
8947 added. E.g, this checks if the screen has scrolled: >
8948 if state('s') == ''
8949 " screen has not scrolled
8950<
8951 These characters indicate the state, generally indicating that
8952 something is busy:
8953 m halfway a mapping, :normal command, feedkeys() or
8954 stuffed command
8955 o operator pending, e.g. after |d|
8956 a Insert mode autocomplete active
8957 x executing an autocommand
8958 w blocked on waiting, e.g. ch_evalexpr(), ch_read() and
8959 ch_readraw() when reading json
8960 S not triggering SafeState or SafeStateAgain, e.g. after
8961 |f| or a count
8962 c callback invoked, including timer (repeats for
8963 recursiveness up to "ccc")
8964 s screen has scrolled for messages
8965
8966str2float({string} [, {quoted}]) *str2float()*
8967 Convert String {string} to a Float. This mostly works the
8968 same as when using a floating point number in an expression,
8969 see |floating-point-format|. But it's a bit more permissive.
8970 E.g., "1e40" is accepted, while in an expression you need to
8971 write "1.0e40". The hexadecimal form "0x123" is also
8972 accepted, but not others, like binary or octal.
8973 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
8974 quotes before the dot are ignored, thus "1'000.0" is a
8975 thousand.
8976 Text after the number is silently ignored.
8977 The decimal point is always '.', no matter what the locale is
8978 set to. A comma ends the number: "12,345.67" is converted to
8979 12.0. You can strip out thousands separators with
8980 |substitute()|: >
8981 let f = str2float(substitute(text, ',', '', 'g'))
8982<
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01008983 Returns 0.0 if the conversion fails.
8984
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008985 Can also be used as a |method|: >
8986 let f = text->substitute(',', '', 'g')->str2float()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00008987
8988str2list({string} [, {utf8}]) *str2list()*
8989 Return a list containing the number values which represent
8990 each character in String {string}. Examples: >
8991 str2list(" ") returns [32]
8992 str2list("ABC") returns [65, 66, 67]
8993< |list2str()| does the opposite.
8994
8995 When {utf8} is omitted or zero, the current 'encoding' is used.
8996 When {utf8} is TRUE, always treat the String as UTF-8
8997 characters. With UTF-8 composing characters are handled
8998 properly: >
8999 str2list("á") returns [97, 769]
9000
9001< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9002 GetString()->str2list()
9003
9004
9005str2nr({string} [, {base} [, {quoted}]]) *str2nr()*
9006 Convert string {string} to a number.
9007 {base} is the conversion base, it can be 2, 8, 10 or 16.
9008 When {quoted} is present and non-zero then embedded single
9009 quotes are ignored, thus "1'000'000" is a million.
9010
9011 When {base} is omitted base 10 is used. This also means that
9012 a leading zero doesn't cause octal conversion to be used, as
9013 with the default String to Number conversion. Example: >
9014 let nr = str2nr('0123')
9015<
9016 When {base} is 16 a leading "0x" or "0X" is ignored. With a
9017 different base the result will be zero. Similarly, when
9018 {base} is 8 a leading "0", "0o" or "0O" is ignored, and when
9019 {base} is 2 a leading "0b" or "0B" is ignored.
9020 Text after the number is silently ignored.
9021
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009022 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9023
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009024 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9025 GetText()->str2nr()
9026
9027
9028strcharlen({string}) *strcharlen()*
9029 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9030 in String {string}. Composing characters are ignored.
9031 |strchars()| can count the number of characters, counting
9032 composing characters separately.
9033
Bram Moolenaar6ba83ba2022-06-12 22:15:57 +01009034 Returns 0 if {string} is empty or on error.
9035
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009036 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9037
9038 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9039 GetText()->strcharlen()
9040
9041
9042strcharpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {skipcc}]]) *strcharpart()*
9043 Like |strpart()| but using character index and length instead
9044 of byte index and length.
9045 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9046 counted separately.
9047 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
9048 similar to |slice()|.
9049 When a character index is used where a character does not
9050 exist it is omitted and counted as one character. For
9051 example: >
9052 strcharpart('abc', -1, 2)
9053< results in 'a'.
9054
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009055 Returns an empty string on error.
9056
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009057 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9058 GetText()->strcharpart(5)
9059
9060
9061strchars({string} [, {skipcc}]) *strchars()*
9062 The result is a Number, which is the number of characters
9063 in String {string}.
9064 When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
9065 counted separately.
9066 When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
9067 |strcharlen()| always does this.
9068
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009069 Returns zero on error.
9070
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009071 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9072
9073 {skipcc} is only available after 7.4.755. For backward
9074 compatibility, you can define a wrapper function: >
9075 if has("patch-7.4.755")
9076 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9077 return strchars(a:str, a:skipcc)
9078 endfunction
9079 else
9080 function s:strchars(str, skipcc)
9081 if a:skipcc
9082 return strlen(substitute(a:str, ".", "x", "g"))
9083 else
9084 return strchars(a:str)
9085 endif
9086 endfunction
9087 endif
9088<
9089 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9090 GetText()->strchars()
9091
9092strdisplaywidth({string} [, {col}]) *strdisplaywidth()*
9093 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9094 String {string} occupies on the screen when it starts at {col}
9095 (first column is zero). When {col} is omitted zero is used.
9096 Otherwise it is the screen column where to start. This
9097 matters for Tab characters.
9098 The option settings of the current window are used. This
9099 matters for anything that's displayed differently, such as
9100 'tabstop' and 'display'.
9101 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9102 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009103 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009104 Also see |strlen()|, |strwidth()| and |strchars()|.
9105
9106 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9107 GetText()->strdisplaywidth()
9108
9109strftime({format} [, {time}]) *strftime()*
9110 The result is a String, which is a formatted date and time, as
9111 specified by the {format} string. The given {time} is used,
9112 or the current time if no time is given. The accepted
9113 {format} depends on your system, thus this is not portable!
9114 See the manual page of the C function strftime() for the
9115 format. The maximum length of the result is 80 characters.
9116 See also |localtime()|, |getftime()| and |strptime()|.
9117 The language can be changed with the |:language| command.
9118 Examples: >
9119 :echo strftime("%c") Sun Apr 27 11:49:23 1997
9120 :echo strftime("%Y %b %d %X") 1997 Apr 27 11:53:25
9121 :echo strftime("%y%m%d %T") 970427 11:53:55
9122 :echo strftime("%H:%M") 11:55
9123 :echo strftime("%c", getftime("file.c"))
9124 Show mod time of file.c.
9125< Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9126 :if exists("*strftime")
9127
9128< Can also be used as a |method|: >
9129 GetFormat()->strftime()
9130
9131strgetchar({str}, {index}) *strgetchar()*
Bram Moolenaar2d8ed022022-05-21 13:08:16 +01009132 Get a Number corresponding to the character at {index} in
9133 {str}. This uses a zero-based character index, not a byte
9134 index. Composing characters are considered separate
9135 characters here. Use |nr2char()| to convert the Number to a
9136 String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009137 Returns -1 if {index} is invalid.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009138 Also see |strcharpart()| and |strchars()|.
9139
9140 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9141 GetText()->strgetchar(5)
9142
9143stridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *stridx()*
9144 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9145 {haystack} of the first occurrence of the String {needle}.
9146 If {start} is specified, the search starts at index {start}.
9147 This can be used to find a second match: >
9148 :let colon1 = stridx(line, ":")
9149 :let colon2 = stridx(line, ":", colon1 + 1)
9150< The search is done case-sensitive.
9151 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9152 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9153 See also |strridx()|.
9154 Examples: >
9155 :echo stridx("An Example", "Example") 3
9156 :echo stridx("Starting point", "Start") 0
9157 :echo stridx("Starting point", "start") -1
9158< *strstr()* *strchr()*
9159 stridx() works similar to the C function strstr(). When used
9160 with a single character it works similar to strchr().
9161
9162 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9163 GetHaystack()->stridx(needle)
9164<
9165 *string()*
9166string({expr}) Return {expr} converted to a String. If {expr} is a Number,
9167 Float, String, Blob or a composition of them, then the result
9168 can be parsed back with |eval()|.
9169 {expr} type result ~
9170 String 'string' (single quotes are doubled)
9171 Number 123
9172 Float 123.123456 or 1.123456e8
9173 Funcref function('name')
9174 Blob 0z00112233.44556677.8899
9175 List [item, item]
9176 Dictionary {key: value, key: value}
Bram Moolenaarf1dcd142022-12-31 15:30:45 +00009177 Class class SomeName
9178 Object object of SomeName {lnum: 1, col: 3}
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009179
9180 When a |List| or |Dictionary| has a recursive reference it is
9181 replaced by "[...]" or "{...}". Using eval() on the result
9182 will then fail.
9183
9184 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9185 mylist->string()
9186
9187< Also see |strtrans()|.
9188
9189
9190strlen({string}) *strlen()*
9191 The result is a Number, which is the length of the String
9192 {string} in bytes.
9193 If the argument is a Number it is first converted to a String.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009194 For other types an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009195 If you want to count the number of multibyte characters use
9196 |strchars()|.
9197 Also see |len()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strwidth()|.
9198
9199 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9200 GetString()->strlen()
9201
9202strpart({src}, {start} [, {len} [, {chars}]]) *strpart()*
9203 The result is a String, which is part of {src}, starting from
9204 byte {start}, with the byte length {len}.
9205 When {chars} is present and TRUE then {len} is the number of
9206 characters positions (composing characters are not counted
9207 separately, thus "1" means one base character and any
9208 following composing characters).
9209 To count {start} as characters instead of bytes use
9210 |strcharpart()|.
9211
9212 When bytes are selected which do not exist, this doesn't
9213 result in an error, the bytes are simply omitted.
9214 If {len} is missing, the copy continues from {start} till the
9215 end of the {src}. >
9216 strpart("abcdefg", 3, 2) == "de"
9217 strpart("abcdefg", -2, 4) == "ab"
9218 strpart("abcdefg", 5, 4) == "fg"
9219 strpart("abcdefg", 3) == "defg"
9220
9221< Note: To get the first character, {start} must be 0. For
9222 example, to get the character under the cursor: >
9223 strpart(getline("."), col(".") - 1, 1, v:true)
9224<
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009225 Returns an empty string on error.
9226
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009227 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9228 GetText()->strpart(5)
9229
9230strptime({format}, {timestring}) *strptime()*
9231 The result is a Number, which is a unix timestamp representing
9232 the date and time in {timestring}, which is expected to match
9233 the format specified in {format}.
9234
9235 The accepted {format} depends on your system, thus this is not
9236 portable! See the manual page of the C function strptime()
9237 for the format. Especially avoid "%c". The value of $TZ also
9238 matters.
9239
9240 If the {timestring} cannot be parsed with {format} zero is
9241 returned. If you do not know the format of {timestring} you
9242 can try different {format} values until you get a non-zero
9243 result.
9244
9245 See also |strftime()|.
9246 Examples: >
9247 :echo strptime("%Y %b %d %X", "1997 Apr 27 11:49:23")
9248< 862156163 >
9249 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%y%m%d %T", "970427 11:53:55"))
9250< Sun Apr 27 11:53:55 1997 >
9251 :echo strftime("%c", strptime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S", "19970427115355") + 3600)
9252< Sun Apr 27 12:53:55 1997
9253
9254 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9255 GetFormat()->strptime(timestring)
9256<
9257 Not available on all systems. To check use: >
9258 :if exists("*strptime")
9259
9260strridx({haystack}, {needle} [, {start}]) *strridx()*
9261 The result is a Number, which gives the byte index in
9262 {haystack} of the last occurrence of the String {needle}.
9263 When {start} is specified, matches beyond this index are
9264 ignored. This can be used to find a match before a previous
9265 match: >
9266 :let lastcomma = strridx(line, ",")
9267 :let comma2 = strridx(line, ",", lastcomma - 1)
9268< The search is done case-sensitive.
9269 For pattern searches use |match()|.
9270 -1 is returned if the {needle} does not occur in {haystack}.
9271 If the {needle} is empty the length of {haystack} is returned.
9272 See also |stridx()|. Examples: >
9273 :echo strridx("an angry armadillo", "an") 3
9274< *strrchr()*
9275 When used with a single character it works similar to the C
9276 function strrchr().
9277
9278 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9279 GetHaystack()->strridx(needle)
9280
9281strtrans({string}) *strtrans()*
9282 The result is a String, which is {string} with all unprintable
9283 characters translated into printable characters |'isprint'|.
9284 Like they are shown in a window. Example: >
9285 echo strtrans(@a)
9286< This displays a newline in register a as "^@" instead of
9287 starting a new line.
9288
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009289 Returns an empty string on error.
9290
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009291 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9292 GetString()->strtrans()
9293
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +01009294strutf16len({string} [, {countcc}]) *strutf16len()*
9295 The result is a Number, which is the number of UTF-16 code
9296 units in String {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
9297
9298 When {countcc} is TRUE, composing characters are counted
9299 separately.
9300 When {countcc} is omitted or FALSE, composing characters are
9301 ignored.
9302
9303 Returns zero on error.
9304
9305 Also see |strlen()| and |strcharlen()|.
9306 Examples: >
9307 echo strutf16len('a') returns 1
9308 echo strutf16len('©') returns 1
9309 echo strutf16len('😊') returns 2
9310 echo strutf16len('ą́') returns 1
9311 echo strutf16len('ą́', v:true) returns 3
9312
9313 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9314 GetText()->strutf16len()
9315<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009316strwidth({string}) *strwidth()*
9317 The result is a Number, which is the number of display cells
9318 String {string} occupies. A Tab character is counted as one
9319 cell, alternatively use |strdisplaywidth()|.
9320 When {string} contains characters with East Asian Width Class
9321 Ambiguous, this function's return value depends on 'ambiwidth'.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009322 Returns zero on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009323 Also see |strlen()|, |strdisplaywidth()| and |strchars()|.
9324
9325 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9326 GetString()->strwidth()
9327
9328submatch({nr} [, {list}]) *submatch()* *E935*
9329 Only for an expression in a |:substitute| command or
9330 substitute() function.
9331 Returns the {nr}'th submatch of the matched text. When {nr}
9332 is 0 the whole matched text is returned.
9333 Note that a NL in the string can stand for a line break of a
9334 multi-line match or a NUL character in the text.
9335 Also see |sub-replace-expression|.
9336
9337 If {list} is present and non-zero then submatch() returns
9338 a list of strings, similar to |getline()| with two arguments.
9339 NL characters in the text represent NUL characters in the
9340 text.
9341 Only returns more than one item for |:substitute|, inside
9342 |substitute()| this list will always contain one or zero
9343 items, since there are no real line breaks.
9344
9345 When substitute() is used recursively only the submatches in
9346 the current (deepest) call can be obtained.
9347
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009348 Returns an empty string or list on error.
9349
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009350 Examples: >
9351 :s/\d\+/\=submatch(0) + 1/
9352 :echo substitute(text, '\d\+', '\=submatch(0) + 1', '')
9353< This finds the first number in the line and adds one to it.
9354 A line break is included as a newline character.
9355
9356 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9357 GetNr()->submatch()
9358
9359substitute({string}, {pat}, {sub}, {flags}) *substitute()*
9360 The result is a String, which is a copy of {string}, in which
9361 the first match of {pat} is replaced with {sub}.
9362 When {flags} is "g", all matches of {pat} in {string} are
9363 replaced. Otherwise {flags} should be "".
9364
9365 This works like the ":substitute" command (without any flags).
9366 But the matching with {pat} is always done like the 'magic'
9367 option is set and 'cpoptions' is empty (to make scripts
9368 portable). 'ignorecase' is still relevant, use |/\c| or |/\C|
9369 if you want to ignore or match case and ignore 'ignorecase'.
9370 'smartcase' is not used. See |string-match| for how {pat} is
9371 used.
9372
9373 A "~" in {sub} is not replaced with the previous {sub}.
9374 Note that some codes in {sub} have a special meaning
9375 |sub-replace-special|. For example, to replace something with
9376 "\n" (two characters), use "\\\\n" or '\\n'.
9377
9378 When {pat} does not match in {string}, {string} is returned
9379 unmodified.
9380
9381 Example: >
9382 :let &path = substitute(&path, ",\\=[^,]*$", "", "")
9383< This removes the last component of the 'path' option. >
9384 :echo substitute("testing", ".*", "\\U\\0", "")
9385< results in "TESTING".
9386
9387 When {sub} starts with "\=", the remainder is interpreted as
9388 an expression. See |sub-replace-expression|. Example: >
9389 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)',
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009390 \ '\=nr2char("0x" .. submatch(1))', 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009391
9392< When {sub} is a Funcref that function is called, with one
9393 optional argument. Example: >
9394 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', SubNr, 'g')
9395< The optional argument is a list which contains the whole
9396 matched string and up to nine submatches, like what
9397 |submatch()| returns. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009398 :echo substitute(s, '%\(\x\x\)', {m -> '0x' .. m[1]}, 'g')
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009399
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009400< Returns an empty string on error.
9401
9402 Can also be used as a |method|: >
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009403 GetString()->substitute(pat, sub, flags)
9404
Bram Moolenaarc216a7a2022-12-05 13:50:55 +00009405swapfilelist() *swapfilelist()*
9406 Returns a list of swap file names, like what "vim -r" shows.
9407 See the |-r| command argument. The 'directory' option is used
9408 for the directories to inspect. If you only want to get a
9409 list of swap files in the current directory then temporarily
9410 set 'directory' to a dot: >
9411 let save_dir = &directory
9412 let &directory = '.'
9413 let swapfiles = swapfilelist()
9414 let &directory = save_dir
9415
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009416swapinfo({fname}) *swapinfo()*
9417 The result is a dictionary, which holds information about the
9418 swapfile {fname}. The available fields are:
9419 version Vim version
9420 user user name
9421 host host name
9422 fname original file name
9423 pid PID of the Vim process that created the swap
9424 file
9425 mtime last modification time in seconds
9426 inode Optional: INODE number of the file
9427 dirty 1 if file was modified, 0 if not
9428 Note that "user" and "host" are truncated to at most 39 bytes.
9429 In case of failure an "error" item is added with the reason:
9430 Cannot open file: file not found or in accessible
9431 Cannot read file: cannot read first block
9432 Not a swap file: does not contain correct block ID
9433 Magic number mismatch: Info in first block is invalid
9434
9435 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9436 GetFilename()->swapinfo()
9437
9438swapname({buf}) *swapname()*
9439 The result is the swap file path of the buffer {expr}.
9440 For the use of {buf}, see |bufname()| above.
9441 If buffer {buf} is the current buffer, the result is equal to
9442 |:swapname| (unless there is no swap file).
9443 If buffer {buf} has no swap file, returns an empty string.
9444
9445 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9446 GetBufname()->swapname()
9447
9448synID({lnum}, {col}, {trans}) *synID()*
9449 The result is a Number, which is the syntax ID at the position
9450 {lnum} and {col} in the current window.
9451 The syntax ID can be used with |synIDattr()| and
9452 |synIDtrans()| to obtain syntax information about text.
9453
9454 {col} is 1 for the leftmost column, {lnum} is 1 for the first
9455 line. 'synmaxcol' applies, in a longer line zero is returned.
9456 Note that when the position is after the last character,
9457 that's where the cursor can be in Insert mode, synID() returns
9458 zero. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9459
9460 When {trans} is |TRUE|, transparent items are reduced to the
9461 item that they reveal. This is useful when wanting to know
9462 the effective color. When {trans} is |FALSE|, the transparent
9463 item is returned. This is useful when wanting to know which
9464 syntax item is effective (e.g. inside parens).
9465 Warning: This function can be very slow. Best speed is
9466 obtained by going through the file in forward direction.
9467
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009468 Returns zero on error.
9469
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009470 Example (echoes the name of the syntax item under the cursor): >
9471 :echo synIDattr(synID(line("."), col("."), 1), "name")
9472<
9473
9474synIDattr({synID}, {what} [, {mode}]) *synIDattr()*
9475 The result is a String, which is the {what} attribute of
9476 syntax ID {synID}. This can be used to obtain information
9477 about a syntax item.
9478 {mode} can be "gui", "cterm" or "term", to get the attributes
9479 for that mode. When {mode} is omitted, or an invalid value is
9480 used, the attributes for the currently active highlighting are
9481 used (GUI, cterm or term).
9482 Use synIDtrans() to follow linked highlight groups.
9483 {what} result
9484 "name" the name of the syntax item
9485 "fg" foreground color (GUI: color name used to set
9486 the color, cterm: color number as a string,
9487 term: empty string)
9488 "bg" background color (as with "fg")
9489 "font" font name (only available in the GUI)
9490 |highlight-font|
9491 "sp" special color for the GUI (as with "fg")
9492 |highlight-guisp|
9493 "ul" underline color for cterm: number as a string
9494 "fg#" like "fg", but for the GUI and the GUI is
9495 running the name in "#RRGGBB" form
9496 "bg#" like "fg#" for "bg"
9497 "sp#" like "fg#" for "sp"
9498 "bold" "1" if bold
9499 "italic" "1" if italic
9500 "reverse" "1" if reverse
9501 "inverse" "1" if inverse (= reverse)
9502 "standout" "1" if standout
9503 "underline" "1" if underlined
9504 "undercurl" "1" if undercurled
9505 "strike" "1" if strikethrough
Bram Moolenaarde786322022-07-30 14:56:17 +01009506 "nocombine" "1" if nocombine
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009507
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009508 Returns an empty string on error.
9509
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009510 Example (echoes the color of the syntax item under the
9511 cursor): >
9512 :echo synIDattr(synIDtrans(synID(line("."), col("."), 1)), "fg")
9513<
9514 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9515 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9516
9517
9518synIDtrans({synID}) *synIDtrans()*
9519 The result is a Number, which is the translated syntax ID of
9520 {synID}. This is the syntax group ID of what is being used to
9521 highlight the character. Highlight links given with
9522 ":highlight link" are followed.
9523
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009524 Returns zero on error.
9525
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009526 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9527 :echo synID(line("."), col("."), 1)->synIDtrans()->synIDattr("fg")
9528
9529synconcealed({lnum}, {col}) *synconcealed()*
9530 The result is a |List| with currently three items:
9531 1. The first item in the list is 0 if the character at the
9532 position {lnum} and {col} is not part of a concealable
9533 region, 1 if it is. {lnum} is used like with |getline()|.
9534 2. The second item in the list is a string. If the first item
9535 is 1, the second item contains the text which will be
9536 displayed in place of the concealed text, depending on the
9537 current setting of 'conceallevel' and 'listchars'.
9538 3. The third and final item in the list is a number
9539 representing the specific syntax region matched in the
9540 line. When the character is not concealed the value is
9541 zero. This allows detection of the beginning of a new
9542 concealable region if there are two consecutive regions
9543 with the same replacement character. For an example, if
9544 the text is "123456" and both "23" and "45" are concealed
9545 and replaced by the character "X", then:
9546 call returns ~
9547 synconcealed(lnum, 1) [0, '', 0]
9548 synconcealed(lnum, 2) [1, 'X', 1]
9549 synconcealed(lnum, 3) [1, 'X', 1]
9550 synconcealed(lnum, 4) [1, 'X', 2]
9551 synconcealed(lnum, 5) [1, 'X', 2]
9552 synconcealed(lnum, 6) [0, '', 0]
9553
9554
9555synstack({lnum}, {col}) *synstack()*
9556 Return a |List|, which is the stack of syntax items at the
9557 position {lnum} and {col} in the current window. {lnum} is
9558 used like with |getline()|. Each item in the List is an ID
9559 like what |synID()| returns.
9560 The first item in the List is the outer region, following are
9561 items contained in that one. The last one is what |synID()|
9562 returns, unless not the whole item is highlighted or it is a
9563 transparent item.
9564 This function is useful for debugging a syntax file.
9565 Example that shows the syntax stack under the cursor: >
9566 for id in synstack(line("."), col("."))
9567 echo synIDattr(id, "name")
9568 endfor
9569< When the position specified with {lnum} and {col} is invalid
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009570 an empty List is returned. The position just after the last
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009571 character in a line and the first column in an empty line are
9572 valid positions.
9573
9574system({expr} [, {input}]) *system()* *E677*
9575 Get the output of the shell command {expr} as a |String|. See
9576 |systemlist()| to get the output as a |List|.
9577
9578 When {input} is given and is a |String| this string is written
9579 to a file and passed as stdin to the command. The string is
9580 written as-is, you need to take care of using the correct line
9581 separators yourself.
9582 If {input} is given and is a |List| it is written to the file
9583 in a way |writefile()| does with {binary} set to "b" (i.e.
9584 with a newline between each list item with newlines inside
9585 list items converted to NULs).
9586 When {input} is given and is a number that is a valid id for
9587 an existing buffer then the content of the buffer is written
9588 to the file line by line, each line terminated by a NL and
9589 NULs characters where the text has a NL.
9590
9591 Pipes are not used, the 'shelltemp' option is not used.
9592
9593 When prepended by |:silent| the terminal will not be set to
9594 cooked mode. This is meant to be used for commands that do
9595 not need the user to type. It avoids stray characters showing
9596 up on the screen which require |CTRL-L| to remove. >
9597 :silent let f = system('ls *.vim')
9598<
9599 Note: Use |shellescape()| or |::S| with |expand()| or
9600 |fnamemodify()| to escape special characters in a command
9601 argument. Newlines in {expr} may cause the command to fail.
9602 The characters in 'shellquote' and 'shellxquote' may also
9603 cause trouble.
9604 This is not to be used for interactive commands.
9605
9606 The result is a String. Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009607 :let files = system('ls ' .. shellescape(expand('%:h')))
9608 :let files = system('ls ' .. expand('%:h:S'))
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009609
9610< To make the result more system-independent, the shell output
9611 is filtered to replace <CR> with <NL> for Macintosh, and
9612 <CR><NL> with <NL> for DOS-like systems.
9613 To avoid the string being truncated at a NUL, all NUL
9614 characters are replaced with SOH (0x01).
9615
9616 The command executed is constructed using several options:
9617 'shell' 'shellcmdflag' 'shellxquote' {expr} 'shellredir' {tmp} 'shellxquote'
9618 ({tmp} is an automatically generated file name).
9619 For Unix, braces are put around {expr} to allow for
9620 concatenated commands.
9621
9622 The command will be executed in "cooked" mode, so that a
9623 CTRL-C will interrupt the command (on Unix at least).
9624
9625 The resulting error code can be found in |v:shell_error|.
9626 This function will fail in |restricted-mode|.
9627
9628 Note that any wrong value in the options mentioned above may
9629 make the function fail. It has also been reported to fail
9630 when using a security agent application.
9631 Unlike ":!cmd" there is no automatic check for changed files.
9632 Use |:checktime| to force a check.
9633
9634 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9635 :echo GetCmd()->system()
9636
9637
9638systemlist({expr} [, {input}]) *systemlist()*
9639 Same as |system()|, but returns a |List| with lines (parts of
9640 output separated by NL) with NULs transformed into NLs. Output
9641 is the same as |readfile()| will output with {binary} argument
9642 set to "b", except that there is no extra empty item when the
9643 result ends in a NL.
9644 Note that on MS-Windows you may get trailing CR characters.
9645
9646 To see the difference between "echo hello" and "echo -n hello"
9647 use |system()| and |split()|: >
9648 echo system('echo hello')->split('\n', 1)
9649<
9650 Returns an empty string on error.
9651
9652 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9653 :echo GetCmd()->systemlist()
9654
9655
9656tabpagebuflist([{arg}]) *tabpagebuflist()*
9657 The result is a |List|, where each item is the number of the
9658 buffer associated with each window in the current tab page.
9659 {arg} specifies the number of the tab page to be used. When
9660 omitted the current tab page is used.
9661 When {arg} is invalid the number zero is returned.
9662 To get a list of all buffers in all tabs use this: >
9663 let buflist = []
9664 for i in range(tabpagenr('$'))
9665 call extend(buflist, tabpagebuflist(i + 1))
9666 endfor
9667< Note that a buffer may appear in more than one window.
9668
9669 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9670 GetTabpage()->tabpagebuflist()
9671
9672tabpagenr([{arg}]) *tabpagenr()*
9673 The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
9674 tab page. The first tab page has number 1.
9675
9676 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
9677 $ the number of the last tab page (the tab page
9678 count).
9679 # the number of the last accessed tab page
9680 (where |g<Tab>| goes to). if there is no
9681 previous tab page 0 is returned.
9682 The number can be used with the |:tab| command.
9683
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009684 Returns zero on error.
9685
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009686
9687tabpagewinnr({tabarg} [, {arg}]) *tabpagewinnr()*
9688 Like |winnr()| but for tab page {tabarg}.
9689 {tabarg} specifies the number of tab page to be used.
9690 {arg} is used like with |winnr()|:
9691 - When omitted the current window number is returned. This is
9692 the window which will be used when going to this tab page.
9693 - When "$" the number of windows is returned.
9694 - When "#" the previous window nr is returned.
9695 Useful examples: >
9696 tabpagewinnr(1) " current window of tab page 1
9697 tabpagewinnr(4, '$') " number of windows in tab page 4
9698< When {tabarg} is invalid zero is returned.
9699
9700 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9701 GetTabpage()->tabpagewinnr()
9702<
9703 *tagfiles()*
9704tagfiles() Returns a |List| with the file names used to search for tags
9705 for the current buffer. This is the 'tags' option expanded.
9706
9707
9708taglist({expr} [, {filename}]) *taglist()*
9709 Returns a |List| of tags matching the regular expression {expr}.
9710
9711 If {filename} is passed it is used to prioritize the results
9712 in the same way that |:tselect| does. See |tag-priority|.
9713 {filename} should be the full path of the file.
9714
9715 Each list item is a dictionary with at least the following
9716 entries:
9717 name Name of the tag.
9718 filename Name of the file where the tag is
9719 defined. It is either relative to the
9720 current directory or a full path.
9721 cmd Ex command used to locate the tag in
9722 the file.
9723 kind Type of the tag. The value for this
9724 entry depends on the language specific
9725 kind values. Only available when
9726 using a tags file generated by
Bram Moolenaar47c532e2022-03-19 15:18:53 +00009727 Universal/Exuberant ctags or hdrtag.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009728 static A file specific tag. Refer to
9729 |static-tag| for more information.
9730 More entries may be present, depending on the content of the
9731 tags file: access, implementation, inherits and signature.
9732 Refer to the ctags documentation for information about these
9733 fields. For C code the fields "struct", "class" and "enum"
9734 may appear, they give the name of the entity the tag is
9735 contained in.
9736
9737 The ex-command "cmd" can be either an ex search pattern, a
9738 line number or a line number followed by a byte number.
9739
9740 If there are no matching tags, then an empty list is returned.
9741
9742 To get an exact tag match, the anchors '^' and '$' should be
9743 used in {expr}. This also make the function work faster.
9744 Refer to |tag-regexp| for more information about the tag
9745 search regular expression pattern.
9746
9747 Refer to |'tags'| for information about how the tags file is
9748 located by Vim. Refer to |tags-file-format| for the format of
9749 the tags file generated by the different ctags tools.
9750
9751 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9752 GetTagpattern()->taglist()
9753
9754tan({expr}) *tan()*
9755 Return the tangent of {expr}, measured in radians, as a |Float|
9756 in the range [-inf, inf].
9757 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009758 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009759 Examples: >
9760 :echo tan(10)
9761< 0.648361 >
9762 :echo tan(-4.01)
9763< -1.181502
9764
9765 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9766 Compute()->tan()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009767
9768
9769tanh({expr}) *tanh()*
9770 Return the hyperbolic tangent of {expr} as a |Float| in the
9771 range [-1, 1].
9772 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009773 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009774 Examples: >
9775 :echo tanh(0.5)
9776< 0.462117 >
9777 :echo tanh(-1)
9778< -0.761594
9779
9780 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9781 Compute()->tanh()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009782
9783
9784tempname() *tempname()* *temp-file-name*
9785 The result is a String, which is the name of a file that
9786 doesn't exist. It can be used for a temporary file. The name
9787 is different for at least 26 consecutive calls. Example: >
9788 :let tmpfile = tempname()
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009789 :exe "redir > " .. tmpfile
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009790< For Unix, the file will be in a private directory |tempfile|.
9791 For MS-Windows forward slashes are used when the 'shellslash'
9792 option is set, or when 'shellcmdflag' starts with '-' and
9793 'shell' does not contain powershell or pwsh.
9794
9795
9796term_ functions are documented here: |terminal-function-details|
9797
9798
9799terminalprops() *terminalprops()*
9800 Returns a |Dictionary| with properties of the terminal that Vim
9801 detected from the response to |t_RV| request. See
9802 |v:termresponse| for the response itself. If |v:termresponse|
9803 is empty most values here will be 'u' for unknown.
9804 cursor_style whether sending |t_RS| works **
9805 cursor_blink_mode whether sending |t_RC| works **
9806 underline_rgb whether |t_8u| works **
9807 mouse mouse type supported
Bram Moolenaar4bc85f22022-10-21 14:17:24 +01009808 kitty whether Kitty terminal was detected
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009809
9810 ** value 'u' for unknown, 'y' for yes, 'n' for no
9811
9812 If the |+termresponse| feature is missing then the result is
9813 an empty dictionary.
9814
9815 If "cursor_style" is 'y' then |t_RS| will be sent to request the
9816 current cursor style.
9817 If "cursor_blink_mode" is 'y' then |t_RC| will be sent to
9818 request the cursor blink status.
9819 "cursor_style" and "cursor_blink_mode" are also set if |t_u7|
9820 is not empty, Vim will detect the working of sending |t_RS|
9821 and |t_RC| on startup.
9822
9823 When "underline_rgb" is not 'y', then |t_8u| will be made empty.
9824 This avoids sending it to xterm, which would clear the colors.
9825
9826 For "mouse" the value 'u' is unknown
9827
9828 Also see:
9829 - 'ambiwidth' - detected by using |t_u7|.
9830 - |v:termstyleresp| and |v:termblinkresp| for the response to
9831 |t_RS| and |t_RC|.
9832
9833
9834test_ functions are documented here: |test-functions-details|
9835
9836
9837 *timer_info()*
9838timer_info([{id}])
9839 Return a list with information about timers.
9840 When {id} is given only information about this timer is
9841 returned. When timer {id} does not exist an empty list is
9842 returned.
9843 When {id} is omitted information about all timers is returned.
9844
9845 For each timer the information is stored in a |Dictionary| with
9846 these items:
9847 "id" the timer ID
9848 "time" time the timer was started with
9849 "remaining" time until the timer fires
9850 "repeat" number of times the timer will still fire;
9851 -1 means forever
9852 "callback" the callback
9853 "paused" 1 if the timer is paused, 0 otherwise
9854
9855 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9856 GetTimer()->timer_info()
9857
9858< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9859
9860timer_pause({timer}, {paused}) *timer_pause()*
9861 Pause or unpause a timer. A paused timer does not invoke its
9862 callback when its time expires. Unpausing a timer may cause
9863 the callback to be invoked almost immediately if enough time
9864 has passed.
9865
9866 Pausing a timer is useful to avoid the callback to be called
9867 for a short time.
9868
9869 If {paused} evaluates to a non-zero Number or a non-empty
9870 String, then the timer is paused, otherwise it is unpaused.
9871 See |non-zero-arg|.
9872
9873 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9874 GetTimer()->timer_pause(1)
9875
9876< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9877
9878 *timer_start()* *timer* *timers*
9879timer_start({time}, {callback} [, {options}])
9880 Create a timer and return the timer ID.
9881
9882 {time} is the waiting time in milliseconds. This is the
9883 minimum time before invoking the callback. When the system is
9884 busy or Vim is not waiting for input the time will be longer.
Bram Moolenaardd60c362023-02-27 15:49:53 +00009885 Zero can be used to execute the callback when Vim is back in
9886 the main loop.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009887
9888 {callback} is the function to call. It can be the name of a
9889 function or a |Funcref|. It is called with one argument, which
9890 is the timer ID. The callback is only invoked when Vim is
9891 waiting for input.
9892 If you want to show a message look at |popup_notification()|
9893 to avoid interfering with what the user is doing.
9894
9895 {options} is a dictionary. Supported entries:
9896 "repeat" Number of times to repeat calling the
9897 callback. -1 means forever. When not present
9898 the callback will be called once.
9899 If the timer causes an error three times in a
9900 row the repeat is cancelled. This avoids that
9901 Vim becomes unusable because of all the error
9902 messages.
9903
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009904 Returns -1 on error.
9905
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009906 Example: >
9907 func MyHandler(timer)
9908 echo 'Handler called'
9909 endfunc
9910 let timer = timer_start(500, 'MyHandler',
9911 \ {'repeat': 3})
9912< This will invoke MyHandler() three times at 500 msec
9913 intervals.
9914
9915 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9916 GetMsec()->timer_start(callback)
9917
9918< Not available in the |sandbox|.
9919 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9920
9921timer_stop({timer}) *timer_stop()*
9922 Stop a timer. The timer callback will no longer be invoked.
9923 {timer} is an ID returned by timer_start(), thus it must be a
9924 Number. If {timer} does not exist there is no error.
9925
9926 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9927 GetTimer()->timer_stop()
9928
9929< {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9930
9931timer_stopall() *timer_stopall()*
9932 Stop all timers. The timer callbacks will no longer be
9933 invoked. Useful if a timer is misbehaving. If there are no
9934 timers there is no error.
9935
9936 {only available when compiled with the |+timers| feature}
9937
9938tolower({expr}) *tolower()*
9939 The result is a copy of the String given, with all uppercase
9940 characters turned into lowercase (just like applying |gu| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009941 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009942
9943 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9944 GetText()->tolower()
9945
9946toupper({expr}) *toupper()*
9947 The result is a copy of the String given, with all lowercase
9948 characters turned into uppercase (just like applying |gU| to
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009949 the string). Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009950
9951 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9952 GetText()->toupper()
9953
9954tr({src}, {fromstr}, {tostr}) *tr()*
9955 The result is a copy of the {src} string with all characters
9956 which appear in {fromstr} replaced by the character in that
9957 position in the {tostr} string. Thus the first character in
9958 {fromstr} is translated into the first character in {tostr}
9959 and so on. Exactly like the unix "tr" command.
9960 This code also deals with multibyte characters properly.
9961
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009962 Returns an empty string on error.
9963
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009964 Examples: >
9965 echo tr("hello there", "ht", "HT")
9966< returns "Hello THere" >
9967 echo tr("<blob>", "<>", "{}")
9968< returns "{blob}"
9969
9970 Can also be used as a |method|: >
9971 GetText()->tr(from, to)
9972
9973trim({text} [, {mask} [, {dir}]]) *trim()*
9974 Return {text} as a String where any character in {mask} is
9975 removed from the beginning and/or end of {text}.
9976
9977 If {mask} is not given, {mask} is all characters up to 0x20,
9978 which includes Tab, space, NL and CR, plus the non-breaking
9979 space character 0xa0.
9980
9981 The optional {dir} argument specifies where to remove the
9982 characters:
9983 0 remove from the beginning and end of {text}
9984 1 remove only at the beginning of {text}
9985 2 remove only at the end of {text}
9986 When omitted both ends are trimmed.
9987
9988 This function deals with multibyte characters properly.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +01009989 Returns an empty string on error.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009990
9991 Examples: >
9992 echo trim(" some text ")
9993< returns "some text" >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +00009994 echo trim(" \r\t\t\r RESERVE \t\n\x0B\xA0") .. "_TAIL"
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +00009995< returns "RESERVE_TAIL" >
9996 echo trim("rm<Xrm<>X>rrm", "rm<>")
9997< returns "Xrm<>X" (characters in the middle are not removed) >
9998 echo trim(" vim ", " ", 2)
9999< returns " vim"
10000
10001 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10002 GetText()->trim()
10003
10004trunc({expr}) *trunc()*
10005 Return the largest integral value with magnitude less than or
10006 equal to {expr} as a |Float| (truncate towards zero).
10007 {expr} must evaluate to a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010008 Returns 0.0 if {expr} is not a |Float| or a |Number|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010009 Examples: >
10010 echo trunc(1.456)
10011< 1.0 >
10012 echo trunc(-5.456)
10013< -5.0 >
10014 echo trunc(4.0)
10015< 4.0
10016
10017 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10018 Compute()->trunc()
10019<
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010020 *type()*
10021type({expr}) The result is a Number representing the type of {expr}.
10022 Instead of using the number directly, it is better to use the
10023 v:t_ variable that has the value:
10024 Number: 0 |v:t_number|
10025 String: 1 |v:t_string|
10026 Funcref: 2 |v:t_func|
10027 List: 3 |v:t_list|
10028 Dictionary: 4 |v:t_dict|
10029 Float: 5 |v:t_float|
10030 Boolean: 6 |v:t_bool| (v:false and v:true)
10031 None: 7 |v:t_none| (v:null and v:none)
10032 Job: 8 |v:t_job|
10033 Channel: 9 |v:t_channel|
10034 Blob: 10 |v:t_blob|
Bram Moolenaarc0c2c262023-01-12 21:08:53 +000010035 Class 12 |v:t_class|
10036 Object 13 |v:t_object|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010037 For backward compatibility, this method can be used: >
10038 :if type(myvar) == type(0)
10039 :if type(myvar) == type("")
10040 :if type(myvar) == type(function("tr"))
10041 :if type(myvar) == type([])
10042 :if type(myvar) == type({})
10043 :if type(myvar) == type(0.0)
10044 :if type(myvar) == type(v:false)
10045 :if type(myvar) == type(v:none)
10046< To check if the v:t_ variables exist use this: >
10047 :if exists('v:t_number')
10048
10049< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10050 mylist->type()
10051
10052
10053typename({expr}) *typename()*
10054 Return a string representation of the type of {expr}.
10055 Example: >
10056 echo typename([1, 2, 3])
Kota Kato66bb9ae2023-01-17 18:31:56 +000010057< list<number> ~
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010058
10059
10060undofile({name}) *undofile()*
10061 Return the name of the undo file that would be used for a file
10062 with name {name} when writing. This uses the 'undodir'
10063 option, finding directories that exist. It does not check if
10064 the undo file exists.
10065 {name} is always expanded to the full path, since that is what
10066 is used internally.
10067 If {name} is empty undofile() returns an empty string, since a
10068 buffer without a file name will not write an undo file.
10069 Useful in combination with |:wundo| and |:rundo|.
10070 When compiled without the |+persistent_undo| option this always
10071 returns an empty string.
10072
10073 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10074 GetFilename()->undofile()
10075
Devin J. Pohly5fee1112023-04-23 20:26:59 -050010076undotree([{buf}]) *undotree()*
10077 Return the current state of the undo tree for the current
10078 buffer, or for a specific buffer if {buf} is given. The
10079 result is a dictionary with the following items:
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010080 "seq_last" The highest undo sequence number used.
10081 "seq_cur" The sequence number of the current position in
10082 the undo tree. This differs from "seq_last"
10083 when some changes were undone.
10084 "time_cur" Time last used for |:earlier| and related
10085 commands. Use |strftime()| to convert to
10086 something readable.
10087 "save_last" Number of the last file write. Zero when no
10088 write yet.
10089 "save_cur" Number of the current position in the undo
10090 tree.
10091 "synced" Non-zero when the last undo block was synced.
10092 This happens when waiting from input from the
10093 user. See |undo-blocks|.
10094 "entries" A list of dictionaries with information about
10095 undo blocks.
10096
10097 The first item in the "entries" list is the oldest undo item.
10098 Each List item is a |Dictionary| with these items:
10099 "seq" Undo sequence number. Same as what appears in
10100 |:undolist|.
10101 "time" Timestamp when the change happened. Use
10102 |strftime()| to convert to something readable.
10103 "newhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10104 that was added. This marks the last change
10105 and where further changes will be added.
10106 "curhead" Only appears in the item that is the last one
10107 that was undone. This marks the current
10108 position in the undo tree, the block that will
10109 be used by a redo command. When nothing was
10110 undone after the last change this item will
10111 not appear anywhere.
10112 "save" Only appears on the last block before a file
10113 write. The number is the write count. The
10114 first write has number 1, the last one the
10115 "save_last" mentioned above.
10116 "alt" Alternate entry. This is again a List of undo
10117 blocks. Each item may again have an "alt"
10118 item.
10119
10120uniq({list} [, {func} [, {dict}]]) *uniq()* *E882*
10121 Remove second and succeeding copies of repeated adjacent
10122 {list} items in-place. Returns {list}. If you want a list
10123 to remain unmodified make a copy first: >
10124 :let newlist = uniq(copy(mylist))
10125< The default compare function uses the string representation of
10126 each item. For the use of {func} and {dict} see |sort()|.
10127
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010128 Returns zero if {list} is not a |List|.
10129
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010130 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10131 mylist->uniq()
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010132<
10133 *utf16idx()*
10134utf16idx({string}, {idx} [, {countcc} [, {charidx}]])
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010135 Same as |charidx()| but returns the UTF-16 code unit index of
10136 the byte at {idx} in {string} (after converting it to UTF-16).
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010137
10138 When {charidx} is present and TRUE, {idx} is used as the
10139 character index in the String {string} instead of as the byte
10140 index.
Yegappan Lakshmanan95707032023-06-14 13:10:15 +010010141 An {idx} in the middle of a UTF-8 sequence is rounded
10142 downwards to the beginning of that sequence.
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010143
Yegappan Lakshmanan577922b2023-06-08 17:09:45 +010010144 Returns -1 if the arguments are invalid or if there are less
10145 than {idx} bytes in {string}. If there are exactly {idx} bytes
10146 the length of the string in UTF-16 code units is returned.
10147
Christian Brabandt67672ef2023-04-24 21:09:54 +010010148 See |byteidx()| and |byteidxcomp()| for getting the byte index
10149 from the UTF-16 index and |charidx()| for getting the
10150 character index from the UTF-16 index.
10151 Refer to |string-offset-encoding| for more information.
10152 Examples: >
10153 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 3) returns 2
10154 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 7) returns 4
10155 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 1, 0, 1) returns 2
10156 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 2, 0, 1) returns 4
10157 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6) returns 2
10158 echo utf16idx('aą́c', 6, 1) returns 4
10159 echo utf16idx('a😊😊', 9) returns -1
10160<
10161 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10162 GetName()->utf16idx(idx)
10163
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010164
10165values({dict}) *values()*
10166 Return a |List| with all the values of {dict}. The |List| is
10167 in arbitrary order. Also see |items()| and |keys()|.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010168 Returns zero if {dict} is not a |Dict|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010169
10170 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10171 mydict->values()
10172
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010173virtcol({expr} [, {list}]) *virtcol()*
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010174 The result is a Number, which is the screen column of the file
10175 position given with {expr}. That is, the last screen position
10176 occupied by the character at that position, when the screen
10177 would be of unlimited width. When there is a <Tab> at the
10178 position, the returned Number will be the column at the end of
10179 the <Tab>. For example, for a <Tab> in column 1, with 'ts'
10180 set to 8, it returns 8. |conceal| is ignored.
10181 For the byte position use |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010182
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010183 For the use of {expr} see |col()|.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010184
10185 When 'virtualedit' is used {expr} can be [lnum, col, off],
10186 where "off" is the offset in screen columns from the start of
10187 the character. E.g., a position within a <Tab> or after the
10188 last character. When "off" is omitted zero is used. When
10189 Virtual editing is active in the current mode, a position
10190 beyond the end of the line can be returned. Also see
10191 |'virtualedit'|
10192
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010193 The accepted positions are:
10194 . the cursor position
10195 $ the end of the cursor line (the result is the
10196 number of displayed characters in the cursor line
10197 plus one)
10198 'x position of mark x (if the mark is not set, 0 is
10199 returned)
10200 v In Visual mode: the start of the Visual area (the
10201 cursor is the end). When not in Visual mode
10202 returns the cursor position. Differs from |'<| in
10203 that it's updated right away.
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010204
10205 If {list} is present and non-zero then virtcol() returns a List
10206 with the first and last screen position occupied by the
10207 character.
10208
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010209 Note that only marks in the current file can be used.
10210 Examples: >
LemonBoy0f7a3e12022-05-26 12:10:37 +010010211 " With text "foo^Lbar" and cursor on the "^L":
10212
10213 virtcol(".") " returns 5
10214 virtcol(".", 1) " returns [4, 5]
10215 virtcol("$") " returns 9
10216
10217 " With text " there", with 't at 'h':
10218
10219 virtcol("'t") " returns 6
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010220< The first column is 1. 0 is returned for an error.
10221 A more advanced example that echoes the maximum length of
10222 all lines: >
10223 echo max(map(range(1, line('$')), "virtcol([v:val, '$'])"))
10224
10225< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10226 GetPos()->virtcol()
10227
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010228virtcol2col({winid}, {lnum}, {col}) *virtcol2col()*
10229 The result is a Number, which is the byte index of the
10230 character in window {winid} at buffer line {lnum} and virtual
10231 column {col}.
10232
10233 If {col} is greater than the last virtual column in line
10234 {lnum}, then the byte index of the character at the last
10235 virtual column is returned.
10236
10237 The {winid} argument can be the window number or the
10238 |window-ID|. If this is zero, then the current window is used.
10239
10240 Returns -1 if the window {winid} doesn't exist or the buffer
10241 line {lnum} or virtual column {col} is invalid.
10242
10243 See also |screenpos()|, |virtcol()| and |col()|.
10244
10245 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10246 GetWinid()->virtcol2col(lnum, col)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010247
10248visualmode([{expr}]) *visualmode()*
10249 The result is a String, which describes the last Visual mode
10250 used in the current buffer. Initially it returns an empty
10251 string, but once Visual mode has been used, it returns "v",
10252 "V", or "<CTRL-V>" (a single CTRL-V character) for
10253 character-wise, line-wise, or block-wise Visual mode
10254 respectively.
10255 Example: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010256 :exe "normal " .. visualmode()
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010257< This enters the same Visual mode as before. It is also useful
10258 in scripts if you wish to act differently depending on the
10259 Visual mode that was used.
10260 If Visual mode is active, use |mode()| to get the Visual mode
10261 (e.g., in a |:vmap|).
10262 If {expr} is supplied and it evaluates to a non-zero Number or
10263 a non-empty String, then the Visual mode will be cleared and
10264 the old value is returned. See |non-zero-arg|.
10265
10266wildmenumode() *wildmenumode()*
10267 Returns |TRUE| when the wildmenu is active and |FALSE|
10268 otherwise. See 'wildmenu' and 'wildmode'.
10269 This can be used in mappings to handle the 'wildcharm' option
10270 gracefully. (Makes only sense with |mapmode-c| mappings).
10271
10272 For example to make <c-j> work like <down> in wildmode, use: >
10273 :cnoremap <expr> <C-j> wildmenumode() ? "\<Down>\<Tab>" : "\<c-j>"
10274<
10275 (Note, this needs the 'wildcharm' option set appropriately).
10276
10277win_execute({id}, {command} [, {silent}]) *win_execute()*
10278 Like `execute()` but in the context of window {id}.
10279 The window will temporarily be made the current window,
10280 without triggering autocommands or changing directory. When
10281 executing {command} autocommands will be triggered, this may
Bram Moolenaarb7398fe2023-05-14 18:50:25 +010010282 have unexpected side effects. Use `:noautocmd` if needed.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010283 Example: >
10284 call win_execute(winid, 'set syntax=python')
10285< Doing the same with `setwinvar()` would not trigger
10286 autocommands and not actually show syntax highlighting.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010287 *E994*
10288 Not all commands are allowed in popup windows.
10289 When window {id} does not exist then no error is given and
10290 an empty string is returned.
10291
10292 Can also be used as a |method|, the base is passed as the
10293 second argument: >
10294 GetCommand()->win_execute(winid)
10295
10296win_findbuf({bufnr}) *win_findbuf()*
10297 Returns a |List| with |window-ID|s for windows that contain
10298 buffer {bufnr}. When there is none the list is empty.
10299
10300 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10301 GetBufnr()->win_findbuf()
10302
10303win_getid([{win} [, {tab}]]) *win_getid()*
10304 Get the |window-ID| for the specified window.
10305 When {win} is missing use the current window.
10306 With {win} this is the window number. The top window has
10307 number 1.
10308 Without {tab} use the current tab, otherwise the tab with
10309 number {tab}. The first tab has number one.
10310 Return zero if the window cannot be found.
10311
10312 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10313 GetWinnr()->win_getid()
10314
10315
10316win_gettype([{nr}]) *win_gettype()*
10317 Return the type of the window:
10318 "autocmd" autocommand window. Temporary window
10319 used to execute autocommands.
10320 "command" command-line window |cmdwin|
10321 (empty) normal window
10322 "loclist" |location-list-window|
10323 "popup" popup window |popup|
10324 "preview" preview window |preview-window|
10325 "quickfix" |quickfix-window|
10326 "unknown" window {nr} not found
10327
10328 When {nr} is omitted return the type of the current window.
10329 When {nr} is given return the type of this window by number or
10330 |window-ID|.
10331
10332 Also see the 'buftype' option. When running a terminal in a
10333 popup window then 'buftype' is "terminal" and win_gettype()
10334 returns "popup".
10335
10336 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10337 GetWinid()->win_gettype()
10338<
10339win_gotoid({expr}) *win_gotoid()*
10340 Go to window with ID {expr}. This may also change the current
10341 tabpage.
10342 Return TRUE if successful, FALSE if the window cannot be found.
10343
10344 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10345 GetWinid()->win_gotoid()
10346
10347win_id2tabwin({expr}) *win_id2tabwin()*
10348 Return a list with the tab number and window number of window
10349 with ID {expr}: [tabnr, winnr].
10350 Return [0, 0] if the window cannot be found.
10351
10352 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10353 GetWinid()->win_id2tabwin()
10354
10355win_id2win({expr}) *win_id2win()*
10356 Return the window number of window with ID {expr}.
10357 Return 0 if the window cannot be found in the current tabpage.
10358
10359 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10360 GetWinid()->win_id2win()
10361
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010362win_move_separator({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_separator()*
10363 Move window {nr}'s vertical separator (i.e., the right border)
10364 by {offset} columns, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr}
10365 can be a window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset}
10366 moves right and a negative {offset} moves left. Moving a
10367 window's vertical separator will change the width of the
10368 window and the width of other windows adjacent to the vertical
10369 separator. The magnitude of movement may be smaller than
10370 specified (e.g., as a consequence of maintaining
10371 'winminwidth'). Returns TRUE if the window can be found and
10372 FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaard592deb2022-06-17 15:42:40 +010010373 This will fail for the rightmost window and a full-width
10374 window, since it has no separator on the right.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010375 Only works for the current tab page. *E1308*
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010376
10377 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10378 GetWinnr()->win_move_separator(offset)
10379
10380win_move_statusline({nr}, {offset}) *win_move_statusline()*
10381 Move window {nr}'s status line (i.e., the bottom border) by
10382 {offset} rows, as if being dragged by the mouse. {nr} can be a
10383 window number or |window-ID|. A positive {offset} moves down
10384 and a negative {offset} moves up. Moving a window's status
10385 line will change the height of the window and the height of
10386 other windows adjacent to the status line. The magnitude of
10387 movement may be smaller than specified (e.g., as a consequence
10388 of maintaining 'winminheight'). Returns TRUE if the window can
10389 be found and FALSE otherwise.
Bram Moolenaar76db9e02022-11-09 21:21:04 +000010390 Only works for the current tab page.
Daniel Steinbergee630312022-01-10 13:36:34 +000010391
10392 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10393 GetWinnr()->win_move_statusline(offset)
10394
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010395win_screenpos({nr}) *win_screenpos()*
10396 Return the screen position of window {nr} as a list with two
10397 numbers: [row, col]. The first window always has position
10398 [1, 1], unless there is a tabline, then it is [2, 1].
10399 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|. Use zero
10400 for the current window.
10401 Returns [0, 0] if the window cannot be found in the current
10402 tabpage.
10403
10404 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10405 GetWinid()->win_screenpos()
10406<
10407win_splitmove({nr}, {target} [, {options}]) *win_splitmove()*
10408 Move the window {nr} to a new split of the window {target}.
10409 This is similar to moving to {target}, creating a new window
10410 using |:split| but having the same contents as window {nr}, and
10411 then closing {nr}.
10412
10413 Both {nr} and {target} can be window numbers or |window-ID|s.
10414 Both must be in the current tab page.
10415
10416 Returns zero for success, non-zero for failure.
10417
10418 {options} is a |Dictionary| with the following optional entries:
10419 "vertical" When TRUE, the split is created vertically,
10420 like with |:vsplit|.
10421 "rightbelow" When TRUE, the split is made below or to the
10422 right (if vertical). When FALSE, it is done
10423 above or to the left (if vertical). When not
10424 present, the values of 'splitbelow' and
10425 'splitright' are used.
10426
10427 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10428 GetWinid()->win_splitmove(target)
10429<
10430
10431 *winbufnr()*
10432winbufnr({nr}) The result is a Number, which is the number of the buffer
10433 associated with window {nr}. {nr} can be the window number or
10434 the |window-ID|.
10435 When {nr} is zero, the number of the buffer in the current
10436 window is returned.
10437 When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10438 Example: >
10439 :echo "The file in the current window is " . bufname(winbufnr(0))
10440<
10441 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10442 FindWindow()->winbufnr()->bufname()
10443<
10444 *wincol()*
10445wincol() The result is a Number, which is the virtual column of the
10446 cursor in the window. This is counting screen cells from the
10447 left side of the window. The leftmost column is one.
10448
10449 *windowsversion()*
10450windowsversion()
10451 The result is a String. For MS-Windows it indicates the OS
10452 version. E.g, Windows 10 is "10.0", Windows 8 is "6.2",
10453 Windows XP is "5.1". For non-MS-Windows systems the result is
10454 an empty string.
10455
10456winheight({nr}) *winheight()*
10457 The result is a Number, which is the height of window {nr}.
10458 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10459 When {nr} is zero, the height of the current window is
10460 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10461 An existing window always has a height of zero or more.
10462 This excludes any window toolbar line.
10463 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010464 :echo "The current window has " .. winheight(0) .. " lines."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010465
10466< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10467 GetWinid()->winheight()
10468<
10469winlayout([{tabnr}]) *winlayout()*
10470 The result is a nested List containing the layout of windows
10471 in a tabpage.
10472
10473 Without {tabnr} use the current tabpage, otherwise the tabpage
10474 with number {tabnr}. If the tabpage {tabnr} is not found,
10475 returns an empty list.
10476
10477 For a leaf window, it returns:
10478 ['leaf', {winid}]
10479 For horizontally split windows, which form a column, it
10480 returns:
10481 ['col', [{nested list of windows}]]
10482 For vertically split windows, which form a row, it returns:
10483 ['row', [{nested list of windows}]]
10484
10485 Example: >
10486 " Only one window in the tab page
10487 :echo winlayout()
10488 ['leaf', 1000]
10489 " Two horizontally split windows
10490 :echo winlayout()
10491 ['col', [['leaf', 1000], ['leaf', 1001]]]
10492 " The second tab page, with three horizontally split
10493 " windows, with two vertically split windows in the
10494 " middle window
10495 :echo winlayout(2)
10496 ['col', [['leaf', 1002], ['row', [['leaf', 1003],
10497 ['leaf', 1001]]], ['leaf', 1000]]]
10498<
10499 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10500 GetTabnr()->winlayout()
10501<
10502 *winline()*
10503winline() The result is a Number, which is the screen line of the cursor
10504 in the window. This is counting screen lines from the top of
10505 the window. The first line is one.
10506 If the cursor was moved the view on the file will be updated
10507 first, this may cause a scroll.
10508
10509 *winnr()*
10510winnr([{arg}]) The result is a Number, which is the number of the current
10511 window. The top window has number 1.
10512 Returns zero for a popup window.
10513
10514 The optional argument {arg} supports the following values:
10515 $ the number of the last window (the window
10516 count).
10517 # the number of the last accessed window (where
10518 |CTRL-W_p| goes to). If there is no previous
10519 window or it is in another tab page 0 is
10520 returned.
10521 {N}j the number of the Nth window below the
10522 current window (where |CTRL-W_j| goes to).
10523 {N}k the number of the Nth window above the current
10524 window (where |CTRL-W_k| goes to).
10525 {N}h the number of the Nth window left of the
10526 current window (where |CTRL-W_h| goes to).
10527 {N}l the number of the Nth window right of the
10528 current window (where |CTRL-W_l| goes to).
10529 The number can be used with |CTRL-W_w| and ":wincmd w"
10530 |:wincmd|.
Bram Moolenaar016188f2022-06-06 20:52:59 +010010531 When {arg} is invalid an error is given and zero is returned.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010532 Also see |tabpagewinnr()| and |win_getid()|.
10533 Examples: >
10534 let window_count = winnr('$')
10535 let prev_window = winnr('#')
10536 let wnum = winnr('3k')
10537
10538< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10539 GetWinval()->winnr()
10540<
10541 *winrestcmd()*
10542winrestcmd() Returns a sequence of |:resize| commands that should restore
10543 the current window sizes. Only works properly when no windows
10544 are opened or closed and the current window and tab page is
10545 unchanged.
10546 Example: >
10547 :let cmd = winrestcmd()
10548 :call MessWithWindowSizes()
10549 :exe cmd
10550<
10551 *winrestview()*
10552winrestview({dict})
10553 Uses the |Dictionary| returned by |winsaveview()| to restore
10554 the view of the current window.
10555 Note: The {dict} does not have to contain all values, that are
10556 returned by |winsaveview()|. If values are missing, those
10557 settings won't be restored. So you can use: >
10558 :call winrestview({'curswant': 4})
10559<
10560 This will only set the curswant value (the column the cursor
10561 wants to move on vertical movements) of the cursor to column 5
10562 (yes, that is 5), while all other settings will remain the
10563 same. This is useful, if you set the cursor position manually.
10564
10565 If you have changed the values the result is unpredictable.
10566 If the window size changed the result won't be the same.
10567
10568 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10569 GetView()->winrestview()
10570<
10571 *winsaveview()*
10572winsaveview() Returns a |Dictionary| that contains information to restore
10573 the view of the current window. Use |winrestview()| to
10574 restore the view.
10575 This is useful if you have a mapping that jumps around in the
10576 buffer and you want to go back to the original view.
10577 This does not save fold information. Use the 'foldenable'
10578 option to temporarily switch off folding, so that folds are
10579 not opened when moving around. This may have side effects.
10580 The return value includes:
10581 lnum cursor line number
10582 col cursor column (Note: the first column
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010583 zero, as opposed to what |getcurpos()|
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010584 returns)
10585 coladd cursor column offset for 'virtualedit'
naohiro ono56200ee2022-01-01 14:59:44 +000010586 curswant column for vertical movement (Note:
10587 the first column is zero, as opposed
10588 to what |getcurpos()| returns). After
10589 |$| command it will be a very large
10590 number equal to |v:maxcol|.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010591 topline first line in the window
10592 topfill filler lines, only in diff mode
10593 leftcol first column displayed; only used when
10594 'wrap' is off
10595 skipcol columns skipped
10596 Note that no option values are saved.
10597
10598
10599winwidth({nr}) *winwidth()*
10600 The result is a Number, which is the width of window {nr}.
10601 {nr} can be the window number or the |window-ID|.
10602 When {nr} is zero, the width of the current window is
10603 returned. When window {nr} doesn't exist, -1 is returned.
10604 An existing window always has a width of zero or more.
10605 Examples: >
Bram Moolenaarc51cf032022-02-26 12:25:45 +000010606 :echo "The current window has " .. winwidth(0) .. " columns."
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010607 :if winwidth(0) <= 50
10608 : 50 wincmd |
10609 :endif
10610< For getting the terminal or screen size, see the 'columns'
10611 option.
10612
10613 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10614 GetWinid()->winwidth()
10615
10616
10617wordcount() *wordcount()*
10618 The result is a dictionary of byte/chars/word statistics for
10619 the current buffer. This is the same info as provided by
10620 |g_CTRL-G|
10621 The return value includes:
10622 bytes Number of bytes in the buffer
10623 chars Number of chars in the buffer
10624 words Number of words in the buffer
10625 cursor_bytes Number of bytes before cursor position
10626 (not in Visual mode)
10627 cursor_chars Number of chars before cursor position
10628 (not in Visual mode)
10629 cursor_words Number of words before cursor position
10630 (not in Visual mode)
10631 visual_bytes Number of bytes visually selected
10632 (only in Visual mode)
10633 visual_chars Number of chars visually selected
10634 (only in Visual mode)
10635 visual_words Number of words visually selected
10636 (only in Visual mode)
10637
10638
10639 *writefile()*
10640writefile({object}, {fname} [, {flags}])
10641 When {object} is a |List| write it to file {fname}. Each list
10642 item is separated with a NL. Each list item must be a String
10643 or Number.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010644 All NL characters are replaced with a NUL character.
10645 Inserting CR characters needs to be done before passing {list}
10646 to writefile().
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010647
10648 When {object} is a |Blob| write the bytes to file {fname}
10649 unmodified, also when binary mode is not specified.
10650
10651 {flags} must be a String. These characters are recognized:
10652
10653 'b' Binary mode is used: There will not be a NL after the
10654 last list item. An empty item at the end does cause the
10655 last line in the file to end in a NL.
10656
10657 'a' Append mode is used, lines are appended to the file: >
10658 :call writefile(["foo"], "event.log", "a")
10659 :call writefile(["bar"], "event.log", "a")
10660<
10661 'D' Delete the file when the current function ends. This
10662 works like: >
Bram Moolenaar938ae282023-02-20 20:44:55 +000010663 :defer delete({fname})
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010664< Fails when not in a function. Also see |:defer|.
10665
10666 's' fsync() is called after writing the file. This flushes
10667 the file to disk, if possible. This takes more time but
10668 avoids losing the file if the system crashes.
10669
10670 'S' fsync() is not called, even when 'fsync' is set.
10671
10672 When {flags} does not contain "S" or "s" then fsync() is
10673 called if the 'fsync' option is set.
10674
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010675 An existing file is overwritten, if possible.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010676
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010677 When the write fails -1 is returned, otherwise 0. There is an
10678 error message if the file can't be created or when writing
10679 fails.
Bram Moolenaar806a2732022-09-04 15:40:36 +010010680
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010681 Also see |readfile()|.
10682 To copy a file byte for byte: >
10683 :let fl = readfile("foo", "b")
10684 :call writefile(fl, "foocopy", "b")
10685
10686< Can also be used as a |method|: >
10687 GetText()->writefile("thefile")
10688
10689
10690xor({expr}, {expr}) *xor()*
10691 Bitwise XOR on the two arguments. The arguments are converted
10692 to a number. A List, Dict or Float argument causes an error.
Bram Moolenaar5a6ec102022-05-27 21:58:00 +010010693 Also see `and()` and `or()`.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010694 Example: >
10695 :let bits = xor(bits, 0x80)
10696<
10697 Can also be used as a |method|: >
10698 :let bits = bits->xor(0x80)
10699<
10700
10701==============================================================================
107023. Feature list *feature-list*
10703
10704There are three types of features:
107051. Features that are only supported when they have been enabled when Vim
10706 was compiled |+feature-list|. Example: >
10707 :if has("cindent")
10708< *gui_running*
107092. Features that are only supported when certain conditions have been met.
10710 Example: >
10711 :if has("gui_running")
10712< *has-patch*
107133. Beyond a certain version or at a certain version and including a specific
10714 patch. The "patch-7.4.248" feature means that the Vim version is 7.5 or
10715 later, or it is version 7.4 and patch 248 was included. Example: >
10716 :if has("patch-7.4.248")
10717< Note that it's possible for patch 248 to be omitted even though 249 is
10718 included. Only happens when cherry-picking patches.
10719 Note that this form only works for patch 7.4.237 and later, before that
10720 you need to check for the patch and the v:version. Example (checking
10721 version 6.2.148 or later): >
10722 :if v:version > 602 || (v:version == 602 && has("patch148"))
10723
10724Hint: To find out if Vim supports backslashes in a file name (MS-Windows),
10725use: `if exists('+shellslash')`
10726
10727
10728acl Compiled with |ACL| support.
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010729all_builtin_terms Compiled with all builtin terminals enabled. (always
10730 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010731amiga Amiga version of Vim.
10732arabic Compiled with Arabic support |Arabic|.
10733arp Compiled with ARP support (Amiga).
10734autocmd Compiled with autocommand support. (always true)
10735autochdir Compiled with support for 'autochdir'
10736autoservername Automatically enable |clientserver|
10737balloon_eval Compiled with |balloon-eval| support.
10738balloon_multiline GUI supports multiline balloons.
10739beos BeOS version of Vim.
10740browse Compiled with |:browse| support, and browse() will
10741 work.
10742browsefilter Compiled with support for |browsefilter|.
10743bsd Compiled on an OS in the BSD family (excluding macOS).
Bram Moolenaar2ee347f2022-08-26 17:53:44 +010010744builtin_terms Compiled with some builtin terminals. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010745byte_offset Compiled with support for 'o' in 'statusline'
10746channel Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010747cindent Compiled with 'cindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010748clientserver Compiled with remote invocation support |clientserver|.
10749clipboard Compiled with 'clipboard' support.
10750clipboard_working Compiled with 'clipboard' support and it can be used.
10751cmdline_compl Compiled with |cmdline-completion| support.
10752cmdline_hist Compiled with |cmdline-history| support.
10753cmdline_info Compiled with 'showcmd' and 'ruler' support.
10754comments Compiled with |'comments'| support.
10755compatible Compiled to be very Vi compatible.
10756conpty Platform where |ConPTY| can be used.
10757cryptv Compiled with encryption support |encryption|.
10758cscope Compiled with |cscope| support.
10759cursorbind Compiled with |'cursorbind'| (always true)
10760debug Compiled with "DEBUG" defined.
10761dialog_con Compiled with console dialog support.
10762dialog_gui Compiled with GUI dialog support.
10763diff Compiled with |vimdiff| and 'diff' support.
10764digraphs Compiled with support for digraphs.
10765directx Compiled with support for DirectX and 'renderoptions'.
10766dnd Compiled with support for the "~ register |quote_~|.
10767drop_file Compiled with |drop_file| support.
10768ebcdic Compiled on a machine with ebcdic character set.
10769emacs_tags Compiled with support for Emacs tags.
10770eval Compiled with expression evaluation support. Always
10771 true, of course!
10772ex_extra |+ex_extra| (always true)
10773extra_search Compiled with support for |'incsearch'| and
10774 |'hlsearch'|
10775farsi Support for Farsi was removed |farsi|.
Bram Moolenaarf80f40a2022-08-25 16:02:23 +010010776file_in_path Compiled with support for |gf| and |<cfile>| (always
10777 true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010778filterpipe When 'shelltemp' is off pipes are used for shell
10779 read/write/filter commands
10780find_in_path Compiled with support for include file searches
10781 |+find_in_path|.
10782float Compiled with support for |Float|.
10783fname_case Case in file names matters (for Amiga and MS-Windows
10784 this is not present).
10785folding Compiled with |folding| support.
10786footer Compiled with GUI footer support. |gui-footer|
10787fork Compiled to use fork()/exec() instead of system().
10788gettext Compiled with message translation |multi-lang|
10789gui Compiled with GUI enabled.
Bram Moolenaarcbaff5e2022-04-08 17:45:08 +010010790gui_athena Compiled with Athena GUI (always false).
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010791gui_gnome Compiled with Gnome support (gui_gtk is also defined).
10792gui_gtk Compiled with GTK+ GUI (any version).
10793gui_gtk2 Compiled with GTK+ 2 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10794gui_gtk3 Compiled with GTK+ 3 GUI (gui_gtk is also defined).
10795gui_haiku Compiled with Haiku GUI.
10796gui_mac Compiled with Macintosh GUI.
10797gui_motif Compiled with Motif GUI.
10798gui_photon Compiled with Photon GUI.
10799gui_running Vim is running in the GUI, or it will start soon.
10800gui_win32 Compiled with MS-Windows Win32 GUI.
10801gui_win32s idem, and Win32s system being used (Windows 3.1)
10802haiku Haiku version of Vim.
10803hangul_input Compiled with Hangul input support. |hangul|
10804hpux HP-UX version of Vim.
10805iconv Can use iconv() for conversion.
10806insert_expand Compiled with support for CTRL-X expansion commands in
10807 Insert mode. (always true)
10808job Compiled with support for |channel| and |job|
10809ipv6 Compiled with support for IPv6 networking in |channel|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010810jumplist Compiled with |jumplist| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010811keymap Compiled with 'keymap' support.
10812lambda Compiled with |lambda| support.
10813langmap Compiled with 'langmap' support.
10814libcall Compiled with |libcall()| support.
10815linebreak Compiled with 'linebreak', 'breakat', 'showbreak' and
10816 'breakindent' support.
10817linux Linux version of Vim.
10818lispindent Compiled with support for lisp indenting.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010819 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010820listcmds Compiled with commands for the buffer list |:files|
10821 and the argument list |arglist|.
10822localmap Compiled with local mappings and abbr. |:map-local|
10823lua Compiled with Lua interface |Lua|.
10824mac Any Macintosh version of Vim cf. osx
10825macunix Synonym for osxdarwin
10826menu Compiled with support for |:menu|.
10827mksession Compiled with support for |:mksession|.
10828modify_fname Compiled with file name modifiers. |filename-modifiers|
10829 (always true)
10830mouse Compiled with support for mouse.
10831mouse_dec Compiled with support for Dec terminal mouse.
10832mouse_gpm Compiled with support for gpm (Linux console mouse)
10833mouse_gpm_enabled GPM mouse is working
10834mouse_netterm Compiled with support for netterm mouse.
10835mouse_pterm Compiled with support for qnx pterm mouse.
10836mouse_sysmouse Compiled with support for sysmouse (*BSD console mouse)
10837mouse_sgr Compiled with support for sgr mouse.
10838mouse_urxvt Compiled with support for urxvt mouse.
10839mouse_xterm Compiled with support for xterm mouse.
10840mouseshape Compiled with support for 'mouseshape'.
10841multi_byte Compiled with support for 'encoding' (always true)
10842multi_byte_encoding 'encoding' is set to a multibyte encoding.
10843multi_byte_ime Compiled with support for IME input method.
10844multi_lang Compiled with support for multiple languages.
10845mzscheme Compiled with MzScheme interface |mzscheme|.
10846nanotime Compiled with sub-second time stamp checks.
10847netbeans_enabled Compiled with support for |netbeans| and connected.
10848netbeans_intg Compiled with support for |netbeans|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010849num64 Compiled with 64-bit |Number| support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010850ole Compiled with OLE automation support for Win32.
10851osx Compiled for macOS cf. mac
10852osxdarwin Compiled for macOS, with |mac-darwin-feature|
10853packages Compiled with |packages| support.
10854path_extra Compiled with up/downwards search in 'path' and 'tags'
10855perl Compiled with Perl interface.
10856persistent_undo Compiled with support for persistent undo history.
10857postscript Compiled with PostScript file printing.
10858printer Compiled with |:hardcopy| support.
10859profile Compiled with |:profile| support.
Bram Moolenaar71badf92023-04-22 22:40:14 +010010860prof_nsec Profile results are in nanoseconds.
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010861python Python 2.x interface available. |has-python|
10862python_compiled Compiled with Python 2.x interface. |has-python|
10863python_dynamic Python 2.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10864python3 Python 3.x interface available. |has-python|
10865python3_compiled Compiled with Python 3.x interface. |has-python|
10866python3_dynamic Python 3.x interface is dynamically loaded. |has-python|
10867pythonx Python 2.x and/or 3.x interface available. |python_x|
10868qnx QNX version of Vim.
10869quickfix Compiled with |quickfix| support.
10870reltime Compiled with |reltime()| support.
10871rightleft Compiled with 'rightleft' support.
10872ruby Compiled with Ruby interface |ruby|.
10873scrollbind Compiled with 'scrollbind' support. (always true)
10874showcmd Compiled with 'showcmd' support.
10875signs Compiled with |:sign| support.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010876smartindent Compiled with 'smartindent' support. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010877sodium Compiled with libsodium for better crypt support
10878sound Compiled with sound support, e.g. `sound_playevent()`
10879spell Compiled with spell checking support |spell|.
10880startuptime Compiled with |--startuptime| support.
10881statusline Compiled with support for 'statusline', 'rulerformat'
10882 and special formats of 'titlestring' and 'iconstring'.
10883sun SunOS version of Vim.
10884sun_workshop Support for Sun |workshop| has been removed.
10885syntax Compiled with syntax highlighting support |syntax|.
10886syntax_items There are active syntax highlighting items for the
10887 current buffer.
10888system Compiled to use system() instead of fork()/exec().
10889tag_binary Compiled with binary searching in tags files
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010890 |tag-binary-search|. (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010891tag_old_static Support for old static tags was removed, see
10892 |tag-old-static|.
10893tcl Compiled with Tcl interface.
10894termguicolors Compiled with true color in terminal support.
10895terminal Compiled with |terminal| support.
10896terminfo Compiled with terminfo instead of termcap.
10897termresponse Compiled with support for |t_RV| and |v:termresponse|.
10898textobjects Compiled with support for |text-objects|.
10899textprop Compiled with support for |text-properties|.
10900tgetent Compiled with tgetent support, able to use a termcap
10901 or terminfo file.
10902timers Compiled with |timer_start()| support.
10903title Compiled with window title support |'title'|.
Bram Moolenaare1dc76f2022-06-25 18:01:32 +010010904 (always true)
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010905toolbar Compiled with support for |gui-toolbar|.
10906ttyin input is a terminal (tty)
10907ttyout output is a terminal (tty)
10908unix Unix version of Vim. *+unix*
10909unnamedplus Compiled with support for "unnamedplus" in 'clipboard'
10910user_commands User-defined commands. (always true)
10911vartabs Compiled with variable tabstop support |'vartabstop'|.
10912vcon Win32: Virtual console support is working, can use
10913 'termguicolors'. Also see |+vtp|.
10914vertsplit Compiled with vertically split windows |:vsplit|.
10915 (always true)
10916vim_starting True while initial source'ing takes place. |startup|
10917 *vim_starting*
Bram Moolenaara6feb162022-01-02 12:06:33 +000010918vim9script Compiled with |Vim9| script support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010919viminfo Compiled with viminfo support.
10920vimscript-1 Compiled Vim script version 1 support
10921vimscript-2 Compiled Vim script version 2 support
10922vimscript-3 Compiled Vim script version 3 support
Bram Moolenaar8a3b8052022-06-26 12:21:15 +010010923vimscript-4 Compiled Vim script version 4 support
Bram Moolenaar1cae5a02021-12-27 21:28:34 +000010924virtualedit Compiled with 'virtualedit' option. (always true)
10925visual Compiled with Visual mode. (always true)
10926visualextra Compiled with extra Visual mode commands. (always
10927 true) |blockwise-operators|.
10928vms VMS version of Vim.
10929vreplace Compiled with |gR| and |gr| commands. (always true)
10930vtp Compiled for vcon support |+vtp| (check vcon to find
10931 out if it works in the current console).
10932wildignore Compiled with 'wildignore' option.
10933wildmenu Compiled with 'wildmenu' option.
10934win16 old version for MS-Windows 3.1 (always false)
10935win32 Win32 version of Vim (MS-Windows 95 and later, 32 or
10936 64 bits)
10937win32unix Win32 version of Vim, using Unix files (Cygwin)
10938win64 Win64 version of Vim (MS-Windows 64 bit).
10939win95 Win32 version for MS-Windows 95/98/ME (always false)
10940winaltkeys Compiled with 'winaltkeys' option.
10941windows Compiled with support for more than one window.
10942 (always true)
10943writebackup Compiled with 'writebackup' default on.
10944xfontset Compiled with X fontset support |xfontset|.
10945xim Compiled with X input method support |xim|.
10946xpm Compiled with pixmap support.
10947xpm_w32 Compiled with pixmap support for Win32. (Only for
10948 backward compatibility. Use "xpm" instead.)
10949xsmp Compiled with X session management support.
10950xsmp_interact Compiled with interactive X session management support.
10951xterm_clipboard Compiled with support for xterm clipboard.
10952xterm_save Compiled with support for saving and restoring the
10953 xterm screen.
10954x11 Compiled with X11 support.
10955
10956
10957==============================================================================
109584. Matching a pattern in a String *string-match*
10959
10960This is common between several functions. A regexp pattern as explained at
10961|pattern| is normally used to find a match in the buffer lines. When a
10962pattern is used to find a match in a String, almost everything works in the
10963same way. The difference is that a String is handled like it is one line.
10964When it contains a "\n" character, this is not seen as a line break for the
10965pattern. It can be matched with a "\n" in the pattern, or with ".". Example:
10966>
10967 :let a = "aaaa\nxxxx"
10968 :echo matchstr(a, "..\n..")
10969 aa
10970 xx
10971 :echo matchstr(a, "a.x")
10972 a
10973 x
10974
10975Don't forget that "^" will only match at the first character of the String and
10976"$" at the last character of the string. They don't match after or before a
10977"\n".
10978
10979 vim:tw=78:ts=8:noet:ft=help:norl: